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Comparison of accounting software

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The following comparison of accounting software documents the various features and differences between different professional accounting software, personal and small enterprise software, medium-sized and large-sized enterprise software, and other accounting packages. The comparison only focus considering financial and external accounting functions. No comparison is made for internal/management accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, or integrated MAS accounting.

Free and open source software

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! style="width: 12em;" | Package

! License

! {{vert header|stp=1|Windows}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|macOS}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Linux}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Market focus}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|General ledger}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Accounts receivable / payable}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Double-entry bookkeeping}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Multi-currency pricing}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Online banking}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Point of sale}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|E-commerce}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Share capitalOCT}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Payroll}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Enterprise resource planning}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Customer relationship management}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Business intelligence}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Human resource management}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Manufacturing / Bill of materials}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Supply chain management}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Inventory management—}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Records management}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Distribution / WMS}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Multi-user}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Multi Co}}

! {{vert header|stp=1|Tax}}

! Other features

! Structure

! Language

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Adempiere

| GPL

| {{yes}}

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| Mid-market

| {{yes}}

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| SaaS, Project Management, CRM.

| Web-based and Client-server.

| Java on JBoss, GlassFish, PostgreSQL, Oracle.

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Apache OFBiz

| Apache License

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small to mid-sized enterprises

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| SaaS, Calendar, Webmail

| Multi-User, Web Access, Cloud Hostable

| Java

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Compiere

| GPL2, other proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

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| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

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| MES

| Web-based

| Java EE

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Dolibarr

| GPL

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small to mid-sized enterprises

| {{yes}}

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| SaaS

| Web-based

| PHP

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ERPNext

| GPL3

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| All enterprises

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

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| SaaS, On-Premise

| Web-based

| Python

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | GnuCash

| GPL

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Personal and small enterprise

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| Stand-alone

| C, Scheme

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | iDempiere

| GPL2

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| SaaS, Calendar, Project Management

| Web-based and Client-server

| Java on Jetty, OSGi, PostgreSQL, Oracle

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | JFire

| GPL

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| All enterprises

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| {{yes}}

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| Web-based, Stand-alone

| Java

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| GPL

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| {{yes}}

| SaaS, Light Manufacturing, Multi-language (40),

| Web-based

| Perl

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Ledger (CLI)

| BSD

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Personal and small enterprise

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

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| {{no}}

| Can be used with git

| Plain text file-based

| C++

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | metasfresh

| GPL2

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| SaaS, On-Premise

| Web-based, Client-server

| Java on Tomcat, PostgreSQL

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Odoo (CE)

| LGPL3

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| All enterprises

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| SaaS, On-Premise

| Web-based

| Python

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| GPL

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| Web-based

| Perl

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| GPL

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

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| Thin client & Web-based client - Server

| Python

Proprietary software

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! style="width: 12em" | Package

! License

! Windows

! macOS

! Linux

! Market focus

! Type

! Structure

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | 24SevenOffice

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| ERP, CRM, email, collaboration, Project management, Integrated VoIP

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Acumatica

| Proprietary and Software as a service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| ERP, CRM, E-Mail, Project Management, Integration, Notification, Employee

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | AME Accounting Software

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Low to mid-market

| Payroll, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Aplos Software

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market nonprofit and faith-based organizations

| Fund accounting, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, nonprofit organization accounting, online fundraising

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Baan Corporation

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid to Low-market

| ERP

| Stand-alone and web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | CGram Enterprise

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| Financials; ERP; CRM;Manufacturing; Multicompany; Multicurrency; Payroll; Inventory control; accounts receivable; accounts payable; general ledger

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | CODA

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| GL; AP; AR; Analytics; Integration; etc.

| Stand-alone/Web Access

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Comarch Altum

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Low to mid-market

| ERP; GL; Bookkeeping, Multi-Currency, Multi-Language, Double-entry bookkeeping system, AP; AR; Analytics; Integration; CRM; BI; e-commerce; Workflow; Retail; POS

| Stand-alone / Web access

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | FinancialForce.com

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market to enterprise

| ERP, ordering & billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash management, general ledger, reporting & dashboarding, multi-currency, multi-company, global tax, analytics

