Accounting software, without the sales pitch

Pick the right invoicing and accounting software for your one-person business.

Side-by-side comparisons of Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, FreshBooks and more, written for sole traders. Prices come from each vendor’s own page, with the date we checked.

Start with the Australia guides Free invoice templates

Latest guides

The first guides are being published this week.

Country guides

AustraliaGST, BAS and ABN-ready software and templates.United KingdomSole trader software, VAT, CIS and Making Tax Digital.United StatesQuickBooks, FreshBooks and alternatives for freelancers.CanadaSoftware that handles GST/HST, and invoice templates.

Invoice templates built for local rules

Tax-invoice fields for Australia, VAT and CIS versions for the UK, GST/HST for Canada and contractor formats for the US. Free tools are coming.

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How we review

Prices from the vendorEvery price and plan comes from the vendor’s own pricing page, with the date we checked shown on the page.

Rules from regulatorsGST, VAT and filing statements are checked against the ATO, HMRC, CRA or IRS, not other blogs.

Screenshots from real trialsWe only describe features we have seen in a free trial, and we say so when we have not.

Written by Albert, a digital marketer. Drafts are written with AI and checked against primary sources before publishing. Read our editorial policy.