Bigcapital vs Invoice Ninja
Both Bigcapital and Invoice Ninja are self-hosted alternatives to QuickBooks, Wave Accounting and Xero. Both are filed under Money, Budgeting & Management.
Side by side
| Field | Bigcapital | Invoice Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Financial accounting and inventory management software for small to medium businesses. | Powerful tool to invoice clients online. |
| GitHub stars | 4,037 | 10,445 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Elastic-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker | PHP, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | v0.25.45, 23 October 2026 | v5.13.52, 30 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 1 November 2026 | 18 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Money, Budgeting & Management, Inventory Management | Money, Budgeting & Management |
| Website | https://bigcapital.app/ | https://www.invoiceninja.org/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital | 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 4,037.
- Bigcapital recorded repository activity more recently, 1 November 2026 against 18 October 2026.
- Invoice Ninja has the newer release on record: v5.13.52, 30 October 2026, against v0.25.45, 23 October 2026.
- Licenses differ: Bigcapital is listed under AGPL-3.0; Invoice Ninja under Elastic-2.0.
- Platforms differ: Bigcapital lists Docker; Invoice Ninja lists PHP, Docker, K8S.
- Bigcapital is also filed under Inventory Management.