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | FlexAccount

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Mid- to high-end market

| ERP, Manufacturing, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Budgeting, Reporting, Analysis

| Stand-alone and Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | FreeAgent

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Freelancers and Microbusiness

| Double-entry bookkeeping system, small business accounting, time tracking, project management, invoicing, expense management, bank feeds, payroll, stock, HMRC tax filing

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | FreshBooks

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small Businesses (Small Businesses)

| Cloud accounting specialist for small business owners.

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Gem Accounts

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| General ledger, chart of accounts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, double-entry bookkeeping system, small business accounting, mid-market enterprise accounting, multi-currency, multi-language, multi-user, business reporting, management reporting, inventory control, service/project tracking & billing, payroll, open data and backup exports.

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | inDinero

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small businesses, Startup company

| Small business accounting, invoices, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, invoices, bank integration, collaboration

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Microsoft Dynamics AX

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Midsize to high-end enterprises

| ERP, CRM, intercompany, multicurrency, manufacturing, SCM, e-commerce, business intelligence

| Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Microsoft Dynamics GP

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Small & mid-size enterprises (SME)

| ERP, SCM, manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system, project accounting, Payroll, general ledger, Analytic, accounts receivable, accounts payable

| Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small & Midsize Enterprises (SME)

| ERP, CRM, Intercompany, Multicurrency, SCM, Manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Project Accounting, Payroll, general ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Reporting & Analysis Services

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Microsoft Dynamics SL

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Small & midsize enterprises (SME)

| Project Management, Project Accounting, Reporting & Analysis Services

| Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Web Access

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | MYOB AccountRight

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Low- to high-end market

| Small business and commercial accounting. Payroll and POS

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | MYOB EXO Business

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Mid- to high-end market

| Larger, more complex businesses. Fully customised ERP with Accounting/General ledger, CRM, Job & Project Costing, POS, Asset Management and Intercompany Reporting. Integrated Payroll & HR available through MYOB EXO Employer Services

| Stand-alone, multi-user/location, terminal server, remote access

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | NetSuite

| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| CRM, ERP, E-commerce, Accounting, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Human Capital Management, Professional Services Automation, Ecommerce, Reporting, and Analytics

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | NewViews

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Low to mid-market

| Real-time, E-commerce, Integrated, Multi-user, Payroll (Canada, USA), general ledger, AR, AP, Multi-Currency, Small Business Accounting, Inventory Control, Order Entry, Job Costing, Non-profit Housing Edition, Work Orders, Attachments (Scans)

| Stand-alone and/or Web Access, Cloud Hostable

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | NolaPro

| Software as a Service and freeware

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low- to high-end market

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style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Open Systems Accounting Software

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| ERP, SCM, E-commerce, Reporting & Business intelligence

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Oracle E-Business Suite

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| High-end market

| ERP

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| High-end market

| ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Enterprise Performance Management

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| High-end market

| ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Performance Management

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Postbooks

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| Professional Services

| Client-server

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Passport Software

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid- to low-end market

| General ledger, accounts receivable, Accounts payable, ERP

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | POS solutions

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Newsagency pharmacy

| POS

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Mid-market

| Business management, Payroll

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | QuickBooks Online

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low-end market

| Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | QuickBooks Pro/Premier

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Low to mid-market

| Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management, fixed asset depreciation

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sage Group

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Accounting Firms

| CRM, payroll

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sage Accounting

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low-end market (for SME)

| Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry accounting, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency in Global versions, automatic bank feeds and downloads, standard business reporting, management reporting, Payroll, incorporated credit card and bank-to-bank Payments, inventory items, expense management

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sage 50cloud

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Low-end to High end

| Business management. Financials, Inventory, Manufacturing, Job Costing, POS, Procurement, CRM, Business intelligence, Payroll, HR; features and OS support dependent on country.

