Best Quickbooks Alternative for Small Businesses

Accounting shouldn’t be a second job. Ditch the complexity and switch to a solution designed for businesses like yours.

So, why choose TrulySmall?

The majority of businesses are small, really small, with 500 or less transactions in a year. TrulySmall™ Accounting is built for owner-operators, contractors, freelancers, digital professionals, and any truly small businesses.

Send invoices and estimates, accept online payments, connect your bank accounts, manage projects and generate tax reports with ease.

Feature	TrulySmall Accounting	QuickBooks Online
Primary Goal	Automation & Simplicity	Robustness & Scalability
Setup Time	< 10 Minutes	Hours (or days)
Daily Workflow	Auto Post & Smart Inbox	Manual Review & Rule Mapping
Pricing	Low, transparent plans	Costly tiers + add-ons
Learning Curve	None. It’s intuitive.	Steep. May require a ProAdvisor.
Support	Friendly, human-centric	Often automated or tiered

Quick Plan Comparison

Choosing a TrulySmall plan means you are keeping your overhead low while maintaining total control over your business finances.

Tier	TrulySmall (TSA)	QuickBooks Online	The TrulySmall Advantage
Entry	TSA Solo	EasyStart	Save +$100/year. TrulySmall gives freelancers everything they need at a lower monthly cost.
Middle	TSA Growth	Plus	Save +$700/year. Get live bank feeds, reconciliation, auto-recurring transactions, and 5 users at a significant discount.
Top	TSA Pro	Advanced	Save +$1,500/year. TrulySmall offers full reporting, forecasting, project tracking and unlimited users, meaning you can scale without per-seat fees.

What our customers say

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Zero-effort accounting. The way it should be.

We’ve eliminated redundant tasks like data entry and manual imports, so you can get back all the countless hours wasted. Most small businesses can now organize a year’s worth of transactions in under 30 minutes. And most jobs are just a click away from being done.

Simply connect your bank account and cards, and we’ll take care of the rest.

Double entry accounting that works for filing taxes.

Feeling like you’re overpaying taxes? Our built-in safeguards guide you through the process, so you don’t have to worry about categorizing transactions. We’ve created a smart solution that automatically categorizes your spending, helping you stay compliant with the IRS or CRA. This allows you to maximize your deductions and minimize your tax liability.

We’ve gone to great lengths to prevent duplicate entries, regardless of how you enter your transactions, and you cannot overwrite official bank data.

Even the small questions matter.

We’re always here to help in your preferred method whether it’s phone, live-chat, or by email! Have a real conversation with someone who cares about your business, and knows your struggle.

Need more help? Check out our workshops and online resources for tips and tricks to get you moving along.

Sign up and setup your business in less than two minutes.

Save at least 72 hours per year entering, categorizing, and reconciling expenses and payments. Plus, you’ll receive a full year’s worth of financial statements in just 30 minutes.

Quick answers to your questions. (FAQ)

How much does TrulySmall Accounting cost?
What if I hate TrulySmall Accounting?
Can I really sort my whole year in less than half an hour?
How do I know my info is secure?
How long does it take to learn TrulySmall Accounting?

Try TrulySmall Accounting for free for 14 days, no credit card needed! When you’re ready to subscribe, TrulySmall starts at just $14 USD per month.
We’ll be sad :(, but that’s not your problem.
No credit card is required for our 14-day trial so you can try us out free with no worries!
Once you’ve subscribed you can cancel at any time, no penalties or additional charges. Your subscription will remain active through the end of the billing period that you’ve already paid for.
Yep! Thanks to our machine learning algorithms, our average small business owner can sort through an entire year’s worth of transactions in less than 30 minutes.
The protection of your info is serious business for TrulySmall™ and we safeguard your data with 256-bit SSL encryption. With TrulySmall, you never have to worry about losing your critical financial information because your computer was lost, stolen, or crashed.
We also:
- Protect against unauthorized user access, Ensure the data is backed up daily and available when you need it,
- Do not hold your data hostage. If you ever leave us you can bring your data with you.
- Learn more about your protection here. Our privacy policy can be found here.
Minutes, not days, that’s all that is required to learn TrulySmall Accounting.
Our main dashboard, the Smart Inbox, is modeled after your email inbox. So if you understand how to navigate your email inbox, you’ll know how to operate TrulySmall Accounting.
Don’t believe us? Try us free for 14 days and see for yourself!