In simple English
Keeping track of startup money is hard and boring work. Founders usually find out they are in trouble a month too late. This tool watches your numbers all the time. It runs on your own computer and talks to an artificial intelligence you choose. You do not need to install complex database software to use it.
What it is
Burnless is a self-hosted financial dashboard with an artificial intelligence companion. It uses an embedded database and a precise calculation engine to track revenue, expenses, and fundraising scenarios.
What it is good for
Solo founders and small team leaders who want to track their cash runway and run financial what-if scenarios without sending sensitive data to third-party cloud services.
- Runs locally with a single install command and no Docker required.
- Deterministic financial calculations ensure the numbers are exact, not guessed by an artificial intelligence.
- Supports multiple artificial intelligence providers including local models via Ollama.
- Requires Node.js version 20.9 or higher on your machine.
- Uses the AGPL-3.0 licence, which has strict rules if you modify and host it as a service.
- Early-stage project with active development and twelve open issues.
manual spreadsheets and expensive financial planning software
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curl -fsSL https://burnless.ai/install | sh burnless start