Crater
Open-source invoicing app for freelancers and small businesses with tax support
Overview
Crater is a free, self-hostable invoicing and expense-tracking application built with Laravel and Vue.js. It supports recurring invoices, estimates, payments, expense categories, tax rates, and multi-currency billing. A mobile app companion is also available for iOS and Android.
Where it falls short of QuickBooks
- No double-entry accounting; not suitable for complex bookkeeping
- Bank reconciliation and bank import features are basic
- Project development pace has slowed in recent releases
We list the gaps honestly so you can decide if the trade-off is worth owning your data.
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