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Our Story

Accounting has been trapped in proprietary black boxes for too long. While the rest of the tech world embraced open standards, version control, and automation, financial management remained stuck in the past—locked behind closed systems where your data was held hostage and transparency was optional.

We believe developers, finance professionals, and modern businesses deserve better. They need accounting that's as transparent as their code, as scriptable as their infrastructure, and as powerful as their ambitions.

That's why we built Beancount.io—to bring accounting into the modern era with plain-text transparency, AI-powered insights, and full programmability.

Our Mission

To make financial data as open, transparent, and programmable as code.

We're building the next generation of accounting software—one that treats your financial data like the valuable asset it is, not a prisoner in someone else's system. Every transaction is readable, every process is auditable, and every workflow is automatable.

What We Believe

Transparency First

Your financial data should be as clear as your source code. No black boxes, no vendor lock-in, no surprises. With plain-text accounting, you always know exactly what's happening with your money.

Automation Over Manual Work

If you can script it, you should. We believe in empowering users to automate repetitive tasks, build custom workflows, and let AI handle the heavy lifting so you can focus on strategy, not data entry.

Community Over Competition

The best software is built in the open. Our mobile apps are open source, our formats are standardized, and our community drives innovation. When accounting is transparent, everyone wins.

Future-Ready Finance

We're building for the age of AI, APIs, and automation. While others cling to legacy systems, we're preparing your finances for whatever comes next.

How We're Different

Traditional Accounting Software

Proprietary formats that trap your data
Manual processes that waste your time
Black-box systems you can't inspect
Limited automation and integration

Beancount.io

Plain-text format you can read and control
AI-powered automation for intelligent workflows
Complete transparency and auditability
Scriptable everything with open APIs

Our Technology

Plain-text Beancount Format

Ultimate data portability and transparency with human-readable format

AI Assistants

Open APIs & CLI Tools

Seamless integration with your existing stack and workflows

Real-time Dashboards

Powerful analytics and visualization for business insights

Cloud-native Architecture

Designed for scale, security, and reliability in the modern era

Version Control Ready

Track changes, collaborate, and maintain audit trails like code

Our Values

🎯 Customer Success is Our Success

We succeed when our users can focus on what matters most—growing their business and making informed decisions, not fighting with accounting software.

🚀 Move Fast, Build Right

We iterate quickly but never compromise on reliability. Your financial data deserves software that's both innovative and dependable.

🔍 Radical Transparency

Just like our plain-text format, we believe in transparency in everything we do—from our pricing to our roadmap to our code.

🤝 Community-Driven Innovation

The best ideas come from our users. We listen, we learn, and we build together with the community that makes Beancount.io possible.

Join the Movement

We're not just building accounting software—we're building the future of financial transparency. A future where your data is truly yours, your processes are fully automated, and your finances are as programmable as your code.

Ready to experience accounting the way it should be?

About Beancount.io