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### Feature matrix ### Feature matrix
A rough comparison of the big three PTA apps' features. A rough comparison of the big three PTA apps' features. <!-- last updated: 2024-09 -->
Corrections and suggestions are appreciated ([chat](https://matrix.to/#/#plaintextaccounting:matrix.org)). Corrections and suggestions are appreciated ([chat](https://matrix.to/#/#plaintextaccounting:matrix.org)).
Third-party things are parenthesised. Notable complementary tools likely to work with reasonable effort are mentioned. Third-party things are parenthesised. Notable likely-to-work complementary tools are mentioned.
| | Ledger | hledger | Beancount | | Ledger | hledger | Beancount
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| **User interfaces** | | |
| CLIs: | ledger | hledger | beanquery | CLIs: | ledger | hledger | beanquery
| TUIs: | (regdel) | hledger add, <br>hledger-ui, <br>(hledger-iadd), <br>(puffin) | (bean-add) | TUIs: | (regdel) | hledger add, <br>hledger-ui, <br>(hledger-iadd), <br>(puffin) | (bean-add)
| GUIs: | (Prudent), <br>(ledgerble), <br>(ledgerhelpers:&nbsp;addtrans) | (fruit-credits) | | GUIs: | (Prudent), <br>(ledgerble), <br>(ledgerhelpers:&nbsp;addtrans) | (fruit-credits) |
| WUIs: | (ledgeraccounting), <br>(paisa), <br>(cashier), <br>(ledgible), <br>(ledger,&nbsp;howeyc), <br>(ledger-web,&nbsp;vifon), <br>(ledger-web,&nbsp;peterkeen), <br>(ledger-pyreport), <br>(ledger-analytics), <br>(node-ledger-web) | hledger-web, <br>(ledgeraccounting), <br>(paisa), <br>(cashier) | (fava), <br>(paisa), <br>(BeanHub) | WUIs: | (ledgeraccounting), <br>(paisa), <br>(cashier), <br>(ledgible), <br>(ledger,&nbsp;howeyc), <br>(ledger-web,&nbsp;vifon), <br>(ledger-web,&nbsp;peterkeen), <br>(ledger-pyreport), <br>(ledger-analytics), <br>(node-ledger-web) | hledger-web, <br>(ledgeraccounting), <br>(paisa), <br>(cashier) | (fava), <br>(paisa), <br>(BeanHub)
| MUIs (Android): | (cashier), <br>(NanoLedger) | (cashier), <br>(MoLe), <br>(NanoLedger) | (Beancount&nbsp;Mobile,&nbsp;stargately), <br>(beancount-mobile,&nbsp;xuhcc) | MUIs (Android): | (cashier), <br>(NanoLedger) | (cashier), <br>(MoLe), <br>(NanoLedger) | (Beancount&nbsp;Mobile,&nbsp;stargately), <br>(beancount-mobile,&nbsp;xuhcc)
| MUIs (IOS): | | | (Beancount&nbsp;Mobile,&nbsp;stargately) | MUIs (IOS): | | | (Beancount&nbsp;Mobile,&nbsp;stargately)
| **Help** | | |
| CLI help: | general --help | general and command-specific --help, auto-paginated | command-specific --help | CLI help: | general --help | general and command-specific --help, auto-paginated | command-specific --help
| TLDR short help: | ledger | hledger and all commands, also built-in as --tldr | | TLDR short help: | ledger | hledger and all commands, also built-in as --tldr |
| User manual formats: | web | web, info, man, built-in info/man/text | web | User manual formats: | web | web, info, man, also built-in info/man/text with jump to topic | web
| | | built-in asciinema demos |
| | | commands summary |
| Active support channels: | | chat, mail list, forum, reddit | mail list
| Easy first setup: | yes | yes | no
| **Data formats** | | |
| Input formats: | journal (ledger), timeclock, csv | journal (hledger), timeclock, timedot, csv, tsv, ssv, *sv | journal (beancount) | Input formats: | journal (ledger), timeclock, csv | journal (hledger), timeclock, timedot, csv, tsv, ssv, *sv | journal (beancount)
| Output formats: | text, csv, xml | text, html, fods, csv, tsv, ssv, sql | text, ? | Output formats: | text, csv, xml | text, html, fods, csv, tsv, ssv, sql | text, ?
