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FrontAccounting is a self-hosted accounting package for small businesses, combining sales, purchasing, banking and ledger functions. Its free application supports browser-based bookkeeping while leaving hosting, local tax configuration and operational support with the organization running it.
Frappe Books is an open-source accounting application for small businesses and freelancers, now rebuilt on Frappe Framework. The current browser-based version manages bookkeeping, sales, purchases and inventory, replacing the discontinued Electron desktop application.
Akaunting offers browser-based bookkeeping, invoices and expense records for small businesses. Its free self-hosted Standard edition is source-available with explicit company, user and invoice limits, while paid plans and applications expand the available business functions.
InvoicePlane is a self-hosted invoicing application for managing clients, quotes, invoices and payments. It gives freelancers and small businesses a focused billing workflow without a required software subscription, while hosting and payment services remain separate.
SolidInvoice is an open-source billing application for creating quotes, invoices and recurring charges. Freelancers and small businesses can run it on their own server, using payment integrations and customizable billing workflows while managed cloud hosting remains optional.
Bigcapital is a self-hosted accounting and inventory application for small and medium businesses. It combines sales, purchases and financial reports in one workspace, with an AGPL source edition for independent deployment and a separate managed cloud offering.
Manager is desktop accounting software with local business files and a broad set of bookkeeping modules. Its free edition runs on Windows, macOS and Linux without time or usage limits, while collaboration and remote access belong to separate editions.
Wave provides hosted bookkeeping and invoicing for small businesses through a free Starter plan. Users can create unlimited basic business records, while online payment processing, payroll, receipt scanning and more automated financial workflows are separately paid features.
Frappe HR is an open-source human resources and payroll application for employee records, attendance, leave and staff lifecycle processes. Organizations can self-host it and adapt workflows, while arranging deployment, payroll configuration and professional implementation separately.
OrangeHRM Starter is a free, self-hosted HR system for employee information, leave and time-related administration. It helps small organizations replace scattered personnel spreadsheets, with the commercial Advanced edition and managed services offering a separate feature set.
Horilla is an open-source HR application covering employee information, attendance, leave and recruitment workflows. Its self-hosted deployment gives organizations a configurable system for daily people operations, with source access for teams that can maintain the application.
IceHrm Core is a self-hosted human resources application for employee records, attendance and time tracking. Its free GPL core can serve organizations without per-employee software fees, while advanced modules, commercial Pro licensing and managed cloud service remain separate.
TimeTrex Community Edition is an open-source workforce management application for browser-based attendance, scheduling, leave and payroll. It gives organizations a self-hosted foundation for employee time records while excluding mobile clocking and other commercial-edition capabilities.
OpenCATS is a free, self-hosted applicant tracking system for organizing candidates, vacancies and recruitment activity. It helps recruiting teams maintain a shared hiring pipeline and resume records, with source access and attribution requirements inherited from its mixed licensing history.
Kimai is an open-source time-tracking application for teams and freelancers, organizing entries by customer, project and activity. Its self-hosted core supports reporting and billable-time workflows, while cloud hosting and some marketplace plugins are separately priced.
Jorani is a self-hosted leave and overtime management application for organizations with straightforward approval processes. Employees submit requests to their managers, while administrators maintain leave balances, calendars and exports under a free GPL software license.
Zoho People is a hosted HR system with a free edition for very small organizations. The entry tier provides basic employee records and time-off administration, while paid editions add more advanced attendance, timesheet and performance capabilities.
Zoho Recruit provides hosted applicant tracking with an ongoing free edition for basic hiring needs. The entry tier includes candidate records, email management and interview scheduling, with one active job per recruiter license and paid upgrades for broader recruiting workflows.
