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erpnext: Scalable Open‑Source ERP for Fast‑Growing Startups

Leverage a 40k+ GitHub star ERP to unify accounting, CRM, inventory, and HR in one Python‑based platform—ideal for founders needing full‑stack business ops.

From the repo · “Free and Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)”

intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free
40,450 stars+262★ this week13,237 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 5Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Run a free Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for your business, handling tasks like accounting and customer relationships.

Real use case example

"A founder of a small retail business uses ERPnext to set up automated tracking of inventory and customer purchases, saving 3 hours a week and allowing her to better anticipate future needs."

When to use it
  • •When you need free accounting, inventory, and CRM functionality without enterprise pricing
  • •For startups wanting to centralize business operations across multiple departments
  • •When you require a scalable system that can grow with your business without additional licensing costs
Ready-to-paste prompt
pip install frappe-bench && bench init myerpnext && bench new-site erp.mydomain.com && bench install-app erpnext
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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/erpnext && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/erpnext/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/erpnext/SKILL.md
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How erpnext: Scalable Open‑Source ERP for Fast‑Growing Startups works
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Erpnext: Scalable Open‑Source ERP for Fast‑Growing Startups is a very large Python project (~398k lines across 3689 code files, plus 41 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~398k lines · 3689 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
Runs on
Python · Node.js
No API keys detected
Python 79%JavaScript 14%TypeScript 5%HTML 2%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  3. 3
    erpnext/__init__.py
    Inside erpnext/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
erpnext/Core code — the actual logic5316 files
banking/Folder150 files
semgrep/Folder1 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)44 files
.greptile/Tool / agent settings1 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
frappe
Language
Python
Category
sales
Published
6/8/2011

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