Managed Actual Budget hosting
Envelope budgeting like YNAB, but yours forever with no subscription creep
- Live in minutes
- Daily backups, one-click restore
- SFTP access, no lock-in
- from $1.50/mo
Actual BudgetWhat you're getting
Actual Budget is fast, local-first envelope budgeting: give every dollar a job, reconcile in seconds, and sync securely across your devices through your own server.
Your complete financial life is the most personal dataset you have. On CoreHost, the sync server is yours alone, in your region, encrypted and backed up daily. You get the convenience of budgeting SaaS without handing a company your transaction history.
On CoreHost
- Envelope budgeting with multi-device sync
- End-to-end encrypted sync: we cannot read your finances
- Bank imports via QIF/OFX/CSV files
- Runs comfortably on the $1.50 Lite tier
In the browserSee it running
Screenshot published by the Actual Budget project.
Included with every appStandard, not add-ons
Daily backups, one-click restore
Every instance is backed up daily. Restore any snapshot yourself from the panel. No support ticket, no fee.
SFTP file access
Direct SFTP access to your app's data folders. Your files are never locked away from you.
Custom domain + auto TLS
Bring your own domain with a CNAME and a TXT verification record. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically.
AI + human support
A 24/7 AI engineer that can actually inspect and fix your app, with a human escalation path. App-level help included.
DeployPick a size and a region
1. Plan (Actual Budget needs Lite or larger to run well)
Prices exclude GST/VAT where applicable. Billed monthly, cancel any time.
Lite
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 5 GB NVMe
Lightweight tools: bookmarks, feeds, uptime checks, password vaults.
Standard
- 1 vCPU
- 2 GB RAM
- 10 GB NVMe
The right fit for most apps: automation, wikis, databases.
Power
- 2 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 20 GB NVMe
Busy teams and heavier workloads with room to breathe.
Scale
- 3 vCPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 40 GB NVMe
The most demanding apps in the catalog, at full stride.
2. Region
…Australia
Sydney
…United States
Phoenix
…Poland
Warsaw
You will be asked to sign in (or create a free account) before your app provisions. Your $5 starting credit covers the first stretch; we only ask for a card when it runs low.
QuestionsAbout hosted Actual Budget
Platform-wide questions (domains, backups, email, updates) live on the main FAQ.