Free accounting software for small businesses
Zoho Books offers a forever free plan for businesses looking to start with online accounting. Stay on top of your finances with essential features at zero cost.
I was a Sage user, and I migrated to Zoho Books completely. I am onboard with every aspect like expenses, payments, and timesheets.
Piers Foster
DIRECTOR, XIST GROUP, UK
After using Xero, Peachtree, Freshbooks, and Outright, I finally decided to use Zoho Books for my clients. It has just the right mix of functionality and simplicity.
Brock Anderson
CPA, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TAX ADVISORS, USA
Features that stand out to me in Zoho Books are the ones related to estimates, billing, and retainers, as well as time sheet management.
Marc-Andre Perreault SA
CEO, PLANCO
What does the forever free plan offer?
Send invoices easily
Create, customize, and send invoices in a few clicks. Set up payment reminders and save yourself the hassle of following up with your customers for payments.
Simplify online payments
Make it easy for your customers to pay you. Zoho Books integrates with multiple payment gateways to let you collect payments online, hassle-free.
Manage your customers
Build your list of customers and track all your transactions with them in one place. Improve collaboration with them using the customer portal.
Track expenses
Get a clear understanding of your expenses and track where your money is going. Scan receipts or forward them from your mail box to create expenses automatically.
Add your bank accounts
Import your bank statements and reconcile them with your transactions in Zoho Books. You can also auto categorize your transactions in no time with transaction rules.
Access insightful reports
Get access to real-time insights with 50+ financial reports. Schedule reports and stay on top of your financial data.
More features to make accounting easier
Quotes
Create and share quotes with your customers at the beginning of any new engagement.
Recurring invoices
Set up a recurring profile of invoices for your repeat customers.
Invoice customization
Add your logo and brand colors to make your invoices look more professional and attractive.
Credit notes
Handle product returns easily by issuing credit notes and improve customer satisfaction.
Payment Gateways
Collect payments effortlessly with integrations for Stripe, PayPal, and others.
Zoho Ecosystem
Enhance your financial operations with seamless connectivity to Zoho apps.
3rd Party Integrations
Stay connected with essential tools like Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zapier, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Evernote.
Purchase credits and keep customers informed with automated WhatsApp notifications for invoices, payments, and more.
Add bank accounts
Bring all your bank and credit card accounts under one roof for easy maintenance.
Import bank and card statements
Easily import your bank and card statements into Zoho Books and get a unified overview.
Auto-categorize transactions
Set up transaction rules and automatically categorize all transactions into corresponding buckets.
Bank reconciliation
Match bank and card transactions with your transactions in Zoho Books to ensure accurate financial records.
Invite accountant
Add your accountant to Zoho Books and collaborate with them better.
Chart of accounts
Make use of default account types or create new accounts as per your business requirements.
Sub-accounts
Drill down further with sub-accounts and get a granular view of your finances.
Manual journals
Create manual journals and record unique financial transactions to maintain accurate data.
Create folders & upload documents
Store and organise all your documents in one place.
Attach files to transactions
Tag the uploaded documents to corresponding transactions for better record keeping.
Email documents
Get your free email ID from Zoho Books for customers and vendors to use to mail documents to you directly.
Auto-forward bank statements
Set up automatic forwarding of bank statements from your mailbox to Zoho Books.
