Finance and accounting
Sage Accounting 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
frappe/erpnext★37,706 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceFull open-source ERP with accounting, budgeting, reports, and role-based access for business use.Open on GitHub ↗akaunting/akaunting★10,032 GitHub starslicence unclearWeb-based open-source accounting software supporting multi-company, invoicing, reports, and basic budgeting.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Enterprise integrations and out-of-the-box ERP connectors
- Vendor support, SLAs, and professional services
- Large-scale security/compliance posture and audited controls
- Polished product features (agents, advanced automations) and marketplace apps
- Brand trust and established customer community
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Sage Accounting, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.