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, health, shipping, confidence, and then adoption as a tie-breaker.

# Tool Health Shipping Openness Stars Score Status
01 ERPNext
Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
95 100 OSI-approved OSS 35.5k 97 Active
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.
95 95 OSI-approved OSS 7.3k 96 Active
03 LedgerSMB
Double-entry accounting & ERP for the web
85 95 OSI-approved OSS 542 91 Active
04 OpenConstructionERP
Open-source construction estimation and ERP platform.
81 95 OSI-approved OSS 338 90 Active
05 Facturascripts
Open source ERP software. Built on modern PHP and bootstrap. Easy and powerful.
80 98 OSI-approved OSS 471 90 Active
06 Montte NX
Open-source ERP for business management.
77 93 OSI-approved OSS 6 87 Active
07 hledger
Robust, fast, intuitive plain text accounting tool with CLI, TUI and web interfaces.
84 81 OSI-approved OSS 4.5k 86 Active
08 Aureus ERP
Free and Open Source ERP platform
81 81 OSI-approved OSS 11k 86 Active
09 ezbookkeeping
A lightweight, self-hosted personal finance app with a user-friendly interface and powerful bookkeeping features.
81 76 OSI-approved OSS 5k 82 Active
10 Bigcapital
💵 Independent financial accounting with intelligent reporting, alternative to Quickbooks, Xero, Wave.
73 71 OSI-approved OSS 3.7k 79 Warning
11 NotrinosERP
Web-based ERP and accounting system with CRM, sales, purchasing, and warehousing.
70 76 OSI-approved OSS 148 79 Warning
12 WP ERP
An open-source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution for WordPress
76 63 License unknown 690 78 Active
13 Balaka
Open-source accounting application for SMEs with payroll and invoicing support.
65 76 OSI-approved OSS 36 75 Warning
14 App Finance
Open-source platform-agnostic financial accounting application.
63 71 License unknown 122 71 Warning
15 OpenFactu
Open-source billing and ERP platform.
63 65 OSI-approved OSS 1 71 Warning
16 bgerp
Web-базирана система за управление на бизнеса
62 63 OSI-approved OSS 60 70 Warning
17 Cent
Collaborative accounting web app.
72 54 License unknown 1.1k 69 Warning
18 Akaunting
Online Accounting Software
71 45 License unknown 9.9k 69 Warning
19 Bloomerp
Business management software framework for creating business management apps.
59 63 OSI-approved OSS 38 67 Warning
20 WebERP
webERP Accounting and Business Administration ERP system
62 52 License unknown 88 65 Warning
21 Dubbl
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.
62 35 OSI-approved OSS 18 62 Warning
22 TaxHacker
Self-hosted AI accounting app for receipts, invoices, transactions, and custom prompts.
63 27 OSI-approved OSS 6.1k 60 Warning
23 JSH ERP
Open-source ERP system focused on inventory, purchasing, sales, warehouse, and finance workflows.
64 31 OSI-approved OSS 4.4k 57 Warning
24 OpenPapyrus
Open-source ERP, CRM, and point-of-sale system.
51 36 License unknown 281 55 Warning
25 Mora
Open-source procure-to-pay platform for small and medium businesses.
54 25 License unknown 0 53 Warning
26 CFO Stack
Open-source AI CFO and tax accountant for individuals and businesses.
44 23 OSI-approved OSS 44 48 Critical
27 Finmars
Open-source finance management platform.
44 11 OSI-approved OSS 48 45 Critical
28 Rever
Finance automation platform for CFO workflows.
44 7 OSI-approved OSS 510 43 Critical
29 Frappe Books
Free Accounting Software
43 7 OSI-approved OSS 4.7k 41 Critical
30 Scipio ERP
A scalable large-scale eCommerce framework that is made for multinational omnichannel installations and is easy to customize.
28 0 OSI-approved OSS 367 35 Critical
31 SaaSBooks
Open-source finance tool that turns Stripe and Mercury data into actionable financial insights.
26 0 OSI-approved OSS 41 32 Critical
32 openboek
Self-hosted bookkeeping for Dutch small businesses.
22 11 OSI-approved OSS 1 32 Critical
33 Hesabix
Open-source accounting platform.
22 0 OSI-approved OSS 23 32 Critical
34 ERP SaaS
A Laravel and Filament-powered accounting platform featuring full double-entry accrual accounting, delivering modern automation for professional financial management.
18 10 OSI-approved OSS 1.4k 32 Critical

Evidence Watch

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