Akaunting

Akaunting is accounting software for small businesses and freelancers who would rather keep the books on their own server than rent a seat somewhere else. It installs on ordinary PHP hosting and runs the ledger from there.

The stack is deliberately conventional and easy to staff. Laravel is the foundation framework, Vue.js and Tailwind drive the interface, and a module package underpins the extension system.

Its modular structure is the part that shapes daily use.

• App store: modules extend the core, and developers can publish their own for other users to install.
• Database choice: MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite are all supported.
• RESTful API: the data behind the interface is reachable programmatically.
• Command line install: one artisan command creates the database, the schema, and the first admin account.
• Sample data: an optional seeder fills a fresh installation so the interface can be explored before real books go in.

Requirements are PHP 8.1 or higher, a supported database, and a web server such as Apache, Nginx, or IIS. A development setup is a clone followed by composer and npm installs. Contributions follow PSR coding standards, with the maintainers asking that new code imitate what is already there rather than introducing a second style.