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Ballerine vs 0 Finance
Ballerine has 2,431 GitHub stars, 311 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. 0 Finance has 249 stars, 45 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. Ballerine leads on adoption by 876% (2,431 vs 249 stars). Ballerine is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; 0 Finance is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ballerine has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, 0 Finance 18%. Ballerine 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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| Ballerine | 0 Finance | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.4K | ★ 249 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-04-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 311 | ⑂ 45 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ballerine if
- You weight community size — 2.4K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick 0 Finance if
- You want the 0 Finance feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and 0 Finance fits your workflow better
About Ballerine
Ballerine open source risk management infrastructure. Tagline describes AI agents transforming merchant risk decisions at scale. It helps global payment companies, marketplaces, fintechs automate decisions for merchants, sellers, users across customer lifecycle. It lives in finance, fintech, compliance, fraud, identity verification ecosystem. It covers account opening, KYC, KYB, underwriting, transaction monitoring. GitHub metadata shows 2429 stars, 311 forks, 19 open issues, zero contributors, NOASSERTION license. Repository age is listed as 0 years. Last push date is 2026 09 09.
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About 0 Finance
0 Finance is an MIT licensed, TypeScript CLI first banking layer that gives AI agents a real bank account so they can create invoices, propose ACH or IBAN transfers, and match receipts from the terminal, and it is built for startups and engineering teams that want agent driven money movement behind human approval gates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ballerine or 0 Finance more popular?
Ballerine has 2,431 GitHub stars and 0 Finance has 249. Ballerine has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ballerine and 0 Finance free?
Both are open source. Ballerine has no licence declared in this registry, and 0 Finance is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Ballerine and 0 Finance?
Ballerine is written in TypeScript and 0 Finance 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, Ballerine or 0 Finance?
Choose Ballerine if you want the larger community (2,431 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose 0 Finance if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.