Akaunting - Free Accounting Software
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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.
@avatar1024 said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:
@stall
I think perhaps you meant to tag staff?
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@avatar1024 said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:
@stall
I think perhaps you meant to tag staff?
@jdaviescoates said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:
I think perhaps you meant to tag staff?
Indeed
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@jdaviescoates said in Akaunting - Free Accounting Software:
I think perhaps you meant to tag staff?
Indeed
. Now corrected. Thanks@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.
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@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.
@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?
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@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?
Have you found a decent alternative?
Unfortunately not.
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@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?
@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.
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@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.
@marcusquinn thanks! It doesn't seem Free Software either, right?
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@marcusquinn thanks! It doesn't seem Free Software either, right?
@avatar1024 It's extremely barebones without the payed plugins. EDIT: never mind, thought you were talking about Akaunting. QuickFile is not free, no.
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@marcusquinn thanks! It doesn't seem Free Software either, right?
@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.
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@avatar1024 It's extremely barebones without the payed plugins. EDIT: never mind, thought you were talking about Akaunting. QuickFile is not free, no.
@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.
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@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.
Open-source isn't completely free, either. You still need to host it somewhere.
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Open-source isn't completely free, either. You still need to host it somewhere.
@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.
