Open Source Accounting Software
Accounting software manages financial records, tracks business expenses, and generates invoices for clients. These tools automate bookkeeping tasks and organize cash flow through double-entry systems or plaintext ledgers. This type of software serves freelancers and small business owners who need to monitor stocks and financial reports. Self-hosting these apps ensures that sensitive ledger entries and client payment histories remain on private hardware. This approach removes reliance on external service providers for storing critical tax records and business transaction logs.
This page lists 9 open source tools in the Accounting category. The most popular are Akaunting, Dolibarr and ezBookkeeping. Most use the AGPL-3.0 or MIT license, and 7 offer an official Docker image.
Akaunting
Self-hostable accounting software for small businesses and freelancers to manage invoicing, expense tracking, and cash flow.
Dolibarr
Manage business activities including contacts, quotes, invoices, orders, stocks, and human resources through a modular suite.
ezBookkeeping
Manage personal finances with a self-hosted tracker featuring multi-currency support and AI-powered receipt recognition.
Frappe Books
Manage business finances with double-entry accounting, invoicing, and expense tracking in a local desktop application.
Frappe Books
Manage business finances with double-entry accounting, invoicing, and point of sale tools in an offline desktop app.
Bigcapital
An open source accounting and inventory system for small and medium businesses to automate bookkeeping and financial reporting.
Fava
A web interface for Beancount that provides visual tools for managing double-entry plaintext bookkeeping data.
InvoiceShelf
A self-hosted invoicing and expense tracking system for individuals and small businesses to manage their books.
LedgerSMB
A web-based double-entry accounting system and ERP for small and medium sized business operations.
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