Akaunting
Web-based accounting for small businesses and freelancers, free to self-host or available as a hosted service.
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About Akaunting
Akaunting is a Laravel-based accounting app for small businesses and freelancers. It covers invoicing, bills, expenses, bank accounts and transfers, multi-currency, taxes, recurring transactions, a client portal and standard reports, and an app store sells extra modules such as double-entry, inventory and payroll. You can run it on your own server or pay for the hosted cloud version. The self-hosted Standard plan is free, and the company describes the project as open source, but the code is published under the Business Source License with an additional use grant that limits free production use (at the time of writing, to a small number of users, one company and a capped number of invoices); larger use needs a paid plan. It runs in the browser on any device. It suits technically comfortable owners who want to host their own books; accountants may be unfamiliar with it, and some key features cost extra.
Best for: Small businesses and freelancers who want to self-host their accounting.
Pros and cons
What works
- Free self-hosted Standard plan
- Multi-currency, client portal and recurring billing included
- Modular app store for extra features
Why people leave
- Business Source License limits free production use
- Double-entry and inventory are paid apps
- Few accountants know it
Top Akaunting alternatives
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Invoice Ninja66.5More mature invoicing with many gateways, also self-hostable.
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ERPNext62.6Fully open-source accounting inside a complete ERP, under GPL-3.0.
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Frappe Books59.6AGPL-licensed accounting app you can self-host for a small team.
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GnuCash57.2Free desktop double-entry accounting with no licence limits.
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Odoo Accounting55.3Modular suite with an open-source core and a free one-app plan.
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Akaunting: common questions
Is Akaunting free?
Akaunting has a free plan and paid plans.
Is Akaunting open source?
No, Akaunting is not open source. Open-source alternatives include ERPNext, Frappe Books and GnuCash.
What platforms does Akaunting run on?
Akaunting is available for Web and Self-hosted.
What are the best alternatives to Akaunting?
The highest-ranked Akaunting alternatives right now are Invoice Ninja, ERPNext and Frappe Books. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.