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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 Management & 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. Get every tool for $24/mo on the 12-month plan, or pay $5 to $9/mo only for the tools you outgrow, 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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