Akaunting
Double-entry accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
Overview
Akaunting is a PHP/Laravel web accounting application offering invoicing, expense tracking, double-entry bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, and multi-currency support. It supports multiple companies, tax management, and a marketplace of paid and free modules (payroll, inventory, etc.). It deploys on any LAMP stack or via Docker. The core is free; advanced modules are commercial.
Where it falls short of QuickBooks
- Many useful features (payroll, advanced inventory) locked behind paid marketplace modules
- BUSL-1.1 license restricts SaaS redistribution without a commercial agreement
- Bank sync and open-banking connections require paid add-ons or manual CSV import
- Reporting and dashboard customisation is less flexible than QuickBooks Online
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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