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The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software, personal and small enterprise software, medium-sized and large-sized enterprise software, and other accounting packages. The comparison only focus considering financial and external accounting functions. No comparison is made for internal/management accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, or integrated MAS accounting.

• Free and open source software

• Proprietary software

• Further details

• See also

• References

| Package | License | Windows | macOS | Linux | Market focus | General ledger | Accounts receivable / payable | Double-entry bookkeeping | Multi-currency pricing | Online banking | Point of sale | E-commerce | Stock/S O C T | Payroll | Enterprise resource planning | Customer relationship management | Business intelligence | Human resource management | Manufacturing / Bill of materials | Supply chain management | Inventory management — | Records management | Distribution / WMS | Multi-user | Multi Co | Tax | Other features | Structure | Language |

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| Adempiere | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SaaS , Project Management, CRM. | Web-based and Client-server. | Java on JBoss, GlassFish, PostgreSQL, Oracle. |

| Apache OFBiz | Apache License | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small to mid-sized enterprises | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS , Calendar, Webmail | Multi-User, Web Access, Cloud Hostable | Java |

| Compiere | GPL2 , other proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | | | | | | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | | | | Yes | | | | MES | Web-based | Java EE |

| Dolibarr | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small to mid-sized enterprises | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SaaS | Web-based | PHP |

| ERPNext | GPL3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All enterprises | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | SaaS , On-Premise | Web-based | Python |

| GnuCash | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal and small enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | No [ 1 ] | | ltd | | Stand-alone | C, Scheme |

| iDempiere | GPL2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SaaS , Calendar, Project Management | Web-based and Client-server | Java on Jetty, OSGi, PostgreSQL, Oracle |

| JFire | GPL | Yes | No | Yes | All enterprises | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | Web-based, Stand-alone | Java |

| LedgerSMB | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS , Light Manufacturing, Multi-language (40), | Web-based | Perl |

| Ledger (CLI) | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal and small enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Can be used with git | Plain text file-based | C++ |

| metasfresh | GPL2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SaaS , On-Premise | Web-based, Client-server | Java on Tomcat, PostgreSQL |

| Odoo (CE) | LGPL3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All enterprises | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | SaaS , On-Premise | Web-based | Python |

| SQL-Ledger | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | | Yes | | | | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | | | Web-based | Perl |

| Tryton | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [ 2 ] | | Yes [ 3 ] | | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes [ 4 ] | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes [ 5 ] | Yes [ 6 ] | Yes | | Thin client & Web-based client - Server | Python |

| Package | License | Windows | macOS | Linux | Market focus | Type | Structure |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| 24SevenOffice | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | ERP , CRM , email , collaboration , Project management , Integrated VoIP | Web-based |

| Acumatica | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP , CRM, E-Mail, Project Management, Integration, Notification, Employee | Web-based |

| AME Accounting Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Payroll , general ledger , accounts receivable , accounts payable , Double-entry bookkeeping system , Small Business Accounting | Stand-alone |

| Aplos Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market nonprofit and faith-based organizations | Fund accounting , general ledger , accounts receivable , accounts payable , Double-entry bookkeeping system , nonprofit organization accounting, online fundraising | Web-based |

| Baan Corporation | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid to Low-market | ERP | Stand-alone and web-based |

| CGram Enterprise | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Financials ; ERP ; CRM ; Manufacturing ; Multicompany; Multicurrency; Payroll ; Inventory control ; accounts receivable ; accounts payable ; general ledger | Stand-alone |

| CODA | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Mid-market | GL ; AP ; AR ; Analytics ; Integration ; etc. | Stand-alone/Web Access |

| Comarch Altum | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | ERP ; GL ; Bookkeeping , Multi-Currency, Multi-Language, Double-entry bookkeeping system, AP ; AR ; Analytics ; Integration ; CRM ; BI ; e-commerce ; Workflow ; Retail ; POS | Stand-alone / Web access |

| FinancialForce.com | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market to enterprise | ERP , ordering & billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, general ledger, reporting & dashboarding, multi-currency, multi-company, global tax, analytics | Web-based |

| FlexAccount | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Mid- to high-end market | ERP , Manufacturing, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Budgeting, Reporting, Analysis | Stand-alone and Web-based |

| FreeAgent | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Freelancers and Microbusiness | Double-entry bookkeeping system , small business accounting, time tracking, project management, invoicing, expense management, bank feeds, payroll, stock, HMRC tax filing | Web-based |

