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Fincept Terminal vs Wealthfolio
Fincept Terminal has 31,729 GitHub stars, 4,491 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Wealthfolio has 8,970 stars, 706 forks, 458 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Fincept Terminal leads on adoption by 254% (31,729 vs 8,970 stars). Fincept Terminal is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; Wealthfolio is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. Fincept Terminal has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Wealthfolio 8%. Wealthfolio 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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| Fincept Terminal | Wealthfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 9.0K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.5K | ⑂ 706 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Fincept Terminal if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Wealthfolio if
- You want the Wealthfolio feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and Wealthfolio fits your workflow better
About Fincept Terminal
Fincept Terminal is an open source financial terminal built in C++ with Qt6, designed to deliver institutional grade market analytics, investment research, and economic data tools in a desktop environment. It provides interactive interfaces for exploring financial data, running quantitative analyses, and executing trading strategies. The project lives in the fintech ecosystem and serves as a free, community driven alternative to proprietary terminals like Bloomberg Terminal.
read the full Fincept Terminal overview →
About Wealthfolio
Wealthfolio is an open source, local first portfolio tracker for individuals and self hosters who want investments, net worth, spending, and simulations kept on their own device rather than in a vendor cloud account.
read the full Wealthfolio overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fincept Terminal or Wealthfolio more popular?
Fincept Terminal has 31,729 GitHub stars and Wealthfolio has 8,970. Fincept Terminal has the larger community by that measure.
Are Fincept Terminal and Wealthfolio free?
Both are open source. Fincept Terminal has no licence declared in this registry, and Wealthfolio is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Fincept Terminal and Wealthfolio?
Fincept Terminal is written in C++ and Wealthfolio in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Fincept Terminal or Wealthfolio?
Choose Fincept Terminal if you want the larger community (31,729 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Wealthfolio if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.