Is Tabellion a good QuickBooks alternative for Canadian businesses?

Yes. Tabellion is real double-entry accounting software built for Canadian tax (GST/HST, PST/QST and every province) at up to 73% less than QuickBooks Online, from $150/year. Unlike QuickBooks, all of your data is stored and processed in Canada.

Does my accounting data stay in Canada with Tabellion?

Yes. Your accounting data is stored and processed only in Canada, and is never hosted in the United States or by a US company. We keep all data in Canada, going beyond what PIPEDA requires.

How much does Tabellion cost?

Tabellion Solo is $15/month CAD and includes invoicing, vendors and bills, bank reconciliation, GST/HST and QST, and two users. Tabellion Business is $30/month CAD and adds payroll for up to 10 employees ($2 per additional employee per month), inventory and purchase orders, and unlimited users. Accountants and bookkeepers get a free Partner account; we set firms up personally.

Does Tabellion support corporations, partnerships and sole proprietors?

Yes. Tabellion keeps proper books for sole proprietors, partnerships and corporations, including share capital and a retained-earnings year-end close for incorporated businesses.

Does Tabellion handle GST/HST?

Yes. Tabellion tracks GST/HST automatically across every province and produces CRA-ready reports you can export at tax time.

🍁 Your data stays in Canada — always

Double-entry bookkeeping · Made in Canada

Keep your books like your name’s on them.

Real double-entry accounting, built for Canadian tax — GST/HST, every province, CRA-ready exports — from $150/year, up to 73% less than QuickBooks Online. And your financial data never leaves the country.

Open your books See what’s inside

No lock-in. Export everything, anytime. Prices in CAD.

The ledger, this yearCAD

QuickBooks Online Plusthe usual bill $960–1,320

Tabellion Businessfull double-entry books $360

Your data leaving Canadadata-residency risk $0

You keep $600–960/yr

Balances

Data sovereignty

Your books stay in Canada. Every byte.

Intuit states that QuickBooks Online is hosted in the U.S.: “Your data is hosted securely on our systems in an active/passive configuration in multiple regions across the U.S., and a backup of all our Canadian customers’ data is safely stored in Canada.” — quickbooks.intuit.com/ca/security, as read 2026-09-04 (archived copy).

Tabellion keeps everything in Canada — active data, processing, and backups — on local infrastructure in New Brunswick. Local money, local data, kept local.

100%Fully CanadianActive data, processing and backups — all within Canadian borders. Not just a backup copy.

§Hosted only in CanadaYour accounting data is stored and processed only in Canada — never in the United States or by a US company.

🍁Canadian by designBuilt for businesses, professionals and public-sector suppliers who need their financial data to stay in Canada.

GST/HST & PST
Every province
CRA-ready exports
Statement import (OFX/QFX/CSV)
P&L + Balance Sheet
Free access for your accountant

Everything the books need

Proper double-entry accounting — not a spreadsheet with a login.

The full set of tools a Canadian business actually runs on, organized the way the work happens: money in, money out, and the record that ties it together.

DR · MONEY IN

Track

✓Income & expense trackingImport your bank statements (OFX, QFX or CSV); rules suggest a category for each line, and nothing posts until you confirm.
✓Receipt captureSnap a photo and attach it straight to the expense — nothing to file later.
✓Standard inventory BusinessTrack stock levels and calculate cost of goods sold.

CR · MONEY OUT

Bill

✓Unlimited invoicingCreate, customize and send professional invoices and estimates.
✓Payroll BusinessPay runs with CPP, EI and income-tax deductions, remittance tracking, ROE figures and T4 slips for your employees — you file with CRA, Revenu Québec and Service Canada yourself. Ten employees included, $2 each per month after.

= · THE RECORD

File

✓Tax prep & exportGST/HST tracked automatically; export clean data for tax season.
✓Advanced reportingTen financial reports — P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flow, AR/AP aging and more — each exportable to CSV.
✓Unlimited usersAdd your whole team with real roles and permissions.

Why “Tabellion”?

Named for the people who kept the books — and kept them right.

A tabellion was the sworn record-keeper: the one trusted to write it down, get it exact, and stand behind it. We built the software in that spirit — precise, plain-spoken, and accountable to the person whose name is on the ledger.

Plans & pricing

Everything above. Up to 73% less than QuickBooks Online.

Straight pricing in Canadian dollars. Start on any plan and move up when the business does.

Solo

Freelancers, gig workers, solo contractors & real-estate agents.

$15/ month

vs QuickBooks EasyStart ~~$30~~ · save 50%
regular monthly price as of 2026-09-05

✓Unlimited invoicing & estimates
✓Income & expense tracking (import OFX/QFX/CSV)
✓Vendors & bills — schedule and track what you owe
✓Receipt capture
✓GST/HST tracking & tax export
✓P&L + Balance Sheet
✓2 users + free accountant access (never uses a seat)

Start with Solo

Most chosen

Business

Growing businesses, shops, agencies & restaurants.

$30/ month

vs QuickBooks Plus ~~$110~~ · save 73%
regular monthly price as of 2026-09-05

Everything in Solo, plus

✓Payroll — pay runs with CPP, EI and income-tax deductions, remittance tracking, ROE figures and T4 slips for your employees. You file with CRA, Revenu Québec and Service Canada yourself. 10 employees included, $2 each per month after — switch it on when you need it.
✓Inventory with purchase orders & goods receipts
✓Automated payment reminders
✓Advanced reporting — 10 reports, all CSV
✓Unlimited users with roles

Open your books

For firms

Partner

Canadian accounting firms, CPAs & professional bookkeepers.

Free

Your clients pay their own Solo or Business plan.

Free, forever

✓One login for every client’s books
✓One 2FA enrolment covers every client
✓Per-client ledger export (CSV)
✓A role you hold per client
✓You’re on every client’s books, by name

Request your partner account

All plans include Canadian hosting, GST/HST support, and full data export. Cancel anytime — your data comes with you.

The Intuit alternative
Plan	Best for	Tabellion	QuickBooks (regular monthly price as of 2026-09-05)
Solo	Freelancers & contractors	$15	EasyStart $30
Business	Shops, agencies, restaurants	$30	Plus $110
Partner	Firms & bookkeepers	Free	Accountant Suite (free)

Open your books in a few minutes.

Move over from QuickBooks, or start fresh. Either way, the ledger’s yours — and it stays in Canada.

Open your books

● Canadian-owned · Hosted in Canada · No lock-in