| FreshBooks | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small Businesses ( Small Businesses ) | Cloud accounting specialist for small business owners. | Web-based |

| Gem Accounts | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | General ledger , chart of accounts , accounts receivable , accounts payable , double-entry bookkeeping system , small business accounting, mid-market enterprise accounting, multi-currency, multi-language, multi-user, business reporting, management reporting, inventory control, service/project tracking & billing, payroll, open data and backup exports. | Web-based |

| inDinero | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small businesses , Startup company | Small business accounting , invoices , bookkeeping , tax return preparation, invoices , bank integration, collaboration | Web-based |

| Microsoft Dynamics AX | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Midsize to high-end enterprises | ERP , CRM , intercompany, multicurrency, manufacturing, SCM , e-commerce , business intelligence | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server |

| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & mid-size enterprises ( SME ) | ERP , SCM, manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system , project accounting, Payroll , general ledger , Analytic, accounts receivable , accounts payable | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |

| Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & Midsize Enterprises ( SME ) | ERP , CRM , Intercompany, Multicurrency, SCM, Manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system , Project Accounting, Payroll , general ledger , Accounts Receivable , Accounts Payable , Reporting & Analysis Services | Web-based |

| Microsoft Dynamics SL | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & midsize enterprises ( SME ) | Project Management, Project Accounting, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Web Access |

| MYOB AccountRight | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low- to high-end market | Small business and commercial accounting. Payroll and POS | Stand-alone |

| MYOB EXO Business | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Mid- to high-end market | Larger, more complex businesses. Fully customised ERP with Accounting/General ledger, CRM, Job & Project Costing, POS, Asset Management and Intercompany Reporting. Integrated Payroll & HR available through MYOB EXO Employer Services | Stand-alone, multi-user/location, terminal server, remote access |

| NetSuite | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | CRM , ERP , E-commerce , Accounting , Financial Management , Supply Chain Management , Inventory Management, Warehouse Management , Human Capital Management , Professional Services Automation , Ecommerce, Reporting, and Analytics | Web-based |

| NewViews | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Real-time , E-commerce , Integrated, Multi-user, Payroll (Canada, USA), general ledger , AR , AP , Multi-Currency, Small Business Accounting, Inventory Control, Order Entry, Job Costing, Non-profit Housing Edition, Work Orders, Attachments (Scans) | Stand-alone and/or Web Access, Cloud Hostable |

| NolaPro | Software as a Service and freeware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low- to high-end market | | |

| Open Systems Accounting Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | ERP , SCM , E-commerce , Reporting & Business intelligence | Stand-alone |

| Oracle E-Business Suite | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP | Web-based |

| Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP , Financial Management , Supply Chain Management , Human Capital Management , Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |

| Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP , Financial Management , Supply Chain Management , Human Capital Management , Customer Relationship Management , Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |

| Postbooks | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Professional Services | Client-server |

| Passport Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Mid- to low-end market | General ledger , accounts receivable , Accounts payable , ERP | Stand-alone |

| POS solutions | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Newsagency pharmacy | POS | Stand-alone |

| QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Mid-market | Business management, Payroll | Stand-alone |

| QuickBooks Online | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low-end market | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management | Web-based |

| QuickBooks Pro/Premier | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low to mid-market | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management, fixed asset depreciation | Stand-alone |

| Sage Group | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Accounting Firms | CRM , payroll | Stand-alone |

| Sage Accounting | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low-end market (for SME ) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management | Web-based |

| Sage 50cloud | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low-end to High end | Business management. Financials , Inventory , Manufacturing , Job Costing , POS , Procurement , CRM , Business intelligence , Payroll , HR ; features and OS support dependent on country. | Stand-alone |

| Sage Intacct | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & Midsize Enterprises ( SME ) | Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Collaborate, Contract and Subscription Billing, Contract Revenue Management, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Inventory Management, Multi-Entity and Global Consolidations, Order Management, Project Accounting, Purchasing, Reporting and Dashboards, Sales and Use Tax, Spend Management, Time and Expense Management, Vendor Payment Services | Web-based |

| Sage 300 ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP , Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing , general ledger , accounts receivable , accounts payable , Inventory control | Stand-alone and Web-based |

| Sage Enterprise Management | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP , Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing , general ledger , accounts receivable , accounts payable , Inventory control | Stand-alone and Web-based |

| SAP Business ByDesign | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & midsize enterprises ( SME ) | ERP , Financial Management , Supply Chain Management , Supplier Relationship Management, Project Management, Human Capital Management , Customer Relationship Management , Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |

