The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software and personal finance packages. The comparison only focus considering financial and external accounting functions. No comparison is made for internal/management accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, or integrated MAS accounting.
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Free and open source software[edit]
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| Package | License | Windows | Mac OS | Linux | Market focus | GL | AR/AP | DEB | $£€¥ | OB | POS | EC | PR | ERP | CRM | BI | HRM | Manf. /BOM | SCM | IM— | RM | D/WM | MU | Multi Co | Tax | Other Features | Structure | Language | |
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| Adempiere | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Project Management, CRM. | Web-based and Client-server. | Java on JBoss, GlassFish, PostgreSQL, Oracle. | ||||
| Apache OFBiz | Apache License | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small to mid-sized enterprises | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Calendar, Webmail | Multi-User, Web Access, Cloud Hostable | Java | ||||
| Compiere | GPL2, other proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | MES | Web-based | Java EE | ||||||||||||||||
| Dolibarr | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS | Web-based | PHP | |||||||||
| GnuCash | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal and small enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ltd | Stand-alone | C, Scheme | |||||||||||||||
| GNU Enterprise | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid to high end market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web-based + stand-alone | Python | ||||||||||||||||
| iDempiere | GPL2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Calendar, Project Management | Web-based and Client-server | Java on Jetty, OSGi, PostgreSQL, Oracle | ||||
| JFire | GPL | Yes | No | Yes | All markets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web-based, Stand-alone | Java | |||||||||||||||||
| LedgerSMB | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, Light Manufacturing, Multi-language (40), | Web-based | Perl | |||||
| Ledger (CLI) | BSD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Personal and small enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Can be used with git | Plain text file-based | C++ |
| metasfresh | GPL2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, On-Premise | Web-based, Client-server | Java on Tomcat, PostgreSQL | ||||
| Odoo (CE) | LGPL3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All markets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SaaS, On-Premise | Web-based | Python | |||||
| Openbravo | MPL derivative with badgeware clause | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Project Management, Multi-language, Localized by country | Web-based, on-premises, Saas, On Demand | Java | |||||
| SQL-Ledger | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Web-based | Perl | ||||||||||||
| Tryton | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[1] | Yes[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes[3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[4] | Yes[5] | Yes | Thin client & Web-based client - Server | Python |
Proprietary software[edit]
| Package | License | Windows | OS X | Linux | Market focus | Type | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24SevenOffice | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | ERP, CRM, email, collaboration, Project management, Integrated VoIP | Web-based |
| Acumatica | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP, CRM, E-Mail, Project Management, Integration, Notification, Employee | Web-based |
| AME Accounting Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Payroll, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting | Stand-alone |
| Aplos Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market nonprofit and faith-based organizations | Fund Accounting, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, nonprofit organization accounting, online fundraising | Web-based |
| Baan Corporation | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid to Low-market | ERP | Stand-alone and web-based |
| CGram Enterprise | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Financials; ERP; CRM;Manufacturing; Multicompany; Multicurrency; Payroll; Inventory control; accounts receivable; accounts payable; general ledger | Stand-alone |
| Cheqbook | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Double-entry bookkeeping system, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Small Business Accounting, Reporting, Business Intelligence, general ledger, Bank Reconciliation, Automatic bank feeds, Journal entries, Check printing, Online payment processing | Web-based |
| CODA | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Mid-market | GL; AP; AR; Analytics; Integration; etc. | Stand-alone/Web Access |
| Comarch Altum | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | ERP; GL; Bookkeeping, Multi-Currency, Multi-Language, Double-entry bookkeeping system, AP; AR; Analytics; Integration; CRM; BI; e-commerce; Workflow; Retail; POS | Stand-alone / Web access |
| Express Accounts from NCH Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low to mid-market | Business Accounting and Invoicing | Stand-alone/Web access |
| FinancialForce.com | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market to enterprise | ERP, ordering & billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, general ledger, reporting & dashboarding, multi-currency, multi-company, global tax, analytics | Web-based |
| FlexAccount | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Mid- to high-end market | ERP, Manufacturing, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Budgeting, Reporting, Analysis | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| FreeAgent | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Freelancers and Microbusiness | Double-entry bookkeeping system, small business accounting, time tracking, project management, invoicing, expense management, bank feeds, payroll, stock, HMRC tax filing | Web-based |
