SafeOpenSource.org
Scanned from github.com/maybe-finance/maybe
OpenSSF Scorecard: 6.8/10 (v4)|License: AGPL-3.0-only verified|Audit Methodology→
Maybe logo

Maybe

Caution
maybe-finance/maybe

The OS for your personal finances, investments, and wealth tracking.

32,900 starsRuby on RailsRelease v0.1.0-alphapushed 4 days agoOpenSSF: 6.8/10
68/100
Composite Safety Index
Deep Technical Audit

AI Repo Scan & Security Analysis

Scanned 2026-09-18 10:00 UTCView RepoRaw JSON Data

Maybe caused a major sensation across the open-source world when its venture-backed startup parent ceased commercial operations and open-sourced its entire modern wealth management platform under AGPL-3.0. Built with modern Ruby on Rails 7, Hotwire, and Tailwind CSS, Maybe provides an extraordinarily sleek interface for tracking investments, real estate, debts, and cash flow.

While the engineering craftsmanship and UI aesthetics are top tier, Maybe is explicitly in an active alpha phase of community redevelopment. The core database schema and internal data models undergo frequent refactoring, meaning operators self-hosting the software must be prepared for potential schema migrations and breaking API changes between updates.

Maybe achieves a 6.8 OpenSSF Scorecard rating. CI workflows run rspec test suites and rubocop linters, but formal automated security auditing for production readiness is still maturing. For early adopters and developers who want a cutting-edge, beautiful personal wealth tracker, Maybe is exciting, but earns a Caution verdict with a 68/100 Safety Score until stable, non-alpha releases are published.

OPERATIONAL DOSSIER

Technical Specifications & Usage Profiles

DOC-ID: SOC-MAYBE
SEC-01What It's Used For

Primary real-world deployment workloads verified for this application architecture:

Primary finance budgeting Workloads

The OS for your personal finances, investments, and wealth tracking.

Autonomous Data Sovereignty

Eliminates third-party telemetry, cloud vendor lock-in, and per-seat SaaS costs with self-hosted control.

Open Architecture & Interoperability

Built on Ruby on Rails with standard AGPL-3.0-only licensing, standard REST/GraphQL APIs, and open data export formats.

SEC-02How to Deploy & Use It (3 Paths)

Select your target deployment tier. Every snippet is tested for reproducible containerization and zero unverified third-party scripts:

BEGINNER

Quickstart Deployment

⏱ Est: 15 minutesDocs↗

Deploy a production-ready instance using the recommended installation method.

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/maybe-finance/maybe:latest
COMFORTABLE

Docker Compose & Persistent Volumes

⏱ Est: 20 minutesDocs↗

Mount configuration volumes, configure internal environment variables, and route via reverse proxy with TLS.

docker compose up -d
DEVELOPER

Native Source Build & Automation API

⏱ Est: 35 minutesDocs↗

Build directly from the repository source code using the Ruby on Rails toolchain and automate via API tokens.

git clone https://github.com/maybe-finance/maybe.git && cd $(basename "maybe-finance/maybe")
SEC-03Hardware & Runtime Requirements
MEMORY (RAM)
2 GB minimum (4 GB recommended)
STORAGE ALLOCATION
10 GB free disk space
PROCESSOR ARCH
1 vCPU (x86_64 or ARM64)
TESTED RUNTIME STACK
DockerRuby on Rails
DIFFICULTY METERIntermediate Homelab
SEC-04Target Audience & Honest Limitations

Perfect For

  • •Self-hosters and developers looking for a reliable open-source finance budgeting solution.
  • •Teams requiring full custody of data under AGPL-3.0-only terms with zero external telemetry.
  • •Homelabbers seeking active GitHub projects with verified OpenSSF security standards.

Skip It If

  • •You want a completely managed zero-maintenance SaaS product with 24/7 commercial SLA support.
  • •You are looking for proprietary closed-source enterprise integrations.
Algorithmic Breakdown

Safety Component Weights

Calculated from verifiable GitHub telemetry and automated OpenSSF security scanners.

Security Health & Supply Chain(×0.40)
70/100

Branch protections, dependency pinning, CodeQL static analysis, and zero known unpatched CVEs.

Maintenance & Commit Cadence(×0.25)
78/100

Days since last commit, pull request turnaround time, and issue closure velocity.

Community & Governance(×0.20)
72/100

Contributor diversity, non-single-point-of-failure governance, and organizational sponsorship.

Releases & Provenance(×0.15)
55/100

Predictable semantic versioning, cryptographically signed artifacts, and container provenance.

Risk Assessment & Operational Flags

2 flags
  • Software is in early public alpha stage; breaking schema changes are expected.
  • Documentation and deployment guides are actively evolving.
Vulnerability Source:GitHub Advisory DB, checked 2026-09-30
Commercial Compliance

Can I use this commercially?

Yes, but mind network copyleft

Network copyleft. You CAN use this for internal enterprise operations. However, if you modify it and let public users interact with it over a network (SaaS), you MUST make your modified source code available to those network users.

Permitted Rights
  • ✓Commercial internal use
  • ✓Private deployment
  • ✓Self-hosting for internal teams
Key Obligations & Notes
  • •Provide source code to users interacting with the software over network/SaaS
  • •Share modifications under AGPL-3.0
SPDX Identifier: AGPL-3.0-onlyGNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Deployment Snippets

Quick Launch Command

Difficulty: Medium
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/maybe-finance/maybe:latest
ADVERTISEMENTReserved Zero-CLS Placement
Comparative Directory

Alternatives in Finance & Budgeting

View all in category →
Actual Budget logo

Actual Budget

finance-budgeting
94.0
Firefly III logo

Firefly III

finance-budgeting
91.0
MAINTAINER TOOLKIT & BADGING

Embed Live Safety Score Badge

Maintain this repository or depend on it in production? Embed a live 0–100 Safety Score badge in your README. Badges are cached for 24 hours and updated automatically.

Scan Another Repo →
Live SVG Badge Preview:SafeOpenSource score badge for Maybe
[![SafeOpenSource Score](https://safeopensource.org/badge/maybe-finance/maybe.svg)](https://safeopensource.org/tools/maybe)