Personal Budgeting

Alternatives to Cashew

Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.

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Signals behind this alternatives page

Cashew currently shows at least one risk or watch signal in ToolVitals data.
Multiple signals suggest declining health or reduced shipping momentum.
Health score: 38/100.
Shipping score: 0/100.

Confidence caveat: Moderate-confidence page: useful public signals are present, but some evidence sources may be missing or stale.

Switching guide

Best alternatives by need

Best overallActual Budget

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsActual Budget, Ghostfolio, Securo, Firefly III

Stronger current public-health signal than Cashew.

Verified open/source-visibleActual Budget, Ghostfolio, Securo, Firefly III

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

License unknown, source-visible signalsWhisper Money, Sumurai

Public source signals exist, but ToolVitals has not verified the license class.

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Ranked alternatives

Best-fit personal budgeting options

12 tools

Actual Budget

A local-first personal finance app

Active

Health93

Shipping95

Score95

Confidence100

Stars27k

ModeSource-visible project

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Ghostfolio

Open Source Wealth Management Software. Angular + NestJS + Prisma + Nx + TypeScript 🤍

Active

Health93

Shipping100

Score96

Confidence94

Stars8.7k

ModeSource-visible project

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Securo

Self-hosted, privacy-first personal finance manager.

Active

Health93

Shipping100

Score96

Confidence93

ModeSource-visible project

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Firefly III

Firefly III: a personal finances manager

Active

Health90

Shipping95

Score93

Confidence89

Stars23.7k

ModeSource-visible project

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OpenUsage

Open-source subscription and usage tracker.

Active

Health88

Shipping100

Score92

Confidence82

Stars2.9k

ModeSource-visible project

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Rotki

A portfolio tracking, analytics, accounting and management application that protects your privacy

Active

Health86

Shipping84

Score88

Confidence94

Stars3.9k

ModeSource-visible project

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Whisper Money

Personal finance app that helps users understand spending and transactions.

Active

Health80

Shipping90

Score87

Confidence89

Stars1k

ModeSource-visible project

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Wallos

Wallos: Open-source, self-hostable personal subscription tracker. Visualize your recurring expenses, manage your budget, and save money.

Active

Health87

Shipping70

Score83

Confidence89

Stars8.1k

ModeSource-visible project

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mirobody

Your Data, Your AI — Health, Finance & More. Open Source, Privacy-First.

Active

Health85

Shipping63

Score82

Confidence98

Stars1k

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Budget Board

App for tracking monthly spending and financial goals.

Active

Health79

Shipping80

Score83

Confidence85

Stars805

ModeSource-visible project

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Sumurai

Open-source personal finance app for spending and budget tracking.

Warning

Health64

Shipping90

Score77

Confidence77

Stars34

ModeSource-visible project

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Folio

Open-source personal finance app for budgeting and expense tracking.

Warning

Health69

Shipping71

Score75

Confidence82

Stars3

ModeSource-visible project

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