| SAP Business One | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes (Server only) [ 7 ] | Small & midsize enterprises ( SME ) | ERP , e-commerce | Stand-alone |

| SAP ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Midsize to High-end | ERP , CRM , SCM , SRM , PLM , Global Trade Services (GTS), e-commerce , Business Intelligence , Mobile Business | Stand-alone and Web-based |

| Sybiz Vision | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low- to high-end market | Accounting software , payroll , manufacturing, project management , job costing , multi-currency, inventory management , traceability and auditing, business intelligence , budgeting, reporting and analytics | Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |

| Tally.ERP 9 | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to high-end market | Accounting , Accounting software , payroll , inventory management , Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, General ledger, Billing, Stock/inventory, Purchase order, sales order, Bookkeeping, Financial Close Management, Balance Sheets, Point of Sale, Business Reporting and analytics | Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Web Access, Mobile Access |

| TRAVERSE | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | ERP , CRM , SCM , Intercompany, Multicurrency, Manufacturing , Distribution, E-commerce , Mobile Business Solutions, Reporting & Business intelligence | Stand-alone |

| Wave Accounting | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Entrepreneurs, freelancers, contractors, consultants, small businesses – Low-end market) | Accounts receivable , accounts payable , Double-entry bookkeeping system , Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, small business reporting, payroll integration | Web-based |

| Xero | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market. Small & midsize enterprises ( SME ) | Accounts receivable , accounts payable , Double-entry bookkeeping system , Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, standard business reporting, management reporting, fixed asset depreciation, payroll, inventory items, expenses management | Web-based |

| ZipBooks | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, credit card processing, bank integration | Web-based |

| Package | License | Windows | macOS | Linux | Market focus | Type | Structure |

Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.

| Package | Programming Language | First public release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Latest stable release | Stable release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Development Status | Database | Supported languages |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| Acumatica | C#, C++ | 2009-01-01 | 2022 R2 | 2022-09-15 [ 8 ] | 5 - Production / Stable | SQL Server , MySQL [ 9 ] | +100: UNICODE: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Khmer, Thai ... |

| Adempiere | J2EE, JBoss | 2006-10-12 | 3.9.3 | 2019-12-02 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, PostgreSQL [ 10 ] | +10: English, Spanish, French, ... |

| Apache OFBiz | Java, XML, FreeMarker, Groovy, Javascript | ? | 24.09.01 [ 11 ] | 2025-03-11; 4 months ago | 5 - Production / Stable | Apache Derby , MSSQL , MySQL , Oracle , PostgreSQL [ 12 ] | Multilingual |

| CGram Software | C, Java | 1982 | 5.0.0 | 2009-08-01 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | English |

| Compiere | J2EE, JBoss | 2001-06-08 | 3.8.9 | 2016-09-13 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, Advance Server, MS SQL, PostgreSQL | +10: English, Germany, Spanish, French, Indonesia,... |

| GnuCash | C 80%, Scheme / Lisp 13%, Perl 7%? | 1999-11-08 - Registered | 5.12 [ 13 ] | 2025-06-30; 36 days ago | 5 - Production / Stable | MariaDB , MySQL , PostgreSQL [ 14 ] | software: 33 languages; [ 15 ] website: 8 languages |

| JFire | J2EE, JBoss, Eclipse RCP, JDO | ? | 1.0.1 | 2010-03-20 | ? | MS SQL, Derby, ... | English, German, Thai, ... |

| LedgerSMB | Perl | 2006-09-06 | 1.12.11 | 2025-07-12 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL [ 16 ] | +40:English development, Multilingual (.po files Gettext#Translating ) |

| NewViews | C++ , Tcl/Tk | 1985 | 2.38.5 | 2025-6-25 | 5 - Production / Stable | Proprietary , Object Oriented | English |

| Openbravo | J2EE, JBoss | 2006 | 3.0.30460 | 2017-03-09 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, PostgreSQL | English, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Bulgarian, etc. |

| Odoo | Python, Javascript | 2005 | 18.0 [ 17 ] | 2024-10-03; 10 months ago | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL [ 18 ] | +40 Multilingual [ 19 ] |

| SQL-Ledger | Perl | 1999-01-29 | 3.2.10 [ 20 ] | 2021-06-22; 4 years ago | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL [ 21 ] | 44 [ 22 ] |

| Tryton | Python | 2008-11-17 | 7.0.34 [ 23 ] | 2025-07-15; 21 days ago | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL , SQLite [ 24 ] | English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Slovene, Spanish |

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