Manage Your Finances Like a Pro With this Complete List of Accounting Tools & Software

What tools do accountants and non-accountants use? We’ve got the answer with this best accounting tools and software list.

Every growing business needs a good tool, software, and strategy to ensure it can manage its finances effectively — even us no accountants!

Why?

Because you can’t run a successful, growing business without the back-office support of efficient finance and accounting tools. Tools that keep track of your costs, revenues, and profits and ensure you are not only tax compliant but are reaching important eCommerce ROAS.

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Whether you’re a brand-new store owner looking to track your profits and get a handle on your tax compliance or an established omnichannel business needing top-class financial tracking, there is a variety of cloud-based and downloadable accounting tools and software out there to meet almost every business need and budget.

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of 40+ financial and accounting tools and software to cover any and all of your accounting and business needs, ranging from totally free tools for small businesses to customized packages for bigger and faster-growing enterprises.

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All-In-One Inventory Management, Business Management and Financial Accounting Tools and Software

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1. Brightpearl

Price: Customizable plans starting from around $375 per month for 3 users

Best for: Small to medium omnichannel and eCommerce businesses and retailers

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, eBay, Amazon, Shipstation, UPS and more

Brightpearl’s eCommerce management system is a full-service platform that integrates accounting with back-office inventory and warehouse management. It integrates with your shipping systems, and like other platforms such as FreshBooks, it is mobile-optimized and offers APIL developers options for easy integration.

Key features include:

• CRM
• Order management
• Batch processing and supplier ordering
• Payment management

2. NetSuite

Price: Varies, at it offers build-your-own package options; but their rough base-license costs are around $999 per month with access costs of $99 per user, per month.

Best for: Any sized, fast-growing business that sells physical products

Platform: Cloud-based

Netsuite offers a variety of comprehensive online financial, accounting and business management solutions. But if you’re looking for a full solution, then their ERP package includes everything you need to run a successful commerce business including cloud financial management and warehouse and fulfillment warehousing.

Key features include:

• In- and out-bound logistics product management
• Full accounting services
• Billing
• Financial planning and reporting
• Supply chain management
• Order management

3. ProfitBooks

Price: On request

Best for: Small, growing businesses

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Amazon, QuickBooks, WooCommerce

ProfitBooks works seamlessly with QuickBooks to offer you an all-in-one accounting and inventory management platform for your business. You can do anything from creating invoices to managing branch-level sales transactions, while you manage your stock, purchases and sales orders all from one convenient platform.

Key features include:

• Purchase workflow simplification
• Stock control and adjustments
• Product batch maintenance
• Multiple warehouse maintenance
• Multiple currencies

4. QuickBooks

Price: Free 30-day trial then starts at $15 per month

Best for: Small to medium growing eCommerce businesses

Platform: Cloud-based  

Integrates with: ProfitBooks

QuickBooks has a variety of solutions catering to any size business. It’s their Plus Plan that offers you the most flexibility with its inventory tracking and advanced accounting options. However, if you are a complete accounting novice or won’t have an accounting service provider, you could find their system a little hard at first.

Key features include:

• Sales, expenses and profit tracking
• Invoice creation and sending
• Sales tax tracking and management
• Bill payment and management
• Inventory tracking
• Profitability tracking

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Budgeting, Profit Management and Admin Accounting Tools & Software

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5. Apache OpenOffice

Price: Free

Best for: Budgeting and planning for small or new business owners

Platform: Windows, Linux, OS

If you’re looking for an alternative (free) software option to Microsoft Office, then Apache’s OpenOffice is an easy-to-use solution for your spreadsheet needs. Their library of templates has hundreds of small business templates from budgeting to project planning sheets. In short, OpenOffice offers a cheap, user-friendly alternative for planning your new budget across all areas of your business.

Key features include:

• Budgeting sheet templates
• Project planning
• Timesheets

6. DeepMine

Price: 60-day trial and then from $10 per month

Best for: For small to medium Shopify store owners

Platform: Shopify app  

The DeepMine Shopify app allows you to view accounting information (such as sales, tax, shipping, costs, etc.) in real-time from one dashboard. They are also busy beta testing a new feature that will enable you to set up and pay vendors and royalties. DeepMine gives eCommerce store owners access to vendor, SKU, order status and best-selling product reports while also enabling you to set up the cost for each product, automate email reports and remit partner percentages.

