Best Bench Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from bookkeeping software ranked against Bench on the same published basis.
- 1Bench vs Zoho Books
- 2Bench vs Odoo Accounting
- 3Bench vs Wave
- 4Bench vs FreeAgent
- 5Bench vs GnuCash
- 6Bench vs BUSY
- 7Bench vs Clear Books
- 8Bench vs NolaPro
- 9Bench vs QuickFile
- 10Bench vs Frappe Books
- 11Bench vs Pilot
- 12Bench vs LedgerSMB
- 13Bench vs FrontAccounting
- 14Bench vs GNUKhata
- 15Bench vs Fakturka.bg
- 16Bench vs ZipBooks
- 17Bench vs hledger
- 18Bench vs Ledger
- 19Bench vs Xero Bills
- 20Bench vs QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Bench alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoho Books | 8.1 | Free plan | $15/mo | Android, iOS |
| 2 | Odoo Accounting | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, self-hosted, Web |
| 3 | Wave | 7.9 | Free plan | $15.83/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 4 | FreeAgent | 7.9 | Free plan | £4.17/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | GnuCash | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | BUSY | 7.8 | Free plan | ₹416.67/mo | Web |
| 7 | Clear Books | 7.8 | Free plan | £5/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 8 | NolaPro | 7.6 | Free plan | $6/mo | Android, iOS |
| 9 | QuickFile | 7.5 | Free plan | £1.25/mo | Android, iOS |
| 10 | Frappe Books | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 11 | Pilot | 7.2 | Free plan | $99/mo | Web |
| 12 | LedgerSMB | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted, Web |
| 13 | FrontAccounting | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 14 | GNUKhata | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | Fakturka.bg | 7.1 | Free plan | €7.50/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 16 | ZipBooks | 7.0 | Free plan | Android, iOS, Web | |
| 17 | hledger | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Ledger | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Xero Bills | 6.6 | No | $25/mo | Android, iOS |
| 20 | QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise | 6.5 | Android, iOS |
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Questions about Bench alternatives
What is the best alternative to Bench?
Zoho Books, number 1 in bookkeeping software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Odoo Accounting, Wave, FreeAgent and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Bench?
Zoho Books is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 18 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.