Self-hosted alternatives to Expensify

Expense and reimbursement tracking, self-hosted. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

HyperSwitch

★ 43,033

Payment switch to make payments fast, reliable and affordable. Connect with multiple payment processors and route traffic effortlessly, all with a single API integration.

Money, Budgeting & Management Apache-2.0

Actual

★ 27,147

Actual is a local-first personal finance tool based on zero-sum budgeting, with sync across devices. Self-hosted, it's the alternative to YNAB with your financial data under your control.

Money, Budgeting & Management MIT

Firefly III

★ 23,787

Firefly III is a modern financial manager. It helps you to keep track of your money and make budget forecasts. It supports credit cards, has an advanced rule engine and can import data from many banks.

Money, Budgeting & Management AGPL-3.0

Lago

★ 10,069

Metering and usage-based billing.

Money, Budgeting & Management AGPL-3.0

Akaunting

★ 9,904

Accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers.

Money, Budgeting & Management BUSL-1.1

Invoice Ninja

★ 9,839

Powerful tool to invoice clients online.

Money, Budgeting & Management Elastic-2.0

Ghostfolio

★ 8,798

Wealth management software to keep track of stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies.

Money, Budgeting & Management AGPL-3.0

Sure

★ 8,762

Personal finance application for everyone (fork of Maybe).

Money, Budgeting & Management AGPL-3.0

Wallos

★ 8,094

Lightweight personal subscription tracker with statistics and optional notifications.

Money, Budgeting & Management GPL-3.0

BTCPay Server

★ 7,614

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies payment processor.

Money, Budgeting & Management MIT

OctoBot

★ 6,105

Cryptocurrency trading bot.

Money, Budgeting & Management GPL-3.0

Kill Bill

★ 5,593

Subscription billing & payments platform. Have access to real-time analytics and financial reports.

Money, Budgeting & Management Apache-2.0

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Expensify?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Expensify — including HyperSwitch, Actual, Firefly III. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Expensify?

HyperSwitch is one of the most popular (43,033 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Expensify?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.