Alternative Small Business Accounting Software
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Here is a list of all the accounting software you’re probably going to review. We’ve put together a table of costs to help you make that decision.
The Real Costs of Others | Yearly Cost | |
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Sells your data, very slow due to banner adverts, not real accounting product | Personal Data & Time |
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No backup, no accounting rules built in, high risk of error | $140 |
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Complex, designed for accountants, $40 pm plus additional accountant fees | $480 |
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$50 per month for a bloated invoicing app, raised some money, under pressure | $600 |
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$60 per month for an old clunky accounting product | $720 |
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Free, Fast, Modern, full accounting and invoicing with easy error checking workflows and instant human support | $Free 100% |
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What Wave customer have to say


Alternative to Wave high level comparison
High Level – Issues with Wave | |
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Wave makes money from selling adverts, that’s your private company data. | ![]() |
Wave is 8 times slower than Bullet for every 1 Wave invoice you’ll have 8 completed in Bullet. 1 hour in Bullet is 8 in Wave. | ![]() |
Wave is over designed, which is probably why it takes 8-10 seconds to open each page. | ![]() |
No workflows, wave doesn’t have the accounting logic built into it’s workflows leaving a risk for errors. | ![]() |
What Freshbooks customers have to say


Alternative to Freshbooks high level comparison
High Level - Issues with Freshbooks | |
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It’s $600 a year expensive, it’s probably the most poor value solution out there. | ![]() |
It’s not an accounting product, Freshbooks is an invoicing tool with some reports. | ![]() |
They use snail mail support, no free instant chat support. | ![]() |
Freshbooks was started in 2003 and still looks busy and dated. | ![]() |
What Xero customer have to say


Alternative to Xero high-level comparison
High Level – Issues with Xero | |
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It’s $480 a year expensive, plus accounting fees, remember Xero was built for accountants. | ![]() |
You need an accountant to help you with Xero, it doesn’t have any workflows. | ![]() |
Very traditional accounting product so you’ll need to learn accounts to use it. | ![]() |
Xero is built for the accounting industry so don’t expect automation. | ![]() |
What Quickbooks customers have to say


Alternative to Quickbooks high-level comparison
High Level – Issues with Quickbooks | |
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Customers report that the software is very slow with pages taking ages. | ![]() |
All your customer questions are done from an offshore support company, slow and frustrating. | ![]() |
No instant chat support so when you’re stuck you’re going to be stuck for a while. | ![]() |
Quickbooks costs $720 per year, plus all your |
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What Excel customers have to say


Alternative to Excel high level comparison
High Level – Issues with Excel | |
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Excel doesn’t know the accounting rules, so you’ll make mistakes and won’t even know. | ![]() |
Excel doesn’t back up your company information, get a virus and lose all your information. | ![]() |
No bank level security for your business information. Stop being exposed to hackers. | ![]() |
Excel files get corrupt all the time, why run that risk and heartache. | ![]() |
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