Akaunting

Akaunting is a self-hosted, open-source accounting app for small businesses.
Core Capabilities — What You Can Do With Akaunting
Self-Hosted & Autonomous•
Full Double-Entry Accounting Engine — Manage general ledger accounts, journal entries, balance sheets, and real-time P&L statements.
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Client Invoicing & Online Payment Processing — Issue branded recurring invoices and accept payments directly via Stripe, PayPal, and bank transfers.
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Expense Management & Bill Tracking — Upload vendor receipts, categorize operating costs, and track accounts payable statuses.
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Automated Bank Account Reconciliation — Match bank transactions automatically against open invoices and ledger entries.
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Customer & Vendor Self-Service Portal — Give clients access to review invoice histories, download tax receipts, and pay balances online.
System Specifications & Architecture
Platform NameAkaunting
Deployment ArchitectureDocker / Self-Hosted
Commercial AlternativeReplaces QuickBooks & Xero
Primary Domainakaunting.com
Ecosystem CategoryProductivity & Business
Arqify Architectural Score9.5 / 10
Cost Economics & TCO Analysis
Save ~98% per yearAnnual Infrastructure Savings vs QuickBooks & Xero
Team Scale / Active Seats:Team Member Accounts
10 Seats (Users)Proprietary SaaS (QuickBooks & Xero)
~$3,480 / yr
Based on ~$29/seat/mo billingHostinger KVM VPS Compute
$71.88 / yr
Flat NVMe VPS ($5.99/mo) • Unlimited UsersNet Annual Savings
+$3,408.12 / yr
98% Total Cost ReductionDeploy on Hostinger ($5.99/mo)Partner promo code: Arqify
Need technical setup instructions or custom docker parameters?Official Akaunting Deployment Guide
Technical Questions & Operational Answers
Yes. Akaunting is an open-source Productivity & Business platform distributed under permissive open-source licenses. You can inspect its source code, modify it to fit your exact business workflows, and run it on your own servers without paying recurring user licenses.


