Akaunting

Akaunting provides a web‑based accounting platform for small businesses and freelancers, offering invoicing, expense tracking, cash‑flow monitoring, and a client portal. The system is built on Laravel and VueJS, exposing a RESTful API and supporting modular extensions through an App Store, allowing users and developers to add functionality without altering the core. It can be deployed on‑premise on any server that meets PHP 8.1+, a supported database (MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite), and a web server such as Apache or Nginx.

The software is released under the Business Source License 1.1, is free to use, and can be self‑hosted without a subscription. Its open‑source nature enables full control over data privacy and the ability to modify or extend the code. Translations are community‑driven, covering more than fifty languages, and the project includes documentation, a support forum, and a developer portal for building and distributing apps.

Target users are independent professionals, micro‑enterprises, and small companies that need a cost‑free, extensible accounting solution that can be run locally or accessed online from any device. The modular design and API make it suitable for developers who wish to create custom integrations or additional accounting tools.