GnuCash vs Salon Accounting
GnuCash
gnucash.org
Salon Accounting
salonaccounting.comSide by side
| Figure | GnuCash | Salon Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $7.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Salon Accounting Software | 8.8 (#12) | 8.6 (#15) |
| Company identity | The product is presented as a community project called The GnuCash Project rather than a conventional vendor company. | Salon Accounting is a product of Creative Reputation, LLC, a Wisconsin limited-liability company. |
| Documentation | The project publishes a reference Manual, an in-depth Tutorial and Concepts Guide, community wiki material, mailing lists and IRC help. | The maker provides FAQs, quick-start guides, tax guides, terminology articles, P&L guidance and video tutorials. |
| Founded | 1997 | 2012 |
| Licence | GnuCash is open-source software released under the GNU General Public License. | The terms describe a proprietary service owned by Creative Reputation and grant users a limited, non-exclusive licence for business use. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 2.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings | 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.4 out of 5 from 683 reviews | 3.4 out of 5 from 7 reviews |
| Support | The project points users to public mailing lists, IRC, a wiki, documentation, and bug reports for help. | Support is offered by email and phone, with the resources page promising email replies within 24 hours. |
| What it does | GnuCash is free accounting software for personal and small-business finances, including bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. | Salon Accounting is bookkeeping and quarterly-tax software for independent salon professionals, including stylists, barbers, nail technicians and estheticians. |
Plans
Salon Accounting
- Essential Accounting$7.99 a month
- Accounting + Scheduling$14.99 a month
- All Features$21.99 a month
In their own words
GnuCash
GnuCash is free personal and small-business accounting software for tracking bank accounts, stocks, income, and expenses. Its double-entry accounting requires every transaction’s debits and credits to balance. Small-business tools cover customers, vendors, jobs, invoicing, bill payment, tax and billing terms, and budgeting. Users can create customizable balance sheets, profit and loss, and portfolio valuation reports, as well as charts. GnuCash imports QIF and OFX files with transaction matching; German users can use HBCI to download statements and initiate transfers and direct debits. Data is stored in XML by default. Support for SQLite3, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases is experimental, and some reported corner cases can cause data loss. The GNU GPL-licensed software has installation options for Linux and installers for macOS and Windows. The main application is unavailable for iOS and iPadOS, while the separate Android app appears abandoned according to the project FAQ. The project is maintained, documented, and translated by volunteers.
Salon Accounting
Salon Accounting has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.