Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Firefly III
Firefly III clearly comes out ahead of Akaunting on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Firefly III has a free tier; Akaunting does not. Akaunting's paid plans start at $12/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | James Cole | Akaunting |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | FinTechData & Analytics | FinTechData & AnalyticsConsulting & Agency |
| Categories | finance-toolsaccounting | finance-toolsaccounting |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | firefly-iii | akaunting |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Reporting | ||
| 1 Company | ||
| Automated Rules Engine | ||
| 1 User + 1 Accountant | ||
| Budgeting And Piggy Banks | ||
| 1,000 Invoices | ||
| Double-Entry Bookkeeping | ||
| 10 Apps Included | ||
| Multi-Currency Support | ||
| 10 Companies | ||
| Rest Json Api | ||
| 10 Users | ||
| Self-Hosted | ||
| 10,000 Invoices | ||
| 30 Apps Included | ||
| 30 Companies | ||
| 30 Users | ||
| 30,000 Invoices | ||
| 4 Apps Included | ||
| 50+ Apps | ||
| All Apps Included | ||
| Auto-Schedule Reports | ||
| Bank Feeds | ||
| Budgeting | ||
| Client Portal | ||
| Credit & Debit Notes | ||
| Crm | ||
| Custom Fields | ||
| Double-Entry | ||
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Firefly III comes out ahead overall, though Akaunting can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Firefly III offers a free tier; Akaunting does not currently list one.
Akaunting scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
