Akaunting vs Invoice Ninja
Both Akaunting and Invoice Ninja are self-hosted alternatives to FreshBooks, QuickBooks, Wave Accounting and Xero. Both are filed under Money, Budgeting & Management.
Side by side
| Field | Akaunting | Invoice Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers. | Powerful tool to invoice clients online. |
| GitHub stars | 10,264 | 10,445 |
| License | BUSL-1.1 | Elastic-2.0 |
| Platforms | PHP | PHP, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | 3.3.0, 27 October 2026 | v5.13.52, 30 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 31 October 2026 | 18 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Money, Budgeting & Management | Money, Budgeting & Management |
| Website | https://akaunting.com/ | https://www.invoiceninja.org/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting | https://github.com/invoiceninja/invoiceninja |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Invoice Ninja has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 10,445 against 10,264.
- Akaunting recorded repository activity more recently, 31 October 2026 against 18 October 2026.
- Invoice Ninja has the newer release on record: v5.13.52, 30 October 2026, against 3.3.0, 27 October 2026.
- Licenses differ: Akaunting is listed under BUSL-1.1; Invoice Ninja under Elastic-2.0.
- Platforms differ: Akaunting lists PHP; Invoice Ninja lists PHP, Docker, K8S.
- Both are filed under the same categories: Money, Budgeting & Management.