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Fincept Terminal vs YAFFA
Fincept Terminal has 31,729 GitHub stars, 4,491 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. YAFFA has 109 stars, 10 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Fincept Terminal leads on adoption by 29,009% (31,729 vs 109 stars). Fincept Terminal is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; YAFFA is written in PHP under MIT. Fincept Terminal has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, YAFFA 9%. Fincept Terminal 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 | YAFFA | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 109 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.5K | ⑂ 10 |
| 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 YAFFA if
- You want the YAFFA feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and YAFFA 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 YAFFA
YAFFA (Yet Another Free Financial Application) is a free, MIT licensed, self hosted personal finance web application written in PHP on the Laravel framework, built for people who want long term financial planning without uploading their financial data to the cloud or sharing it with third parties.
read the full YAFFA overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fincept Terminal or YAFFA more popular?
Fincept Terminal has 31,729 GitHub stars and YAFFA has 109. Fincept Terminal has the larger community by that measure.
Are Fincept Terminal and YAFFA free?
Both are open source. Fincept Terminal has no licence declared in this registry, and YAFFA is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Fincept Terminal and YAFFA?
Fincept Terminal is written in C++ and YAFFA in PHP. 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 YAFFA?
Choose Fincept Terminal if you want the larger community (31,729 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose YAFFA if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.