# GnuCash privacy rating

Cross-platform double-entry accounting application for personal and small business finance, with accounts, budgets, scheduled transactions, investments and reports.

## Summary

GnuCash scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the budgeting criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://www.gnucash.org
- Source code: https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Budgeting](https://privacyratings.com/budgeting/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1. | https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/stable/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no third-party trackers. | https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project funded by donations, with no ads. | https://www.gnucash.org/donate.phtml |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/budgeting/gnucash/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/budgeting/gnucash.md