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Firefly III vs Securo

Both stand on personal finance software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Firefly III

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Firefly III brings budgeting, transaction management, importing, and reporting into a free self-hosted finance manager. Its server requirements and rule limitation are worth considering before choosing it.

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Securo

Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

Securo offers a broad set of finance tracking tools in a self-hosted, open-source package. Its fit depends on whether you want to manage deployment yourself and how you handle currency conversion.

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The facts

	Firefly III	Securo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	2	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	firefly-iii.org	usesecuro.com
On personal finance software	#21 of 181	#17 of 181

Firefly III: what it does well

Budgets, bills, and net-worth tracking are included.
Double-entry bookkeeping and savings piggy banks.
Imports CSV and CAMT.053 files.
REST JSON API covers nearly all of the application.
Two-factor authentication is available.

What to know first

Requires comfort with self-hosted servers.
Complicated rules combining AND and OR are unsupported.
Installation options include server management.

Securo: what it does well

Self-hosted transaction history stays in PostgreSQL on the user's machine.
Imports support OFX, QIF, CAMT, and CSV.
Rules can categorize transactions automatically.
Supports two-factor authentication and optional passkeys.
Free plan includes all listed features and future updates.

What to know first

Self-hosted deployment requires setup.
Cross-currency amounts use a 1:1 fallback without an Open Exchange Rates key.
The free plan has no trial.

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