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aureuserp vs OpenBudgeteer
aureuserp has 11,926 GitHub stars, 563 forks, 45 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenBudgeteer has 973 stars, 62 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. aureuserp leads on adoption by 1,126% (11,926 vs 973 stars). aureuserp is written in PHP under MIT; OpenBudgeteer is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. aureuserp has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, OpenBudgeteer 6%. aureuserp was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (accounting), 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 | OpenBudgeteer | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 12K | ★ 973 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | PHP | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-01-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 563 | ⑂ 62 |
| 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 OpenBudgeteer if
- You want the OpenBudgeteer feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and OpenBudgeteer 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 OpenBudgeteer
OpenBudgeteer is a self hosted budgeting web application built on the Bucket Budgeting Principle, aimed at people who want to run their own budget planning software in Docker rather than pay for a hosted service.
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Frequently asked questions
Is aureuserp or OpenBudgeteer more popular?
aureuserp has 11,926 GitHub stars and OpenBudgeteer has 973. aureuserp has the larger community by that measure.
Are aureuserp and OpenBudgeteer free?
Both are open source. aureuserp is licensed under MIT and OpenBudgeteer under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between aureuserp and OpenBudgeteer?
aureuserp is written in PHP and OpenBudgeteer in C#. 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 OpenBudgeteer?
Choose aureuserp if you want the larger community (11,926 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose OpenBudgeteer if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.