Finance and accounting
FreshBooks alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
akaunting/akaunting★10,032 GitHub starslicence unclearWeb-based accounting and invoicing platform for small businesses with client and financial management.Open on GitHub ↗Dolibarr/dolibarr★7,490 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceModular ERP/CRM web app handling contacts, invoicing, orders, stock, and basic accounting.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Double-entry accounting workflows and audit-grade reports
- Bank imports / automatic reconciliation
- Payroll and tax calculation features
- Large-app ecosystem / AppStore integrations
- Award-level customer support and onboarding services
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches FreshBooks, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.