Best Government Accounting Software in 2026

Public-sector finance teams can compare these accounting tools by the controls and workflows they need to support. Fund accounting and budget control are useful points to weigh alongside encumbrance tracking, grant management and purchasing workflows. Infor Public Sector, CGI Advantage and Civica Complaints Management are among the entries to consider. Deployment is another comparison point, as are free-plan availability and paid-from pricing. Use the listed capabilities to assess which options align with your organization’s financial processes, from managing funds and budgets to handling grants and purchasing.

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0free plans on this page
$99/molowest paid tier
7 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Government Accounting Software 23 channels on this page · 84 of 184 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeployment Spec sheet Score
01 Infor Public Sector Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeploymenthybrid 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
02 CGI Advantage Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsDeploymenthybrid 2/8spec lines stated 6.8
03 Civica Complaints Management Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 4/8spec lines stated 6.8
04 FundFigure Free planNoPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.8
05 Oracle NetSuite for Government Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.7
06 FreeBalance Accountability Suite Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymenthybrid 5/8spec lines stated 6.6
07 OpenGov Accounts Payable Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeployment 0/8spec lines stated 6.6
08 Tyler Eden Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymenthybrid 6/8spec lines stated 6.5
09 Unit4 FP&A Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeploymentcloud 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
10 BS&A General Ledger Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsDeploymentcloud 2/8spec lines stated 6.4
11 FUNDVIEW Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
12 RDA School District Suite Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 6.4
13 TownCloud Finance Suite Free planNoPaid from$99/moFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 6.4
14 Enhanced Fund Accounting Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementPurchasing workflowsYesDeployment 4/8spec lines stated 6.3
15 CentralSquare Utility Billing Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymenthybrid 3/8spec lines stated 6.2
16 Tyler Infinite Visions Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
17 Tyler School ERP Pro Financial Management Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymenthybrid 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
18 Infor ERP Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeploymenthybrid 1/8spec lines stated 5.8
19 Sage Intacct for Government Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
20 Tyler New World ERP Free planPaid fromFund accountingYesBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementYesPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 6/8spec lines stated 5.8
21 Unit4 ERP Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeploymentcloud 1/8spec lines stated 5.7
22 Civica Financials Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlYesEncumbrance trackingYesGrant managementPurchasing workflowsYesDeploymentcloud 4/8spec lines stated 5.6
23 Tyler Enterprise Utilities Free planPaid fromFund accountingBudget controlEncumbrance trackingGrant managementPurchasing workflowsDeployment 0/8spec lines stated 5.4
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