ZipBooks is a Small business accounting software by ZipBooks Inc. This profile pulls together ZipBooks's ratings across the major review sites, its company and funding details, leadership, features, pricing, and the latest news, with every external source cited at the bottom.

About ZipBooks Inc.

ZipBooks is a simple, cloud-based accounting platform for freelancers and small businesses. Founded in 2015 in Orem, Utah, ZipBooks offers a free tier with unlimited invoicing, basic bookkeeping, and expense tracking.

The platform is designed to be significantly simpler than QuickBooks while offering double-entry accounting. ZipBooks gained recognition as a strong free alternative to Wave (before Wave added fees) and QuickBooks Simple Start.

The platform has received CNET Editor’s Choice and PCMag recognition. ZipBooks targets businesses with 1-10 employees that need clean invoicing, basic accounting, and time tracking without paying for software they barely use.

CategorySmall business accounting software
CompanyZipBooks Inc.
Founded2015
HeadquartersOrem, Utah, US
IndustryFinancial Technology · Accounting Software
Team size~20-50
OwnershipPrivate (bootstrapped)
Founder / CEOTim Chaves (CEO)
SpecialtiesInvoicing, accounting, time tracking, expense management
Websitezipbooks.com

Find ZipBooks on: Crunchbase · LinkedIn · G2 · Capterra

ZipBooks ratings across the web

Aggregated from the major review platforms. Each links to the source.

G2
4.6/5~200 reviews
Capterra
4.5/5~150 reviews
Gartner
NA
Clutch
NA

Rating breakdown

Per-category scores from G2 and Capterra, ~350 reviews, 2025-2026.

Ease of use
4.7/5
Customer support
4.4/5
Value for money
4.8/5
Features
4.4/5

Who uses ZipBooks

Company sizeSolo freelancers to 10-employee small businesses
Top industriesProfessional services, creative agencies, contractors, small retail
Top rolesBusiness owners, freelancers, consultants

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What people say about ZipBooks

Our synthesis across ~350 G2 and Capterra reviews, 2025-2026. No fabricated quotes, this is the consistent pattern across reviews and third-party analyses.

Most praised

  • Best free accounting software after Wave's fee changes
  • Clean, easy-to-understand interface for non-accountants
  • Unlimited invoicing on the free plan is genuinely useful
  • High G2 satisfaction scores across multiple years

Most cited complaints

  • Feature development has been slow
  • Mobile app is limited vs. competitors
  • Bank connections can be unreliable for some institutions
  • Payroll not built in (requires integration)

What we found testing it

What's great

  • Free Starter plan supports unlimited invoices and unlimited customers, not a capped trial dressed up as free
  • 4.7/5 on G2 across 86 reviews, with support responsiveness cited as consistently better than Xero's in head-to-head comparisons
  • Built-in time tracking and project management sit alongside invoicing, useful for a two-to-three-person agency

Watch-outs

  • Scales poorly for a growing company; reviewers consistently flag it as thin on advanced reporting past a handful of employees
  • Smaller review count than QuickBooks or Wave, at 86 reviews the sample is still building
  • No dedicated payroll or inventory module, so a product business or one with employees adds tools on top
ZipBooks accounting software homepage showing invoicing dashboard and free plan signup
ZipBooks homepage, source zipbooks.com, captured July 2026

ZipBooks funding & ownership

Total fundingUndisclosed (bootstrapped primarily)
OwnershipPrivate (bootstrapped)
Small bootstrapped company with 10+ years of operation. Limited funding means slower feature development. Reliable for the basic use case; not suitable for growing companies needing advanced features.

ZipBooks features & integrations

Feature availability

FeatureStatus
Free tieryes, unlimited invoices
InvoicingYes
Mobile app• web only
Multi currencyNo
Receipt captureLimited

Security & compliance

StandardAvailability
GDPRYes
HIPAAN/A
SOC 2 Type IIUnverified
SSO / SAMLNo

Integrations: Stripe, PayPal, Square, Bank sync (limited), and Chase, Bank of America (bank import).

DeploymentCloud (web-based), and iOS app (limited)
SupportEmail support, Help center, and Chat (paid plans)
TrainingHelp center, and Blog with accounting guides

ZipBooks leadership

Tim Chaves
CEO & Co-Founder

ZipBooks pricing

PlanPriceBest for
StarterFreeFreelancers, 1 user, basic invoicing
Smarter$15/moSmall businesses, multiple users, receipt scanning
Sophisticated$35/moAdvanced accounting, time tracking
The catch: ZipBooks Starter is free forever. Smarter: $15/month (automatic receipt scanning, unlimited collaborators). Sophisticated: $35/month (advanced accounting, time tracking). Enterprise: custom pricing.

ZipBooks alternatives & where it appears

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ZipBooks product changelog

What ZipBooks has actually shipped, summarized from its own release notes and dated. Not auto-generated, updated as part of our freshness checks.

  • January 1, 2025

    Performance improvements

    Faster loading and improved bank sync reliability.

    Source

Latest ZipBooks news

Auto-pulled from Google News, refreshed on each deploy. Headlines link to the source.

ZipBooks FAQs

How does ZipBooks compare to Wave?
Both offer free tiers. Wave has stronger bank feeds and longer history. ZipBooks has slightly cleaner invoicing and a simpler UI. Wave added payment processing fees; ZipBooks’ free tier remains broader for basic needs.
Does ZipBooks have payroll?
No built-in payroll. ZipBooks integrates with Gusto for payroll.

Sources

Every external figure on this page traces to a public source, last collected on the dates shown.

  1. ZipBooks website — Product and pricing (accessed 2026-09-02)
  2. G2 ZipBooks reviews — User reviews (accessed 2026-09-02)