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aureuserp vs Akaunting
aureuserp has 11,926 GitHub stars, 563 forks, 45 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Akaunting has 10,127 stars, 2,984 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped yesterday. aureuserp leads on adoption by 18% (11,926 vs 10,127 stars). aureuserp is written in PHP under MIT; Akaunting is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. aureuserp has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Akaunting 29%. Akaunting was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (accounting, erp), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| aureuserp | Akaunting | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 10K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | PHP | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 563 | ⑂ 3.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick aureuserp if
- You weight community size — 12K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Akaunting if
- You want the Akaunting feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Akaunting fits your workflow better
About aureuserp
Aureus ERP is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning platform released under the MIT license. It is written in PHP and built on Laravel 13 as the application framework and FilamentPHP 5 as the admin panel layer, with Livewire 4 for dynamic interfaces and TailwindCSS 4 for the responsive front end. It runs on PHP 8.3 or higher and targets both small and medium enterprises and larger organizations that need accounting, inventory, HR, CRM, and project management in one system. The project lives in the PHP and Laravel ecosystem, which means it is deployed like any other Laravel application rather than as…
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About Akaunting
Akaunting is free online accounting software for small businesses and freelancers. It lives in the PHP web application ecosystem, and it uses Laravel as its foundation framework. The project also uses VueJS, Tailwind, and a RESTful API, and it has a modular structure with an App Store.
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Frequently asked questions
Is aureuserp or Akaunting more popular?
aureuserp has 11,926 GitHub stars and Akaunting has 10,127. aureuserp has the larger community by that measure.
Are aureuserp and Akaunting free?
Both are open source. aureuserp is licensed under MIT, and Akaunting has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between aureuserp and Akaunting?
aureuserp is written in PHP and Akaunting in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, aureuserp or Akaunting?
Choose aureuserp if you want the larger community (11,926 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Akaunting if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.