Bigcapital

Key features

• Double-entry ledger Every transaction posts to a real double-entry journal, so the books stay balanced and auditable rather than approximating accounting in spreadsheets.[1][2]

• Sales invoicing and estimates Create invoices and estimates, send them to customers, and track what is owed and paid from the same record.[1][2]

• Bills and expense tracking Record purchase invoices, bills, receipts, and payments, and categorize spending so costs stay organized.[1][2]

• Inventory and warehouses Track stock quantities and movements across warehouses with valuation, which suits sellers of physical goods.[1][2]

• Multi-currency journals Keep books across currencies with exchange-aware entries, useful for businesses that buy or sell across borders.[1][2]

• Bank reconciliation Match imported bank activity against ledger entries so statements and books agree at period end.[1][2]

• Online payments Collect customer payments through gateways including Stripe and PayPal, connected to the invoice record.[1][2]

• Reports, roles, and API Generate profit-and-loss, balance-sheet, and cash reports; restrict staff and accountants with role-based access; and extend or integrate through the API.[1][2]

Who will love it

• Self-hosting small businesses Teams that want their ledger on their own Docker infrastructure get a full accounting core without a per-seat subscription for the software itself.[1][2]

• Goods sellers needing inventory Businesses tracking stock alongside sales and purchases get warehouses and valuation inside the same books.[1][2]

• Accountants needing double-entry journals Multi-currency journals with bank reconciliation and financial reports suit accountants keeping formal books for clients.[1][2]

Who should avoid it

• Teams without server administration Self-hosting means running Docker services and your own database, so teams with nobody to operate infrastructure should prefer the managed cloud or a SaaS product.[1][2]

• Buyers needing verified cloud pricing Current official per-month cloud pricing could not be established from reachable official sources, so budget approval that requires a published price remains blocked.[1][2]

• Embedders avoiding strong copyleft The AGPL-3.0 license requires sharing modified versions with network users, which rules out embedding it in proprietary offerings without legal review.[1][2]

Deployment and fit