# Open-source alternatives to QuickBooks Online > Open-source alternatives to QuickBooks Online that run locally, allow commercial use and need no paid API include InvoicePlane (invoices and online payment of invoices; MIT) and SolidInvoice (invoices and online payment of invoices; MIT). None of the 11 projects we track covers all 6 QuickBooks Online jobs, so most people combine two or more. QuickBooks Online: Intuit's hosted small-business accounting service. Sends invoices and estimates, takes card and bank payments on invoices, tracks expenses and receipts, pulls bank feeds for reconciliation, and produces accounting reports and tax figures; time tracking and payroll are on higher tiers or add-ons. Pricing: See pricing page (checked 2026-10-16). Facts checked 2026-10-16. ## Projects | Project | Jobs | Runs locally | Commercial use | Paid services | Hardware | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Odoo Community](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/odoo-community) | invoices-and-quotes, online-invoice-payments, expense-receipt-tracking, billable-time-tracking | Self-hosted from packages or source | Yes under LGPL-3.0; Enterprise-only apps are not covered | Community is free; the full Accounting app (reports, bank reconciliation) is not in the Community repo | Not documented in the install pages reviewed | | [ERPNext](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/erpnext) | invoices-and-quotes, accounting-reports-tax, billable-time-tracking | Self-hosted with Docker or bench; managed hosting on Frappe Cloud | Yes; GPL copyleft applies when distributing; logo and trademark use has its own policy | None required; Frappe Cloud is optional managed hosting | Not documented in the README | | [Bigcapital](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/bigcapital) | invoices-and-quotes, online-invoice-payments, expense-receipt-tracking, bank-feeds-reconciliation, accounting-reports-tax | Self-hosted with Docker Compose; Bigcapital Cloud also offered | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | Core needs nothing paid; automatic bank sync needs your own Plaid account; Stripe for card payments | 2 CPU cores and 4 GB RAM minimum for up to 10 organizations; 5-10 GB for MariaDB | | [Invoice Ninja](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/invoice-ninja) | invoices-and-quotes, online-invoice-payments, expense-receipt-tracking, billable-time-tracking, bank-feeds-reconciliation | Self-hosted on a PHP server or Docker; hosted SaaS also offered | You can invoice your own business with it; you may not resell it as a hosted service or bypass licence-key features | None required; optional paid white-label licence removes branding; payment gateways charge their own fees | Software requirements are listed (PHP 8.2, MySQL/MariaDB); no RAM or CPU figures documented | | [Akaunting](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/akaunting) | invoices-and-quotes, expense-receipt-tracking, bank-feeds-reconciliation | Self-hosted PHP web app; Akaunting Cloud also offered | Production use allowed up to 2 users, 1 company and 1,000 invoices; no white-labelling or accounting-service resale | Free within the licence limits; a commercial licence is needed above them; bank feeds and other modules are App Store apps | Software requirements listed (PHP 8.1+, database, web server); no RAM or CPU figures documented | | [Dolibarr](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/dolibarr) | invoices-and-quotes, online-invoice-payments, expense-receipt-tracking, accounting-reports-tax, billable-time-tracking | Self-hosted on a LAN or internet server, or on one PC; paid SaaS offers exist | Yes; free to use in any business, GPL copyleft applies when distributing | None required; optional paid addons on Dolistore and paid SaaS hosting | Not documented | | [Kimai](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/kimai) | billable-time-tracking, invoices-and-quotes | Self-hosted (Docker or PHP server); Kimai Cloud also offered | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | Core is free; some plugins in the plugin store are paid; optional cloud | Software requirements listed (PHP 8.2+, MariaDB 10.6+ or MySQL 8.4+); no RAM or CPU figures | | [GnuCash](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/gnucash) | invoices-and-quotes, bank-feeds-reconciliation, accounting-reports-tax, expense-receipt-tracking | Yes, desktop app | Yes; using it for your business books is unrestricted, GPL copyleft applies if you distribute it | None required | Not documented beyond supported CPU architectures (x86\_64, arm64) | | [InvoicePlane](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/invoiceplane) | invoices-and-quotes, online-invoice-payments | Self-hosted on a PHP web server or as a container | Yes, MIT; you may not resell it under the InvoicePlane name and logo | None required; payment gateways charge their own fees | Not documented | | [InvoiceShelf](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/invoiceshelf) | invoices-and-quotes, expense-receipt-tracking | Self-hosted with Docker or a PHP web server | Yes under AGPL-3.0 copyleft terms | None required; optional official modules mentioned | Not documented | | [SolidInvoice](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/solidinvoice) | invoices-and-quotes, online-invoice-payments | Self-hosted via Docker, binary or source; hosted version also offered | Yes, MIT | None required; payment gateways charge their own fees; optional paid hosting | Not documented | ## Common questions ### Is there a free, open-source alternative to QuickBooks Online? Yes. Bigcapital, Dolibarr, GnuCash, Odoo Community and Invoice Ninja are free to download and run on your own computer without paid API keys. Each covers only part of what QuickBooks Online does, so check which job you need. ### Can I do invoices locally without a QuickBooks Online subscription? Yes, with Invoice Ninja (Elastic-2.0), Bigcapital (AGPL-3.0-only) and Odoo Community (LGPL-3.0-only). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start. ### Can I do online payment of invoices locally without a QuickBooks Online subscription? Yes, with Invoice Ninja (Elastic-2.0), Bigcapital (AGPL-3.0-only) and Odoo Community (LGPL-3.0-only). Check the hardware notes and licence conditions on each page before you start. ### Which QuickBooks Online alternatives can I use commercially? Confirmed: InvoicePlane and SolidInvoice. With conditions: Akaunting, Bigcapital, Dolibarr, ERPNext, GnuCash, Invoice Ninja, InvoiceShelf, Kimai and Odoo Community. This is not legal advice; read each licence. ### Does any open-source project replace all of QuickBooks Online? Not as of 2026-10-16. Invoices, online payment of invoices, expense and receipt tracking, bank feeds and reconciliation, bookkeeping and time tracking and billing for time are covered by different projects. --- Source: RepoQuarry (https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/quickbooks). Data licence: CC BY 4.0. Quotes are from project documentation and belong to their authors.