One pick per category — tested, not just described. Built with Shopify and WooCommerce sellers in mind, but useful for any small business trying to skip the ten-tab comparison and start with the tool that's actually right for their size.
Every "best software" list on the internet gives you nine options and no decision. We name the one to use and say plainly who it's wrong for.
Recommendations come from actually setting these tools up for a small business — not rewriting the vendor's own feature page.
Software pricing changes constantly. Every page notes when it was last checked, and gets revisited when a vendor changes their plans.
Click into a category for the full reasoning, current pricing, and who should look elsewhere instead.
The default for a reason: it's what most bookkeepers and accountants already expect to open at tax time.
From $38/mo · Simple Start plan
See why →The cleanest way to pay a first employee or contractor without becoming your own tax department.
From $35–49/mo + per-person fee
See why →For businesses that buy and resell finished goods across Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, and Etsy at once.
Quote-based · historically from ~$99/mo
See why →For businesses that make or assemble what they sell and need to track raw materials and production.
Free plan · Core from $299/mo
See why →For businesses paying more than a handful of vendor bills a month, or looking to get paid faster.
From $45/user/mo · plus per-payment fees
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