ERPNext
ERPNext is an open-source, self-hosted app in the ERP & Inventory category, licensed GPL-3.0 and written mainly in Python. It is a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks, Square POS and Shopify POS and ships a Docker image. It has 40,601 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 40,601
- Forks
- 13,273
- Open issues
- 1,220
- Commits, last 12 months
- 10,198
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v15.124.1Oct 22, 2026
- Created
- Jun 8, 2011
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 10,198 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 10,198 |
| Latest release | v15.124.1 (Oct 22, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 1,816 |
| Open issues | 1,220 |
| Open pull requests | 182 |
| Good first issues | 3 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jun 8, 2011 |
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About ERPNext
ERP system to help you run your business.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/frappe/erpnext.
Topics
- manufacturing
- erpnext
- python
- healthcare
- support
- asset-management
- accounting
- distribution
- retail
- crm
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Is ERPNext free and open source?
Yes. ERPNext is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run ERPNext with Docker?
Yes. ERPNext provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to ERPNext?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to ERPNext include Odoo, Aureus ERP and grocy. ERPNext itself is a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks, Square POS, Shopify POS, Lightspeed, Xero, Zoho Books, Sage Accounting, NetSuite, SAP Business One and Odoo.
Is ERPNext actively maintained?
The most recent commit to ERPNext was on Oct 26, 2026 with 10,198 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v15.124.1, published Oct 22, 2026. It had 1,220 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.