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Zoho Books vs LedgerSMB: catalog facts
Zoho Books	LedgerSMB
Freemium Several subscription plans are offered; see the Zoho Books pricing page for details.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Android, iOS, Web	Web, Self-hosted
Covers invoicing, bills, banking, inventory and reports Sales tax and 1099 handling	Proper double-entry, multi-currency accounting Sends invoices and quotes by email with PDF attachments
Cloud-only accounting data Fullest value comes with other Zoho products	Needs Perl, PostgreSQL and a web server to run in production Interface is functional rather than modern
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Account 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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