accounting / ERP
Akaunting is an open-source online accounting software built with Laravel for small businesses and freelancers, covering invoicing, billing, expenses, payments, and payroll.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Use if you prefer a modern Laravel/Filament codebase with double-entry accrual accounting.
A Laravel and Filament-powered accounting platform featuring full double-entry accrual accounting, delivering modern automation for professional financial management.
Use for an actively maintained Laravel/Filament double-entry accounting app explicitly positioned as an Akaunting alternative.
Accounting application written in Laravel 13 / PHP 8.5 using Filament 5. QuickBooks, Xero, FreeAgent, Akhaunting ERP alternative.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Use when you need HRM/ATS/project management plus accounting in one TypeScript platform instead of a PHP accounting-only app.
Ever® Gauzy™ - Open Business Management Platform (ERP/CRM/HRM/ATS/PM) - https://gauzy.co
Use when you want a Laravel ERP with POS and CMS bundled alongside invoicing rather than accounting-only modules.
Open-source business management system with ERP, POS, invoicing, and CMS features. Laravel-based, Docker-ready. Still in active development.
Use if your team is on Node.js/React and you need ERP/CRM with accounting rather than a PHP/Laravel app.
Free Open Source ERP CRM Software Accounting Invoicing | Node.Js React
Use when you need a broader PHP ERP/CRM suite with inventory, orders, and accounting modules.
Dolibarr ERP CRM is a modern software package to manage your company or foundation's activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...). it's an open source Web application (written in PHP) designed for businesses of any sizes, foundations and freelancers.
Use if you want a TypeScript/React financial accounting alternative to QuickBooks/Xero rather than a PHP app.
💵 Independent financial accounting with intelligent reporting, alternative to Quickbooks, Xero, Wave.
Use if your environment standardizes on Perl and you want a double-entry accounting/ERP web app instead of Laravel.
Double-entry accounting & ERP for the web
Use when you need a broader open-source PHP ERP platform rather than an accounting-focused Akaunting install.
Free and Open Source ERP platform
Use if you already run WordPress and want ERP/accounting as a plugin rather than separate standalone software.
An open-source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution for WordPress
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
Use only for minimal invoice generation; stale for years and lacks full accounting.
An Open Sourced Invoice System developed for anyone who needs to generate out an invoice and manage clients
Use for a simple Laravel invoicing app when full accounting is unnecessary; no push in over two years.
Open Source Invoicing Solution for Individuals & Businesses
Use when quotes/projects/time-tracking plus invoicing matter more than double-entry accounting.
A source-available invoice, quote, project and time-tracking app built with Laravel
Use when project management/CRM/support with invoicing is your priority and full accounting is not needed.
Open source Project Management, CRM, Support & Invoicing application. Developed using Laravel PHP framework, Vuetify VueJS
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Use if you want a self-contained desktop/server accounting app with payroll and inventory rather than a web deployment.
Free, source-available accounting: double-entry bookkeeping, invoicing, US payroll, inventory, bank feeds — desktop app with built-in multi-user Server Edition (no Docker needed). A QuickBooks 2003 Pro replacement. No cloud, no caps.
Use for a JavaFX desktop POS/accounting program when you do not need a hosted web application.
It is java accounting software basically developed using javafx which has various modules like purchase, sales, receipts, payments, and journals.
These projects were analysed and named akaunting among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how akaunting rates them is a separate judgement, made when akaunting is analysed in its own right.
calls akaunting “full double-entry accounting system that includes invoicing; choose if you need broader financials”
Open Source Invoicing Solution for Individuals & Businesses
calls akaunting “Choose Akaunting when you only need focused accounting and invoicing; it lacks CRM/ERP features.”
Free Open Source ERP CRM Software Accounting Invoicing | Node.Js React
calls akaunting “Choose it when accounting/invoicing is the sole focus and you want a mature PHP accounting application rather than an ERP/CRM suite.”
Dolibarr ERP CRM is a modern software package to manage your company or foundation's activity (contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, accounting, ...). it's an open source Web application (written in PHP) designed for businesses of any sizes, foundations and freelancers.