512 MB RAMamd64 / arm64TypeScriptVery easyMITVersion 26.9.0
Instead of a subscription
Self-hosted alternatives to YNAB
YNAB teaches envelope budgeting on a subscription, with bank imports and a shared household plan. The budgeting recipe here follows the same method, with the ledger on your own server.
Catalog
Recipes that cover it
Requirements
Side by side
| Application | Minimum RAM | Disk estimate | Database | Installation difficulty | Backup | Recipe verification | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Budget | 512 MB RAM | 2 GB | SQLite | Very easy | Yes · Restore tested | Fully verifiedRecheck overdue · 0 dCheck is current | MIT |
Migration
What changes when you host it yourself
The data stops leaving your network, and so does the responsibility for it: backups, the restore you have actually tested, and the disk it all sits on.
Feature parity is never exact. Read what each recipe states about limitations and the smoke test before planning a migration.
The bill turns into work: updates, certificates and an eye on the release notes. The catalog shows how much of that each recipe asks for.
Categories
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