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Akaunting vs InvoiceShelf: catalog facts
AkauntingInvoiceShelf
Freemium

The self-hosted Standard plan is free; other plans and the online service may cost extra.

Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with no per-seat fees.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Can be self-hosted with source code available
  • Invoicing, expenses and cash flow in one place
  • Invoices, estimates, payments and expenses in one place
  • Recurring invoices and a customer portal
  • Aimed at business bookkeeping rather than household budgets
  • Some features sit outside the free plan
  • You maintain the server and backups yourself
  • The 3.x branch is an alpha preview not meant for production data
Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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