Dolibarr vs Acumatica · ERP comparison · Updated October 2026
Dolibarr vs Acumatica: open-source ERP or resource-priced cloud ERP?
Both let you add users without paying per seat. Only one has no subscription at all. This is a one-to-one comparison of Acumatica ERP and Dolibarr: what each includes, what each costs and where each one fits, written by an operator who runs Dolibarr with 26 custom modules in a live distribution business.
By Casey Jackson, operator and Dolibarr implementer · Updated 9 October 2026
The short answer
Dolibarr if you want to own the system and skip the subscription. Acumatica if you want a vendor-run cloud ERP and a reseller to run it.
Acumatica does not charge per user. It prices by the applications you turn on, your transaction volume and how you deploy it, and it sells only through resellers, so there is no public price list. Warehouse management with barcoding, field service, payroll, fixed assets and multi-currency are add-ons on top of the edition you buy.
Dolibarr is released under the GPL v3 or later. There is no subscription and no paid edition: stock, barcodes, lot and serial tracking, manufacturing, double-entry accounting and the REST API are all in the free core. You pay for implementation, support and hosting, and the money you would have spent on a subscription goes into modules that fit your operation.
Side by side
Who makes it, how it is priced, what you own.
Acumatica publishes no prices, so the cost figures below are third-party estimates. Check your own quote before you sign anything.
| Criterion | Dolibarr | Acumatica |
|---|---|---|
| Who makes it | Open-source project, community-governed | Acumatica, Inc., Bellevue, WA, founded 2008. Agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners announced 29 May 2025 |
| License | GPL v3 or later. One edition, fully open source | Commercial subscription; private perpetual license also offered |
| How price is set | $0 software. You pay for implementation, support and hosting | By applications used, transaction volume and resources, and deployment type. Quote through a reseller |
| Published prices | Software is free. Optional Dolibarr-run hosting (DoliCloud) is published per user | None published |
| Typical subscription | $0 | About $25,000 to $60,000 a year for a mid-market, single-entity setup with 3 to 5 modules (third-party estimate) |
| Users | Unlimited | Unlimited; one research site reports the entry tier is sized for about 10 named users |
| Implementation | About 1 month to go live with our modules as built; mostly data conversion | About $40,000 to $150,000 through a reseller; typically 4 to 8 months (third-party estimates) |
| Deployment | Self-host on any PHP server or a partner cloud. You own the data | SaaS, private cloud subscription, or private perpetual license |
| Built on | PHP; MariaDB, MySQL or PostgreSQL | C# on Microsoft .NET; SQL Server or MySQL |
| Sold through | Free download, Dolibarr hosting, independent partners | Exclusively through 350+ value-added resellers |
| Installed base | About 200,000 organizations (project estimate) | 10,000+ customers (vendor-stated). Not like-for-like |
| User ratings | 4.5 of 5 on Capterra (106 reviews) | 4.4 of 5 on G2 (2,050 reviews). Different review sites |
| AI | Free AI module with your own provider key; experimental AI assistant and MCP server in Dolibarr 24 | AI Studio, AI assistant, AI reporting and anomaly detection, vendor-built |
Sources: Acumatica pricing, About Acumatica, Vista Equity Partners announcement, Acumatica xRP Framework, ERP Research, Automation Atlas, DSD Business Systems, G2, Dolibarr wiki, Capterra, dolibarr.org. Checked 9 October 2026.
Pricing and feature information is for general comparison only. It reflects our research as of 9 October 2026. Vendor prices, plans, editions and contract terms change often, and figures marked as estimates come from third parties, not the vendors. Built-N-AI does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and is not responsible for decisions made based on it. Always confirm current pricing, features and terms directly with the vendor before you buy.
Full feature checklist
Dolibarr vs Acumatica, feature by feature.
The same 66 features we use for every ERP comparison on this site (see all four ERPs side by side). A plain check for Dolibarr means a module in the free, stock Dolibarr core. Anything Built-N-AI built is marked separately, so you can see exactly what comes out of the box and what comes from us. Use “Only differences” to focus on the 40 rows where the two systems differ.
