I really appreciated your article on web-based accounting apps. I am also looking for a similar package (I’m a one-man IT consultancy specializing in the small business market here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA). Right now, I am using GnuCash, but I want something I can use from anywhere.

Since I pay a monthly fee for web hosting, I’d like to take advantage of all the redundancies offered through a provider and run my business with web based software (php/mysql).

So far, I like SugarCRM (www.sugarcrm.com) for CRM, they are a commercial product with an open source version that lacks only quoting & reporting (compared to the pro version).

However, it doesn’t keep the books, or issue invoices and keep track of project hours. In a perfect world, I’d find an open-source version of NetSuite (www.netsuite.com) that runs on the LAMP architecture. At this point, I’d be happy with something in the same ball park.

Have you had any luck since your ‘open source accounting apps’ post?

Thanks,

Ron Jones