Alternatives to GnuCash

Double-entry accounting for personal and small-business finances. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as GnuCash.

  • KMyMoney

    Double-entry personal finance manager from the KDE community.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    KMyMoney is also a GPL-2.0 double-entry desktop app with investment and loan handling and price quotes, built on KDE libraries that make Windows and macOS builds heavy.

  • hledger

    Plain text accounting: double-entry bookkeeping in a text file you own, with command-line, terminal and web interfaces.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    hledger keeps double-entry accounting in a plain-text file with command-line, terminal and web interfaces, trading GnuCash's graphical app for version-controllable text.

  • Beancount

    Plain-text double-entry accounting with a strict, checkable ledger format.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Beancount stores double-entry accounts in a strict plain-text ledger with balance assertions, with no graphical entry and a Python toolchain assumed.

  • Ledger

    The original plain-text double-entry accounting tool for the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Ledger is a BSD-licensed command-line plain-text double-entry tool with read-only reporting, lacking GnuCash's invoicing and graphical interface.

  • Skrooge

    KDE personal finance manager with split transactions and detailed reports.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSLinux

    Skrooge is a KDE finance manager for Linux and macOS with split transactions and unlimited undo, without Windows builds or GnuCash's small-business invoicing.

  • HomeBank

    Desktop personal finance app with budgets, reports and statement import.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    HomeBank is a lighter desktop app that is quick to set up, but uses single-entry bookkeeping and is not suited to business accounts.

  • Money Manager Ex

    A straightforward personal finance program for accounts, budgets and spending history, storing everything in an encrypted local SQLite file.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Money Manager Ex is a simpler local finance program with encrypted SQLite storage and mobile companions, without double-entry accounting or invoicing.

  • Firefly III

    A self-hosted personal finance manager with budgets, categories, rules and a lot of reports.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWebSelf-hosted

    Firefly III is a self-hosted AGPL-3.0 web app with budgets, rules and reports, which requires running a PHP application and database.

Also worth comparing

These listings name GnuCash as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Actual Budget

    Envelope budgeting that keeps your data on your own device and syncs between machines without a company in the middle.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    GnuCash replaces envelope budgeting with full double-entry accounting on Windows, macOS and Linux, including invoicing, with a dated interface and no mobile or web app.

  • Akaunting

    Accounting software for small businesses and freelancers, available online or self-hosted.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    GnuCash is free GPL-2.0 desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux with double-entry accounting, invoicing and accounts payable, replacing Akaunting's web interface with a dated desktop one.

  • Banktivity

    Personal finance software for Mac, iPhone and iPad covering budgeting, investments and net worth.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    GnuCash is free GPL double-entry accounting software for desktop platforms, with invoicing and multi-currency support but a dated interface and limited bank connections.

  • Denaro

    An open-source desktop app for managing personal finances across several accounts on the GNOME desktop.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    GnuCash is free GPL double-entry accounting for personal and small business use on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a steeper learning curve.

  • Manager.io

    Accounting software for small businesses and personal bookkeeping, with a free desktop edition and a Cloud Edition.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    GnuCash is free GPL-2.0 desktop software for Windows, macOS and Linux with double-entry accounting, invoicing and multi-currency support, though its interface is dated.

  • Moneydance

    Desktop personal finance software for Mac, Windows and Linux with online banking and investment tracking.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    GnuCash is free and open source under GPL-2.0 with real double-entry accounting, but it has a dated interface and more limited bank connections than Moneydance.

  • Moneyspire

    Desktop personal finance software for tracking accounts, bills and budgets on Mac, Windows and Linux.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    GnuCash is free open source double-entry accounting with scheduled transactions and multi-currency support, but its interface is dated and the concepts take time to learn.

  • Paisa

    An open-source personal finance manager built on plain-text ledger files and double-entry accounting.

    FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted

    GnuCash is a free GPL-2.0 double-entry desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux with invoicing, keeping data in its own files rather than plain text.

  • Quicken

    A long-running desktop personal finance manager for budgets, bills, investments and small business bookkeeping.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    GnuCash is free GPL-2.0 double-entry accounting with invoicing and accounts payable for personal and small-business use, but its interface is dated and bank connections limited.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.