BrotherSoft Business Software
Website: http://www.brothersoft.com/business/
QuickBooks Simple Start 2008
Website: http://quickbooks.intuit.com/
Download Link: http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/free-accounting-software.jhtml
Author: Intuit Inc.
Current version: 2008 R5
Version date: 10/1/2007
License: Free - Software License Agreement for QuickBooks Software
Download File size: 284 MiB
Operating Systems Supported: Windows Vista/XP/2000/2003
Additional Software Required: Google Desktop for optional QuickBooks Search
64 Bit Capable: Yes
Portable Version Available: No
Non-English languages supported: No
Other relevant information: Must register within 30 days
Office Accounting Express 2008
Website: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/accountingexpress/default.aspx
Download Link: http://www.ideawins.com/downloads1.aspx
Author: Microsoft Corporation
Current version: 3.0.8231.0
Version date: 10/31/2007
License: Free - Microsoft Software License Terms
Download File size: 225 MiB
Operating Systems Supported: Windows Vista/XP/2003
Additional Software Required: Includes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
64 Bit Capable: Yes
Portable Version Available: No
Non-English languages supported: Spanish
Other relevant information: UK Version http://www.msofficeaccounting.co.uk/
Averiware Free
Website: http://www.averiwarefree.com
Download Link: http://www.averiwarefree.com/application_form.html
Author: Averiware Inc.
License: Free after application and activation - Terms of Service Agreement
Download File size: On Demand (no client download)
Operating Systems Supported: Web Service
Other relevant information: Sales Force Automation, Customer Care, Supply Chain Management, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, System Manager, StoreFront.
BS1 Accounting
Website: http://www.dbsonline.com/accounting/
Download Link: http://www.dbsonline.com/download/index.html
Author: Davis Business Systems Ltd. Canada (DBS)
Current version: 2008.2
Version date: 4/16/2008
License: Free - DBS BS1 Accounting EULA (fee - support, upgrades, multi-user)
Download File size: 1.47 MiB
Operating Systems Supported: Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98/95
Additional Software Required: Borland CodeGear Delphi IDE for Source Code
Portable Version Available: No
Non-English languages supported:
Other relevant information: BS1 General Ledger, BS1 Professional Time Billing
Openbravo Community Edition
Website: http://www.openbravo.com
Download Link: http://www.openbravo.com/product/get-openbravo/community-edition/
Author: Openbravo, S.L.
Current version: R2.35 MP1
Version date: 01/09/2008
License: Free - Mozilla Public License 1.1
Download File size: 244 MiB
Operating Systems Supported: OS-independent, Windows, Solaris, freeBSD, Linux
Additional Software Required: Java Platform, Apache-Tomcat, and a database engine.
Non-English languages supported: Yes
Other relevant information: ERP functions include Master Data Management, Procurement Management, Warehouse Management, Product Management, Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), Sales Management, Project and Service Management, and Financial Management. Openbravo Point-of-Sale (POS) application is also available.
Compiere Community Edition
Website: http://www.compiere.com/
Download Link: http://www.compiere.com/products/download/index.php
Author: Compiere
Current version: 3.0
Version date: 12/04/2007
License: Free - GPL v2
Download File size: various
Operating Systems Supported: Cross-platform Client compatible with Java JDK 1.5
Additional Software Required: Oracle XE (free) or EnterpriseDB Advanced Server(fee) database
64 Bit Capable: Unknown
Portable Version Available: No
Non-English languages supported: Yes
Other relevant information: Community Edition is intended for developers and does not include migration tools or support (other than Forums and Wiki).
NolaPro
Website: http://www.nolapro.com/index-5.html
Download link: http://free.grisoft.com/downloads
Author: Noguska L.L.C.
Version: 4.0.3563
Date: 07/20/2008
Download file size: 41.8 MiB
License: Free - Noguska L.L.C. EULA
Operating systems supported: Windows Vista/XP/2003/2000, Linux
64 Bit version available: No
Portable version available: No
Other languages supported: Yes
Additional software required: MySQL database. A few add-ons are free but most carry a fee.
Other relevant information: On-site and hosted web-based ERP deployments. Support provided via online user forum and training videos.
opentaps
Website: http://www.opentaps.org/
Download Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=145855
Author: Open source community
Current version: 1.0.0
Version date: 3/28/2008
License: Free - Honest Public License (HPL)
Download File size: 355 MiB
Operating Systems Supported: Windows, Linux, Unix
Additional Software Required: Java and a relational database
64 Bit Capable:
Portable Version Available: No
Non-English languages supported:
Other relevant information: Other community projects and add-ons available
Sugar Community Edition
Website: http://www.sugarcrm.com
Download Link: http://www.sugarcrm.com/crm/index.php?option=com_downloads&task=downloads&Itemid=305
Author: SugarCRM Inc.
Current version: 5.0.0b
License: Free - GPL v3
Download File size: 13 MiB
Operating Systems Supported: Windows, Linux, Mac
Additional Software Required: PHP, MySQL or MSSQL, and Apache or IIS
Portable Version Available: No but available as a virtual appliance.
Non-English languages supported: Many language and theme packs
Other relevant information: Many support options and extensions are available via SugarWiki, Sugar University, Sugar Forums, SurgarExchange, and SugarForge.
TurboCASH
Website: http://www.turbocashuk.com/
Download link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86088
Author: Philip Copeman
Version: 3.7.56 (stable, Version 4 is more scalable)
Date: 02/23/2008
Download file size: 100.66 MiB
License: Free - GPLv2
Operating systems supported: Windows XP/2000/ME/98
64 Bit version available: No
Portable version available: No (but working on it)
Other languages supported: Many are listed here.
Additional software required: Chart of accounts available here
Other relevant information: Community Forum requires registration; Wiki is used to promote business opportunities amongst users; Resources for TurboCASH in the USA here.
vtiger CRM
Website: http://www.vtiger.com/
Download Link: http://vtiger.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=57
Author: vtiger is a Private Limited Corporation that manages the open source project
Current version: 5.0.4
Version date: 03/11/2008
License: Free - refer to the vtiger FAQ for the vtiger licensing policy
File size: 32.5 MiB (Windows), 49.8 MiB (Unix/Linux)
Operating Systems Supported: Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT, Unix/Linux distributions such as Red Hat 9.0/8.0/7.2 Debian 3.0, SuSe 9.0, Fedora Core 3.0, Mandrake 10.0, Mac OS, and FreeBSD.
Additional Software Required: Bundled with the LAMP/WAMP stack and other third-party open source packages. Plug-ins for Outlook, Office, and Thunderbird are part of the vtiger CRM project at SourceForge.net.
64 Bit Capable:
Portable Version Available: No but available as a virtual appliance.
Non-English languages supported:
Other relevant information: Many support options and extensions are available.
Virtual Appliance Marketplace
Website: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/
XTuple PostBooks Edition
Website: http://www.xtuple.com/postbooks
Download Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=196195
Author: xTuple (formerly OpenMFG)
Current version: 3.0.1
Version date: 07/11/2008
License: Free - Common Public Attribution License
Download File size: GUIclient (14 MB), database dumps (3 MB), docs (21 MB)
Operating Systems Supported: Graphical client runs on Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95, OS X, POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like)
Additional Software Required: PostgreSQL database
64 Bit Capable: No
Portable Version Available: No
Non-English languages supported: Fully internationalized
Other relevant information: Support, training, and source code available for all editions.
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