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We tested dozens of self-employed bookkeeping apps, and these are the 8 best for a variety of use cases.

The 8 best self-employed accounting software

We spent several weeks testing accounting software for freelancers—apps that will gather all your financial information in one place, keep track of all your transactions, and run reports on your weekly work time. 

8 tools for freelancers and consultants to streamline bookkeeping

The 8 best self-employed accounting software tools

Use this Zapier integration to easily track your expenses in Fiverr Workspace by adding new rows in Google Sheets. Got a business expense? Just add it as a row within Google Sheets. At that point, your invoice will be automatically sent to Fiverr Workspace, and tracked alongside all of your other expenses.

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Create Fiverr Workspace expenses from new Google Sheets rows

Stop saving your Fiverr Workspace invoices in random folders. Use this Zapier integration to automatically send PDFs of your Fiverr Workspace invoices to designated Dropbox folders. That way, you can keep everything neatly organized. 

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Save new Fiverr Workspace invoices to Dropbox

When you make online sales and process with Stripe, you need to also record the income in Wave to keep your bookkeeping up to date. This integration will create an Income transaction in Wave for each new Stripe payment processed, ensuring that your online captured sales are correctly recorded in Wave. Sales income and payment card processing fees are captured separately, so you have fully accurate records.

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Add transactions in Wave for new Stripe sales

Who doesn't want to build a backup of all their invoices or keep track of them in a separate system? That's just smart business! Build a database automatically with this Zap: Zapier will take your new invoices from Wave and send their information to new rows in Google Sheets. In just a few minutes, you'll have your own backup database ready to go.

Add new Wave invoices to Google Sheets rows

If you're already recording charges in Stripe, how is your accounting handling your customer data? If you're noticing bottlenecks or inaccuracies, check out this Stripe FreeAgent integration. After you configure it completely, every new Stripe customer you create will trigger the creation of a FreeAgent contact as well, automatically and consistently from then on, so you can refocus your efforts and be even more productive.

Send Stripe customers to FreeAgent as new contacts

Make the most of your information by cross-pollinating your contact lists automatically, using Zaps like this. Once it's been completely set up, any new contact added on FreeAgent will trigger a new subscriber on Mailchimp, ensuring that your marketing efforts make the most of all your business data to have the farthest reach possible.

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Add Mailchimp subscribers for new FreeAgent contacts

One of the best ways to stay in touch with clients is to send them periodic updates via email. This FreshBooks Mailchimp integration adds new FreshBooks clients to a subscriber list on Mailchimp list so that you can reach out to them at any point, saving you the effort of doing it yourself.

Subscribe new Freshbooks clients to a Mailchimp list

When you have new clients added to your accounting tool, you'll want the details added to your email tool for follow up. This integration makes it easy by automatically adding/updating a subscriber in Mailchimp when there is a new client added in FreshBooks New. Following up with your newest clients has never been easier.

Add or update Mailchimp subscribers for new clients in FreshBooks New

Easily keep your work hours updated in Moxie with this helpful workflow. Whenever a new time entry is created in Toggl Track, the same data will be added in Moxie, saving you the time and effort of manual entry. Stay organized and on top of your work schedule with this seamless transfer of data between Toggl Track and Moxie.

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Log new Toggl Track time entries by creating times worked in Moxie

Streamline your scheduling and client onboarding with this efficient workflow. When a new booking is created on Cal.com, it will simultaneously create a new client in your Moxie app. That means no more manual data entry and more time to focus on your clients. This simple automation bridges the gap between these two apps, efficiently managing your client information and bookings.

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Create new Moxie clients from newly created Cal.com bookings

Increased sales don't have to mean more time lost to paperwork — let Zapier be your personal accountant. This multi-step Stripe-QuickBooks Online integration will happen at any new Stripe charges, automatically finding the right QuickBooks Online customer or creating them if they don't exist, followed by issuing a sales receipt in their name — all in one go.

Create QuickBooks Online customers with sales receipts for new Stripe payments

Someone has made a purchase from you, awesome! Now you need to get it to them, which can be a bit tedious. Take care of that automatically by sending your QuickBooks Online invoices to ShipStation. They'll arrive as new orders, ready for you to send them on their way!

The 8 best self-employed accounting software tools

8 tools for freelancers and consultants to streamline bookkeeping

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