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Leading#3 in Open sourcehigh confidence
Popular self-hosted web accounting for small businesses and freelancers (~10k★): invoicing, expense tracking, banking and tax management.Our read
Why it ranks #3
A leading web-based OSS accounting option with 9,975 GitHub stars and regular roundup coverage, though self-hosting communities frequently flag its paid-app model.Here is the catch
critical capabilities such as double-entry and bank feeds may require paid apps
add-on costs accumulate quickly despite the free core
users report upgrade, support and self-hosted app compatibility problems
Does this well
accessible browser-based interface for small businesses
modular ecosystem covers many country and workflow needs
self-hosting keeps core financial data under user control
Pricing
Checked by hand on 2026-07-23. Prices in this category change often — if this looks wrong, it probably is.
Key features
Invoices, bills and expense trackingCustomers, vendors and bank accountsMulti-currency financial reportingModular accounting app marketplace
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- 7hledgerRobust, actively maintained plain-text accounting tool (~4.6k★) — a Ledger-compatible reimplementation with strong CLI, web and reporting.