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

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