In my opinion, GnuCash may not be the most refined or easiest to use, but it is very solid — some features may not work the way you expect, but it doesn’t tend to LOSE anything. And the best “feature” of all is the active support via the mailing list. I have never had to wait more than a few hours to get a response to my questions on the list, though of course most questions have already been asked and can be found in the FAQ at [wiki.gnucash.org] or by searching the list archives.

How does GnuCash compare to HomeBank [homebank.free.fr] as a Quicken replacement?

I haven’t checked out HomeBank before, but from the looks of it I think GnuCash has more features. It really depends on your needs though, and since there is a portable version of GnuCash you can quickly test it out to see which one you prefer.

I’ve also taken a peep at homebank, which I’m sure has also many of the features needed for home finances, but the setup needs to be done manually, as opposed to GnuCash’s setup druid/wizard. My gut feeling is that GnuCash looks more involved, and is easier to set up, on the other hand I’ve not explored Homebank in as much detail because of just that – not as easy to set up.