Akaunting - Free Accounting Software

[avatar1024]

Hello all, so it seem there was some effort into packaging this from @andreasdueren as well as from @murgero, @marcusquinn and from the author of Akounting with @staff (see this thread).

Anyone got any update on this?

Small business accounting is still a type of software lacking on Cloudron which is a shame as it could really help the adoption of a Free Software alternative to QuickBook, Xero, etc amongst small businesses and ethically minded accountants.

[jdaviescoates]

@avatar1024 said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:

@stall

I think perhaps you meant to tag staff?

[avatar1024]

@jdaviescoates said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:

I think perhaps you meant to tag staff?

Indeed . Now corrected. Thanks

[andreasdueren]

@avatar1024 To be honest, I tried using Akaunting for a few months and even purchased expensive plugins – full of excitement. But I quickly realized that the software is quite buggy and support unwilling or unable to help in any significant capacity. Even when I payed for extra support, they were not able to help me resolve some issues. So I abandoned it. So personally I am not interested in Akaunting anymore.

[avatar1024]

@andreasdueren said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:

@avatar1024 To be honest, I tried using Akaunting for a few months and even purchased expensive plugins – full of excitement. But I quickly realized that the software is quite buggy and support unwilling or unable to help in any significant capacity. Even when I payed for extra support, they were not able to help me resolve some issues. So I abandoned it. So personally I am not interested in Akaunting anymore.

Thanks for the feedback. Have you found a decent alternative?

[andreasdueren]

Have you found a decent alternative?

Unfortunately not.

[marcusquinn]

@avatar1024 although not self-hosted, quickfile.co.uk is brilliant, and emails you backups of your data frequently. Although UK-centric, can work for any country, currency, crypto.

[avatar1024]

@marcusquinn thanks! It doesn't seem Free Software either, right?

[andreasdueren]

@avatar1024 It's extremely barebones without the payed plugins. EDIT: never mind, thought you were talking about Akaunting. QuickFile is not free, no.

[marcusquinn]

@avatar1024 It's SaaS, so not open-source, but you can do a LOT indefinitely with the free tier, and it is very good, in my opinion, and easy to share access with accountants.

I WISH there was something as good open-source, but never found anything as good, so I just stick with this.

Maybe Odoo is another option for you, but I was just throwing Quickfile in there as an option for you to compare in your research.

[marcusquinn]

@andreasdueren Quickfile is "free" for most lower transaction needs, which covers most small businesses, and extremely cheap compared to Quickbooks/Xero/Freshbooks if you need higher volume usage.

Of course, you know I'm an open-source fan, and I know this isn't open-source.

I'm just saying it is a free option, and it is very cheap if you do need the paid features.

Because they email your data as a zip regularly, too, your data is a bit safer from reliance on a SaaS.

It's just an option I think people will benefit from knowing in comparison, and free to try indefinitely.

I'm not selling it. Just sharing experience, since open-source is wonderful, but sometimes just doesn't offer what we need, so this is something that might be a next-best option to help out in the meantime.

[marcusquinn]

Open-source isn't completely free, either. You still need to host it somewhere.

[timconsidine]

@marcusquinn said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:

Open-source isn't completely free, either. You still need to host it somewhere.

and be responsible for it - accounting software is complex - FOSS every time for me if it's possible and justified, but accounting is one area where FOSS sadly doesn't compare.