FrappeBooks
Web and SaaS
accounting software
SHOW HN2020
243points
42comments
#198of 3,028 in 2020
Top 7%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Refreshing free GPL accounting software useful to average people
From 1 comment
I'll admit I've been a little depressed about the state of open-source software lately - especially when it comes to GPL licensed projects. So to see a new project like this -…
sudosteph on HN
Much needed desktop accounting app
From 1 comment
Much needed desktop app for accounting!
asbasawaraj on HN
Hergé-style home page art
From 1 comment
I absolutely adore the Hergé style art on the home page!
jdeisenberg on HN
Objections
Electron-based, so performance concerns
From 1 comment
Don’t get your hopes up, it’s Electron.
Nextgrid on HN
UI glitches such as broken date picker
From 2 comments
I just opened a new entity and was looking for an accounting package that was not Quickbooks. It turns out the hardest integration for accounting software isn't some file format…
reilly3000 on HNTwo notes. Fiscal year end start or end normally is sufficient to define the fiscal year. Why is both a start and end date needed for the fiscal year here? That's usually an…
anon102010 on HN
Missing time tracking and tax features
From 2 comments
This looks great. Is there any plan to add time tracking? It's the only reason I'm still with my current *books hosted solution, even though I'm not particularly happy with it.
keyrat on HNI use Quickbooks Self Employed and would love to migrate, but absolutely require three of their features before I can: - Automatically pull transactions from credit cards and…
nodesocket on HN
Requests
Time tracking
From 2 comments
This looks great. Is there any plan to add time tracking? It's the only reason I'm still with my current *books hosted solution, even though I'm not particularly happy with it.
keyrat on HNThis is the first thing I looked for - timetracking is critical for freelancers and contractors. I use freshbooks.com and generally like the product, and love the support. Wish…
ianmcgowan on HN
Import from Quicken, QuickBooks or GnuCash
From 1 comment
Can you import your old data from Quicken? Or Quickbooks? Or GnuCash?
xhkkffbf on HN
Automatic bank transaction import and tax categorization
From 1 comment
I use Quickbooks Self Employed and would love to migrate, but absolutely require three of their features before I can: - Automatically pull transactions from credit cards and…
nodesocket on HN
Spreadsheet-style ledger editing
From 1 comment
Hey, this is cool, I'm looking to switch from a proprietary accounting app to something open-source. It being open-source is important mainly because accounting apps UX usually…
nh2 on HN
Self-hosting or sync between devices
From 2 comments
Is there an online version of this? I see one of the "features" is that it's not cloud-based, but it is a web app... so can I self-host it, or would I be stuck with Electron and…
franga2000 on HNGreat job! Can it sync between devices (to avoid to lose data if my computer die)?
sylvain_kerkour on HN
Questions
How does it relate to ERPNext?
From 1 comment
How does this relate to ERPNext? Is this just a packaged ERPNext installation? Is there any way to replicate this with standard, hosted ERPNext?
Nextgrid on HN
How is the project funded?
From 1 comment
out of curiosity how do you guys make money? looks like you guys have a big team and have been running for a decade now doing open source stuff
kevindeasis on HN
Does fiscal year handling work for odd dates?
From 1 comment
Two notes. Fiscal year end start or end normally is sufficient to define the fiscal year. Why is both a start and end date needed for the fiscal year here? That's usually an…
anon102010 on HN
Alternatives named
QuickBooks
From 2 comments
I just opened a new entity and was looking for an accounting package that was not Quickbooks. It turns out the hardest integration for accounting software isn't some file format…
reilly3000 on HNI use Quickbooks Self Employed and would love to migrate, but absolutely require three of their features before I can: - Automatically pull transactions from credit cards and…
nodesocket on HN
GnuCash and KMyMoney
From 1 comment
Did you evaluate existing FOSS solutions like GNUCash or KMyMoney? Would be interesting to see what you found lacking.
mathnmusic on HN
ERPNext
From 1 comment
From the same people who also made ERPNext, "the world's best 100% open source ERP" which was built in their own (open source) web framework called ... Frappe…
ofrzeta on HN
Manager.io
From 1 comment
I've been using Manager.io. It's free and great, but not open source, and runs on Mono instead of Electron.
ValentineC on HN
Odoo
From 1 comment
As an accountant (working on becoming a software developer), I've started to develop a reluctance to working with different tools because there are so many bad ones out there.…
notenoughhorses on HN