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sage Intacct

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small & Midsize Enterprises (SME)

| Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Collaborate, Contract and Subscription Billing, Contract Revenue Management, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Inventory Management, Multi-Entity and Global Consolidations, Order Management, Project Accounting, Purchasing, Reporting and Dashboards, Sales and Use Tax, Spend Management, Time and Expense Management, Vendor Payment Services

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sage 300 ERP

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| ERP, Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Inventory control

| Stand-alone and Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sage Enterprise Management

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Mid-market

| ERP, Multicurrency, Intercompany, Reporting & Analysis services, Project & Job costing, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, Inventory control

| Stand-alone and Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | SAP Business ByDesign

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Small & midsize enterprises (SME)

| ERP, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Project Management, Human Capital Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Performance Management

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | SAP Business One

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

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| Small & midsize enterprises (SME)

| ERP, e-commerce

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | SAP ERP

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Midsize to High-end

| ERP, CRM, SCM, SRM, PLM, Global Trade Services (GTS), e-commerce, Business Intelligence, Mobile Business

| Stand-alone and Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Sybiz Vision

| Proprietary and Software as a service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low- to high-end market

|Accounting software, payroll, manufacturing, project management, job costing, multi-currency, inventory management, traceability and auditing, business intelligence, budgeting, reporting and analytics

| Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Terminal Server, Remote Access, Web Access, Mobile Access, Cloud Hostable

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Tally.ERP 9

| Proprietary and Software as a service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to high-end market

| Accounting, Accounting software, payroll, inventory management, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, General ledger, Billing, Stock/inventory, Purchase order, sales order, Bookkeeping, Financial Close Management, Balance Sheets, Point of Sale, Business Reporting and analytics

| Stand-alone, Multi-User/Location, Web Access, Mobile Access

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | TRAVERSE

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Low to mid-market

| ERP, CRM, SCM, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Manufacturing, Distribution, E-commerce, Mobile Business Solutions, Reporting & Business intelligence

| Stand-alone

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Wave Accounting

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Entrepreneurs, freelancers, contractors, consultants, small businesses – Low-end market)

| Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, small business reporting, payroll integration

| Web-based

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| Software as a Service

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market. Small & midsize enterprises (SME)

| Accounts receivable, accounts payable, Double-entry bookkeeping system, Small Business Accounting, Multi-currency, automatic bank feeds, standard business reporting, management reporting, fixed asset depreciation, payroll, inventory items, expenses management

| Web-based

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | ZipBooks

| Proprietary

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Low to mid-market

| Invoicing, expense tracking, time tracking, credit card processing, bank integration

| Web-based

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! Latest stable release

! Stable release date (YYYY-MM-DD)

! Development Status

! Database

! Supported languages

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Acumatica

| C#, C++

| 2009-01-01

| 2022 R2

| 2022-09-15{{Cite web |title=Acumatica Release News |url=https://www.acumatica.com/cloud-erp-software/acumatica-release-news/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Acumatica Cloud ERP |language=en}}

| 5 - Production / Stable

| SQL Server, MySQL{{cite web | title=Acumatica ERP Installation Guide|website=amazonaws.com

| url=https://acumatica-builds.s3.amazonaws.com/builds/22.2/PDF/AcumaticaERP_InstallationGuide.pdf | access-date=9 April 2024}}

| +100: UNICODE: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, Khmer, Thai ...

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Adempiere

| J2EE, JBoss

| 2006-10-12

| 3.9.3

| 2019-12-02

| 5 - Production / Stable

| Oracle, PostgreSQL{{Cite web |title=Release ADempiere 3.9.3 · adempiere/adempiere |url=https://github.com/adempiere/adempiere/releases/tag/3.9.3 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=GitHub |language=en}}

| +10: English, Spanish, French, ...

