Actual Budget
The YNAB alternative
Privacy-first, local-first envelope budgeting. A fast, alternative to YNAB.
- budgeting
- finance
- personal
- envelope
- ynab
- money
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Frequently asked
- How much does it cost to host Actual Budget?
- Hosting Actual Budget on Zenith is $5 / month, billed monthly until you cancel.
- How long does Actual Budget take to deploy?
- Most apps are live on your own subdomain in about two minutes after you deploy.
- Do I need to manage a server to run Actual Budget?
- No. Zenith runs Actual Budget for you, with no servers to provision or maintain.
- Can I use my own domain with Actual Budget?
- Yes. Each deployment gets a Zenith subdomain, and you can map your own custom domain to it afterwards.
- Can I deploy Actual Budget with Claude or another AI agent?
- Yes. Zenith has a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server at https://zenith.hosting/mcp, so you can deploy and manage Actual Budget straight from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Add the endpoint, approve the one-click connection, and ask your agent to deploy. Setup is at https://zenith.hosting/connect.
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