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FrontAccounting
FrontAccounting · founded 2005
What it is
FrontAccounting is web-based accounting software for small companies that also covers a broader ERP workflow. Its features span purchasing, sales, accounts payable and receivable, inventory, manufacturing, fixed assets, and a general ledger with budget. Sales tools include quotations, orders, delivery notes, customer invoices and credit notes, batch invoicing, point-of-sale definitions, and payment allocation. Purchasing includes purchase orders, goods receival notes, supplier price lists, supplier payments, and related notes. Inventory functions cover stock items, locations, transfers, reorder levels, average material cost, and barcode scanner entry; manufacturing includes bills of materials and work orders. The software supports multiple companies and users with different privileges, along with backups, restore, and simple audit trails. Reports can be printed, emailed, converted to PDF, exported to Excel or OpenOffice Calc, or viewed as graphical analyses. It also lists multi-currency support and GST/VAT settings by customer, supplier, and item. The free plan is listed as free. Self-hosting requires a web server, PHP, and MySQL with InnoDB; other database systems are unsupported.
For and against
For
- Covers accounting and ERP operations in one system.
- Supports multiple companies and different user privileges.
- Reports can be exported to PDF, Excel, or OpenOffice Calc.
- Free plan listed as free.
Against
- Requires a web server, PHP, and MySQL with InnoDB.
- Other database systems are unsupported.
- Bank feeds are not available.
- Accountant access is not available.
The verdict
FrontAccounting combines core accounting with purchasing, sales, inventory, and manufacturing functions, and includes reporting and multi-company support. Its self-hosting requirements and unsupported database options are important to consider before choosing it.
Who it suits
It suits small companies looking for accounting alongside purchasing, sales, inventory, and manufacturing tools. It is also suited to organizations that can host a web application using PHP and MySQL with InnoDB.
Plans and prices
FrontAccounting
Free accounting software released under the GNU General Public License
Read 5 Oct 2026 · frontaccounting.com
On the record
- Accountant access
- Nofrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Accounting and ERP
- The product covers purchasing, sales, accounts payable and receivable, inventory, stock, manufacturing, fixed assets, and general ledger with budget.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Automated reconciliation
- Yesfrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Bank feeds
- Nofrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Extensions
- Modules, extensions, themes, custom reports, and languages can be installed or activated from within FrontAccounting and downloaded from a central repository.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- The installation guide requires a web server, PHP, and MySQL with InnoDB enabled, and says other database systems are unsupported.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations and compatibility
- The site lists report export to MS Excel/OpenOffice Calc and describes compatibility with MySQL; other databases are not supported.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Inventory and manufacturing
- Inventory supports stock items, locations, transfers, reorder levels, average material cost, and barcode scanner entry; manufacturing includes bills of materials and work orders.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Inventory tracking
- Yesfrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Invoice creation
- Yesfrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Mobile platforms
- web onlyfrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Multi-company and users
- The software supports multiple companies and multi-user access with different privileges, plus backups, restore, and simple audit trails.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purchasing
- Purchasing features include purchase orders, goods receival notes, supplier price lists, debit and credit notes, supplier payments, and transaction attachments.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FrontAccounting describes itself as web based accounting software for small companies covering the entire ERP chain.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Receipt capture
- Yesfrontaccounting.com · read 20 Sep 2026
- Release
- The homepage lists release 2.4.20 as available for download on April 28, 2026.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports can be printed, emailed, converted to PDF, exported to Excel or OpenOffice Calc, and shown as graphical analyses.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Sales
- Sales features include quotations, orders, delivery notes, customer invoices and credit notes, batch invoicing, point of sale definitions, and payment allocation.frontaccounting.com · read 5 Oct 2026