Key features include:

• Order status (paid, authorized, pending, refunded, voided, abandoned)
• Fulfillment status (unshipped, partial, shipped)
• Cost of product setup
• Automated email reports

7. Delirious Profit

Price: Free 7-day trial then $7 per month

Best for: Shopify store owners

Platform: Shopify app

The Delirious Profit Shopify app enables you to quickly and efficiently calculate your profits and margins on Shopify. Giving Shopify users an overview of earnings over time, it allows you to add your cost price (COGS) to variants and is super easy to set up.

Key features include:

• Top products
• Inventory stock costs and profits per product, month, vendor, category and channel
• Discount performance reports

8. Profiteer ‑ Cost of Goods Sold

Price: Free 3-day trial then $15 per month  

Best for: Lean eCommerce store owners wanting a complete look at product costs

Platform: Shopify app

Profiteer is a handy Shopify app that will show you your real profits on total sales in real-time. In short, it records the cost price of each product as it’s sold, having costs adjusted automatically as that currency fluctuates against the USD.

Key features include:

• See the total value of your unsold inventory at any time
• Changing cost and retail prices
• Profits and margins report

9. SimplyCost

Price: Free 14-day trial then $4.99 per month

Best for: Small to medium Shopify store owners

Platform: Shopify app

SimplyCost is a Shopify app that allows you to add COGS (cost of goods) to your Shopify store thereby enabling you to calculate profit in real-time. Taking into consideration any current discounts, refunds, shipping and taxes, it helps users automatically calculate and track their profitability.

Key features include:

• A variety of profit reports by time, channel, location, SKU and more
• Cost price bulk upload
• Supports additional costs: shipping, handling, etc.
• Export reports

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Day-to-Day Business Management, and Accounting Tools & Software

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10. Adminsoft Accounts

Price: Free

Best for: UK-based business owners

Platform: Windows

Adminsoft is a free, downloadable Windows accounting program that offers a complete money management toolkit. This program is particularly useful for business in the UK, as it will be MTD compliant for VAT as of April 2019. That’s not to say that you can’t use it if you’re not in the UK, since they include other currencies as well.

Key features include:

• Invoice, statement and quote management and creation
• Customer and supplier list creation and management
• Supplier payments, control stock and purchase order management
• Profit, loss, budgeting and cash flow tracking
• Payroll management

11. Brightbook

Price: Free, with feature upgrades

Best for: Freelancers, contractors and small or new business owners with zero accounting experience

Platform: Cloud-based

Brightbook is a free online bookkeeping and accounting platform. With an emphasis on easy, Brightbook enables you to set up multiple companies with multiple users. With this accounting software, you can accept online payments and process your bills.

Key features include:

• Invoicing
• Bank statement importing to reconcile accounts
• Profit and loss tracking
• Prepare tax reports
• Expense and bill processing

12. HDPOS Smart Accounts and Billing

Price: Free 14-day trial and then from $22 per month

Best for: Small to medium omnichannel businesses and retailers

Platform: Android app and cloud platform

HDPOS Smart Accounts and Billing is a downloadable software that offers a host of accounting and billing features from billing and invoicing to barcode sticker printing. Starting at just $22 per month for a single computer, it’s an affordable option for small businesses.

Key features include:

• Billing and invoicing
• Inventory stock management
• Custom sales invoices
• CRM tools
• Barcode sticker printing

13. FreeAgent

Price: Free 30-day trial and then from $20 per month

Best for: Small or new businesses and freelancers  

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Stripe, PayPal, Zapier, Capsule, Cyclr and more

FreeAgent is an all-in-one accounting software that is specifically designed with small businesses in mind. Offering a variety of tools from one dashboard, it covers a host of functionality to manage your finances.

Key features include:

• Profit, cash flow, tax, time tracking and project tracking
• Quoting and invoicing
• Payroll features

14. FinancialForce Accounting for SalesForce

Price: Custom prices

Best for: Larger businesses looking for comprehensive accounting software  

Platform: Cloud-based  

Integrates with: Avalara, AccessPay, Expensify and more  

FinancialForce has a variety of accounting and financial solutions. Their various packages include automated ordering and billing, cash-flow optimization features, flexible general ledgers, pre-sale planning, fulfillment management and reporting. The advantage with FinancialForce is you can build a package of relevant services to ensure you are able to streamline all your bookkeeping, accounting and budgeting.

