Akaunting
by Akaunting · Open-source accounting software, self-hosted or cloud-hosted
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Overview
Akaunting is open-source accounting software for small businesses and freelancers, run either self-hosted or on Akaunting's own cloud. It covers invoicing, expense tracking, transaction categories, reports and a client portal for sharing invoices and accepting bulk payments. Functionality is extended by an app store of 50+ apps, bundled by plan or purchased separately.
- Best for
- Freelancers and small businesses wanting self-hosted or cloud bookkeeping, invoicing and expenses
- Pricing
- The self-hosted Standard version is free; cloud plans are $8, $24, $56 and $145 per month in USD, with yearly billing advertised as four months free.
- Runs on
- WebSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Self-hosted Standard version is free with source code available
- Unlimited customers, vendors, reports and products on all cloud plans
- Translated into 50+ languages by volunteer contributors
- 50+ apps; ones outside your plan can be bought separately
Trade-offs
- Cheapest cloud plan is one user and capped at 1,000 invoices
- Double-entry, general ledger and balance sheet start at Premium ($24/mo)
- Standard cloud gets forum support only; ticket support starts at Premium
- Payroll, projects, inventory and CRM require Elite ($56/mo) or above
How Akaunting markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Akaunting’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Free Accounting Software”
- Angle: ROI / cost-saving
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Akaunting’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
Openness
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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