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LedgerSMBQuickBooks Desktop
Free

Free and open source.

 Paid

Paid commercial software; Intuit sells several editions.

Web, Self-hosted macOS
  • Proper double-entry, multi-currency accounting
  • Sends invoices and quotes by email with PDF attachments
  • Accounting, payroll and inventory in one program
  • Industry-specific editions
  • Needs Perl, PostgreSQL and a web server to run in production
  • Interface is functional rather than modern
  • Paid commercial software
  • Intuit steers many customers towards its cloud product instead
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
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 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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