Key features include:

• One-stop revenue management
• General ledger
• Accounts payable and receivable
• Fixed assets
• Financial reporting
• Cash management

15. FreshBooks

Price: Free 30-day trial and then from $15 per month

Best for: Small businesses and accounting freelancers

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Shopify, WooCommerce, Zapier, Stripe, Trello and more

FreshBooks is a popular all-in-one invoicing and accounting solution for small businesses. They have worked very hard to take the frustration out of day-to-day bookkeeping by keeping their platform easy to use. With over five million users, their features are comprehensive.

Key features include:

• Financial reporting
• Invoicing
• Expense management
• Receipt management
• Time tracking
• Project management
• Online payments
• High-volume billing

16. GnuCash

Price: Free

Best for: Individuals and small business owners

Platform: Linux, Windows, BSD, Solaris and OS X  

GnuCash is a flexible, open-source accounting and financial management software that incorporates professional accounting principles to help you balance your books and prepare reports. Another alternative to Office, with GnuCash you can do a bunch of accounting tasks.

Key features include:

• Credit notes and invoice creation
• Receivables and billables management
• Basic payroll accounting
• Scheduled payments

17. Invoice Expert

Price: Free, or paid version for $69

Best for: Small or new businesses selling physical products

Platform: Windows

Invoice Expert does more than just invoicing; it’s a complete invoice, inventory and billing software. The free version is a little bit limited, but the paid download will give you adequate templates and functionality to match your accounting needs.

Key features include:

• Invoicing and billing
• Inventory management
• Customer management
• Vendor management
• Invoice and quote designer

18. QuickFile

Price: Various free packages and then £45+VAT per year for the ad-free, full-feature version

Best for: Small to medium UK-based businesses

Platform: Cloud-based

QuickFile is an easy-to-use cloud-based accounting platform that is designed specifically for non-accountants. Offering you all your back-office accounting functions including automatic invoicing, purchase receipt management and multi-currency support.

Key features include:

• Automated invoicing
• Automated bank feeds and reconciliation
• Receipt storage
• Track and file your VAT returns
• Online payments
• Connects to over 50 UK banking institutions and automatically imports transactions

19. SlickPie

Price: Free, or pro package for $19.95 per month

Best for: New and small businesses

Platform: Cloud-based  

SlickPie provides small businesses and new startups with all the basic and necessary accounting tools they need for accurate and timely accounting. From online payments to bank transaction reconciliation, SlickPie handles multiple currencies. Additionally, they are busy beta testing their MagicBot feature, which automates receipt data entry and comes in very handy.

Key features include:

• Online invoicing
• PayPal, Stripe and credit card processing
• Sales tax tracking
• Expense tracking and bill management
• Live bank feeds

20. Sage 50cloud

Price: Free 60-day trial then from $46.83 per month

Best for: Medium to large eCommerce and retail businesses

Platform: Windows with cloud storage

Sage 50cloud accounting software positions itself as an in-depth solution that helps users manage their accounting, invoicing, cash flow, inventory, taxes and more. Their software combines the convenience of the cloud with the power of desktop software, giving you accounting and admin accessibility and flexibility.

Key features include:

• Customer management
• Data and document management
• Payroll services built right into your software make it easier to pay employees, track benefits and report taxes
• One-click reports
• Sage Payment Solutions
• Automatically sync of Microsoft Outlook contacts
• Credit card processing, HR/payroll, POS, eCommerce add-ons

21. Sage Intacct

Price: Free 30-day trial and then customized price

Best for: Small to large businesses  

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Salesforce, Avalara AvaTax and a variety of CRM, business management, payroll, time management and POS apps  

Sage Intacct is a cloud-based full accounting solution that covers all your basic accounting needs such as employee expenses, cash management and purchasing. Their advanced packages offer more robust features such as Salesforce integration and global consolidations.

Key features include:

• General ledger
• Purchasing and order management
• Real-time SaaS metrics
• Inter-department communication
• Fast, efficient accounts receivable management
• Operational and financial data tracking

22. SAP Financial Management

Price: On request

Best for: Medium to large businesses

Platform: On-premise or cloud-based

SAP Financial Management software supports ERP finance as well as advanced FP&A and business cash management. From financial and strategic planning to cash flow forecasting and management, SAP is an all-in-one accounting platform designed for CFOs of larger, growing businesses with a host of customizable features and add-ons.  

Key features include:

• Financial planning and analysis (FP&A)
• Accounting, financial close and tax management
• Treasury and cash management
• Payables and receivables
• Processing high volumes of data to enable real-time
• Integrate cash flow analysis and business planning, including liquidity planning life cycles

23. TurboCASH

Price: Free, with a premium version for $60 per year

Best for: Small to medium global businesses and accountants

Platform:  On-premise or cloud-based

TurboCASH is an open-source accounting software that is available in 23 languages. Boasting an online community of over 100k users, it’s popular in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia; handling all your basic accounting needs from invoicing to VAT recon and payroll.

