Instead of QuickBooks, try one of these 4.
Every alternative is lined up against QuickBooks on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. QuickBooks sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving QuickBooks to first. How we compare.
QuickBooks alternatives at a glance
QuickBooks is a paid finance app (from $30/mo). We compared 4 alternatives: 2 are open source, 2 are completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 1 works fully offline. The most popular is Odoo, with 520 likes, while our pick is Wave.
All-in-one business suite with CRM, ERP and more.
Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostableDouble-entry accounting for personal and small business.
Free · Open source · Works offline