Akaunting
Accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 60% of tracked projects; popularity more than 79%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 10k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 3.2.4 · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | BUSL-1.1 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Akaunting actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 429 commits, of which 193 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 64 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 3.2.4, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 43 projects we track in Money, Budgeting & Management, Akaunting ranks #11 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Akaunting actually does
Akaunting is a web-based financial application tailored for small businesses and independent contractors. It provides tools to record financial transactions, generate invoices, and manage budgets in a self-hosted environment. The software operates within the Money, Budgeting and Management category.
Best fit: Freelancers and small business owners who want to maintain direct control over their financial records on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The software uses the BUSL-1.1 licence, which places certain restrictions on commercial use and modification compared to traditional open-source licences.
Deployment notes
Deployment typically requires a standard PHP runtime environment connected to a separate relational database, alongside a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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