Akaunting
Accounting software for small businesses and freelancers, with invoicing and an app store
In our rankings
Scores on the self-hosted invoicing software criteria
Evaluated Nov 5, 2026- Billing features ×3 3
3/5 means: Three of the five features.
Recurring invoices, any currency and taxes linked to products are in the core. Quotes are an add-on app, and the captured pages do not mention automatic payment reminders.
4 quotes - Online payments and client portal ×3 3
3/5 means: Online payments only through add-on apps or extensions, or online payments with no client portal and no payment links.
Clients can see invoices and pay online in the client portal, but payment gateways come as apps from the Akaunting App Store rather than the core.
2 quotes - Self-hosted setup ×2 2
2/5 means: Manual install only: you set up the web server, PHP and the database yourself.
Manual install only in the README: Composer, an npm build that needs Node.js 18 or 20, a web server and a database (SQLite is allowed). No official Docker image is listed.
3 quotes - License and free self-hosted limits ×2 2
2/5 means: Source-available license (not approved by the Open Source Initiative), and the free self-hosted edition limits users, companies or invoices.
Released under the Business Source License, which is source-available rather than open source, and the free self-hosted Standard plan is limited to 1 company, 1 user plus 1 accountant, and 1,000 invoices.
4 quotes
Evidence (18 quotes)
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“Online accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers.”
github.com/akaunting/akaunting · checked - 2
“Akaunting is released under the BSL license.”
github.com/akaunting/akaunting · checked - 3
“Automatically create invoices, revenues, bills, and payments for ongoing jobs. With just a click.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 4
“Send invoices and add expenses in any currency and let the system convert them in your main currency.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 5
“Set up different names for each tax, and link specific taxes to specific products or transactions to save you time.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 6
“Share the transactions and invoices with your clients and accept bulk payments, online.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 7
“Payment Method 20+”
akaunting.com/apps · checked - 8
“Estimates (Quotes)”
akaunting.com/apps · checked - 9
“Database (e.g.: MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite)”
github.com/akaunting/akaunting · checked - 10
“Install dependencies: composer install ; npm install ; npm run dev”
github.com/akaunting/akaunting · checked - 11
“Node.js 18 or 20 (the asset pipeline does not build on Node 21+ yet)”
github.com/akaunting/akaunting · checked - 12
“The Standard plan of the Akaunting On-Premise (self-hosted) version is completely free.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 13
“1 User + 1 Accountant”
akaunting.com/plans-on-premise · checked - 14
“1,000 Invoices”
akaunting.com/plans-on-premise · checked - 15
“Akaunting is Open Source so you can install on your host.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 16
“Enable, disable, export, and delete records easily in batch mode.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 18
“Create unlimited bank and cash accounts and track their opening and current balances.”
akaunting.com/features · checked - 17
“tag_name: 3.3.0, published_at: 2026-10-27T16:07:52Z”