DRdrondin·May 29, 2024
I can recommend https://github.com/frappe/frappe as a general engine, https://github.com/frappe/erpnext is a full blown CRM/ERP built on top of it
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| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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23 sourcesIt's weird how well they hide their repository.
Github link on https://erpnext.com/ goes to https://github.com/erpnext which is pointless.
Actual repo seems to be https://github.com/frappe/erpnext and is GPL-3.0.
In Akaunting is free, open-source online accounting software for small businessesERPNext: Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning
23 points · Open discussionIf you are going to self host , why not just selfhost a fullblown alternative such as ERPNext or Odoo , they all are much capable than quickbook.
https://github.com/frappe/erpnext
https://odoo.com
I prefer erpnext/FBook over odoo due to much better performance ,not gimped by freemium/opencoure model (ERPNext promise no freemium )
In An open-source alternative to QuickBooksCheck out this : https://github.com/frappe/books - free desktop accounting software.
https://github.com/frappe/erpnext - free if you host yourself or $10+ if they host it on their server. ERP Software
Both are free. And they are pretty decent.
In An open-source alternative to QuickBooksErpnext: Free and open source ERP
3 points · Open discussionHasura [0], Postman [1], and ERPNext [2] are leading the FOSS charge from India. In ERPNext's case, they remained bootstrapped for 10 years (seed investment from rainmatter.in in Nov 2020) despite having to compete with SAP.
See also: https://github.com/collections/made-in-india
[0] https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine
[1] https://github.com/postmanlabs/newman
[2] https://github.com/frappe/erpnext
In The State of FOSS in IndiaThe ideal mid-way frameworks offer both, a library of patterns that work for internal applications that are almost no-code, and ability to write code where business logic is required. There are some things that are still best expressed as code. I am not sure if a truly "no-code" framework is possible for real-world applications.
We have built Frappe Framework [1] as a platform to re-use code for our massively complex application (ERPNext with 900+ models). While it does not have a drag-and-drop UI builder, object creation and migration is fully automated via configuration. The key reason why this works as low-code is:
1. Automated UI generation (via metadata)
2. Automated database management (schema and migrations)
3. Abstracted functionality that can run on any object (like permission rules, workflows, assignments, file attachments, PDF
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generation etc)
The configurations are stored as JSON files that can be used for source code management [2]. Frappe Framework is still under the radar, but of late we have seen many teams using it massively for internal tooling.
[1] https://frappeframework.com/
[2] https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/tree/develop/erpnext/selli...
It's not entirely clear on their website, but I assume the full software is at https://github.com/frappe/erpnext, and they have a model similar to Sentry?
In Every software system used at GitlabERPNext is a full featured Open Source ERP (GPL V3, not open core) with reasonable traction. https://github.com/frappe/erpnext Disclaimer: check my bio
In What's SAP?ERPNext (GPL V3, https://github.com/frappe/erpnext) is being deployed by many large companies as we speak. India's largest Stock Broker Zerodha (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6nfq1UR3Y) and biggest Listed Company (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnoWwSBDQlI) are actively using ERPNext.
ERPNext is not open core like Odoo.
Disclaimer: I am the founder of ERPNext
In What's SAP?You should also checkout ERPNext (https://github.com/frappe/erpnext). Its another free and open source ERP (GNU GPL v3) which is not open core. ERPNext is also built as a monolith, so you get maximum features out of the box instead of relying on 100s of extensions to fulfill your requirements. All since there is no "enterprise" version, there is no chance of features dropping out like accounting and payroll.
ERPNext has reasonable traction too (~5k+ stars on GitHub, 12k+ forum members) and is used by some very large enterprises.
Disclaimer: I am the founder of ERPNext
In Story of Odoo: Open-Sourced Competitor to Oracle, SAPI have played around with erpNext in the last few weeks. It looks very nice with lots of functionality and good API. Its also open source.
You can find it here - https://github.com/frappe/erpnext
Its more full blown ERP then just accounting software though.
They seem to have separete project for only accounting as well:
https://github.com/frappe/accounting
In Ask HN: Accounting Software with Best APIERPNext has been around for a decade now and doing quite well! https://github.com/frappe/erpnext.
Founder here, happy to answer questions.
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