Accounting

Alternatives to Cent

Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.

Why compare

Signals behind this alternatives page

  • Cent currently shows at least one risk or watch signal in ToolVitals data.
  • The tool is still alive, but signs of slower momentum are visible.
  • Health score: 72/100.
  • Shipping score: 54/100.
Confidence caveat: Moderate-confidence page: useful public signals are present, but some evidence sources may be missing or stale.

Switching guide

Best alternatives by need

Best overallERPNext

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Healthier optionsERPNext, Dolibarr, LedgerSMB, Facturascripts

Stronger current public-health signal than Cent.

Verified open/source-visibleERPNext, Dolibarr, LedgerSMB, Facturascripts

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

License unknown, source-visible signalsWP ERP

Public source signals exist, but ToolVitals has not verified the license class.

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Ranked alternatives

Best-fit accounting options

12 tools
01

ERPNext

Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Active
Health95
Shipping100
Score97
Confidence95
Stars35.4k
ModeSource-visible project
02

Dolibarr

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.

Active
Health95
Shipping95
Score96
Confidence99
Stars7.3k
ModeSource-visible project
07

hledger

Robust, fast, intuitive plain text accounting tool with CLI, TUI and web interfaces.

Active
Health84
Shipping81
Score86
Confidence92
Stars4.5k
ModeSource-visible project
09

ezbookkeeping

A lightweight, self-hosted personal finance app with a user-friendly interface and powerful bookkeeping features.

Active
Health81
Shipping76
Score82
Confidence82
Stars5k
ModeSource-visible project
10

Balaka

Open-source accounting application for SMEs with payroll and invoicing support.

Warning
Health73
Shipping82
Score80
Confidence82
Stars36
ModeSource-visible project
11

Bigcapital

💵 Independent financial accounting with intelligent reporting, alternative to Quickbooks, Xero, Wave.

Warning
Health73
Shipping71
Score79
Confidence100
Stars3.7k
ModeSource-visible project
12

WP ERP

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

Active
Health76
Shipping63
Score78
Confidence99
Stars690
ModeSource-visible project