Strong Show HN performance. 119pts is well above 10pt threshold.
Midday
activeOpen-source freelancer business tool: invoicing, time tracking, bank connections, Magic Inbox (receipt matching), AI assistant. 14,108 GitHub stars. Bun/Next.js/Supabase/Tauri stack. AGPL-3.0.

Where it wins
14,108 GitHub stars — most popular open-source freelancer business tool (3.1x nearest competitor)
119pts Show HN, 36 comments — strong community launch
Self-hostable under AGPL-3.0 — full data control
Bun/Next.js/Supabase/Tauri stack — modern developer-friendly
Magic Inbox for AI receipt matching, Vault for document storage
Bank connections for automated transaction importing
Where to be skeptical
No AI-powered invoice generation yet
AGPL-3.0 license may limit commercial embedding
Focused on freelancers/small teams — not enterprise-grade
No MCP integration
Editorial verdict
Best open-source business tool for freelancers and small teams. 14K+ GitHub stars (3.1x nearest OSS competitor). Strong Show HN (119pts). Self-hostable, bank connections, AI-powered receipt matching. Wins for developers/freelancers who want control over their business stack.
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Public evidence
Most popular open-source freelancer business tool by a wide margin. 3.1x more stars than nearest competitor Frappe Books (4,480 stars).
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About Midday
Midday is an all-in-one tool designed to help freelancers, contractors, consultants, and solo entrepreneurs manage their business operations more efficiently. It integrates various functions typically scattered across multiple platforms into a single, cohesive system.
Features
Time Tracking: Allows for live time tracking of projects to boost productivity and collaboration, providing insightful project overviews.<br/> Invoicing: An upcoming feature that will enable users to create web-based invoices, collaborate in real-time, and synchronize projects seamlessly.<br/> Magic Inbox: Automatically matches incoming invoices or receipts to the correct transactions, simplifying financial tracking and organization.<br/> Vault: Secure storage for important files like contracts and agreements, keeping everything in one place for easy access.<br/> Seamless Export: Facilitates easy export of financial data, packaged neatly in CSV files for accountants.<br/> Assistant: Provides tailored insights into financial situations, helping users understand spending patterns, cut costs, and find documents.<br/>
Get started
We are working on the documentation to get started with Midday for local development: https://docs.midday.ai
App Architecture
- Monorepo
- Bun
- React
- TypeScript
- Nextjs
- Supabase
- Shadcn
- Tauri
- Expo
- TailwindCSS
Hosting
- Supabase (database, storage, realtime, auth)
- Railway (API, Worker, Dashboard)
- Vercel (Website)
- Cloudflare (Engine, CDN/Proxy)
Services
- Trigger.dev (background jobs)
- Resend (Transactional & Marketing)
- Github Actions (CI/CD)
- GoCardLess (Bank connection EU)
- Plaid (Bank connection in Canada and US)
- Teller (Bank connection in the US)
- OpenPanel (Events and Analytics)
- Polar (Payment processing)
- Typesense (Search)
- Gemini
- OpenAI
Repo Activity
License
This project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 for non-commercial use.
Commercial Use
For commercial use or deployments requiring a setup fee, please contact us for a commercial license at engineer@midday.ai.
By using this software, you agree to the terms of the license.