What is Akaunting?
Akaunting is online accounting software designed for small businesses and freelancers. It is built with Laravel, VueJS, Tailwind and a RESTful API, and its modular structure supports an App Store where users and developers extend it.
You can run it on your own server. It requires PHP 8.2 or higher, Node.js 18 or 20, a database such as MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite, and a web server such as Apache, Nginx or IIS. The repository documents installation through composer, npm and a php artisan install command, with an optional sample data seeder.
Akaunting is released under the BSL license, so check the license terms in the repository before you modify or redistribute it. Laravel is the foundation framework, with a Module package for apps. The repository points to a security policy for reporting vulnerabilities and uses its Releases page as the changelog. The project offers a support forum, documentation, a developer portal and an app store.
Key capabilities
- Online accounting aimed at small businesses and freelancers
- A RESTful API
- An App Store of extensions
- Self-hosted installation with a php artisan command
- Support through a forum and documentation
- A developer portal for building apps
Where Akaunting fits
- Small business and freelancer accounting
- Modular apps through the App Store
- Laravel and VueJS stack
- Database choice: MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL or SQLite
- Web server choice: Apache, Nginx or IIS
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