Akaunting

Akaunting is an online accounting application for small businesses and freelancers, designed to manage day-to-day bookkeeping from a web interface. It provides core finance workflows like invoicing, expense tracking, and cash flow visibility, with an extensible modular architecture.

Key Features

• Create and send professional invoices and track payments
• Track expenses and categorize income/expense transactions
• Cash flow overview to monitor business finances
• Modular app system with an integrated app marketplace for extensions
• RESTful API for integrations and automation
• Multi-language interface supported by community translations

Use Cases

• Freelancers issuing invoices and tracking client payments
• Small businesses managing expenses, categories, and basic bookkeeping
• Organizations extending accounting features via modules and integrations

Limitations and Considerations

• Some advanced accounting/ERP functions may require additional apps/modules
• License is BSL, which may impose restrictions for some commercial use cases

Akaunting is a practical choice for teams that want a web-based accounting system they can run on their own infrastructure. Its extensibility and broad language support make it suitable for a wide range of small-business workflows.