Last checked October 2026 · 16 alternatives to QuickBooks in our catalog
QuickBooks paid plans start at $12.50/month, which is why people look for a free alternative. Below are 11 options with a free plan or no price at all - 6 are completely free, 5 are open source, 1 runs on Linux and 8 work in the browser.
Picked from listing data (price model, license, platforms, community votes), not hands-on testing.
| Alternative | Price | Open source | Platforms | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave | Freemium | No | Web, iOS, Android | Free accounting and invoicing for very small businesses. |
| Akaunting | Free | Yes (Other) | Web | Free, open‑source accounting software for small businesses and freelancers |
| BigCapital | Free | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | Web | Open-source accounting software — a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks and Xero |
| GnuCash | Free | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | Free, open-source double-entry accounting software for personal finances and small businesses. |
| Invoice Ninja | Free | Yes (Elastic-2.0) | Web | Invoice, quote, project and time-tracking app built with Laravel |
| CreditBook | Free | No | Android, iOS | Digital ledger app replacing handwritten khata books for Pakistani merchants and MSMEs. |
| ERPNext | Free | Yes (GPL-3.0) | Web | Open-source ERP solution for businesses |
| SmartBill | Freemium | No | Web, iOS, Android | Romanian cloud accounting and e-Factura invoicing platform for small businesses and accountants. |
| Square | Freemium | No | Web, iOS, Android | Payment processing and point-of-sale system for businesses |
| Tabby AI Bookkeeping Software | Freemium | No | — | The AI that runs your bookkeeping. |
| ZipBooks | Freemium | No | Web | Straightforward accounting software for small businesses without formal bookkeeping training. |
Free accounting and invoicing for very small businesses.
Free plan includes: Track income and expenses · Manage cash flow · Access reporting · Create professional invoices and estimates
Free, open‑source accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
Open-source accounting software — a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks and Xero
Free, open-source double-entry accounting software for personal finances and small businesses.
Invoice, quote, project and time-tracking app built with Laravel
Digital ledger app replacing handwritten khata books for Pakistani merchants and MSMEs.
Open-source ERP solution for businesses
Romanian cloud accounting and e-Factura invoicing platform for small businesses and accountants.
Payment processing and point-of-sale system for businesses
Free plan includes: POS app for any payment · Online site builder · Item library for inventory · Invoicing and estimates
The AI that runs your bookkeeping.
Free plan includes: AI-powered transaction categorization · Deduction finder · Expense tracker · Invoice generator
Straightforward accounting software for small businesses without formal bookkeeping training.
Free plan includes: Unlimited invoices · Unlimited vendors and customers · Digital payment acceptance · Basic reports
Wave is the first free alternative we list for QuickBooks. Others worth a look: Akaunting, BigCapital and GnuCash. Which one fits depends on what you use QuickBooks for, so check the platform and free-plan details for each.
Yes. Akaunting, BigCapital, GnuCash, Invoice Ninja and CreditBook have no paid tier. The rest of the list are freemium: a free plan with paid upgrades.
Yes: Akaunting, BigCapital, GnuCash, Invoice Ninja and ERPNext. Open-source options can usually be inspected, modified and self-hosted.
We don't list a free plan for QuickBooks; paid plans start at $12.50/month. That price is the main reason people look at the options on this page.
How this list is built: alternatives come from our catalog's curated alternative relationships; price model, license and platforms come from each product's listing; order is fully-free first, then community votes.
