Jun 6

Proposal: Native Australian Bank Sync for Actual Budget via Redbark

Hi Team,Congrats on launching the Redbark REST API. This is a great step forward!I’m part of the Actual Budget community, and one gap we have is the lack of a built-in banking provider for Australian users. Actual has a strong open-source community, with 10M+ Docker pulls, which shows a good level of adoption and interest around the project. The current Redbark Actual sync project is also a great step, but it is still quite technical. Many users will not know how to set up Docker containers or run a separate sync service, especially those using hosted options like PikaPods, Fly.io, or similar services.Ideally, we would like to explore having a community-built Australian banking provider inside Actual Budget itself, powered by Redbark’s API, similar to the existing bank sync providers:https://actualbudget.org/docs/advanced/bank-sync The only challenge is pricing. We understand that Redbark relies on Fiskil and that CDR/Open Banking in Australia has real compliance and operating costs, so there may be restrictions outside Redbark’s control. However, the current pricing can feel a bit steep for many Actual users, considering this is a community-led open-source project. Would Redbark be open to an Actual Budget-specific subscription model, where the Actual community builds and maintains the native integration, and Redbark provides a lower-cost Actual-only subscription tier? This could be a good outcome for both sides: Australian Actual users get a built-in bank feed, and Redbark gets more adoption from users who would otherwise not use the current Docker-based sync setup. I have also opened a discussion in the Actual Budget Discord community here:https://discord.com/channels/937901803608096828/103340070534… Would be great to have Redbark join the discussion and share your view. Thanks, Manaf

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