ZipBooks vs Kick

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

Compare	ZipBooksZipBooks	KickKick
In one line	Free invoicing and books, with paid plans for small teams	Self-driving bookkeeping that categorizes transactions for you
Starting price	Free for 1 user	Free
Six-person team	$0/mo	$0/mo
Plans	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	Free (1 entity, 250 transactions/yr); Basic $40/mo ($480 billed yearly); Plus $100/mo ($300 billed quarterly, multi-entity, accrual); Advanced $300/mo; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	1 on Starter; 5 on Smarter	Unlimited
Both connect to	Gusto, Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	Square POS, PayPal Invoicing	Mercury, BILL, Ramp
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Basic and up
Support hours	Live chat: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm MT	Not published
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for ZipBooks.	0 incidents posted on Kick's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 115 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	3.5 / 5 from 3 reviews (few reviews)	4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	55	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	45	45
Fit: Service business	85	82
Fit: Agency or studio	75	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	72	70
Fit: Online store	45	70
Why people pick it	Free plan with unlimited invoices 30-day trial without a card	Categorizes transactions automatically Free plan for new businesses
Where it falls short	Reconciliation only on the $35 plan No inventory tracking	No inventory Accrual books need Plus
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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