The best accounting softwares, according to hackers
5 accounting softwares recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All accounting softwares
- BeancountFree plain-text accounting tool praised for simple, automatable files that people keep for years. Caveat: documentation often mixes outdated v2 instructions.25recommend
- hledgerFree plain-text double-entry accounting tool that people find simple and reliable, with CSV import rules. Caveat: reconciliation can feel like too much overhead.17recommend
- GnuCashFree desktop accounting app that works, charges nothing for your own data, and is very stable. Common caveat: heavy, tedious data entry and weak multi-currency handling.16recommend
- QuickBooksBookkeeping software whose bank transaction matching and integrations save time, though critics find its recent UI changes, ads and weak Mac support frustrating.12recommend
- XeroCloud accounting software that connects to banks and other ledgers and handles small-business bookkeeping, especially in Australia. Critics find it complex to learn.5recommend