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Apache OFBiz

| Java, XML, FreeMarker, Groovy, Javascript

| ?

| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q616979|P348}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q616979|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q616979|P348|P577}}}}

| 5 - Production / Stable

| Apache Derby, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL{{Cite web |title=System Requirements - OFBiz Project Open Wiki - Apache Software Foundation |url=https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/System+Requirements |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=cwiki.apache.org}}

| Multilingual

style="text-align: left; background: #F4E3FF ;" | CGram Software

| C, Java

| 1982

| 5.0.0

| 2009-08-01

| 5 - Production / Stable

| PostgreSQL

| English

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Compiere

| J2EE, JBoss

| 2001-06-08

| 3.8.9

| 2016-09-13

| 5 - Production / Stable

| Oracle, Advance Server, MS SQL, PostgreSQL

| +10: English, Germany, Spanish, French, Indonesia,...

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | GnuCash

| C 80%, Scheme / Lisp 13%, Perl 7%?

| 1999-11-08 - Registered

| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q123326|P348}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q123326|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q123326|P348|P577}}}}

| 5 - Production / Stable

| MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL{{Cite web |title=De/Installation - GnuCash |url=https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/De/Installation |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=wiki.gnucash.org}}

| software: 33 languages;{{cite web|url=http://translationproject.org/domain/gnucash.html|title=The gnucash textual domain|access-date=9 June 2015}} website: 8 languages

style="text-align: left; background: #F4E3FF;" | JFire

| J2EE, JBoss, Eclipse RCP, JDO

| ?

| 1.0.1

| 2010-03-20

| ?

| MS SQL, Derby, ...

| English, German, Thai, ...

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | LedgerSMB

| Perl

| 2006-09-06

| 1.12.9

| 2025-05-13

| 5 - Production / Stable

| PostgreSQL{{Cite web |title=Installing LedgerSMB 1.10 - LedgerSMB |url=https://ledgersmb.org/content/installing-ledgersmb-110 |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=ledgersmb.org}}

| +40:English development, Multilingual (.po files Gettext#Translating )

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | NewViews

| C++, Tcl/Tk

| 1985

| 2.38.4

| 2025-2-7

| 5 - Production / Stable

| Proprietary, Object Oriented

| English

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Openbravo

| J2EE, JBoss

| 2006

| 3.0.30460

| 2017-03-09

| 5 - Production / Stable

| Oracle, PostgreSQL

| English, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Bulgarian, etc.

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Odoo

| Python, Javascript

| 2005

| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q832300|P348}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q832300|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q832300|P348|P577}}}}

| 5 - Production / Stable

| PostgreSQL{{Cite web |title=Installing Odoo — Odoo 16.0 documentation |url=https://www.odoo.com/documentation/16.0/administration/install/install.html |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.odoo.com}}

| +40 Multilingual{{cite web|url=https://www.transifex.com/odoo/public/|title=Odoo Localization|access-date=5 April 2019}}

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | SQL-Ledger

| Perl

| 1999-01-29

| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q175998|P348}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q175998|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q175998|P348|P577}}}}

| 5 - Production / Stable

| PostgreSQL{{Cite web |title=SQL-Ledger ERP |url=http://www.sql-ledger.com/cgi-bin/nav.pl?page=source/readme.txt&title=README |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.sql-ledger.com}}

| 44{{Cite web |title=SQL-Ledger ERP |url=http://www.sql-ledger.com/cgi-bin/nav.pl?page=source/index.html&title=Download |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.sql-ledger.com}}

style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | Tryton

| Python

| 2008-11-17

| {{wikidata|property|reference|edit|Q3066291|P348}}

| {{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q3066291|P348|P577}}; {{Time ago|{{wikidata|qualifier|raw|Q3066291|P348|P577}}}}

| 5 - Production / Stable

| PostgreSQL, SQLite{{Cite web |title=Configuration file for Tryton — trytond latest documentation |url=https://docs.tryton.org/projects/server/en/latest/topics/configuration.html#database |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=docs.tryton.org}}

| English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Slovene, Spanish

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