There is no doubt that one of the most tedious tasks, not only for companies, but also for households, is accounting. That of having to balance the income, the expenses, that you are not in the red... it is a mess. For this reason, many use accounting programs. But most are paid. How about we talk to you about free accounting programs?
Below you will have a list of all the accounting programs that are free and that can be used for your work without having to increase the expense you have to manage your business or your home. Shall we start?
Akaunting
This first program has a somewhat peculiar name because many will not know how to pronounce it. However, it is one of the most intuitive and easy to work with. It is focused on small and medium-sized companies to manage all the finances that the business has.
Among the features that you will find, we highlight being able to accept payments online, as well as invoice and track expenses. It will also help you manage customers and suppliers, configure taxes, create reports...
This program can even be used with mobiles and tablets (You will realize that it is an online program so you do not have to install it). In addition, it works very well with modern technologies and is always being updated so as not to be left behind.
held
Holded is one of the “free” accounting programs. We put it in quotes because it actually is and it isn't. It has a free trial, but after that it is necessary to have a subscription plan. Now, in the case of freelancers, one of the plans is completely free, so if this is your case, you could take this program into account. For companies the annual plan is 25 euros.
Now, why are we talking about it? Well, because it is both an accounting and billing program and it allows you to manage practically all your business: sales, purchases, income, etc. You can even connect it with external tools or even with your bank.
countmoney
If you prefer a program that focuses only on the treasury of the company, then this can be a good option, and in addition to those that you will find for free.
It is focused on small businesses, but it also works for freelancers. Among its functions is the commercial registry, IRPF, billing, etc.
Although it has paid subscription plans, there is a free modality that may be interesting for you. This offers you five invoices a year, 50 clients or suppliers, 2 years of history, watermark on the invoices and 10MB of disk space.
visionwin
In this case you have a free accounting program. But with nuances. The program can be downloaded and used. But not the updates. Those are paid. You also don't have technical support. Actually, you only have one week of this, and then you would have to pay for it.
For SMEs that are starting it can be interesting. In fact, there are many companies and freelancers who use it because it has been on the market for a long time and it is also one of the best known. But it's not free (actually, it's hard to find free beyond trials).
Among the functions that you will have with the program are imports from other programs, analytical and budgetary accounting; manage fixed assets, Immediate Information Supply (SII) module, VAT and Personal Income Tax management, electronic banking, billing, etc.
simple account
We go with another of the free accounting programs that has a cost of zero euros forever. Of course, it will only allow you to have 50 records per year, 5 products, 10 clients / 10 suppliers, 10MB of virtual disk and proof of bank remittance.
What is left? Taxes, reports, invoice customizations, or the digitization of documents.
Even so, it is one of the programs that may interest you if you are just starting out. It has a pretty attractive design and is easy to work with. (once you review it completely). In addition, it has graphics that will help you have a better vision.
Among the functionalities it has, you can register invoices issued and received, expenses and investment goods. Besides, account with import and export accounting, register books, fill in taxes automatically, close quarters, make summaries...
Of course, keep the above in mind because with the free plan much of the above may not be available.
Odoo
Odoo is one of the most complete programs (or rather applications) currently available. You have finance, human resources, sales, marketing, websites, inventory, productivity, and services.
As an accounting program, you can access everything you need from the central dashboard. That is, you will be able to connect with your bank, manage invoices, make or receive payments, create reports, reports...
Now, is it free? The truth is that yes. As long as you only use one app. If you need more than one then it is already paid. But this free option allows you to have unlimited users and also unlimited support.
That is why we recommend it if you only need the accounting app. But if you are going to use more, you can always look at another plan that is not badly priced.
InvoiceScripts
Don't let the name fool you. Actually has a free accounting program focused on freelancers and SMEs. Of course, we tell you that the free option is for you to download your program and install it on your computer or on a hosting.
If you do not want to install it and you do want it to be in the cloud, in addition to having maintenance, backup copies, plugins and other benefits, then you will have to pay for a monthly plan.
With this program you will be able to create, edit and manage invoices, documents, do automatic accounting, have reports, etc. You can even customize the accounts by client or by client group, and complete tax forms for the Treasury, group invoice receipts in SEPA remittances, and a few other things. Of course, keep in mind that some are separate plugins that will imply having a payment plan (not the free option).
As you can see, there are several free accounting programs that may be interesting to review to see if one of them suits what you are looking for or the needs you have. Do you recommend any more that we have not mentioned? Leave it to us in comments.