| Feature | Dolibarr | Acumatica | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financials | |||
| General ledger / accounting | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Customer invoicing (AR) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Vendor bills (AP) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Bank reconciliation | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Dolibarr stock: manual reconciliation against bank statements. Built-N-AI also adds a custom reconciliation module. Acumatica automatic bank feeds are an add-on. |
| Online payments | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Dolibarr: Stripe, PayPal, direct debit. Acumatica Payments. |
| Sales tax | Partial | ✓ Included | Dolibarr stock: tax rates on invoice lines and a Tax module that records tax payments; no automated U.S. sales tax by state/county/city. |
| Multi-currency | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Fixed assets | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Loans | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Margin tracking | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Expense reports | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Contracts / recurring revenue | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Multi-company / intercompany | Not available | Add-on, extra cost | Dolibarr: third-party DoliStore module only. |
| Unalterable audit log | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Sales and CRM | |||
| Customers / prospects (CRM) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Quotes / proposals | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Sales orders | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Product variants / dynamic pricing | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Email marketing / surveys | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica HubSpot connector is an add-on. |
| Calendar / booking / events | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Customer portal | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Help desk / tickets | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | Dolibarr 24 adds AI tools in the ticket editor. |
| Knowledge base | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Inventory and warehouse | |||
| Products / services | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica: Distribution edition or higher. |
| Multi-warehouse stock | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica: Distribution edition or higher. |
| Lot / serial tracking | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Stock transfers | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Purchasing / RFQs | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Receiving | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Built-N-AI adds AI receiving and bulk receiving: labor cost per truckload down 81%. |
| Barcodes / labels | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | Acumatica barcoding is part of the WMS add-on. |
| Bin locations | Built-N-AI module | Add-on, extra cost | Acumatica: WMS add-on. Built-N-AI custom module, not stock Dolibarr. |
| Picking | Built-N-AI module | Add-on, extra cost | Built-N-AI digital wave picking. Acumatica: WMS add-on. Built-N-AI custom module, not stock Dolibarr. |
| Shipping | ✓ Included | Not verified | Built-N-AI adds one-click shipping and tracking. |
| Quality control | Built-N-AI module | Not verified | Built-N-AI custom module, not stock Dolibarr. |
| Returns (RMA / RTV) | Built-N-AI module | Not verified | Built-N-AI custom module, not stock Dolibarr. |
| Manufacturing | |||
| Bills of materials | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica: Manufacturing edition. |
| Manufacturing orders / MRP | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica: MRP not in Small Business Edition. |
| Workstations / shop floor | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica Shop Floor Kiosk is an add-on. |
| Advanced planning and scheduling | Not available | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Product configurator / estimating | Not available | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Product lifecycle management (PLM) | Not available | Not verified | |
| Equipment maintenance | Not verified | Add-on, extra cost | Acumatica: Equipment Management add-on. |
| Service and projects | |||
| Field service / technicians | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | Built-N-AI adds a technician testing and chain-of-custody module. |
| Projects / tasks / timesheets | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | Acumatica: included in Construction and Professional Services editions. |
| HR | |||
| Employees / leave / recruitment | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Payroll | Not verified | Add-on, extra cost | Dolibarr Salaries module records payments; payroll tax calculation not verified. |
| Members / donations | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Commerce | |||
| Point of sale | ✓ Included | Add-on, extra cost | |
| Website / e-commerce | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica Retail edition includes 1 storefront connector. |
| Marketplace sales (eBay, Amazon, Whatnot) | Built-N-AI module | ✓ Included | Built-N-AI: eBay reconciliation, Whatnot import. Acumatica: Amazon connector and profitability dashboard. Built-N-AI custom module, not stock Dolibarr. |
| Platform | |||
| API / integrations | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | |
| Workflow / scheduled jobs / alerts | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Document management | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Build your own modules | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Dolibarr: Module Builder plus full source code. |
| Single sign-on (LDAP / OAuth / OpenID) | ✓ Included | Not verified | |
| Mobile app | Not verified | ✓ Included | Dolibarr is a web app; native mobile app not verified. |
| Reporting / dashboards | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Dolibarr stock: 63 dashboard widgets plus statistics and turnover reports. Built-N-AI adds custom operational reports. |
| AI | |||
| AI text tools (email, web content, summarize, translate) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Dolibarr needs your own AI provider key (OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, Groq). |
| AI assistant | ✓ Experimental | ✓ Included | Dolibarr 24, experimental. |
| AI agent connection (MCP server) | ✓ Experimental | Not verified | Dolibarr 24, experimental. |
| AI receiving / product identification | Built-N-AI module | Not verified | Built-N-AI Advanced Intake: photo to identification in under 30 seconds. Built-N-AI custom module, not stock Dolibarr. |
| Licensing | |||
| Unlimited users | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | DoliCloud hosting charges per user; self-hosting does not. |
| Free software license | ✓ Included | Not available | |
| Published pricing | ✓ Included | Not available | Acumatica and NetSuite quote only. |
| Full source code access | ✓ Included | Not available | |
| Run on your own server | ✓ Included | ✓ Included | Acumatica: private cloud or perpetual license. |
Sources: Dolibarr from the official Dolibarr 22.0.4 source code and the Dolibarr 24 changelog. Acumatica from Acumatica product editions, Acumatica pricing, Acumatica Summit 2026. Add-on prices are third-party estimates where the vendor does not publish them. “Not verified” means we could not confirm it from vendor or published sources; it does not mean the feature is missing. Checked 9 October 2026.
