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ERPNext vs budget-board
ERPNext has 39,326 GitHub stars, 12,835 forks, 1,822 open issues and last shipped yesterday. budget-board has 884 stars, 63 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ERPNext leads on adoption by 4,349% (39,326 vs 884 stars). ERPNext is written in Python under GPL-3.0; budget-board is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. ERPNext has attracted 33% as many forks as stars, budget-board 7%. ERPNext was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| ERPNext | budget-board | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 39K | ★ 884 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Python | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 13K | ⑂ 63 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ERPNext if
- You weight community size — 39K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick budget-board if
- You want the budget-board 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 budget-board fits your workflow better
About ERPNext
ERPNext is a free and open source Enterprise Resource Planning system built on the Frappe Framework. It unifies core business functions—including accounting, procurement, manufacturing, CRM, HRMS, and asset management—into a single platform, eliminating the need for multiple proprietary tools. The project lives in the Python based Frappe ecosystem and is licensed under GPL 3.0.
read the full ERPNext overview →
About budget-board
Budget Board is a self hosted personal finance application for tracking monthly spending and working towards financial goals. It is written in C and built on ASP.NET with a ReactJS front end, and it lives in the .NET ecosystem as a container friendly web application released under the AGPL 3.0 license. The project has been on GitHub for six years, holds 884 stars and 63 forks, and its public documentation and wiki are hosted at budgetboard.net.
read the full budget-board overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ERPNext or budget-board more popular?
ERPNext has 39,326 GitHub stars and budget-board has 884. ERPNext has the larger community by that measure.
Are ERPNext and budget-board free?
Both are open source. ERPNext is licensed under GPL-3.0 and budget-board under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ERPNext and budget-board?
ERPNext is written in Python and budget-board 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, ERPNext or budget-board?
Choose ERPNext if you want the larger community (39,326 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose budget-board if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.