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ZipBooks

Free accounting and invoicing for small businesses

FreemiumFree TierAdded Jan 1, 2015

About

ZipBooks is a free accounting and invoicing tool that offers time tracking, expense management, and basic financial reporting. It uses machine learning to auto-categorize transactions and provides an 'invoice quality score' that predicts how likely an invoice is to get paid based on formatting and timing. The free tier is genuinely usable, and the paid plans add features like recurring invoices and team collaboration.

Tags

accountinginvoicingfreetime-trackingbookkeeping

Origin Story

By Tim Dolan

The Problem

Small businesses were paying too much for accounting software that was too complex for their needs.

Building It

Launched with a free-first model, added ML-powered features like auto-categorization and invoice scoring.

What It Means

Smart accounting can be free and still be genuinely useful.

The Dream

To make professional-grade accounting accessible to every small business.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Starting at$15/mo
Free tierAvailable

Starter plan is free with unlimited invoicing. Smarter at $15/month adds recurring invoices, time tracking. Sophisticated at $35/month adds financial reports and team features.

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Category

Invoicing Billing

Problems Solved

  • Expensive Accounting Software
  • Manual Bookkeeping
  • Invoice Payment Delays

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