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Web App

Fava

A web interface for Beancount plain-text accounting.

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  • Rating

    4.4 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Web

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What is Fava?

Fava is a web interface for the double-entry bookkeeping software Beancount, built with a focus on features and usability. You install it with pip, run fava on your ledger file and open it in your browser to explore your finances.

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Pros: what Fava does well

  • Clear reports from a plain-text ledger
  • Runs on your own computer
  • Your data stays in a simple file

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs Beancount knowledge
  • Command-line setup

Who Fava is for

People who track money in plain text and want nice charts.

Who can skip it

Anyone wanting a bank-sync budgeting app.

Fava alternatives

Not sold on Fava? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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hledger

Shares accounting and finance with Fava. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.4 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

GnuCash

Focus: bookkeeping. Shares accounting and finance with Fava. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.4 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

Actual Budget

Focus: budgeting, personal finance and self-hosted. Shares open source with Fava. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Fava: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Fava

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Jellyfin

Focus: media server, streaming and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Fava. Rated 4.7 (Fava: 4.4).

Web AppFreeCross-Platform
4.7Visit

Navidrome

Focus: music, streaming and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Fava. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Fava: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit

Paperless-ngx

Focus: documents, ocr and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Fava. Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Fava: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Dashy

Focus: dashboard, start page and self-hosted. Shares open source and github with Fava. Rated 4.6 (Fava: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Homarr

Focus: dashboard, homelab and self-hosting. Shares open source and github with Fava. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Fava: 4.4).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit
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