Key features include:

• Invoicing
• Stock
• General ledger
• Sales tax and VAT
• Budgets, projects, and cost centers
• Cloud implementations
• 2018 books repository from multiple countries

24. Wave Accounting

Price: 100% free, with additional paid payroll services (Canada and the US)

Best for: Small and new business

Platform: Cloud-based with additional iOS and Android receipt-scanning apps

Integrates with: PayPal, Shoeboxed and Etsy

Wave Accounting is a user-friendly, small business accounting tool that will cover all your accounting needs after effortless setup. It allows users to easily connect bank accounts, sync expenses, and balance books to ensure they are tax-ready.

Key features include:

• Unlimited bank and credit card connections
• Income and expense tracking
• PayPal, Shoeboxed, and Etsy connection
• Invoicing, payroll, and payment data updates
• Customizable invoicing and receipt scanning
• Bill and invoice reminders
• Report exporting
• Customizable sales taxes
• Journal transactions
• Foreign currency payment acceptance and automatic exchange rate calculations

25. Webgility eCommerce Accounting Software

Price: Free 15-day trial then from $99 per month

Best for: Small to large eCommerce businesses

Platform: Cloud-based and various apps such as Shopify and Magento

Integrates with: Multitude of channels, including Amazon, Shopify ,and Magento, as well as accounting, tax, inventory, payment and shipping tools such as Shipstation

Webgility is an accounting and finance tool designed explicitly for eCommerce businesses and can handle multiple sales channels. Eliminating the need for data entry, Webgility will track fees, revenue and expenses automatically to give you profits and earnings in real-time.

Key features include:

• eCommerce bookkeeping
• Accounting reconciliation
• Sales tax compliance
• One dashboard overview
• Reporting and analytics
• Email notifications
• Automation

26. Xero

Price: From $9 per month

Best for: Small, growing businesses

Platform: Cloud-based  

Integrates with: A bunch of other apps, platforms and tools including Shopify and BigCommerce  

 

Xero positions itself as the ‘Beautiful business and accounting software’ and covers all accounting functionalities a small business could need. With real-time cash flow and invoice processing, this cloud-based accounting tool and software lets you manage bills and expenses like a pro.

Key features include:

• Professional invoice creation and activity notification
• Banking, credit card and PayPal transaction import
• Inventory management
• Connects to 700+ other apps and tools
• Payment scheduling
• Customized packages for business types such as eCommerce

27. ZipBooks

Price: Free starter plan, then from $15 per month

Best for: Small businesses and growing freelancers

Platform: Cloud-based  

ZipBooks is an easy-to-use accounting platform designed for new business owners. Its free version includes unlimited invoicing and online payments, and their paid versions, with advantageous accounting features, are affordable.

Key features include:

• Invoicing and billing
• Day-to-day accounting
• Reviews and growth
• Smart insights
• Add-ons such as bank connecting, time tracking, team management, and mobile accounting

28. Zoho Books

Price: Free 14-day trial then

Best for: Growing small businesses  

Platform: Cloud-based  

With all the accounting essentials, Zoho Books is an online accounting program designed specifically for growing small businesses with payment integrations. Similar to the likes of FreshBooks, Zoho also offers mobile optimization and API for integration with other business apps.

Key features include:

• Invoice customization
• Expense tracking and organization
• Vendor payment tracking and processing
• Account reconciliation
• Inventory management

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Integration Accounting Tools & Software

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29. Avaza

Price: Free basic plan and then from $9.95 per month

Best for: Small to medium eCommerce businesses selling digital services and products  

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: A number of full accounting, business and payment apps such as Stripe and QuickBooks

Avaza is perfect if you’re looking to integrate several of your business tasks, including subscriptions, team project collaborations, and accounting spreadsheets. Their cloud-based platform includes seamless functionality and reporting.

Key features include:

• Project management
• Time tracking
• Expense management
• Invoice creation
• Reporting

30. OneSaas

Price: Free 7-day trial then from $29 per month  

Best for: Medium to large businesses wanting to automate all their accounting and business management

Platform: Cloud-based and

Integrates with: Shopify, QuickBooks, Magento, Xero, WooCommerce and many more

If you’re looking to automate your accounting and workflow, OneSaas is a good integration option. OneSaas enables you to create a complete, automated workflow to streamline your business and ensure your data is updated automatically between your financial, mail, checkout, accounting and invoicing systems. In a nutshell, it makes your accounting and finances automated.

