Invoicing & accounting
QuickBooks: QuickBooks is Intuit's accounting software for small business bookkeeping, invoicing and payroll. These tools do a similar job: indie picks from our Friday drops and open source projects, each one chosen by a person.
Updated How we pick
5 alternatives to QuickBooks
Free to use, and you can host them yourself
Free open source online accounting software for small businesses
Best for Invoicing and bookkeeping for small businesses
akaunting.com ↗GitHub ↗Free self-hosted; paid cloud and apps
Free open source desktop accounting app for invoices income and expenses
Best for Freelancers and small businesses doing their own bookkeeping
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Submit your toolFree open source desktop accounting for personal and small business finances
Best for Offline double-entry bookkeeping
Open source accounting and inventory software
Best for Double-entry bookkeeping with financial reports
bigcapital.app ↗GitHub ↗Free self-hosted; paid cloud
Open source web interface for Beancount plain-text double-entry accounting
Best for Developers who want plain-text books instead of a full accounting app
beancount.github.io ↗GitHub ↗Free and open source
