App Review

Kresus Review (2026)

Kresus is a privacy-first, self-hosted finance app that can pull from thousands of (mostly European) banks without a cloud middleman.

By Wealthy Pot · Last updated June 2026

PriceFree (self-host)

PlatformsWeb, Self-host

MethodTagging + rules

Bank syncPartial

Best forEU self-hosters who want bank scraping without the cloud

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Pros

Self-hosted with bank scraping via Woob (6,000+ banks)
Clean modern web UI
Free and open-source, privacy-focused

Cons

Bank scraping is fragile when sites change
Smaller community
EU-focused; setup needs some skill

Who Kresus is for

Best for European self-hosters who want automatic bank data on their own server and accept the occasional scraping hiccup.

Pricing

Free (self-host). There is a free tier you can use without paying.

Open-source & self-hosting

Kresus is open-source (AGPL-3.0) and self-hostable — your data stays on hardware you control. Skill level: intermediate. Source: GitHub repository ↗.

The bottom line

Kresus is a privacy-first, self-hosted finance app that can pull from thousands of (mostly European) banks without a cloud middleman. Main drawback: scraping fragile; smaller community; eu-focused.

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Ratings are summarized from public App Store / Google Play listings (stars as of June 2026); we don't reprint user reviews. Pricing and features change often and are re-checked monthly. Some outbound links may be affiliate links — that never affects which apps we include or how we rate them.