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Bigcapital vs LedgerSMB: catalog facts
Bigcapital	LedgerSMB
Free Self-hosted edition is free under AGPL-3.0; a hosted Bigcapital Cloud is also offered.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Invoicing, expenses, inventory and reports in one app Multi-currency accounting	Proper double-entry, multi-currency accounting Sends invoices and quotes by email with PDF attachments
Aimed at businesses rather than personal budgeting Self-hosting requires Docker and server maintenance	Needs Perl, PostgreSQL and a web server to run in production Interface is functional rather than modern
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
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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