Kashoo vs ZipBooks

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	KashooKashoo	ZipBooksZipBooks
In one line	One flat plan with unlimited users, inventory, and multi-currency	Free invoicing and books, with paid plans for small teams
Starting price	From $27/mo	Free for 1 user
Six-person team	$27/mo	$0/mo
Plans	One plan: $30/mo, or $324/yr ($27/mo); unlimited users; each extra business is a separate subscription	Starter free (unlimited invoices, 1 bank account); Smarter $15/mo (5 team members, recurring invoices, time tracking); Sophisticated $35/mo (unlimited users, reconciliation); billed monthly
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Users	Unlimited	1 on Starter; 5 on Smarter
Both connect to	Square POS, Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	No others on record	Gusto, PayPal Invoicing
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · CA	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Live chat: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm MT
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Kashoo.	We found no public status page for ZipBooks.
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 132 reviews	4.5 / 5 from 115 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.2 / 5 from 1 reviews (few reviews)	3.5 / 5 from 3 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	70	55
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	45
Fit: Service business	80	85
Fit: Agency or studio	72	75
Fit: Trades or contractor	72	72
Fit: Online store	60	45
Why people pick it	Unlimited users at no extra cost Inventory and multi-currency in the one plan	Free plan with unlimited invoices 30-day trial without a card
Where it falls short	No free plan Payroll only through an integration	Reconciliation only on the $35 plan No inventory tracking
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices