ERPNext vs LedgerSMB

Both are self-hosted resource planning projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

ERPNext scores 98 against LedgerSMB's 67, putting it clearly ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume and a stronger recent trend. That measures project health, not feature fit — LedgerSMB may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
ERPNextLedgerSMB
Health score 98/100 67/100
Commits (11 mo) 6592 718
Commits (last 3 mo) 2810 199
Stars 40k 570
Latest release 25 Sept 2026 11 Sept 2026
Licence GPL-3.0 GPL-2.0
Built with Python, Docker Docker, Perl
Typical RAM 2 GB 1 GB

ERPNext

ERP system to help you run your business.

98/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 39/40
Releases 25/25
Community 19/20
Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 98% of tracked projects; popularity more than 94%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 401 commits 2025-11: 441 commits 2025-12: 505 commits 2026-01: 463 commits 2026-02: 571 commits 2026-03: 659 commits 2026-04: 338 commits 2026-05: 404 commits 2026-06: 1354 commits 2026-07: 899 commits 2026-08: 557 commits

LedgerSMB

Integrated accounting and ERP system for small and midsize businesses, with double entry accounting, budgeting, invoicing, quotations, projects, orders and inventory management, shipping and more.

67/100
Steady

Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.

Maintenance 29/40
Releases 25/25
Community 5/20
Momentum 8/15

Commit activity more than 73% of tracked projects; popularity more than 26%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 42 commits 2025-11: 22 commits 2025-12: 19 commits 2026-01: 17 commits 2026-02: 79 commits 2026-03: 168 commits 2026-04: 47 commits 2026-05: 125 commits 2026-06: 50 commits 2026-07: 59 commits 2026-08: 90 commits

How to read this

Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.

What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.

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