Best Accounting tools by public signals

These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.

Use Case Rankings

Ordered by ToolVitals score, then health, shipping, confidence, GitHub stars, and name.

#ToolHealthShippingOpennessStarsScoreStatus
01ERPNext
Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
9898OSI-approved OSS40.7k98Active
02Dolibarr
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.
9796OSI-approved OSS7.8k97Active
03Bigcapital
💵 Independent financial accounting with intelligent reporting, alternative to Quickbooks, Xero, Wave.
9696OSI-approved OSS4k96Active
04hledger
Robust, fast, intuitive plain text accounting tool with CLI, TUI and web interfaces.
9595OSI-approved OSS4.8k95Active
05Facturascripts
Open source ERP software. Built on modern PHP and bootstrap. Easy and powerful.
9595OSI-approved OSS50195Active
06IOTA SDK
IOTA-SDK - is an open-source modular ERP. An alternative to SAP, Oracle, Odoo written in Go with modern look & feel
9595OSI-approved OSS47595Active
07Aureus ERP
Free and Open Source ERP platform
9493OSI-approved OSS12.1k93Active
08OpenAccountants
Open-source tax skills for AI with country-specific tax knowledge and MCP access.
9391OSI-approved OSS46392Active
09bgerp
Web-базирана система за управление на бизнеса
9390OSI-approved OSS6092Active
10LedgerSMB
Double-entry accounting & ERP for the web
9290OSI-approved OSS57191Active
11OpenConstructionERP
Open-source construction estimation and ERP platform.
8895OSI-approved OSS1.1k91Active
12Apache OFBiz
Open-source framework and product for automating enterprise processes.
9287OSI-approved OSS1.1k90Active
13OpenSTAManager
OpenSTAManager è un software gestionale open-source basato su web, sviluppato in PHP con database MySQL. Serve a gestire l'assistenza tecnica e la fatturazione elettronica per piccole e medie imprese. Include moduli per la contabilità, la gestione del magazzino, le anagrafiche di clienti e fornitori, i documenti di vendita e acquisto.
9187OSI-approved OSS15289Active
14Bloomerp
Business management software framework for creating business management apps.
8986OSI-approved OSS4488Active
15NotrinosERP
Web-based ERP and accounting system with CRM, sales, purchasing, and warehousing.
8588OSI-approved OSS16386Active
16Balaka
Open-source accounting application for SMEs with payroll and invoicing support.
7481OSI-approved OSS4577Warning
17BuchISY
Open-source desktop app that automates invoice management and bookkeeping organization.
7161OSI-approved OSS167Warning
18OpenFactu
Open-source billing and ERP platform.
6246OSI-approved OSS256Warning
19SaaSBooks
Open-source finance tool that turns Stripe and Mercury data into actionable financial insights.
4826OSI-approved OSS4539Critical
20TaxHacker
Self-hosted AI accounting app for receipts, invoices, transactions, and custom prompts.
4420OSI-approved OSS6.8k34Critical
21Montte NX
Open-source ERP for business management.
3914OSI-approved OSS629Critical
22Finova
Open-source AI-powered financial management platform.
3613OSI-approved OSS3427Critical
23Nepal Compliance
Open source ERP for Nepal with HR, Payroll & Accounting compliance, based on ERPNext by Frappe Technologies.
364OSI-approved OSS17823Critical
24Dubbl
A full-featured, open-source alternative to Xero and QuickBooks. It is API-first, developer-friendly, and built for teams that want full control over their financial data.
300OSI-approved OSS5718Critical

Evidence Watch

Tracked tools with useful public signals but no verdict score yet.

Not Scored

Tracked for context, but excluded from rankings because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Akaunting

Online Accounting Software

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

App Finance

Open-source platform-agnostic financial accounting application.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Cent

Collaborative accounting web app.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

iDempiere

Community-powered enterprise business suite.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Metasfresh

We do Open Source ERP - Fast, Flexible & Free Software to scale your Business.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Mora

Open-source procure-to-pay platform for small and medium businesses.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

Mybizna

Mybizna is an open-source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution for Laravel. It is developed using laravel which is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We believe development must be an enjoyable and creative experience to be truly fulfilling.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

OpenPapyrus

Open-source ERP, CRM, and point-of-sale system.

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

WebERP

webERP Accounting and Business Administration ERP system

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.

WP ERP

An open-source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution for WordPress

ToolVitals does not score proprietary or unknown-license tools because their public source evidence is not comparable to open/source-visible projects.