Open Source Alternative · Accounting

Replace FreshBooks with Akaunting.

Modern open source accounting with invoicing, expense tracking, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting. Multi-currency, multi-company support. Self-hosted Laravel app, no monthly fees.

You're losing ~R2 220 to ~R6 660/year.

10-user estimate across 2 published tiers of FreshBooks.

Pricing approximated from vendor-advertised USD converted at current FX. Enterprise and negotiated pricing varies. Book a free audit for your exact number.

FreshBooks vs Akaunting

Typical ZAR pricing across published tiers of FreshBooks. Your open source alternative pays once. Setup cost. Then it runs free.

FreshBooks · Lite
~R185/mo
~R2 220/year (10 users)

Flat rate

FreshBooks · Plus
~R555/mo
~R6 660/year (10 users)

Flat rate

Your open source replacement
Akaunting. R0/month.

Modern open source accounting with invoicing, expense tracking, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting. Multi-currency, multi-company support. Self-hosted Laravel app, no monthly fees.

The migration, handled.

Downloading free software isn't the job. Running it in production is. That's the part we do.

Data migration

Export everything from FreshBooks, transform, and import cleanly into Akaunting. Nothing lost.

Parallel running

Old system stays live while the new one takes shape. Cutover only when you're ready.

Integration & SSO

Wire it into your existing email, auth, and payment stack. No isolated island.

Hardening & backups

POPIA-ready config, automated backups, monitoring, and patch management from day one.

Team training

Hands-on onboarding until your people are comfortable. Not a PDF they won't read.

Ongoing support

SLA-backed maintenance so you're not Googling error messages at 2am.

Three weeks from now, you could already have switched.

The audit is free. We'll give you a fixed-price migration quote, a timeline, and the risks, in writing. You decide from there.