Akaunting vs ZipBooks

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

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ZipBooks costs less for a six-person team.
ZipBooks fits service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
Akaunting: Open source and self-hostable.

Compare	AkauntingAkaunting	ZipBooksZipBooks
In one line	Open-source accounting you can host yourself or rent from $8	Free invoicing and books, with paid plans for small teams
Starting price	From $8/mo	Free for 1 user
Six-person team	$8/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Self-hosted free; Cloud Standard $8/mo (1 user + 1 accountant, 1,000 invoices); Premium $24/mo; Elite $56/mo; Ultimate $145/mo, billed yearly (monthly $12/$36/$84/$218)	Starter free (unlimited invoices, 1 bank account); Smarter $15/mo (5 team members, recurring invoices, time tracking); Sophisticated $35/mo (unlimited users, reconciliation); billed monthly
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	30 days
Users	1 + accountant on Standard	1 on Starter; 5 on Smarter
Both connect to	Square POS, Stripe Invoicing, PayPal Invoicing
Also connects to	Shopify, WooCommerce, Loyverse	Gusto
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm MT
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Akaunting.	We found no public status page for ZipBooks.
Capterra score	3.8 / 5 from 28 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 115 reviews
Trustpilot score	1.5 / 5 from 57 reviews	3.5 / 5 from 3 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	50	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	40	45
Fit: Service business	72	85
Fit: Agency or studio	65	75
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	72
Fit: Online store	45	45
Why people pick it	Open source and self-hostable Cheap cloud plans	Free plan with unlimited invoices 30-day trial without a card
Where it falls short	Few bank feeds in the US Most features are paid add-on apps	Reconciliation only on the $35 plan No inventory tracking
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

Akaunting vs ZipBooks

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