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