# Bigcapital

> Bigcapital is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the accounting & invoicing category. Financial accounting and inventory management software for small to medium businesses. It has 3,921 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, Zoho Books and Sage Accounting.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital |
| Website | https://bigcapital.app/ |
| GitHub stars | 3,921 |
| Forks | 537 |
| Open issues | 172 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Categories | Accounting & Invoicing, Finance & Budgeting, ERP & Inventory |
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,005 |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Latest release | v0.25.42 (Sep 23, 2026) |
| Created | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: accounting, financial, inventory, bills, expenses, double-entry-accounting, payments, invoicing

## Install

Bigcapital ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/bigcapitalhq/bigcapital for the image name and environment variables.

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## Bigcapital replaces

- [QuickBooks alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/quickbooks): Intuit's accounting and invoicing software for small businesses.
- [Xero alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/xero): Cloud accounting software for small businesses with bank feeds, invoicing and reporting.
- [Wave alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/wave): Accounting and invoicing software for small businesses, with paid add-ons for payments and payroll.
- [Zoho Books alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/zoho-books): Zoho's online accounting software for invoicing, expenses, inventory and tax.
- [Sage Accounting alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/sage): Sage's accounting and bookkeeping software for small and midsize businesses.

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## Articles

- [The best open-source accounting software in 2026 (self-hosted bookkeeping and invoicing)](https://appsgit.com/blog/best-open-source-accounting-software-2026): The best open-source accounting software you can self-host in 2026: Bigcapital, ERPNext, LedgerSMB, Odoo, Invoice Ninja and InvoiceShelf, with licences checked.

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