Bookkeeping · free to self-host
Akaunting
Free · source-available
Online accounting software used to manage income, expenses, and invoices. It provides tools for bookkeeping, cash flow tracking, and client portals.
Free and open source. You run it yourself, so you're responsible for setup, updates, backups and security. Want it set up safely? OBZDN can install and maintain it for you.
- Best for
- Trades, freelancers, and small teams
- Replaces
- Wave Accounting, FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Xero
- Setup
- Easy: has a hosted/cloud version
- Cost
- Free to self-host. Hosted version: free plan available
- License
- Business Source License. Source-available, not open source. Free to run for your own business, but the license limits reselling or offering it as a service.
- Standout
- Professional invoicing and a client portal to share transactions and accept bulk payments.
- Watch out for
- The open-source version requires a server with PHP, Node.js, and a database for installation.
- Project health
- 10,194 GitHub stars, 136 contributors. Last update 2026-10-08; latest release 3.2.4 on 2026-09-17.
- Security check
- Checked 2026-10-20: no open security advisories without a fix (0 published advisories, all patched).
Paid tools in this category: Digits, FreshBooks, QuickBooks Online, Wave.
Checked against the official repo and site on 2026-10-20; health and security are rechecked weekly, and a listing that fails is hidden. Something changed? Tell us.