Comparison
ProfitBooks vs QuickBooks Solopreneur
QuickBooks Solopreneur costs about $20 a month (about $240 a year). ProfitBooks is $20 a month, plus pay-as-you-go credits, and the AI does the categorizing. Here is an honest comparison.
At a glance
QuickBooks Solopreneur in one paragraph
The product that replaced QuickBooks Self-Employed. Simplified bookkeeping and Schedule C tracking for one person.
Best for: A single-person business that files a Schedule C and pays Intuit for TurboTax anyway.
Where QuickBooks Solopreneur is better
- Tight integration with TurboTax
- Mileage tracking in the app
- Quarterly tax estimates
Where ProfitBooks is better
- $20 a month versus about $240
- Real double-entry books, and on Full Books a reconciled balance sheet, which Solopreneur does not produce
- AI categorization from statements and receipts
- Grows with you: add a second account, a business partner, an accountant
Side by side
Feature and price comparison
| ProfitBooks | QuickBooks Solopreneur | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $20/mo ($240/yr) Profit, $99/mo ($1,188/yr) Full Books, + credits | About $20/mo |
| Balance sheet | Full Books plan | |
| AI categorization | Rules and swipes | |
| Mileage tracking | Use the free mileage calculator | |
| Quarterly tax estimate | Free calculator | |
| Users | Unlimited | 1 |
FAQ
Questions, answered
I used QuickBooks Self-Employed. What happened to it?
Intuit retired QuickBooks Self-Employed and moved customers to QuickBooks Solopreneur. If you were one of them and the new price or the missing features bother you, ProfitBooks imports your exported transactions or your statements directly.
Try the $20-a-month alternative to QuickBooks Solopreneur.
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.