| **Commands** | | |
| Commands: | accounts, balance, cleared, commodities, convert, entry, emacs, equity, payees, pricemap, prices, print, register, select, source, stats, tags | accounts, activity, add, aregister, balance, balancesheet, balancesheetequity, cashflow, check, close, codes, commodities, demo, descriptions, diff, files, help, import, incomestatement, payees, prices, print, notes, register, rewrite, roi, stats, tags, test | beancount: check, doctor, example, format; beanquery: balances, journal, print, select | Commands: | accounts, balance, cleared, commodities, convert, entry, emacs, equity, payees, pricemap, prices, print, register, select, source, stats, tags | accounts, activity, add, aregister, balance, balancesheet, balancesheetequity, cashflow, check, close, codes, commodities, demo, descriptions, diff, files, help, import, incomestatement, payees, prices, print, notes, register, rewrite, roi, stats, tags, test | beancount: check, doctor, example, format; beanquery: balances, journal, print, select
| Add-on commands: | | bar, check-fancyassertions, edit, git, iadd, interest, lots, pijul, plot.. | | Add-on commands: | | bar, check-fancyassertions, edit, git, iadd, interest, lots, pijul, plot.. |
| **Configuration** | | |
| Config file: | general options | general and command-specific options | ? | Config file: | general options | general and command-specific options | ?
| Extensibility: | built-in expression language, embedded python snippets | add-on commands, haskell library | data-modifying plugins, python library | Extensibility: | built-in expression language, embedded python snippets | add-on commands, haskell library | data-modifying plugins, python library
| APIs: | C++, python, (HTTP-JSON) | haskell, HTTP-JSON | python | APIs: | C++, python, (HTTP-JSON) | haskell, HTTP-JSON | python
| **Other features** | | |
| Budget report: | built-in (budget command) | built-in (balance --budget) |
| Data import support: | built-in (convert command) | built-in (*sv reader, import command) | beangulp framework, (beancount_reds_importers framework), (beancount-import library) | Data import support: | built-in (convert command) | built-in (*sv reader, import command) | beangulp framework, (beancount_reds_importers framework), (beancount-import library)
| Data deduplication: | checksum-based (requires unique CSV records) | date-based (requires date-ordered CSV records) | ? | Data deduplication: | checksum-based (requires unique CSV records) | date-based (requires date-ordered CSV records) | ?
| Lot management: | automated matching syntax, `--lots` report | manual | automated matching syntax, ? | Generate postings by rule: | built-in | built-in (--auto) | ?
| Generate transactions by rule: | built-in | built-in (--forecast) | ?
| International number notations: | no | yes | no
| Lot management: | automated matching syntax, balance --lots | manual | automated matching syntax, ?
| Multi-period balance reports: | not built-in | yes | not built-in
| Pivoting: | on single tag | on one or more tags/other fields | ? | Pivoting: | on single tag | on one or more tags/other fields | ?
| Price fetching: | (pricehist) | (pricehist) | beanprice | Price fetching: | (pricehist) | (pricehist) | beanprice
| Querying: | cli options, custom query expressions | cli options, custom query expressions | SQL-like beancount query language | Querying: | cli options, custom query expressions | cli options, custom query expressions | SQL-like beancount query language
| REPL: | built-in | haskell GHCI | beanquery, python | REPL: | built-in | haskell GHCI | beanquery, python
| Shell completions: | bash (commands, flags, maybe accounts) | bash (commands, flags, flag values, query types, queryable journal data) | | Shell completions: | bash (commands, flags, maybe accounts) | bash (commands, flags, flag values, query types, queryable journal data) |
| Unrealised gains report: | built-in (register --gain) | built-in (balance --gain) | ?
| Validation: | configurable | configurable | always strict | Validation: | configurable | configurable | always strict
| Active support channels: | | chat, mail list, forum, reddit | mail list | Miscellaneous: | generate revaluation transactions (--revalued) | account types awareness | ?
| | | |
| Other: | automatic revaluation transactions (`--revalued`) | account types awareness | ?
| | ? | standard financial reports | | | ? | standard financial reports |
| | | multi-period balance reports |
| | | customisable account display order | | | | customisable account display order |
| | | international number notations |
| | | commands summary |
| | | built-in asciinema demos |
| | | regular releases | | | | regular releases |
| | | documentation-first process | | | | documentation-first process |
| | | regression bounties | | | | regression bounties |