| FreshBooks | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small Businesses (Small Businesses) | Cloud accounting specialist for small business owners. | Web-based |
| Gem Accounts | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | General ledger, chart of accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, double-entry bookkeeping system, small business accounting, mid-market enterprise accounting, multi-currency, multi-language, multi-user, business reporting, management reporting, inventory control, service/project tracking & billing, payroll, open data and backup exports. | Web-based |
| inDinero | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small businesses, Startup company | Small business accounting, invoices, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, invoices, bank integration, collaboration | Web-based |
| invoiceit | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Small business accounting, single entry, accounts receivable, accounts payable, contact management system, inventory management, purchasing, quotations, invoices, scheduler, marketing | Stand-alone |
| Microsoft Dynamics AX | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Midsize to high-end enterprises | ERP, CRM, intercompany, multicurrency, manufacturing, SCM, e-commerce, business intelligence | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server |
| Microsoft Dynamics C5 | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small Business | Multicurrency, Fixed Assets, Double-entry bookkeeping system, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & mid-size enterprises (SME) | ERP, SCM, manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system, project accounting, Payroll, general ledger, Analytic, accounts receivable, accounts payable | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Microsoft Dynamics NAV | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & Midsize Enterprises (SME) | ERP, CRM, Intercompany, Multicurrency, SCM, Manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Project Accounting, Payroll, general ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Microsoft Dynamics SL | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | Project Management, Project Accounting, Reporting & Analysis Services | Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Web Access |
| Microsoft Office Accounting | Proprietary and freeware | Yes | No | No | Low-end market | Product is Discontinued | Stand-alone |
| MYOB AccountRight | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low- to high-end market | Small business and commercial accounting. Payroll and POS | Stand-alone |
| MYOB EXO Business | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Mid- to high-end market | Larger, more complex businesses. Fully customised ERP with Accounting/General ledger, CRM, Job & Project Costing, POS, Asset Management and Intercompany Reporting. Integrated Payroll & HR available through MYOB EXO Employer Services | Stand-alone, multi-user/location, terminal server, remote access |
| NetSuite | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | CRM, ERP, E-commerce | Web-based |
| NewViews | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Real-time, E-commerce, Integrated, Multi-user, Payroll (Canada, USA), general ledger, AR, AP, Multi-Currency, Small Business Accounting, Inventory Control, Order Entry, Job Costing, Non-profit Housing Edition, Work Orders, Attachments (Scans) | Stand-alone and/or Web Access, Cloud Hostable |
| NolaPro | Software as a Service and freeware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low- to high-end market | ||
| Open Systems Accounting Software | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | ERP, SCM, E-commerce, Reporting & Business Intelligence | Stand-alone |
| Oracle E-Business Suite | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP | Web-based |
| Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | High-end market | ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |
| Postbooks | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Professional Services | Client-server |
| Outright | Software as a service and freeware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Entrepreneurs, freelancers, Contractors, Consultants, Small businesses - Low-end market | Bookkeeping, Taxes, E-commerce, Reporting & Business Intelligence | Web-based |
| Passport Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes | Mid- to low-end market | General ledger, accounts receivable, Accounts payable, ERP | Stand-alone |
| POS solutions | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Newsagency pharmacy | POS | Stand-alone |
| QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Mid-market | Business management, Payroll | Stand-alone |
| QuickBooks Online | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low-end market | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management | Web-based |
| QuickBooks Pro/Premier | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | No | Low to mid-market | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management, fixed asset depreciation | Stand-alone |
| Red Wing Software | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | Payroll, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, fund accounting, inventory management, procurement, order entry/tracking, small business accounting | Stand-alone |
| Sage Group | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Accounting Firms | CRM, payroll | Stand-alone |
| Sage Accounting | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low-end market (for SME) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management | Web-based |
| Sage 50cloud | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low-end to High end | Business management. Financials, Inventory, Manufacturing, Job Costing, POS, Procurement, CRM, Business Intelligence, Payroll, HR; features and OS support dependent on country. | Stand-alone |
