Finance and accounting

Quicken Classic Deluxe alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

actualbudget/actual28,006MITLocal-first personal finance app for tracking transactions, budgets, and accounts with offline-first sync.Open on GitHub firefly-iii/firefly-iii24,246AGPL-3.0Self-hosted personal finances manager offering transaction import, budgeting, and reporting via a web interface.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Broad, maintained bank connectivity across thousands of institutions
Brand trust and longevity (20+ million customers, 40+ year history)
Dedicated phone/chat support and enterprise-level help channels
Mature desktop import/compatibility tooling for legacy Quicken files
Polished investment and tax-related features bundled in Quicken

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Quicken Classic Deluxe, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.