#18 in Finance & AccountingUpdated 2026-08

Bigcapital

by Bigcapital · Open-source cloud accounting for small business bookkeeping

45.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Bigcapital is open-source accounting software for small businesses, offered as a cloud service or self-hosted. It covers sales and purchase invoicing, recurring invoices, customer and vendor payments, expense categorisation, inventory that adjusts as items are bought and sold, multi-currency journals, and financial reports. Users can be invited to an organisation with role-based permissions.

Best for: Small businesses wanting open-source accounting with invoicing, inventory and reports in one tool
Pricing: Four subscription tiers at $20, $40, $55 and $60 per month, with a 14-day free trial and 25% off annual billing; self-hosting is offered but no price is stated for it.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source, with a self-host option alongside the cloud
Unlimited user seats on the $20 entry plan
Multi-currency journals with real-time exchange rate conversion
Bank connections for automatic transaction importing

Trade-offs

Purchase invoices, inventory and multi-currency need the $40 tier or above
Custom user role permissions start only at the $55 Capital Plus tier
Multiple branches and warehouses only on the $60 Capital Big tier
Pricing page shows no free plan, only a 14-day trial

Pricing

Published plans from Bigcapital’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Bigcapital pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Capital Basic	$20flat rate	Unlimited sale invoices and estimates Track GST and VAT Bank connections for automatic importing Chart of accounts, manual journals, unlimited user seats
Capital Essential	$40flat rate	All Capital Basic features Purchase invoices and multi-currency transactions Transaction locking Inventory tracking with advanced inventory reports
Capital Plus	$55flat rate	All Capital Essential features Custom user roles access Vendor credits Budgeting and cost centre analysis
Capital Big	$60flat rate	All Capital Plus features Multiple branches Multiple warehouses

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 58 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 25 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 70 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

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: 25 out of 100

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