Key features include:

• Accounting, eCommerce, CRM, billing & invoicing, fulfillment and email marketing app integrations
• Transaction data sync
• 12-month historical data and hourly syncs
• Reports

31. OrderMetrics

Price: Free 14-day trial then from $29 per month for the Lite plan

Best for: Small to medium eCommerce businesses

Platform: Shopify app and cloud-based

Integrates with: Shopify, WooCommerce, Facebook Ads, AliExpress and more

OrderMetrics gives you financial data in real-time by pulling data from a variety of sources in your business. This tool enables you to see your highest and lowest profit-driving products in real-time while also showing you inefficiencies with your promotional discounts, shipping strategies and ad campaigns.

Key features include:

• Automatically pull COGS from Shopify
• Combine shipping expenses with your cost of goods and order data to analyze profit
• Add custom costs such as influencer marketing spend, app/software fees, payroll, and more
• Get Facebook Advertising and Google Ads data in real-time

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Payments, Invoicing, and Billing Accounting Tools & Software

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32. Bill.com

Price: Free trial and then from $29 per month

Best for: Businesses looking to streamline international vendor/supplier payments

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage Impact and Oracle

Bill.com integrates with your accounting software to enable you to make payments to vendors from anywhere. Centering around fund accounting, it ensures that your books are always up-to-date with payments in real-time, eliminating the need for double-entry – payments which sync with account charts, bills, vendors, customers, invoices and received payments.

Key features include:

• Bill payment and processing
• Cash control
• Online payment
• Invoice management
• Software sync

33. CloudBooks

Price: Free version, with paid plans from $10 per month

Best for: Freelancers and small or new business owners needing online invoices

Platform: Cloud-based

If you’re looking for an easy, affordable online invoicing tool, then CloudBooks is for you. It enables you to create your own professional invoices and do your basic accounting tracking.

Key features include:

• Outstanding payment tracking
• Revenue and expense tracking
• Bill for your online services or products
• Automated billing and payments

34. Happay

Price: Customized per business

Best for: Small to large business owners running a lean business  

Platform: iOS and Android app, and web platform

Happay is an all-in-one expense management software that’s designed to “Bring all your business expenses on one platform.” It packs a lot of functions including travel and expense (T&E) management, but one of its handiest features is its prepaid credit card that ensures you never exceed your spend limits.

Key features include:

• All-in-one expense management
• Petty cash and employee expense management
• Employee flexi-benefits and allowances
• Digital marketing spends
• Vendor payments

35. Inv24

Price: Free

Best for: Small or new business owners   

Platform: Cloud-based

If you’re looking for a simple, free inventory management and invoice tool for your small or new business, then Inv24 is a good starting point. Some of its features include invoice archiving, generation, automation and tracking. This easy-to-use, simple invoice manager is perfect for first-time business owners and online service providers.

Key features include:

• Invoice archiving and generation
• Client/customer organization
• Fast and simple invoice delivery
• Automatic invoicing

36. Inveezy

Price: Free

Best for: Independents or sole proprietors looking for a basic invoicing solution before investing in tools

Platform: Website

With Inveezy you can create your own invoices, complete with logo and company details, right from their site. Additionally, small business owners can get paid via PayPal or credit cards and generate quotes and invoices.

Key features include:

• Quick and easy online invoice creator
• No sign-up or sign-in
• Electronic invoices
• Send electronic invoices in minutes

38. Nummuspay

Price: Free version, then from $99 per month

Best for: Small to medium business owners selling services or digital products  

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Stripe, PayPal, Android Pay, Bitcoin, Apple Pay, Credit Card  

Nummuspay is an online billing, invoicing and payment management tool created by BlueSnap. With payment gateway integrations and subscription scheduling, it’s ideal for those of you selling subscription-based services or digital products. It also includes automated email notifications as well as varied card providers to help aim for the lowest rates.

Key features include:

• Automatic marketplace payments
• Subscription management
• Customer payment management
• Invoicing creation and status reports
• Custom checkout pages
• Tax management

39. Printout Designer

Price: Free 14-day trial then from $4.99 per month

Best for: Growing eCommerce businesses doing at least 50 orders per month

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Shopify, Ecwid, BigCommerce, Tictail, WooCommerce  

Printout Designer is a full design suite for all your eCommerce printouts. This includes intuitive drag-and-drop invoices, packing slips and barcode label creation, as well as automation rules to ensure better order processing flow.  

