Bridge BankYour bank, in Actual Budget. Automatically.
Bridge Bank brings every new transaction from your bank into Actual Budget on its own. No CSV exports, no typing, no monthly fee. It works with banks in 29 European countries, wherever you live.
The real app with made-up data: one sync, and the new transactions are waiting in Actual Budget.
Bridge Budget: the YNAB way of budgeting, on your own server.
A separate app, built on Actual Budget: targets for every category, one click to fund them, reports, and a straight import from YNAB. It works with any bank, anywhere.
Set up once. Then forget about it.
About 15 minutes from start to syncing, with a step-by-step guide the whole way.
Start it
One command starts Bridge Bank next to your Actual Budget.
Set it up
A short wizard asks for your key and where Actual Budget lives.
Connect your bank
Pick your bank and approve read-only access on its own login page.
Then open Actual. It's already there.
Bridge Bank syncs on a schedule you pick, every 6, 12 or 24 hours. Pending transactions are updated when they settle, duplicates are skipped, and transfers between your own accounts can be linked automatically.
If something needs your attention, like a bank connection about to expire, you get an email.
Up to 2 banks included
Each bank fills its own Actual account. Extra slots are €10.
eToro & Binance
Track your portfolio balance next to your bank accounts.
Updates itself
New versions install in the background. Nothing to babysit.
Email when it matters
A heads-up if a sync fails or a bank needs renewing.
Is my bank supported?
2,500+ banks across 29 European countries. Type yours to check. Bank somewhere else? Bridge Budget works with any bank.
Your money stays where it is. Your data stays with you.
Read-only
You approve access on your bank's own page, through Enable Banking, a regulated open banking provider. Bridge Bank never sees your password and can't move money.
On your server
Bridge Bank runs on your own machine. Your transactions aren't sent to or stored on our servers.
Open source
Every line is on GitHub. Read it, or have someone you trust read it.
A real person
Made by David Alves, an independent developer. Emails go straight to him at [email protected].
Your whole YNAB setup, on your own server.
Moving to self-hosted used to mean starting over. Not any more. Bridge Budget, a separate app from the same maker, is YNAB-style budgeting built on Actual: paste one token from YNAB and your accounts, transactions, schedules, monthly budgets and targets come across in about a minute.
Bridge Bank does the part YNAB's linked accounts did: every new transaction from your European bank arrives on its own.
YNAB charges US$109 a year. The bundle is €89, or €79 at launch: two licence keys, updates included. Prices are in euros; your card converts them.
Pay once. Keep it forever.
No subscription, no renewals. Try everything free for 7 days first.
Yours for good, with updates included.
- All 2,500+ European banks
- 2 bank accounts included
- Up to 2 machines
- eToro & Binance balances
- Open source, inspect the code
Want YNAB-style budgeting too? Bridge Bank + Bridge Budget: €89 once, €79 at launch.
Questions
Can I use it to leave YNAB?
Yes, that's what the pair is for. Bridge Budget imports your YNAB budget straight from YNAB with a personal access token: accounts, transactions, categories, monthly budgets, targets and scheduled transactions. Bridge Bank then keeps your European bank flowing in automatically, the way YNAB's linked accounts did.
Is it really a one-time payment?
Yes. €29 once, no subscription and nothing to renew. Updates are included.
Will it work with my setup?
If you self-host Actual Budget, you're most of the way there. Bridge Bank runs as a small Docker container right next to it. The bank connection goes through Enable Banking, which is free, and the setup guide walks you through it.
The 7-day trial is the easiest way to find out.
Is it safe to connect my bank?
Access is read-only and goes through Enable Banking, a regulated open banking provider. You approve it on your bank's own login page, so Bridge Bank never sees your bank password and can't make payments.
Bridge Bank runs on your machine and sends transactions straight to your Actual Budget. The code is open source.
Which banks work?
Over 2,500 banks across 29 European countries. Search for yours above.
What happens when the trial ends?
Nothing is deleted. Syncing pauses until you add a license: buy one for €29, enter the key on the License page, and it starts again with your setup exactly as you left it.
Do I have to log in to my bank again?
Banks ask you to renew open banking access every 90 to 180 days. Bridge Bank emails you before it expires, and renewing takes one click and your bank login.
Can I connect more than one bank?
Yes. Two bank accounts are included, each syncing into its own Actual Budget account. Extra slots are €10 each from inside the app.
I don't have Docker. Can you host it?
Hosting on PikaPods is coming soon. Leave your email and you'll hear when it's ready.
More in Help, or email [email protected].
Try it free for 7 days.
If you keep it, it's €29 once. No subscription, ever.