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There are a number of existing accounting projects. Some of these are listed under <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software>.

**If your project isn't listed here, feel free to add it!**

These projects will be evaluated for suitability and/or adaptability.  We
have an [[template you can use|ExistingProjects/EvaluationTemplate]] to
evaluate these projects to the UseCases we've collected so far.

## List of projects under evaluation

* [[ExistingProjects/ADempiere]]
* [[ApacheOFBiz]]
* [[ExistingProjects/BeanBooks]]
* [[ExistingProjects/Bookyt]]
* [[ExistingProjects/ERP5]]
* [[ExistingProjects/ERPNext]]
   * Evaluated by joar
   * [ERPNext's strange would-be copyright assignment policy is problematic](https://github.com/webnotes/erpnext#copyright-for-contributors)
     for various reasons; bkuhn has
[raised the issue on the ERPNext Developers' Forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/HVDX1z3vvkgJ#!msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/HVDX1z3vvkgJ). *[This issue has now been resolved](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/Ejz_J_otzDQJ)*.
* [[ExistingProjects/Garradin]]
* [[ExistingProjects/GNUCash]]
* [[ExistingProjects/Kuali]]
* [[ExistingProjects/Ledger]]
* [[ExistingProjects/LedgerSMB]]
* [[ExistingProjects/npo-ledger-cli]]
* [[ExistingProjects/OpenERP]]
* [[ExistingProjects/OpenBravo]] : <http://www.openbravo.com/>
* [[ExistingProjects/OpenPetra]]
* [[ExistingProjects/Postbooks]]
* [[ExistingProjects/SQLLedger]]
* [[ExistingProjects/Tryton]]
* [[ExistingProjects/webERP]]: <http://www.weberp.org/> NOTE: [[Frontaccounting|ExistingProjects/Frontaccounting]] is a fork of webERP.


## Projects Temporarily Rejected
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These projects have been rejected temporarily (i.e., evaluation is on hold)
because of some issue that seems unresolvable at the moment, but may be
resolved at a later date and will remove the blocker of looking more closely
at the project.
   
## Projects Rejected
<a id="rejected"></a>

These projects have been evaluated as part of this effort and rejected, both
for a basis of this project or for any code reuse.  A few of the primary
reasons are given on this page, but the whole evaluation can be read on the
linked page.

* [[ExistingProjects/Frontaccounting#final-eval]]
  * Straight PHP with no framework
  * Data model somewhat messy, accounting not clearly separated.
  * Only one or two developers.
  * Workflow not easily configured.
* [[ExistingProjects/GNUEnterprise]] 
> GNU Enterprise is not a Finance/ERP/Accounting software (yet). While the original project goal was to create exactly that, the maintainers at that time decided that as a first step, good development tools for database centered applications should be created. The focus of development then was strongly on these tools, and while they are to a certain extent usable to actually create database applications, further development in the project has come to a halt because most (all) developers shifted their energy to other projects.  
 -- Reinhard Mueller
Semantics 2013-10-23 16:50:21 +00:00			`There are a number of existing accounting projects. Some of these are listed under <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software>.`

2013-10-30 20:07:21 +00:00			`If your project isn't listed here, feel free to add it!`

Note the importance the EvaluationTemplate and keeping it in sync. 2013-11-15 00:29:42 +00:00			`These projects will be evaluated for suitability and/or adaptability. We`
			`have an [[template you can use\|ExistingProjects/EvaluationTemplate]] to`
			`evaluate these projects to the UseCases we've collected so far.`
2013-10-23 15:35:31 +00:00
			`## List of projects under evaluation`

Added Adempiere 2013-10-31 15:29:24 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/ADempiere]]`
CamelCase 2013-10-23 16:28:03 +00:00			`* [[ApacheOFBiz]]`
Sort the list 2013-11-12 20:21:02 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/BeanBooks]]`
Added all projects from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software 2013-10-23 16:47:34 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/Bookyt]]`
Sort the list 2013-11-12 20:21:02 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/ERP5]]`
Moved ERPNext back into "under evaluation", marked as evaluated by me 2013-11-20 20:27:48 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/ERPNext]]`
			`* Evaluated by joar`
			`* [ERPNext's strange would-be copyright assignment policy is problematic](https://github.com/webnotes/erpnext#copyright-for-contributors)`
			`for various reasons; bkuhn has`
			`[raised the issue on the ERPNext Developers' Forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/HVDX1z3vvkgJ#!msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/HVDX1z3vvkgJ). [This issue has now been resolved](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/erpnext-developer-forum/jfsURU8Ew9A/Ejz_J_otzDQJ).`
Sort the list 2013-11-12 20:21:02 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/Garradin]]`
Added all projects from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software 2013-10-23 16:47:34 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/GNUCash]]`
Sort the list 2013-11-12 20:21:02 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/Kuali]]`
Added all projects from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software 2013-10-23 16:47:34 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/Ledger]]`
			`* [[ExistingProjects/LedgerSMB]]`
Added npo-ledger-cli 2013-10-29 15:25:33 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/npo-ledger-cli]]`
Added all projects from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software 2013-10-23 16:47:34 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/OpenERP]]`
Completed the TODO. 2013-11-15 18:49:51 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/OpenBravo]] : <http://www.openbravo.com/>`
Sort the list 2013-11-12 20:21:02 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/OpenPetra]]`
Fixed typo. 2013-10-23 17:03:21 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/Postbooks]]`
Added all projects from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_accounting_software 2013-10-23 16:47:34 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/SQLLedger]]`
			`* [[ExistingProjects/Tryton]]`
Completed the TODO. 2013-11-15 18:49:51 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/webERP]]: <http://www.weberp.org/> NOTE: [[Frontaccounting\|ExistingProjects/Frontaccounting]] is a fork of webERP.`
Final evaluation of front accounting. 2013-11-15 19:10:00 +00:00

Updated ERPNext to not be a full rejection. I'm about to send an email to their list on the subject. 2013-11-19 20:33:36 +00:00			`## Projects Temporarily Rejected`
			`<a id="temp-reject"></a>`

			`These projects have been rejected temporarily (i.e., evaluation is on hold)`
			`because of some issue that seems unresolvable at the moment, but may be`
			`resolved at a later date and will remove the blocker of looking more closely`
			`at the project.`

Final evaluation of front accounting. 2013-11-15 19:10:00 +00:00			`## Projects Rejected`
someone beat me in the head until I know <a id=""/> won't work! 2013-11-15 19:11:39 +00:00			`<a id="rejected"></a>`
Final evaluation of front accounting. 2013-11-15 19:10:00 +00:00
			`These projects have been evaluated as part of this effort and rejected, both`
			`for a basis of this project or for any code reuse. A few of the primary`
			`reasons are given on this page, but the whole evaluation can be read on the`
			`linked page.`

			`* [[ExistingProjects/Frontaccounting#final-eval]]`
			`* Straight PHP with no framework`
			`* Data model somewhat messy, accounting not clearly separated.`
			`* Only one or two developers.`
			`* Workflow not easily configured.`
Rejecting GNUEnterprise 2013-11-15 21:08:39 +00:00			`* [[ExistingProjects/GNUEnterprise]]`
			> GNU Enterprise is not a Finance/ERP/Accounting software (yet). While the original project goal was to create exactly that, the maintainers at that time decided that as a first step, good development tools for database centered applications should be created. The focus of development then was strongly on these tools, and while they are to a certain extent usable to actually create database applications, further development in the project has come to a halt because most (all) developers shifted their energy to other projects.
			`-- Reinhard Mueller`