The free, decentralized, private alternative to QuickBooks. Professional invoicing, expense tracking, and financial reports — without the $30/month subscription.
Professional-grade accounting tools without the professional-grade price tag. Every feature you'd expect from a $200/month platform — included free.
Create professional invoices in seconds. Set up automatic payment reminders and track every payment status in real time.
Categorize and track every dollar flowing through your business. Smart categorization keeps your books clean automatically.
Profit & Loss, balance sheets, cash flow statements — generate any report instantly with real-time data.
Stay organized for tax season year-round. Export reports in any format your accountant needs with one click.
Automatically match transactions across accounts. Smart matching learns your patterns and saves hours of manual work.
Financial data stays on your infrastructure. No third-party access, no data mining, no selling your numbers to advertisers.
Stop overpaying for basic bookkeeping. See exactly what you get with HyBooks versus the rest.
| Feature | HyBooks | QuickBooks | FreshBooks | Wave | Xero | Zoho Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0/mo | $30–200/mo | $17–55/mo | Free* | $15–78/mo | $15–60/mo |
| Invoicing | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expense Tracking | ✓ Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Financial Reports | ✓ Full Suite | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reconciliation | ✓ Auto | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tax Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Privacy | ✓ Self-hosted | ✗ Cloud only | ✗ Cloud only | ✗ Sells data | ✗ Cloud only | ✗ Cloud only |
| User Limit | ✓ Unlimited | 1–25 (by tier) | 1–50 (by tier) | Unlimited | 1 (basic) | 3–15 (by tier) |
| No Credit Card | ✓ | ✗ Required | ✗ Required | ✓ | ✗ Required | ✗ Required |
No setup wizards, no onboarding calls, no 14-day trials. Just open and start managing your books.
Visit hybooks.app and launch the app instantly in your browser. No account creation required to get started.
Enter your business details, set up your chart of accounts, and configure your invoicing templates in minutes.
Send invoices, track expenses, reconcile accounts, and generate financial reports — all from one dashboard.
HyBooks is a Progressive Web App. Install it on any device for an app-like experience — no app store needed.
No tiers, no trials, no gotchas. Professional accounting software for $0.
Professional accounting software should be free. HyBooks makes it so.