Bokio vs LedgerSMB
Bokio
bokio.co.ukLedgerSMB
ledgersmb.orgSide by side
| Figure | Bokio | LedgerSMB |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £24.95/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Gym Accounting Software | 8.9 (#4) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Bank feeds | Automatic bank feeds use Plaid open banking and fetch transactions up to four times daily. | Yes |
| Documentation | The help centre covers getting started, accounting, reports, bank feeds, VAT, invoices, expenses, integrations and practice management. | Documentation includes installation and upgrade instructions, a free manual, videos and a work-in-progress business book. |
| Founded | 2015 | 2006 |
| Integration | Bokio’s integrations help page lists Zettle, and its feature page lists Stripe for online invoice payments. | LedgerSMB provides a web services API for programmatic interaction, while attaching an online store is not available out of the box and requires custom integration. |
| Licence | SoftwareWorld classifies Bokio as proprietary software. | The source repository identifies LedgerSMB as GPLv2-licensed. |
| Security | Bokio states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with optional two-step authentication. | Official release tarballs are GPG signed so users can verify their integrity. |
| Support | Product support is available by email and through a Facebook user group; advanced accounting help can be arranged with an accountant. | Free community help is offered through mailing lists and Matrix, while paid providers offer hosting, installation, training and customization. |
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In their own words
LedgerSMB
LedgerSMB is free, open-source ERP and accounting software for small and mid-size businesses. It combines double-entry general ledger functions with quotations, sales and purchase orders, invoices, receivables, payables, and cash management. The application also supports inventory, light manufacturing, and fixed-asset depreciation and disposal. Transactions can use multiple currencies, while budgets can be tracked by project or department with variance reports. LedgerSMB produces PDF, HTML, CSV, and Office documents, can email documents from inside the application, and includes 45 languages. A web services API enables programmatic interaction; connecting an online store is not available out of the box and requires custom integration. The web application is intended for installation on the user’s own infrastructure, with Linux installers and production Docker images available. Official release tarballs are GPG signed. Free volunteer support is available through a users mailing list and Matrix, with paid professional support also offered. The project began in 2006 as a fork of SQL-Ledger.