How to Build Your Own Akaunting
Replace Akaunting with a custom build. Free Accounting Software for Small Businesses
Build Difficulty: 3/5
Plan for 1-2 weeks of building with AI assistance
Estimated Timeline
Based on 67 features at 1-2 Weeks difficulty, expect about 1-2 weeks with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 67 features
Accounting(5 features)
The chart of accounts (COA) is a listing of the general ledger accounts to which amounts can be debited or credited
Issue credit/debit notes to your customers/vendors for returning goods
Chart of Accounts, Balance Sheet, General Ledger, Trial Balance, Accounts Payable, Journal Entries, Cost of Goods Sold
Access a General Ledger for comprehensive financial management
Manual journal entries allow you to debit or credit amounts for the selected accounts. You can also add a short description for these adjusting entries
Banking(5 features)
Create unlimited bank and cash accounts and track their opening and current balances
Connect your bank accounts directly to Akaunting
Import transactions securely to automate your bookkeeping and reports by connecting your bank accounts. Covers US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, and European countries
Add deposits to and transfers between accounts and keep the balance of your bank accounts active
Manage multiple bank accounts within the same system
Financial Management(5 features)
Stay on top of cash flow and make smarter decisions about your business
Support for cryptocurrency assets management
Keep track of mounting bills and expenses and monitor money flowing out
The currency exchange rates are fetched from the most popular data providers
Send invoices and add expenses in any currency and let the system convert them in your main currency
Reporting(5 features)
Get balance sheet and trial balance reports as part of double-entry accounting features
Create dashboards and widgets that serve different purposes and share them with your staff/accountant
Get detailed financial reports to help you better visualize all the information you need to improve your business
Schedule your reports to be sent to your email address or other users in the organization and even to external people at different time intervals
Generate unlimited financial reports
Integration(4 features)
Extend Akaunting without leaving the admin panel, you can install or purchase from 50+ apps
Sync your current and future products, customers, and orders from 10+ eCommerce platforms such as WooCommerce, Shopify, OpenCart, Magento, etc. with Akaunting
Eliminate manual accounting and human error. This app will sync your current and future Shopify products, customers, and orders with Akaunting
Get paid faster with Stripe and automatically sync payments to Akaunting invoices, saving time on manual updates and data importation
Automation(3 features)
Automatically trigger business-critical actions based on tasks performed in different apps and save yourself time and headache
Get reminders for recurring payments
Automatically create invoices, revenues, bills, and payments for ongoing jobs with just a click
Compliance(3 features)
Get the regulations required by governments for tax filling and return such as GST, MTD, Form 1099, etc
Automatically calculate sales tax for transactions
Set up different names for each tax and link specific taxes to specific products or transactions
Customer Management(3 features)
Create clients and send invoices to them. You can also set a password so they could access the client portal
See the customer profile, address, list of transactions, and paid, open, and overdue totals at a glance
Create and manage unlimited customer profiles
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Build It Yourself
Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 67 features at moderate complexity.