If you mostly send invoices and quotes, you may be paying for bookkeeping you don't use. InvoiceCast handles invoices, sales tax, quotes and online card payments, and leaves the full books to your accountant.
| Feature | InvoiceCast | QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | $7.99/mo (Pro) | $38.00/mo (Simple Start) |
| Free plan | Yes: unlimited invoices (fair use), 5 sent by email each month | Yes: 1 user, 2 invoices a month |
| Online card payments | Yes: clients pay by card from the invoice link or the QR code on the PDF, through your own Stripe account | Yes, with QuickBooks Payments |
| Fees on card payments | Stripe's processing fees. No InvoiceCast fee on Pro and Business; 0.25% (capped at 5.00 in the invoice currency) on Free | QuickBooks Payments processing fees |
| Quotes and estimates | Yes, on Pro and Business, and a quote converts to an invoice | Yes (estimates) |
| Bookkeeping and bank reconciliation | Not included, but your accountant can log in to your account (Pro and Business) and export what they need for your books | Yes: bookkeeping and bank reconciliation |
| Accountant access | Yes: invite your accountant (Pro includes 2 users, Business up to 10) | Yes, free: 2 accountants on Simple Start to Plus, none on Free |
| Payroll | Not included | Yes, as a paid add-on |
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QuickBooks plans include bookkeeping, so you pay for it whether you use it or not. InvoiceCast is priced for people who mainly invoice.
GST, HST, PST and QST formulas for every province and territory, labelled by year, plus your own custom formulas. US state formulas on invoicecast.com.
Use InvoiceCast and send invoices in English or Canadian French. Your invoices follow your language, not your client's browser.
You want your bookkeeping, bank feeds and reconciliation in the same tool as your invoices.
You run payroll or track inventory.
Your accountant already works in QuickBooks and wants your books there.
Download your customer list from QuickBooks as a CSV file.
Keep the columns Name, Email, Phone, Address and Tax ID, then import the file into InvoiceCast (Pro and Business). On Free, add clients one by one.
Finish open invoices in QuickBooks and create new ones in InvoiceCast. Connect Stripe if you want clients to pay by card.
Yes. InvoiceCast has a free plan with no time limit: create invoices, download them as PDF or Word, and send a set number each month by email. Paid plans add quotes, recurring invoices and expense tracking.
Yes. invoicecast.com includes state-level sales tax formulas you apply per invoice. Local and county taxes aren't included, so add a custom formula where you need one.
Only if you don't need bookkeeping. InvoiceCast covers invoices, quotes, recurring invoices, expenses and online card payments. It does not do bank reconciliation, payroll or a general ledger, so many users keep their accountant's tools for that.
Yes. Connect your Stripe account and clients can pay by card from the invoice link or the QR code on the PDF. Stripe processes the payment and pays out to you. Stripe's processing fees apply, and InvoiceCast adds a small fee on the Free plan only.
For people who want lower card fees on paid plans and ready-made sales tax.
For people who bill many clients or work with a second person.
For people who want ready-made sales tax and contractor timesheets.
For people who send more than a few invoices a month.
The free plan has no time limit. Upgrade when you need quotes, recurring invoices or more email sends.
InvoiceCast is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Intuit Inc., which owns the QuickBooks trademark.