TooziQuickBooks Self-Employed alternatives for 2026
QuickBooks Self-Employed is now QuickBooks Solopreneur, and if you are shopping for a replacement you probably want one of three things. Want the books to run themselves from your phone and lead to a filed return? Toozi. Want free software you still control on a laptop? Wave. Want the bookkeeping bundled with a new business bank account? Found or Lili. The rest of the list covers mileage, done-for-you, and once-a-year filing.
How we judged
- Does it replace what QuickBooks Self-Employed did — bank feed, categorization, mileage, estimates.
- Does it import your existing QuickBooks data.
- Price compared with QuickBooks Solopreneur.
- Whether it goes further than QuickBooks did, to the return itself.
The picks
Toozi Best for Everything QBSE did, by text
$49/mo flatOne-click QuickBooks import, then bank feed sorted for Schedule C, mileage by text, quarterly estimates with reminders, invoicing with payment links, and the return e-filed. Separate books per hustle at one price, which QuickBooks never offered. No desktop-style accounting reports. How it compares to Toozi →
Wave Best for Free replacement on a laptop
Free Starter; Pro roughly $19/mo as of 2026Closest to QuickBooks as software — invoices, bookkeeping, reports — and free at the Starter tier. Automatic bank import is a Pro feature and taxes are left to your preparer. How it compares to Toozi →
Found Best for Switching banks too
Free core; Plus roughly $35/mo as of 2026If you are also opening a business checking account, Found categorizes card spending automatically and estimates taxes for free. Thin if your money stays at your current bank. How it compares to Toozi →
Lili Best for Banking with tax buckets
Free core; tiers roughly $15–$55/mo as of 2026A banking app that sets tax money aside and, on higher tiers, adds invoicing and bookkeeping. Simpler than QuickBooks; also lighter. How it compares to Toozi →
Hurdlr Best for QBSE's mileage feature
Free; Premium roughly $9.99/mo as of 2026If the mileage tracker was the part of QuickBooks Self-Employed you loved, Hurdlr's automatic trips and tax estimates replace it for less. Not a full set of books. How it compares to Toozi →
FlyFin Best for Deductions plus a CPA
Roughly $192–$348/yr as of 2026Not a bookkeeping replacement — an AI deduction scan with CPA filing once a year. Pick it if filing was the only reason you kept QuickBooks around. How it compares to Toozi →
Bench Best for Handing it all to humans
Roughly $399/mo as of 2026If leaving QuickBooks means you never want to categorize anything again, a bookkeeping team does it. It is a service, priced like one. How it compares to Toozi →
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Questions
What happened to QuickBooks Self-Employed?
Intuit replaced it with QuickBooks Solopreneur. Existing users were moved over, and features and pricing changed, which is why many freelancers are comparing alternatives.
Can I move my QuickBooks data?
Toozi imports QuickBooks transactions in one click. Wave and others accept CSV exports from QuickBooks.
Which alternative is cheapest?
Wave's Starter plan and the free tiers of Found, Lili, and Hurdlr cost nothing. Each does less than Toozi, which is $49/mo including tax filing.
Tax is a doozy.
Toozi isn't.
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