AI bookkeeping, pay as you go
Drop in your bank statements.
Get back finished books.
ProfitBooks reads your statements, receipts and invoices, categorizes every transaction, and hands you a profit and loss your tax preparer can actually use. $20 a month, billed annually, plus pay-as-you-go credits. Start with 100 free credits.
No card to start. No sales call. 100 free credits at signup, 10 more every day.
Why people switch
Accounting software charges you to do the work yourself.
A ledger subscription runs $25 to $90 a month and does not categorize a single transaction for you. Xero Early caps you at 20 invoices and 5 bills a month; FreshBooks charges $11 a month per extra user. Either way you still need hours every month, or a bookkeeper at $300 or more.
How it works
Three steps. About four minutes.
You do not set up a chart of accounts, connect a bank, or learn double-entry anything. You upload, you confirm a few things, you get reports.
- 1
Upload whatever you have
Bank statements, credit card statements, receipts, invoices, CSV or Excel exports. PDF or a photo. Months or years at a time, in any order.
- 2
The AI does the books
It reads your business name off the statement, asks your industry, builds a chart of accounts, and categorizes every transaction with a confidence score. Most are finalized automatically.
- 3
Review the few, get the reports
Anything it was unsure about waits in one list. Confirm in two clicks. Your profit and loss updates as you go. Export or invite your accountant.
What you get
Everything a small business needs from bookkeeping. Nothing it does not.
Reads any statement
Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Amex, Capital One, credit unions, neobanks. PDF or a phone photo. Multi-month statements are split into the right months automatically.
Statement uploadsCategorizes with confidence
Every transaction gets a category and a confidence score. Set the bar: auto-finalize above 95%, or review everything. The AI learns your corrections.
How categorization worksMatches receipts and invoices
Drop in receipts and invoices and they get matched to the card charge or deposit they belong to, so your records are audit-ready without a shoebox.
Receipts and invoicesA profit and loss you can trust
Built from a real ledger, by month, quarter or year. Click any line to see the transactions behind it. Export to CSV for your tax preparer. Need a reconciled balance sheet too? That is the Full Books plan.
ReportsMonth coverage map
One screen shows every account and every month, which ones are in your books, and which are missing a statement. Catching up on a year takes an evening.
Catch-up bookkeepingBring your accountant
Invite your CPA, tax preparer or bookkeeper for free. Unlimited users on every plan. They get the same books, the same exports, no extra seats to buy.
For accountantsPricing
Twenty dollars a month. Then pay for what you use.
Two plans, no per-user fees. Profit ($20 a month, billed annually) gives you the profit and loss. Full Books ($99 a month, billed annually) adds a balance sheet with full bank reconciliation and replaces a bookkeeper. Both pay per finalized transaction with credits: 100 free to start and 10 free every day.
Profit
Billed annually at $240. Profit and loss, done for you. Everything you need to maximize profit.
- Unlimited statement, receipt, invoice and spreadsheet uploads
- AI categorization with confidence scores
- Profit and loss by month, quarter or year, every line clickable
- Coverage map, transaction ledger, CSV export
- Invite your accountant or tax preparer free, unlimited users
No card to start. 100 free credits on signup, 10 free every day.
Full Books
Billed annually at $1,188. Everything in Profit, plus a balance sheet prepared every month with full bank reconciliation.
- Every bank and card statement reconciled to the penny
- Balance sheet: cash, receivables, payables, loans and equity
- Opening balances, journal entries and year-end adjustments
- Month-end close with a review of every exception
- Books a CPA can file from without a cleanup
Same credits, same uploads. Switch plans any time; the difference is prorated.
Pay as you go
1 credit = one categorized transaction. Buy credits only when you need them. They never expire.
| Bundle | Price | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|
| 200 credits | $50 | 25.0¢ per transaction |
| 400 credits | $100 | 25.0¢ per transaction |
| 800 credits | $200 | 25.0¢ per transaction |
| 1,200 credits | $276 | 23.0¢ per transaction |
| 2,000 credits | $450 | 22.5¢ per transaction |
Uploading, AI predictions, reports and exports are always free on both plans. You only spend a credit when a transaction is finalized into your books.
What would you pay?
Estimate your yearly cost
Assumes 10 free credits a day are used first and remaining transactions are bought at the best bundle rate. Xero list prices, August 2026, plus $300 a month for a bookkeeper, the low end of what one charges to categorize and reconcile a small business. Payroll and other add-ons excluded.
Full details, bundle pricing and the math behind the calculator on the pricing page.
