# Open-source alternatives for Invoicing and accounting

> Send invoices, track expenses and keep the books on software you host yourself, instead of a monthly accounting plan.

## Paid products
- [Open-source alternatives to FreshBooks](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/freshbooks.md): Hosted invoicing and accounting service aimed at freelancers and small service businesses. Sends invoices and estimates, accepts online payments, tracks billable time and expenses, connects bank accounts for reconciliation, and produces accounting reports; client and user counts depend on the plan. Pricing: See pricing page.
- [Open-source alternatives to QuickBooks Online](https://repoquarry.dev/alternatives/quickbooks.md): 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.

## Top ranked projects
1. [Odoo Community](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/odoo-community.md): LGPL business suite; the Community edition's Invoicing app sends invoices and takes portal payments, with Expenses and Timesheets apps. Commercial use: Partial.
2. [ERPNext](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/erpnext.md): Full open-source ERP on the Frappe framework; its accounting module handles invoices, payments and financial reports, with project timesheets. Commercial use: Partial.
3. [Bigcapital](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/bigcapital.md): Double-entry accounting and inventory app with invoices, estimates, Stripe payment links, expenses, Plaid bank sync and financial reports. Commercial use: Partial.
4. [Invoice Ninja](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/invoice-ninja.md): Invoicing app with quotes, recurring invoices, payment gateways, expenses, task timers and a client portal; self-host or use the hosted SaaS. Commercial use: Partial.
5. [Akaunting](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/akaunting.md): Laravel accounting app for small businesses with invoices, bills and an app store; free production use is capped at 2 users, 1 company, 1,000 invoices. Commercial use: Partial.
6. [Dolibarr](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/dolibarr.md): Modular PHP ERP and CRM with proposals, invoices, online payments, bank accounts, accounting, expense reports and timesheets; GPL-3.0+. Commercial use: Partial.
7. [Kimai](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/kimai.md): Self-hosted time tracker for freelancers and teams that turns billable timesheets into invoices; rates per customer, project or user. Commercial use: Partial.
8. [GnuCash](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/gnucash.md): Desktop double-entry accounting for personal and small-business books, with customer invoices, bills, reconciliation, OFX/QIF import and reports. Commercial use: Partial.
9. [InvoicePlane](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/invoiceplane.md): Long-running MIT-licensed PHP app for quotes, invoices, clients, products, payment tracking with gateways, and simple reports. Commercial use: Confirmed.
10. [InvoiceShelf](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/invoiceshelf.md): Self-hosted invoicing for freelancers and small businesses (Crater-based); invoices, estimates, payments, expenses, recurring invoices and reports. Commercial use: Partial.
11. [SolidInvoice](https://repoquarry.dev/projects/solidinvoice.md): MIT-licensed quotes, invoices, recurring billing and online payments via Stripe, PayPal and other gateways; Docker, single binary or hosted. Commercial use: Confirmed.
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