Choosing accounting software requires more than matching features to a checklist: readers also need evidence that a project is healthy and actively shipping. This August 2026 ranking uses current ToolVitals scores alongside the supplied project descriptions and first-party links.
The ranking covers open/source-visible tools and orders them by ToolVitals score descending, with health and shipping used to order equal composite scores. GitHub stars provide context only and do not determine rank.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolibarr | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 98 | 98 | 7546 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | ERPNext | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 98 | 98 | 38583 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Aureus ERP | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 96 | 97 | 11817 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Bigcapital | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 96 | 96 | 3867 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | Facturascripts | OSI-approved OSS | LGPL-3.0 | 96 | 96 | 492 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | OpenAccountants | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 96 | 94 | 349 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | hledger | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 94 | 94 | 4679 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | OpenSTAManager | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 94 | 92 | 148 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | LedgerSMB | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 93 | 93 | 559 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | bgerp | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 92 | 90 | 60 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 11 | OpenConstructionERP | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 88 | 95 | 720 | 91 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 12 | Apache OFBiz | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 92 | 87 | 1111 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 13 | NotrinosERP | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 88 | 91 | 160 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 14 | IOTA SDK | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 87 | 94 | 462 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 15 | TaxHacker | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 88 | 82 | 6661 | 85 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 16 | Bloomerp | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 82 | 83 | 41 | 82 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 17 | Balaka | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 80 | 81 | 39 | 80 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 18 | BuchISY | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 71 | 61 | 1 | 67 | 🟢 Good |
| 19 | Nepal Compliance | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 62 | 39 | 173 | 53 | 🟡 Fair |
| 20 | Montte NX | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 57 | 41 | 6 | 51 | 🟡 Fair |
| 21 | OpenFactu | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 56 | 45 | 1 | 51 | 🟡 Fair |
| 22 | Dubbl | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 45 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 🟡 Fair |
| 23 | Frappe Books | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 35 | 0 | 4911 | 21 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 24 | openboek | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 25 | CFO Stack | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 12 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 26 | Rever | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 12 | 0 | 537 | 7 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 27 | ERP SaaS | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 10 | 3 | 1469 | 7 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 28 | Finova | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 7 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 29 | JournalSmart | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 30 | oms-erp | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 6 | 0 | 1922 | 4 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 31 | SaaSBooks | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 6 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Dolibarr ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 98. It is listed as OSI-approved OSS under GPL-3.0. Its supplied product description covers company and foundation activity across contacts, suppliers, invoices, orders, stocks, agenda, and accounting.
ERPNext ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 98. It is listed as OSI-approved OSS under GPL-3.0. Its supplied first-party positioning is concise: Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), making it the broadest ERP-oriented option among the two tools tied at the top score.
Aureus ERP ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 96, health score of 96, and shipping score of 97. It is listed as OSI-approved OSS under MIT. The supplied product description identifies it as a Free and Open Source ERP platform, while its shipping score is one point higher than its health score.
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