Comparison of accounting software
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The following '''comparison of accounting software''' documents the various features and differences between different [[accounting software]] packages.
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|- style="background: #ececec;"
! style="width: 12em" | Package
! [[Licence]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[Linux]]
! Market focus
! Type
! Structure
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[24SevenOffice]]
| [[Software as a Service]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| low to Mid-Market
| ?
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Access Accounting]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Mid-Market
| [[Financials]], [[CRM]], [[Manufacturing]], [[Job Costing]], [[POS]], [[Stock]], [[ERP]], [[Business Intelligence]], [[CIS]], [[Payroll]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Adempiere]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-market
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[ACCPAC]]
| [[Proprietary]], $595 upwards
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-Market
| ?
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[ALERE Accounting]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid-Market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! 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 Accounting]], Small Business Accounting
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Baan]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid to Low-Market
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]]
| Stand alone and web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Banana Accounting]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid-Market
| [[General ledger|GL]]; [[Double-Entry Accounting]]; Small-Business Accounting; etc.
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Compeat]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Restaurant management
| [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Compiere]]
| [[GPL2]], other proprietary (certain dependence on Oracle)
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-market
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Cougar Mountain Software]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid Market
| Business Accounting, POS Retail, Nonprofit, Inventory Control, [http://www.cougarmtn.com/forms/live-demo-form.asp Online Demonstrations]
| Stand alone and Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[CYMA Systems]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid Market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[ERP5]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| All Markets
| ERP, CRM, SaaS
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[FirstOffice]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Low Market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[FinanceToGo]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid Market
| [[Double-entry Accounting]], Mortgage/Loan/Profit & Loss Accounts, Share Portfolio Management, Small Business Accounting
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[GnuCash]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Personal
| [[General ledger|GL]]; [[Double-Entry Accounting]]; Stock/Bond/Mutual Fund Accounts; Small-Business Accounting; etc.
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Grisbi]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Personal
| ?
| stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[HansaWorld]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid Market
| ERP, CRM, Sales Management, Manufacturing, Job Costing, Stock, POS, Rental, Calendaring, Service Orders, Webshop, Loans, Alerts, Hospitality Management, Document Management, Graphical Resource Planning
| Stand alone & WAN ready
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[HomeBank]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Personal
| ?
| stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[JGnash]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Personal
| [[Double-Entry Accounting]], multi-currency
| stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[KMyMoney]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Personal
| ?
| stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Lawson Software]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid to Large size Enterprises
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Supply chain management|SCM]], [[PM]], [[e-Commerce]], [[BI]]
| Web Based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[LedgerSMB]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-market
| ?
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Mamut Software Limited]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid Market
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[e-commerce]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Microsoft Dynamics AX]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Mid Market
| ERP, SCM, CRM, WMS, Project mgmt, Manufacturing, Intercompany, Multicurrency, Cost Accounting, Reporting & Analysis services
| Stand alone and Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Microsoft Dynamics GP]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Mid Market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Microsoft Dynamics NAV]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Mid Market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Microsoft Dynamics SL]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Mid Market
| ?
| Stand alone and Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Microsoft Money]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Personal
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Microsoft Office Accounting]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low Market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Moneydance]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Personal
| [[Double-Entry Accounting]], multi-currency
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[MYOB (Software Company)|MYOB]]
| [[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;" | [[NetSuite]]
| [[Software as a Service]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid Market
| [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[ecommerce]]
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[NolaPro]]
| [[Software as a Service]] or Freeware
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Low to High End Market
| [[Double-Entry Accounting]], Small Business Accounting, Inventory Control, Order Entry/Tracking, Payroll, [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[ecommerce]], [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Stand alone and Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Openda|Openda QX]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to Mid Market
| [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]]
| Stand Alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[OpenERP]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-market
|[[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Stand alone and Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Oracle E-Business Suite]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| ?
| {{yes}}
| High Market
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]]
| Stand Alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Peachtree Accounting|Peachtree by Sage]]
| [[Proprietary]], $69.99 - $3375.00
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low-end to High end
| Business management.
