{"id":47212707,"title":"Show HN: YourFinanceWORKS – Open-source financial management with AI","points":1,"user":"snowsky","time":1772414277,"time_ago":"10 hours ago","type":"link","content":"

Hey HN,

I've been building YourFinanceWORKS, a comprehensive open-source financial management platform that combines enterprise-grade features with AI-powered automation. Think of it as a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks/Xero with advanced capabilities.

## What makes this interesting for HN:

*Technical Architecture:*\n- Multi-tenant design with database-per-tenant isolation\n- FastAPI + PostgreSQL + Redis + Kafka stack\n- AI-powered OCR using vision models (95%+ accuracy)\n- Event-driven architecture with background processing\n- Plugin system for extensibility\n- Docker deployment with production-ready configuration

*AI Integration:*\n- Receipt/invoice OCR with structured data extraction\n- Natural language queries ("Show me overdue invoices")\n- Fraud detection and anomaly analysis\n- Risk scoring for financial documents\n- Configurable prompt management with versioning

*Key Features:*\n- Professional invoicing with AI templates\n- Automated bank reconciliation\n- Multi-level approval workflows\n- Real-time financial dashboards\n- Advanced audit trails and compliance\n- Investment portfolio tracking plugins

*Open Source Innovation:*\n- Dual-licensing model (AGPL for core, Commercial for enterprise)\n- Transparent AI prompt engineering\n- Community plugin ecosystem\n- Comprehensive documentation (100+ pages)

## Why I built this:

After paying thousands for financial software that didn't meet our needs, I wanted to create something that:\n- Respects user privacy (self-hosted)\n- Provides enterprise features without enterprise pricing\n- Leverages modern AI for actual automation (not just buzzwords)\n- Has a transparent, extensible architecture

## Quick start:\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/snowsky/yourfinanceworks.git\ncd yourfinanceworks\ndocker-compose up --build -d\n```

## Interesting technical challenges solved:\n- Secure multi-tenancy at database level\n- High-accuracy financial document OCR\n- Real-time financial dashboards with WebSocket updates\n- Configurable approval workflows with AI validation\n- Cross-tenant analytics while maintaining isolation

The project is production-ready with comprehensive documentation, automated tests, and deployment guides.

*GitHub:* https://github.com/snowsky/yourfinanceworks

Would love feedback from the HN community on the architecture, AI implementation, or any aspect of the system. What features would make this compelling for your use case?","url":"https://www.yourfinanceworks.com","domain":"yourfinanceworks.com","comments":[],"comments_count":0}