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QuickBooks alternative

A QuickBooks alternative that keeps your clients too.

If you're shopping for a QuickBooks alternative, most options just swap one accounting tool for another. BuddyWorkflow does the bookkeeping — income, expenses, cash, taxes and reports — and adds a real client CRM and marketing analytics, so you replace more than one subscription.

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What you get
BuddyWorkflow
QuickBooks
Full bookkeeping & reports
Yes
Yes
Books free forever
Yes
Paid tiers only
Client CRM & pipeline
Yes
No
Marketing Analytics tracking
Yes
No
Built-in e-signatures
Included — no DocuSign
Needs DocuSign (extra $)
Invoicing linked to clients
Yes
Basic
Payment fees
Card at cost, zero markup · free ACH
Uncapped % on every payment
Monthly cost to get everything
One plan
Add-ons stack up

Why switch from QuickBooks

QuickBooks does the accounting well, but you still pay for it, and it treats clients as line items. A better alternative keeps the books and the client relationships together — invoices, payment history and notes per client, with a full pipeline on Pro.

Free books instead of a paid tier

Your books are free forever with BuddyWorkflow — no trial wall, no paid tier just to track your money. You only pay at-cost processing fees when a client pays you.

Switching is easy

Import your existing data from a CSV in minutes, and start with your books free. Pro adds automation, custom branding, pipeline and marketing analytics.

Common questions

Is BuddyWorkflow a good QuickBooks alternative?
Yes — it covers the bookkeeping most freelancers and small businesses need (income, expenses, cash, taxes, reports) and adds a client CRM and marketing analytics QuickBooks doesn't include, with books free forever.
Can I import my QuickBooks data?
Yes. You can import transactions and clients from a CSV export in minutes using the built-in import wizard.
Is it cheaper than QuickBooks?
Your books are free forever. Pro is $29/mo, and card processing is at cost with zero markup — versus QuickBooks paid tiers plus add-ons.

Switch your books. Keep your clients. One login.

Free forever for your books. We pass Stripe's real processing cost straight through — never marking up the rate the way others keep the spread — and Pro removes our fee entirely.

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