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Pegasus Software]] Opera II
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Mid-market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Pos solutions|POS Solutions]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Newsagency pharmacy
| [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[PhpOrganisation]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Low-end
| ?
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Quasar Accounting]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| ?
| {{yes}}
| ?
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[QuickBooks|QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions]]
| [[Proprietary]], $3,000 - $9,000
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Mid Market
| Business management, Payroll
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Quicken]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Personal
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[SQL-Ledger]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-market
| ?
| Web based
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[The Sage Group|Sage]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Accounting Firms
| [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[payroll]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[The Sage Group|Sage Line 50]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low-market (for [[Small and medium enterprise|SME]])
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[SAP Business One]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Small & Midsize Enterprises ([[Small and medium enterprise|SME]])
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[e-Commerce]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[SAP ERP]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Midsize to High-end
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Supply chain management|SCM]], [[SRM]], [[PLM]], [[GTS]], [[e-commerce]], [[Mobile Business]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" |[[Simply Accounting]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low-end
| Business Accounting, Retail, Inventory Control
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Stoq]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Low-end and Mid-market
|[[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]], [[Customer relationship management|CRM]], [[Point of sale|POS]]
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Tally Solutions|Tally]]
| [[Proprietary]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Mid-market
| payroll
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[TurboCASH]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Low to mid-market
| ?
| Stand alone
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[WebERP]]
| [[GPL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| low to Mid-Market
| [[Enterprise resource planning|ERP]]
| Web based
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! style="width: 12em" | Package
! [[Licence]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
! [[Linux]]
! Market focus
! Type
! Structure
|}
== Some GPL Software ==
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|- style="background: #ececec;"
! style="width: 12em" | Package
! Programming Language
! First public release date
! Latest stable release
! Stable release date
! Development Status
! Database
! Supported languages
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Adempiere]]
| J2EE, JBoss
| October 12, 2006 23:46
| 3.4.0s
| Mar 26, 2008
| 5 - Production / Stable
| Oracle, PostgreSQL
| +10: English, Spanish, Français, ...
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Compiere]]
| J2EE
| June 8, 2001
| 2.6.1
| April 27, 2007
| 5 - Production / Stable
| Oracle (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Sybase in Beta)
| ?
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[ERP5]]
| Python
| April 29, 2002
| 1.0rc11
| February 1, 2007
| 5 - Production / Stable
| ZODB (any with ODBC interface)
| English, French, German, Japanese, Polish
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Grisbi]]
|
|
| 0.5.9
| July 10, 2006
| 5 - Production / Stable
|
| German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew, Bulgarian.
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[GnuCash]]
| C 80%, Scheme / Lisp 13%, Perl 7%?
| Registered: 1999-11-08 23:59
| 2.2.3
| January 8, 2008
| 5 - Production / Stable
| ?
| 8: English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, ...
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[LedgerSMB]]
| Perl
| ?
| 1.2.9
| September 28, 2007
| 5 - Production / Stable
| PostgreSQL 8.x
| ?
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[SQL-Ledger]]
| Perl
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| PostgreSQL
| 30: English, ...
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[Stoq]]
| Python
| August 28, 2001
| 0.9.5
| March 19, 2008
| 5 - Production / Stable
| PostgreSQL 8.1+
| English, Spanish, Portuguese
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[OpenERP]]
| Python, XML
| ?
| 4.2.2
| ?
| 5 - Production / Stable
| PostgreSQL
| +10
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[webERP]]
| PHP
| January 2003
| 3.0.8
| November 2007
| 5 - Production / Stable
| mySQL - innodb
| +10: English, Spanish, German, Chinese ...
|-
! style="text-align: left; background: #ececec;" | [[KMyMoney]]
| C++
| Registered: 2000-04-15 19:16
| 0.8.9
| March 23 2008
| 5 - Production / Stable
| XML file
| 19: English , Spanish, German, Catalan, Czech, French, Galician, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, ...
|}
==External links==
* [http://www.snpo.org/samples/V190305.pdf Making the Accounting Software Decision], Society of Nonprofit Organizations
== References ==
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[[Category:Accounting software| ]]
[[Category:Software comparisons|Accounting software]]