Alternatives to Sage Accounting

Wave

It suits businesses that need invoicing, recurring billing, customer payment options, and connected accounting.

FreeAgent

It suits small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers handling invoicing, expenses, tax reporting and payroll.

Zoho Books

Zoho Books suits solopreneurs and micro businesses within the free plan's revenue limit, as well as teams needing accounting, inventory, or accountant access.

FreshBooks

FreshBooks suits freelancers, solopreneurs, and small businesses that need invoicing, time tracking, and project organization.

Clear Books

Clear Books may suit UK sole traders, landlords, and businesses needing accounting and tax tools, including VAT and MTD features.

GnuCash

It suits individuals and small businesses that want desktop accounting with double-entry records, reports, and transaction imports.

BUSY

BUSY suits businesses that need billing and accounting alongside inventory, order or manufacturing tools.

KashFlow

Starter is positioned for sole traders, contractors and small businesses; Business is aimed at growing businesses and limited companies.

It suits small businesses looking to manage invoicing, payments, bookkeeping and reporting in one product.

Pilot

Pilot suits businesses that need browser-based accounting with bank feeds, automated reconciliation, and accountant access.

LedgerSMB suits small and mid-size businesses that need self-hosted accounting, invoicing, inventory, budgeting, and related operations.

MargBooks is aimed at businesses needing billing, accounting, inventory control, and GST reporting.

GNUKhata

GNUKhata suits Indian SMEs, traders, startups, and NGOs needing accounting and inventory tools with GST-oriented reporting.

Frappe Books

It suits small businesses that need bookkeeping alongside sales, purchasing and inventory tools.

Fakturka.bg suits Bulgarian freelancers and small or medium businesses managing invoices, expenses, and financial reporting.

It suits startups and trading, service, manufacturing, or construction businesses that need accounting workflows and reporting.

hledger suits people who want plain-text, locally stored accounting records, from personal use to business or institutional accounting.

FrontAccounting

FrontAccounting suits small companies that can host a web application and need accounting alongside inventory, purchasing, sales, or manufacturing.

QuickBooks Time suits teams tracking project work and billable hours that need timesheet approvals and data export.