Know what you can afford.
Easel builds your twelve-month plan from real actuals and shows the arithmetic behind every number.
100% free, open source alternative to Jirav, Runway and Cube
Open source
100% free. Yours to keep.
Easel is MIT open source. Run it on your own computer, change anything, and keep every number.
MIT License
free of charge
Every number
Every number shows its work.
Choose any amount to see how it was calculated: the driver, the rate and the month.
| Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Jan 2027 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription revenue | $88,800.00 | $94,400.00 | $100,800.00 | $105,600.00 |
Subscription revenue, Dec 2026
Sales · Subscriptions
84.00 × $1,200.00 per customer = $100,800.00
Scenarios
The downside, side by side.
Branch any plan, change an assumption, and compare profit and closing cash month by month.
FY2027 forecast → Downside: slower hiring
Changed assumptions (1)
Changed position: Engineer, start month Oct 2026 → Jan 2027
Actuals
Your actuals, reconciled.
Upload your general-ledger CSV, map each account, and check every row before you accept it.
16 rows read · 14 can be accepted · 2 rejected
| Line | Why |
|---|---|
| 14 | repeats line 13 exactly |
Budget cycle
Approved means approved.
Departments submit their own numbers. Approval keeps exactly what was approved, and by whom.
FY2027 budget · Approved (revision 7)
| Department | Status | Last change |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | submitted | sales · 2026-06-12 09:30 |
| Engineering | submitted | engineering · 2026-06-14 16:05 |
Monthly review
Every month, explained.
Close the month with actuals, confirm why each number moved, and publish the review pack.
Aug 2026 review · published
| Line | Variance | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising · Marketing | $7,500.00 | explanation confirmed |
Move in
Try it beside your spreadsheet.
Move in your Excel budget as its own scenario, every cell address and formula kept. Compare it, adopt it or undo it.
fy27-budget.xlsx
Budget!D7
Also included
The quiet details.
Proposals
Changes bound to one exact revision, promoted or declined.
Shared costs
Allocated by headcount or fixed shares, every amount named.
Private pay
Salaries visible only to finance and their own department.
Prior forecasts kept
Each month’s close keeps the forecast as it stood.
Activity
Who changed what, with the revision before and after.
Export and restore
The whole installation, moved anywhere.
Plan the year with a clear head.
Open-source financial planning you run yourself.
Free and open source, MIT licensed.