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Aureus ERP

Free, open-source ERP for running accounting, inventory, sales and HR in one place, built on Laravel.

GitHub Download v1.7.0
Stars
12.2k
Forks
613
Licence
MIT
Language
PHP
Last update
7 days ago
Type
App

What it is

Aureus ERP is a self-hosted enterprise resource planning system, meaning software that handles a business's core operations such as accounting, inventory, purchasing, sales and HR. It is built with Laravel and FilamentPHP and is split into plugins so you can install only the modules you need. The README describes it as aimed at small and medium businesses and larger organizations.

  • Set up a self-hosted ERP instance using the Quick Start commands
  • Enable installable plugins such as Accounting, Invoices, Payments, or Inventories according to business needs
  • Manage product catalogs and warehouse operations through the Inventories and Products modules
  • Extend the system by writing custom plugins, as the README describes a plugin architecture

Great for

  • Small and medium businesses that want a self-hosted ERP and can manage a PHP server
  • PHP developers who want to extend or customize an ERP built on Laravel and FilamentPHP
  • Teams that only need some modules, such as invoicing or inventory, and want to install them selectively
  • Organizations that want to avoid vendor lock-in and can read the source code

Not ideal for

  • Non-technical owners who want a ready-to-use tool with no setup; the README points to a paid managed hosting option for that
  • Teams requiring documented enterprise support guarantees, since the README does not describe a formal support contract beyond community and hosting offerings
  • Anyone on a stack without PHP 8.3+ and a supported database, since those are hard requirements
Step-by-step guide: how to use Aureus ERPInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

How to get it

  1. 1

    Clone and build from source

    You'll need: PHP 8.3 or higher · Composer · Node.js 18.x or higher · MySQL 8.0+, MariaDB 10.6+, or PostgreSQL 16+

    Clone the repository

    git clone https://github.com/aureuserp/aureuserp.git

    Enter the project folder

    cd aureuserp

    Install PHP dependencies

    composer install

    Run the installation

    php artisan erp:install
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Run php artisan serve to start the development server
    • Open http://localhost:8000 in your browser
    • Log in with the admin account created during installation
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Install only the plugins you need from the Financial Management and Operations groups to keep the system lean
    • Use the Plugin Installation & Management section of the README to add or manage plugins
    • Review the Customization section to adapt modules to your business
    • Use the Filament Shield integration for role-based access control

Downloads

Source code (.zip)master branch · straight from GitHubRelease v1.7.0Release notes and sourceOfficial website & docsaureuserp.com

Strengths

  • Free and open source under the MIT license, with the code available to inspect and modify
  • Modular plugin system lets you install only the features you need
  • Built on widely used frameworks (Laravel, FilamentPHP) that many PHP developers already know

Trade-offs

  • Setup requires command-line work, a PHP environment, and a database, so it is not plug-and-play for non-developers
  • The README is truncated here and does not give full details on production hardening, upgrades, or plugin stability
  • Claims such as 'battle-tested' and 'production-ready' are not backed by specifics in the README

How it compares

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Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.