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            "tagline": "Accounting and invoicing software you can self-host or use in the cloud",
            "summary": "Akaunting is accounting and invoicing software made by Akaunting, Inc. for small businesses and freelancers. It covers invoices, expenses, double-entry accounts, inventory and payroll, and runs self-hosted or in the cloud. Its Business Source License is not an OSI open-source license.",
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                "License is source-available, not OSI open source",
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            "overview": "Akaunting covers invoices, expenses, double-entry accounts, balance sheets, inventory, payroll and expense claims. The core product is available as a free self-hosted edition, and the company also runs a cloud service with paid monthly or yearly plans. The company describes the product as open source, but its license is the Business Source License 1.1, which converts to GPLv3 after four years.\n\nAkaunting suits freelancers and small businesses that want to run their own accounting server or pay a modest cloud fee. It is a web app with invoicing and online access, which GnuCash is not. Its license is source-available rather than OSI open source, so organizations with strict open-source rules should read the license terms before they adopt it."
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            "summary": "Zoho Invoice is an invoicing app made by Zoho Corporation for small businesses and freelancers. It creates invoices and quotes, sends payment reminders, and accepts online payments through connected gateways. The company's pricing page says it is free for small businesses.",
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