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Bigcapital vs InvoiceShelf: catalog facts
Bigcapital	InvoiceShelf
Free Self-hosted edition is free under AGPL-3.0; a hosted Bigcapital Cloud is also offered.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with no per-seat fees.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Invoicing, expenses, inventory and reports in one app Multi-currency accounting	Invoices, estimates, payments and expenses in one place Recurring invoices and a customer portal
Aimed at businesses rather than personal budgeting Self-hosting requires Docker and server maintenance	You maintain the server and backups yourself The 3.x branch is an alpha preview not meant for production data
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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