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Frappe Books vs Zoho Books: catalog facts
Frappe Books	Zoho Books
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium Several subscription plans are offered; see the Zoho Books pricing page for details.
macOS	Windows, Android, iOS, Web
Keyboard-driven fuzzy search to reach any form Invoices, income and expense tracking in one app	Covers invoicing, bills, banking, inventory and reports Sales tax and 1099 handling
Still at a 0.x version Aimed at small businesses, not larger accounting teams	Cloud-only accounting data Fullest value comes with other Zoho products
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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