Accounting tools cover a wide range here: full ERP suites, web-based accounting systems, self-hosted bookkeeping apps, plain text accounting, invoicing, payroll, and finance automation. This June 2026 ToolVitals snapshot compares open/source-visible Accounting Tools using the supplied health, shipping, licensing, GitHub popularity, and ToolVitals score data.
The ranking includes open/source-visible tools only and sorts first by ToolVitals score, with GitHub stars used as a secondary popularity signal for ties. License and openness are treated conservatively using the supplied labels, such as OSI-approved OSS and GPL-3.0, without stretching source-visible or commercial models into open source claims.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERPNext | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 95 | 100 | 35684 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Dolibarr | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 95 | 95 | 7316 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Facturascripts | OSI-approved OSS | LGPL-3.0 | 85 | 98 | 472 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | OpenConstructionERP | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 81 | 95 | 351 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | LedgerSMB | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 85 | 89 | 543 | 89 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | Montte NX | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 77 | 93 | 6 | 87 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | Aureus ERP | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 81 | 83 | 11044 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | hledger | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 84 | 81 | 4532 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | ezbookkeeping | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 81 | 76 | 5065 | 82 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | NotrinosERP | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 70 | 76 | 148 | 79 | 🟢 Good |
| 11 | Bigcapital | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 73 | 66 | 3697 | 78 | 🟢 Good |
| 12 | Balaka | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 65 | 76 | 36 | 75 | 🟢 Good |
| 13 | bgerp | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 70 | 🟢 Good |
| 14 | Bloomerp | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 59 | 63 | 38 | 67 | 🟢 Good |
| 15 | OpenFactu | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 60 | 55 | 1 | 66 | 🟢 Good |
| 16 | Dubbl | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 62 | 37 | 19 | 62 | 🟢 Good |
| 17 | TaxHacker | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 63 | 27 | 6099 | 60 | 🟢 Good |
| 18 | JSH ERP | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 64 | 31 | 4359 | 57 | 🟡 Fair |
| 19 | CFO Stack | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 44 | 23 | 45 | 48 | 🟡 Fair |
| 20 | Finmars | OSI-approved OSS | EUPL-1.2 | 44 | 11 | 48 | 45 | 🟡 Fair |
| 21 | Rever | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 44 | 7 | 510 | 43 | 🟡 Fair |
| 22 | Frappe Books | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 35 | 0 | 4699 | 35 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 23 | Scipio ERP | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 28 | 0 | 367 | 35 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 24 | SaaSBooks | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 26 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 25 | Hesabix | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 26 | openboek | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 27 | ERP SaaS | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 15 | 4 | 1447 | 29 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
ERPNext ranks first with a 97 ToolVitals score, combining a 95 health score with a 100 shipping score. Its supplied description positions it as a broad enterprise resource planning system rather than a narrow bookkeeping tool.
Dolibarr is close behind with a 96 ToolVitals score, a 95 health score, and a 95 shipping score. The data describes it as an ERP and CRM package covering contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, and accounting, which makes it one of the broader business-management options in the ranking.
Facturascripts ranks third with a 92 ToolVitals score, supported by an 85 health score and a 98 shipping score. Its GitHub star count is much smaller than the two leaders at 472, so its placement is driven more by ToolVitals health and shipping signals than by popularity.
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