Pricing and feature information is for general comparison only. It reflects our research as of 9 October 2026. Vendor prices, plans, editions and contract terms change often, and figures marked as estimates come from third parties, not the vendors. Built-N-AI does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and is not responsible for decisions made based on it. Always confirm current pricing, features and terms directly with the vendor before you buy.
Price protection
What happens to your bill next year.
A subscription price is a starting point, not a promise. Here is what each vendor commits to at renewal, and what has already happened.
| Dolibarr | Acumatica | |
|---|---|---|
| Price protection | No license fee to raise. Dolibarr is $0 under the GPL v3 or later, and the versions you already run cannot be repriced or taken back. | Renewal increases capped at 10% a year, per Acumatica’s April 2025 licensing guide. The cap excludes services and support, and first-year discounts do not carry into renewals. |
| Recent price increases | None. There is no license fee. | No dated increase history published. |
Hosting, support and implementation can change in price on any system, Dolibarr included; this compares the software license. Sources: Acumatica Licensing Guide, April 2025. Checked 9 October 2026.
Pricing and feature information is for general comparison only. It reflects our research as of 9 October 2026. Vendor prices, plans, editions and contract terms change often, and figures marked as estimates come from third parties, not the vendors. Built-N-AI does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and is not responsible for decisions made based on it. Always confirm current pricing, features and terms directly with the vendor before you buy.
Honest guidance
When Acumatica is the right call.
You run several legal entities
Acumatica offers intercompany accounting as an add-on. Dolibarr needs an external module for multi-company.
You need advanced manufacturing planning
Acumatica has advanced planning and scheduling, a product configurator and estimating. Dolibarr’s core stops at bills of materials and manufacturing orders.
You want vendor-built AI and a native mobile app
Acumatica ships AI Studio, an AI assistant and mobile apps. Dolibarr’s AI uses your own provider key, and it is a responsive web app.
You want a reseller to own the relationship
Acumatica sells and supports through 350+ resellers. Dolibarr’s US partner base is small, which is why we document everything we build.
Questions buyers ask
Dolibarr vs Acumatica, answered plainly.
Does Acumatica really include unlimited users?
Yes. Acumatica says you pay for the applications you use and your transaction volume, not for user seats. One research site reports that its entry tier is sized for about 10 named users and 1,000 transactions a month, so confirm the limits in your own quote. Dolibarr has no user limit and no license fee.
How much does Acumatica cost?
Acumatica does not publish prices; every quote comes through a reseller. Third-party estimates put a mid-market, single-entity subscription with 3 to 5 modules at about $25,000 to $60,000 a year, with implementation of about $40,000 to $150,000 and a typical timeline of 4 to 8 months. Dolibarr has no license or subscription fee; you pay for implementation, support and hosting.
Is Dolibarr really free?
Yes. Dolibarr is released under the GNU GPL v3 or later, with no paid edition, no per-user fee and no limit on users, machines or features. You pay for hosting, implementation and any custom work, not for the software.
How many companies use Acumatica and Dolibarr?
Acumatica states it has more than 10,000 customers. The Dolibarr project estimates about 200,000 active organizations worldwide, based on install data. The figures are not like-for-like: Acumatica counts paying customers, while Dolibarr's number is an estimate that includes many very small companies.
Does Acumatica include warehouse management?
Acumatica includes inventory management from its Distribution edition up, but warehouse management with barcoding is an optional add-on. Dolibarr includes multi-warehouse stock, barcodes and lot and serial tracking in its free core; Built-N-AI adds bin locations, paperless picking, quality control and returns as custom modules.
What is the Acumatica Small Business Edition?
Acumatica lists a Small Business Edition alongside its industry editions for distribution, manufacturing, retail, construction and professional services. Its product page notes that MRP is not included in the Small Business Edition, and Acumatica does not publish its price; quotes come through resellers.
Who owns Acumatica?
Acumatica, based in Bellevue, Washington, signed an agreement on 29 May 2025 to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners from EQT. Dolibarr is an open-source project governed by its community under the GPL.
Does Dolibarr have AI like Acumatica?
Dolibarr includes a free AI module for text generation, summaries and translation that uses your own AI provider key, and Dolibarr 24 adds an experimental AI assistant and MCP server for connecting AI agents. Acumatica offers vendor-built AI, including AI Studio and an AI assistant.
Acumatica and Dolibarr are trademarks of their respective owners; Built-N-AI is not affiliated with either.
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