# Akaunting: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 5 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/akaunting

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Financial reporting and dashboards](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/financial-reporting-and-dashboards/index.md) | 0% | 42 | 33% | 3 |
| [Accounting software](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/accounting-software/index.md) | 0% | 60 | 100% | 2 |
| [Global e-invoicing compliance](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/global-e-invoicing-compliance/index.md) | 0% | 156 | 100% | 2 |
| [Account reconciliation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/account-reconciliation/index.md) | 0% | 39 | 0% | 1 |
| [Crypto accounting](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/accounting/crypto-accounting/index.md) | 0% | 19 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Free self-hosted accounting software; pair with free crypto trackers like CoinTracker (free for basics). Limited native crypto depth" (Grok 4.20, Crypto accounting)
- "Open-source self-hosted alternatives such as Akaunting are also free in price and freedom" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Financial reporting)
- "GnuCash and Akaunting offer free, self-hosted solutions" (Kimi K2, Account reconciliation)
- "Akaunting - Best Open-Source Option" (Kimi K2, Financial reporting)

## And against it

- "Very poor user reviews (~1.5/5 on Trustpilot) - Described as "half baked software" with numerous bugs" (Kimi K2, Global e-invoicing compl)
- "Very poor Trustpilot score (~1.5/5)... It's open-source but unreliable for production use" (Grok 4.20, Global e-invoicing compl)
- "they offer free versions but with limited support and fewer user-friendly features" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Financial reporting)
- "Limited features compared to paid options" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Accounting software)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Akaunting, from 14 of the 14 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 10
- softwareadvice.com: 9
- g2.com: 7
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 6
- trustpilot.com: 6
- business-software.com: 4
- forbes.com: 4
- techrepublic.com: 4
- money.com: 3
- accountingseed.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://business-software.com/blog/best-free-small-business-accounting-software: 4
- https://trustpilot.com/review/akaunting.com: 4
- https://capterra.com/p/179253/PayPal-Invoicing/reviews: 3
- https://forbes.com/advisor/business/software/best-accounting-software: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/accounting/financial-reporting-comparison/small-business: 3
- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-financial-reporting-software: 3
- https://akaunting.com/: 2
- https://appadvisoryplus.com/app/cryptio: 2

## In its own words

What Akaunting's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Free Accounting Software for Small Businesses (https://akaunting.com/)
- For: small businesses and freelancers (https://akaunting.com/)
- Price stated: completely free (https://akaunting.com/)
- Free plan or trial: The Standard plan of the On-Premise (self-hosted) version is free in terms of price and freedom (source code available). (https://akaunting.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page akaunting.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 34 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 24 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-01
- Recent: 2026-08-06 comparison: Personal vs business entity property ownership https://akaunting.com/blog/personal-vs-business-entity-property-ownership
- Recent: 2026-08-06 blog: Travel healthcare contract https://akaunting.com/blog/travel-healthcare-contract
- Recent: 2026-08-06 blog: Quarterly tax planning for ecommerce entrepreneurs https://akaunting.com/blog/quarterly-tax-planning-for-ecommerce-entrepreneurs
- Recent: 2026-08-05 blog: Audit ready receipts https://akaunting.com/blog/audit-ready-receipts
- Recent: 2026-08-04 blog: Recurring invoices and expenses https://akaunting.com/blog/recurring-invoices-and-expenses
- Recent: 2026-07-28 blog: Ecommerce cash flow management https://akaunting.com/blog/ecommerce-cash-flow-management

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.