Anchor Documentation

Free double-entry accounting for South African small businesses — invoicing, banking, VAT reports, and more.

Create your account and start keeping books in minutes.

Invoicing, expenses, inventory, banking, reports, and more.

VAT rates, multi-currency, and tax reporting.

Organisation, templates, API keys, and audit log.

Double-entry bookkeeping, chart of accounts, and reconciliation.

REST API for integrating with external systems.

Step-by-step tutorials for common workflows.

Contact Anchor.

Quick start

Open Anchor and create a free account. No credit card required.

Complete onboarding with your business name, country (South Africa), and base currency (ZAR).

Adjust accounts under Accounting → Accounts to match your business.

Create contacts, invoices, bills, and bank imports. Use Tax → VAT Report when you need VAT figures for a period.

All features included. Unlimited users and organisations. No paid plan.

Anchor is a free hosted product. No self-hosting option.

Based on open-source software under the Apache License 2.0 (see site footer attribution).