| Sage Intacct | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & Midsize Enterprises (SME) | Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Collaborate, Contract and Subscription Billing, Contract Revenue Management, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Inventory Management, Multi-Entity and Global Consolidations, Order Management, Project Accounting, Purchasing, Reporting and Dashboards, Sales and Use Tax, Spend Management, Time and Expense Management, Vendor Payment Services | Web-based |
| Sage 300 ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP, Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Inventory control | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| Sage Enterprise Management | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mid-market | ERP, Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Inventory control | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| SAP Business ByDesign | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Project Management, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Performance Management | Web-based |
| SAP Business One | Proprietary | Yes | No | Yes (Server only)[6] | Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | ERP, e-commerce | Stand-alone |
| SAP ERP | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Midsize to High-end | ERP, CRM, SCM, SRM, PLM, Global Trade Services (GTS), e-commerce, Business Intelligence, Mobile Business | Stand-alone and Web-based |
| Sybiz Vision | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low- to high-end market | Accounting software, payroll, manufacturing, project management, job costing, multi-currency, inventory management, traceability and auditing, business intelligence, budgeting, reporting and analytics | Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable |
| Tally.ERP 9 | Proprietary and Software as a service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to high-end market | Accounting, Accounting software, payroll, inventory management, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, General ledger, Billing, Stock/inventory, Purchase order, sales order, Bookkeeping, Financial Close Management, Balance Sheets, Point of Sale, Business Reporting and analytics | Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Web Access, Mobile Access |
| TRAVERSE | Proprietary | Yes | No | No | Low to mid-market | ERP, CRM, SCM, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Manufacturing, Distribution, E-commerce, Mobile Business Solutions, Reporting & Business Intelligence | Stand-alone |
| Wave Accounting | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Entrepreneurs, freelancers, contractors, consultants, small businesses – Low-end market) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, small business reporting, payroll integration | Web-based |
| Xero | Software as a Service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market. Small & midsize enterprises (SME) | Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, standard business reporting, management reporting, fixed asset depreciation, payroll, inventory items, expenses management | Web-based |
| ZipBooks | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Low to mid-market | Invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, credit card processing, bank integration | Web-based |
| Package | License | Windows | OS X | Linux | Market focus | Type | Structure |
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Best Enterprise Financial Software
| Package | Programming Language | First public release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Latest stable release | Stable release date (YYYY-MM-DD) | Development Status | Database | Supported languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acumatica | C#, C++ | 2009-01-01 | 17.200.0401 | 2017-10-06 | 5 - Production / Stable | Microsoft SQL, MySQL | +100: UNICODE: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Khmer, Thai ... |
| Adempiere | J2EE, JBoss | 2006-10-12 | 3.8.0LTS | 2015-01-02 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, PostgreSQL | +10: English, Spanish, French, ... |
| Apache OFBiz | Java, XML, FreeMarker, Groovy, Javascript | ? | 16.11.04 | 2018-01-02 | 5 - Production / Stable | Apache Derby, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL | Multilingual |
| CGram Software | C, Java | 1982 | 5.0.0 | 2009-08-01 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | English |
| Compiere | J2EE, JBoss | 2001-06-08 | 3.8.9 | 2016-09-13 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, Advance Server, MS SQL, PostgreSQL | +10: English, Germany, Spanish, French, Indonesia,... |
| GnuCash | C 80%, Scheme / Lisp 13%, Perl 7%? | 1999-11-08 - Registered | 3.4 | 2018-12-30 | 5 - Production / Stable | XML (Compressed), SQLite3, MySQL, PostgreSQL | software: 33 languages;[7] website: 8 languages |
| GNU Enterprise | Python 100% | 2002-06-28 | 1.4 | 2008-11-19 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL 8.1+ | 2: English, German, |
| JFire | J2EE, JBoss, Eclipse RCP, JDO | ? | 1.0.1 | 2010-03-20 | ? | MS SQL, Derby, ... | English, German, Thai, ... |
| LedgerSMB | Perl | 2006-09-06 | 1.6.12 | 2019-09-29 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL 9.4+ | +40:English development, Multilingual (.po files Gettext#Translating ) |
| NewViews | C++, Tcl/Tk | 1985 | 2.33.3 | 2019-05-16 | 5 - Production / Stable | Proprietary, Object Oriented | English |
| Openbravo | J2EE, JBoss | 2006 | 3.0.30460 | 2017-03-09 | 5 - Production / Stable | Oracle, PostgreSQL | English, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Bulgarian, etc. |
| Odoo | Python, Javascript | 2005 | 12.0 | 2018-10-03 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | +40 Multilingual[8] |
| SQL-Ledger | Perl | 1999-01-29 | 3.2.4 | 2017-03-21 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL | 30: English, ... |
| Tryton | Python | 2008-11-17 | 4.2 | 2016-11-28 | 5 - Production / Stable | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite | English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Slovene, Spanish |
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References[edit]
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