Accounting — 3 of the tools we track qualify
Accounting tools with a real free plan
Not a trial. A plan priced at zero on the vendor’s own pricing page, on the date beside it.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Books | $12/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
| Wave | $19/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-09-03 | page |
| QuickBooks | $38/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-10-13 | page |
Questions the record can answer
What puts a tool on this list?
A plan the vendor prices at zero — free trials are not counted, because a trial is a deadline. The test is re-run against the record every time the page is built, so a vendor joins or drops off when its own pricing changes — nobody edits this page to move it.
How many tools qualify, and which do not?
3 of the accounting tools we track qualify today. FreeAgent, FreshBooks and Xero did not, on the same test and the same day.
What do the tools on this list cost?
From $12/mo to $38/mo — Zoho Books at the bottom of the list, QuickBooks at the top, each the vendor's own published figure read on 2026-10-13.
What qualified a tool for this page: a plan the vendor prices at zero — free trials are not counted, because a trial is a deadline. The test is run against the record
every time this page is built, so a vendor that changes its pricing drops off or joins without anyone editing this
page. Did not qualify: FreeAgent, FreshBooks, Xero.
No vendor paid for placement. The method →