The Linux platform has several really good financial applications that are more than capable of handling both personal and small-business accounting operations. GnuCash, HomeBank and Skrooge are among the best financial apps I’ve found for Linux. In terns of features and performance, all three are as good as or better than the well-known Microsoft Windows equivalents — MSMoney and Quicken. But features and performance aside, these three Linux apps have a striking advantage over their proprietary kindred.