Readers choosing accounting software need to compare capabilities while also considering source visibility, project health, and shipping activity. For October 2026, the supplied ToolVitals records provide these signals alongside each tool’s description, openness label, license label, and GitHub-star context.
The ranking covers open/source-visible tools and orders them by ToolVitals score descending, then health and shipping for equal composite scores. GitHub stars are context only and do not determine rank.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERPNext | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 98 | 98 | 40112 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Dolibarr | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 98 | 97 | 7728 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Bigcapital | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 96 | 96 | 3935 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Facturascripts | OSI-approved OSS | LGPL-3.0 | 95 | 96 | 498 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | IOTA SDK | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 95 | 95 | 471 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | hledger | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 95 | 95 | 4764 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | OpenAccountants | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 95 | 92 | 436 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | OpenConstructionERP | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 91 | 96 | 933 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | bgerp | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 93 | 90 | 60 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | LedgerSMB | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 92 | 89 | 570 | 91 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 11 | Aureus ERP | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 91 | 91 | 12056 | 91 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 12 | OpenSTAManager | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 92 | 88 | 152 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 13 | Apache OFBiz | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 92 | 87 | 1130 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 14 | Bloomerp | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 88 | 86 | 44 | 88 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 15 | NotrinosERP | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 85 | 88 | 163 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 16 | Balaka | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 77 | 82 | 44 | 79 | 🟢 Good |
| 17 | BuchISY | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 71 | 61 | 1 | 67 | 🟢 Good |
| 18 | TaxHacker | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 68 | 51 | 6746 | 61 | 🟢 Good |
| 19 | OpenFactu | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 47 | 43 | 2 | 45 | 🟡 Fair |
| 20 | Montte NX | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 21 | Finova | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 44 | 25 | 34 | 37 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 22 | SaaSBooks | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 44 | 10 | 43 | 30 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 23 | Nepal Compliance | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 37 | 5 | 176 | 24 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 24 | Dubbl | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 34 | 0 | 53 | 21 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 25 | ERP SaaS | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 8 | 2 | 1475 | 6 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 26 | openboek | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 27 | CFO Stack | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 8 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 28 | Rever | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 8 | 0 | 545 | 5 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 29 | JournalSmart | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 30 | oms-erp | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1923 | 3 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
ERPNext ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 98. Its official description identifies it as Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The record labels it OSI-approved OSS under GPL-3.0; its 40,112 GitHub stars provide context but are not part of the ranking.
Dolibarr ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 97. Its official description covers company or foundation activity across contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, and accounting, and describes it as a PHP web application for businesses, foundations, and freelancers. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS under GPL-3.0.
Bigcapital ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 96, health score of 96, and shipping score of 96. Its official description presents it as independent financial accounting with intelligent reporting and an alternative to Quickbooks, Xero, and Wave. The record labels it OSI-approved OSS under AGPL-3.0; its 3,935 GitHub stars are context only.
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