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Frappe Books vs Bigcapital: catalog facts
Frappe BooksBigcapital
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

Free

Self-hosted edition is free under AGPL-3.0; a hosted Bigcapital Cloud is also offered.

macOS Web, Self-hosted
  • Keyboard-driven fuzzy search to reach any form
  • Invoices, income and expense tracking in one app
  • Invoicing, expenses, inventory and reports in one app
  • Multi-currency accounting
  • Still at a 0.x version
  • Aimed at small businesses, not larger accounting teams
  • Aimed at businesses rather than personal budgeting
  • Self-hosting requires Docker and server maintenance
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Hosted service
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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.