# Accounting software alternatives

> Prices and plan limits for QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks and Zoho Books, read from each vendor's pricing page on 3 November 2026, next to SuperBooks.

Canonical page: https://superbooks.io/alternatives/

- [SuperBooks vs QuickBooks Online](https://superbooks.io/alternatives/quickbooks/): cheapest paid plan Simple Start at $38 a month (https://quickbooks.intuit.com/pricing/, read 3 November 2026)
- [SuperBooks vs Xero](https://superbooks.io/alternatives/xero/): cheapest paid plan Early at $27 a month (https://www.xero.com/us/pricing-plans/, read 3 November 2026)
- [SuperBooks vs FreshBooks](https://superbooks.io/alternatives/freshbooks/): cheapest paid plan Lite at $23 a month (https://www.freshbooks.com/pricing, read 3 November 2026)
- [SuperBooks vs Zoho Books](https://superbooks.io/alternatives/zoho-books/): cheapest paid plan Standard at $20 a month (https://www.zoho.com/us/books/pricing/, read 3 November 2026)

Bench is a done-for-you bookkeeping service rather than software you run yourself. It paused operations in December 2024, was acquired by Employer.com within days, and resumed service in January 2025. Source: https://www.bench.co/about

## Questions

### How were these prices checked?

Each price is the regular monthly list price shown to a US visitor on the vendor's own pricing page on 3 November 2026. Introductory discounts are quoted as offers, not used as the price.

### Which of these have a free plan?

Two of the four have a limited free plan: QuickBooks Free and Zoho Books Free. Xero and FreshBooks offer trials instead. SuperBooks Free includes 1 bank connection and 5 invoices a month.

### Is SuperBooks available in the UK and Europe?

You can sign up anywhere, but bank connections work with US and Canadian banks only for now, so the comparisons here are for US and Canadian businesses.