Key features include:

• Automated invoice and receipt email/print per order
• Print, download and email packing slips and shipping, barcode and DYMO® labels
• Print, download and email hundreds of orders with a couple of clicks
• Supports Avery® and DYMO® labels

40. Sufio

Price: Free 14-day trial then from $19 per month

Best for: Small to medium eCommerce stores

Platform: Cloud-based and Shopify app

Integrates with: Shopify and BigCommerce

The Sufio app and platform allows users to create professional, automated invoices that capture their store brand. When a shopper checks out or the order is fulfilled, Sufio will automatically generate an invoice which is then emailed to customers where they can see it online or download.

Key features include:

• Capture and validate VAT and GST numbers
• Unique invoice design
• Multiple currencies
• Over 30 languages

41. Tipalti

Price: On request

Best for: Growing business with a growing list of suppliers  

Platform: Cloud-based  

Integrates with: Netsuite, QuickBooks, HasOffers, Cake, and more

Tipalti is a cloud-based payables financial management platform that enables businesses to automate their global payables operations. Tipalti boasts a 200% year-on-year growth, $5+ billion in annual remittance, and around 30 million suppliers.

Key features include:

• Global payments
• Supplier onboarding
• Tax compliance
• Invoice processing
• Early payments
• Instant payment reconciliation
• Tax compliance

42. Stampli

Price: On request 

Best for: Midsize and enterprise-level firms or small businesses that process a lot of invoices

Platform: Cloud-based online platform

Integrates with: Most major ERP systems, including Oracle, Oracle NetSuite, Sage 100, Sage Intacct, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics

Stampli is a SaaS-based accounts-payable automation solution that helps businesses process invoices and make payments faster, more cost-effectively, and with greater accuracy.

Key features include:

• End-to-end AP automation
• Three-way matching, reconciliations, fraud prevention, and more done with AI
• ACH payments from within Stampli with Stampli Direct Pay
• Vendor portal for invoice submission and status
• Communications hub

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Tax Management and Automation Tools & Software

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43. Avalara

Price: From $50 per year

Best for: Small to large businesses in the US

Platform: Cloud-based online platform

Integrates with: 700+ accounting, ERP, eCommerce, shopping cart and other applications

Avalara is an automated tax transaction platform that ensures your compliance in the US. They offer a variety of solutions including tax calculation, returns and document management tools. This includes integration of the most up-to-date tax and VAT calculations to your shopping carts and/or invoicing systems in real-time.

Key features include:

• Calculating sales and tax for each transaction and then transmitting the total directly to your shopping cart or invoicing system
• Set up, manage and file tax returns
• Tax document management

44. TaxJar

Price: Free 30-day trial and then from $17 per month

Best for: Small to large US-based eCommerce businesses

Platform: Cloud-based

Integrates with: Magento, Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, PayPal, Etsy and many more

With so many tax implications of selling from and to various states in the US, tracking all of them can be a logistical nightmare for many eCommerce entrepreneurs. That’s where TaxJar comes in. TaxJar is designed to automate your sales tax calculations, reporting and filings in minutes by easily integrating with checkouts and marketplaces. From tax collection automation and filing to state-by-state tax calculation, TaxJar is a popular finance platform for US-based sellers.

Key features include:

• Real-time sales tax calculations via SmartCalcs
• Instant access to TaxJar reports for multi-channel eCommerce
• TaxJar AutoFile to set up and automate your required state filings

45. TurboTax Business

Price: $169.99 once-off

Best for: Larger US-based eCommerce businesses that are partnerships, S corps, C corps or multi-member LLCs

Platform: Windows

Integrates with: QuickBooks

TurboTax is a downloadable Windows app that covers all your US tax financial filing. Working together with QuickBooks, eCommerce users are able to import financial data to TurboTax to maximize deductibles and make tax filing easy.

Key features include:

• Industry-specific tax deductions
• Personalized guidance and support on S corp, partnership, C corp, and multi-member LLC or trust tax forms
• Audit alerts to flag possible IRS audit triggers
• Electronically created K-1 forms
• Free e-file
• Unlimited W-2, 1099-MISC, 1099-INT and 1099-DIV creation

Wrap Up 

There you have it, the ultimate list of accounting tools and software for any size business and budget. Choosing between them is a matter of functionality, budget and business streamlining to find the ultimate solution for you.

Have questions? Post them in the comments below.

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