Live · $15/mo flat · no tiers
The honest alternative to QuickBooks

Honest books at one flat price —
that never climbs.

A full double-entry accounting app: invoicing, bills, bank feeds, reconciliation, and real financial reports. Free to use for real. $15/month per business when you want automatic bank feeds — with no tiers to climb and no upsell to unlock a report.

No card to start  ·  Free plan is the real app, not a trial  ·  Cancel anytime

Three years of bookkeeping bills

The difference a flat price makes.

Same growing business. One bill stays put — the honest one.

What "flat" actually means

Three promises, and we mean all three.

One tier, not four

Every feature, on the one plan.

No Simple Start, Essentials, Plus, Advanced ladder. One $15 plan per business unlocks everything — you never get upsold to see a report you already earned.

Free, for real

The free plan is the whole app.

Manual accounts and CSV import are free forever — full invoicing, bills, and reports included. Not a 30-day trial. Not a nag screen.

No surprises

The price you start on is the price you stay on.

No usage tiers, no seat math, no "you've grown, so pay more" email six months in. Fifteen dollars. That's the ceiling.

A full set of books

Cheap, not a toy.

Honest Books does the real work an accountant expects — the same ledger, the same reports, minus the price that punishes you for growing.

Invoicing & payments

Send branded invoices, take card payments online, and track what's owed to the cent.

Bills & vendors

Track what you owe, schedule due-date reminders, and file 1099-NECs at year end.

Bank feeds & reconciliation

Connect your accounts, auto-import transactions, and reconcile to a zero balance.

Real financial reports

Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and a true direct-method Cash Flow statement.

Sales tax & 1099s

Track sales-tax liability by rate and generate contractor 1099-NECs automatically.

Multiple companies & roles

Run every entity from one login. Invite owners, bookkeepers, or read-only CPAs.

Smart categorization

Suggested categories for imported transactions — you always approve before it posts.

Statements & AR aging

Send customer statements and see exactly who's overdue, by how much and how long.

An honest comparison

The old way, and the honest way.

 Honest BooksThe old way
Price per business$15/mo, flat — foreverStarts low, climbs by tier
Plan tiers One plan — every featureFour tiers you climb as you grow
Free plan The full app, foreverA 30-day trial, then a bill
Bank feeds On the $15 planReserved for higher tiers
Team & accountant access Owner, bookkeeper, read-only — includedSeat-based add-ons
Contract Cancel anytimeAnnual plans and renewal nudges
"The old way" = the typical tiered accounting subscription. Your mileage may vary — which is rather the point.
Pricing

Two plans. One of them is free.

The whole price list fits in a sentence. That's on purpose.

Free
$0/forever

Everything you need to keep real books by hand.

  • The full app — manual bookkeeping
  • Manual accounts & CSV import
  • Invoicing, bills & all reports
  • Reconciliation & close the books
Start free
Everything, flat
Honest
$15/mo · per business

Free, plus automatic bank feeds — for each business you keep.

  • Everything in Free
  • Live bank connections
  • Team & accountant roles
  • One plan — no feature tiers to unlock
Start free — upgrade anytime

$15/month per business. Flat — no tiers, no climbing.

For bookkeepers & CPAs

Every client's books, one honest login.

Run every client from a single login, with owner, bookkeeper, and read-only roles built in. Each company is a flat $15 — no tier ladder to explain, no seat add-ons, and clients can foot their own bill. Add or drop a client anytime.

Set up your practice

Keep your books honest.

Start free today. Add bank feeds for $15 whenever you're ready. That's the whole pitch — no asterisk.

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