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 an open-source alternative. Below are 5 open-source options you can inspect, modify and often self-host - 5 are completely free, 1 runs on Linux and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ERPNext | Free | Yes (GPL-3.0) | Web | Open-source ERP solution for businesses |
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
Open-source ERP solution for businesses
Akaunting is the first free alternative we list for QuickBooks and has no paid tier. Others worth a look: BigCapital, GnuCash and Invoice Ninja. 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 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.
