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InvoiceShelf

InvoiceShelf is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Accounting & Invoicing category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks, FreshBooks and Wave and ships a Docker image. It has 1,867 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/InvoiceShelf/InvoiceShelf

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
1,867
Forks
394
Open issues
59
Commits, last 12 months
800
Last commit
Oct 26, 2026
Latest release
2.4.7Oct 21, 2026
Created
Jan 26, 2024
License
AGPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 800 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 26, 2026
Commits, last 12 months800
Latest release2.4.7 (Oct 21, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months2
Releases, all time42
Open issues59
Open pull requests7
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedJan 26, 2024

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About InvoiceShelf

Track expenses, payments & create professional invoices & estimates (fork of Crater).

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/InvoiceShelf/InvoiceShelf.

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FAQ

InvoiceShelf FAQ

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Is InvoiceShelf free and open source?

Yes. InvoiceShelf is open-source software released under the AGPL-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 InvoiceShelf with Docker?

Yes. InvoiceShelf 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 InvoiceShelf?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to InvoiceShelf include Odoo, ERPNext and Aureus ERP. InvoiceShelf itself is a self-hosted alternative to QuickBooks, FreshBooks and Wave.

Is InvoiceShelf actively maintained?

The most recent commit to InvoiceShelf was on Oct 26, 2026 with 800 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.4.7, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 59 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.