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Actual vs Splitpro
Actual has 28,976 GitHub stars, 2,991 forks, 252 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Splitpro has 1,446 stars, 193 forks, 55 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Actual leads on adoption by 1,904% (28,976 vs 1,446 stars). Actual is written in TypeScript under MIT; Splitpro is written in TypeScript under MIT. Actual has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Splitpro 13%. Actual was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| Actual | Splitpro | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.0K | ⑂ 193 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Actual if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Splitpro if
- You want the Splitpro feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Splitpro fits your workflow better
About Actual
Actual is a local first personal finance application built for envelope budgeting, part of the open source personal finance ecosystem. It runs entirely on the user’s device by default, ensuring data remains under full local control, while optionally syncing changes across devices via a self managed or hosted backend.
read the full Actual overview →
About Splitpro
SplitPro is an open source TypeScript personal finance and productivity application released under the MIT license. It is a self hosted alternative to Splitwise, and it lives in the TypeScript web application ecosystem with NextAuth, TailwindCSS, and tRPC.
read the full Splitpro overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Actual or Splitpro more popular?
Actual has 28,976 GitHub stars and Splitpro has 1,446. Actual has the larger community by that measure.
Are Actual and Splitpro free?
Both are open source. Actual is licensed under MIT and Splitpro under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Actual and Splitpro?
Actual is written in TypeScript and Splitpro in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Actual or Splitpro?
Choose Actual if you want the larger community (28,976 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Splitpro if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.