Actual Budget vs Renewlet

Comparing two open source alternatives to Rocket Money. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Actual Budget

MIT

Fast, privacy-focused local-first personal finance app using zero-sum budgeting, with optional self-hosted sync.

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Renewlet

MIT

Self-hosted subscription tracker with timezone-aware reminders, budgets, spending insights, and ten notification channels.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Actual Budget	Renewlet
License	MIT	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	29,421	274
Forks	3,121	66
Open Issues	227	2
Last Commit	Oct 10, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
First Released	Apr 29, 2022	May 17, 2026
Categories	Budgeting Apps	Budgeting Apps
Tags	#budgeting #personal finance #privacy	#subscription-tracker #budgeting #calendar

GitHub stars over time

Actual Budget

Renewlet274

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