# akaunting vs Frappe Lending

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | akaunting | Frappe Lending |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 ✓ | 55/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Accounting | #2 of 9 in Finance & Budgeting |
| GitHub stars | 10 245 ✓ | 363 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +112 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 13 ✓ |
| Latest release | 3.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v16.7.1 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

akaunting scores 67/100 against 55/100 for Frappe Lending, so it is the safer default.

Frappe Lending ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for akaunting.

If you want the quickest setup, akaunting is easier to run; Frappe Lending needs more configuration.

akaunting is growing faster right now (+112 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [akaunting](https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/akaunting.md)
- [Frappe Lending](https://selfhost.directory/project/lending) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lending.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/akaunting-vs-lending