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Banker
Rust command-line client that syncs bank accounts and transactions through Enable Banking into a local SQLite database.
Release v0.2.2 on 2026-10-09; last push 2026-10-09 (gh api repos/karlis-vagalis/banker). (checked 2026-10-25)
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Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? copyleft or source-available with restrictions (10% of 21 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? individual side project, no revenue (19% of 21 others)
- Who is it for? developers (5% of 21 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? European open banking (PSD2) via Enable Banking or GoCardless (5% of 20 others)
- Can it sync with your bank automatically, and does that cost more than the app itself? yes, at no extra cost (14% of 21 others)
- What is the main way it helps you budget? tracking and reports only, no budget (24% of 21 others)
- Where do you mainly use it? command line (5% of 21 others)
- Is privacy the headline of how it presents itself? barely or not at all (19% of 21 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (90% of 21 others)
- Does it have built-in AI features, and where does the AI run? no built-in AI (55% of 20 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Spltty 59% of 17 shared answers match
- Firefly III 50% of 16 shared answers match
- Basteon 47% of 17 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart copyleft or source-available with restrictions AGPL-3.0. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart individual side project, no revenue 'Early-stage personal project.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes Talks directly to Enable Banking from your machine. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | account required No Banker account, but you must register your own Enable Banking application. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | stands apart developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart European open banking (PSD2) via Enable Banking or GoCardless Built on Enable Banking's PSD2 API. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How do transactions mainly get in? | automatic bank sync through an aggregator (Plaid, SimpleFIN, Enable Banking, GoCardless) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it sync with your bank automatically, and does that cost more than the app itself? | stands apart yes, at no extra cost Free tool; you use your own Enable Banking application. Judgment call. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way it helps you budget? | stands apart tracking and reports only, no budget Lightweight bookkeeping metadata (categories, tags); no budgets. | source 2026-10-26 |
| In the default setup, where is your financial data mainly stored? | on your own device only | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it have built-in AI features, and where does the AI run? | no built-in AI README has an AI-assisted-code disclosure; the tool itself has no AI. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you point your own AI assistant at your data (MCP server, agent skill, or open API)? | yes Published as an agent skill (skills.sh) and outputs JSONL so AI agents can categorize transactions. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How do people pay for it? | free, no paid option | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly use it? | stands apart command line | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can two or more people (a couple or household) work on the same finances in it? | no | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is privacy the headline of how it presents itself? | stands apart barely or not at all | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
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- GitHub · github.com/karlis-vagalis/banker · read 2026-10-25
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