Side by side
ProfitBooks vs Xero and FreshBooks
What a solo business or small company actually gets for the money.
| ProfitBooks | Xero Early | FreshBooks Lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per year | $240 (Profit) or $1,188 (Full Books) + credits | $300 | $276 |
| Users included | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1, then $11 a month each |
| Who categorizes transactions | The AI, automatically | You, with bank rules | You |
| Works from PDF statements and photos | |||
| Needs a bank login | |||
| Bill and invoice capture | 5 bills and 20 invoices a month | 5 billable clients | |
| Profit and loss | |||
| Balance sheet with full reconciliation | Full Books plan, done for you | You reconcile it | Plus plan, you reconcile it |
| Accountant access | Free, unlimited | Included | Included |
| Contract | None, cancel anytime | Monthly | Monthly or annual |
Who it is for
Built for the businesses accounting software was never really built for.
If your whole finance department is you and a phone, this is your bookkeeping.
Freelancers and creators
Designers, writers, developers, photographers, consultants. Schedule C, quarterly taxes, done.
Bookkeeping for freelancersOnline sellers
Etsy, Amazon, Shopify and eBay. Payout deposits and fees categorized correctly.
Bookkeeping for ecommerceTrades and contractors
Plumbers, electricians, HVAC, landscapers, cleaners, handymen. Job costs and fuel, sorted.
Bookkeeping for contractorsLandlords and hosts
Rental properties and short-term rentals. Per-property income and expenses from one statement.
Bookkeeping for landlordsDrivers and couriers
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, trucking. Income from payout statements, expenses from your card.
Bookkeeping for driversService professionals
Therapists, dentists, lawyers, coaches, salons, personal trainers. Clean books for your CPA.
See all 36 business typesFAQ
Questions, answered
What do I actually have to do?
Upload the documents you already have: bank and credit card statements as PDFs or photos, receipts, invoices, and transaction exports. The AI reads them, figures out your business name and industry, builds a chart of accounts, and categorizes every transaction. You glance at the few it was not sure about and confirm them in two clicks.
Is it really $20 a month?
Yes. The Profit plan is $20 a month, billed annually as one $240 charge, for one business with unlimited uploads and unlimited users, and it gives you a categorized profit and loss, which is what most owners need to run the business and file. Full Books, at $99 a month billed annually, adds a balance sheet prepared every month with full bank reconciliation, the work you would otherwise hire a bookkeeper for. On either plan you pay only for the transactions that get finalized into your books, using credits. You get 100 free credits when you sign up and 10 more free credits every day, so many small businesses never buy a credit at all.
What is a credit?
One credit finalizes one transaction into your books. Uploading documents, AI reading and predictions, reports and exports are all free. Purchased credits never expire. Bundles start at 200 credits for $50. See how credits work.
Do I need to connect my bank?
No. ProfitBooks works from the statements your bank already gives you. Download a PDF or take a photo of the statement and drop it in. There are no bank logins to share and no feeds that break in the middle of the month.
What is the difference between Profit and Full Books?
Profit ($20 a month, billed annually) categorizes everything and gives you a profit and loss by month, quarter or year. Full Books ($99 a month, billed annually) adds what a bookkeeper does: every statement reconciled to the penny, a balance sheet prepared monthly, journal entries and year-end adjustments, so your CPA can file without a cleanup. Most solo businesses start on Profit; businesses with loans, inventory, partners or an S corp usually want Full Books.
Can my accountant or tax preparer use it?
Yes. Invite them for free. They see the same transactions and reports you do, and can export everything as CSV for their tax software.
I am months (or years) behind. Can it catch me up?
That is the most common reason people show up. Drop in every statement for the period you need, in any order. The coverage map shows exactly which months are in your books and which are still missing. Read the catch-up bookkeeping guide.
How is this different from Xero, Wave or FreshBooks?
They give you an empty ledger and a subscription that starts at $25 a month, then expect you, or a bookkeeper you hire, to categorize every transaction. ProfitBooks starts from your documents and does the work. You pay $20 a month, billed annually, plus pay-as-you-go credits, instead of $300 to $660 a year before you have hired anyone. Side by side: comparisons.
Is my financial data safe?
Documents are encrypted in transit and at rest on independently audited US cloud infrastructure. Your data is never sold, and your documents and identifiable data are never shared with other customers; we improve the service using de-identified, aggregated data only. You can export and delete your business and its documents at any time. Details on the security page and in the Privacy Policy.
Your books, done tonight.
Create a free account, drop in a bank statement, and watch every transaction get categorized. 100 free credits to start, 10 more every day. No card required.
Takes about 90 seconds. No sales call, no onboarding fee, no contract.