Best Accounting and Bookkeeping Apps for Small Businesses

Pros

• Easy to share information with your accountant and to find QuickBooks experts and online resources if needed.
• More than 750 app integrations.
• Robust feature set includes record-keeping, reporting, invoicing and inventory management, plus a capable mobile app.
• Chat and phone support available Monday through Saturday in all plans.

Cons

• Expensive compared with the competition.
• Frequent price increases and a tendency toward upselling.
• Limited account users with each plan.

Pros

• Stay in touch with clients through the FreshBooks mobile app and get notified when invoices have been viewed or become overdue.
• Intuitive, customizable invoicing capabilities compete with those of more robust accounting solutions.
• Track time and add billable hours to invoices in all plans.
• Weekday phone support in all plans.

Cons

• Highest-tier Select plan only comes with two users (additional users add $11 per month) and lower-tier plans put limits on billable clients.
• Least expensive plan lacks double-entry accounting reports, bank reconciliation and accountant access.

Pros

• Less expensive than some competitors; free plan available for businesses with less than $50k in annual revenue.
• Email support in free plan; phone and chat support in paid plans.
• Rich feature set includes excellent invoicing, inventory management, workflow rules and a capable mobile app.
• Add accounting widgets to your phone’s home screen; track time using your Apple Watch.

Cons

• Fewer third-party integrations and reports than some competitors.
• No plan includes more than 15 users (can add additional users for a fee).

Pros

• Free plan available.
• Intuitive, customizable invoicing capabilities compete with those of more robust accounting solutions.

Cons

• Lacks features that quickly growing companies need, like audit trails.
• Must subscribe to Wave’s Pro plan or other paid services (payroll, payments, advisor, etc.) to receive customer support from a human.
• No mileage tracking feature and must use Zapier for third-party integrations.

Pros

• Unlimited users.
• Vast library of directly integrated apps means the software can grow with your business.
• Open-source model encourages regular testing and improvement of the software.

Cons

• Paid plan is required to access the full list of features for most apps and any additional apps.
• Phone support is only available for database emergencies.