The simpler bookkeeping tool built for cash small businesses.
QuickBooks was built for accountants. LedgerFast was built for owner-operators, the landscapers, cleaners, contractors, food trucks, and salons who get paid in cash, Venmo, Zelle, and bank, and still need a real monthly P&L.
Why owners leave QuickBooks
Three problems come up in every conversation. QuickBooks only sees the bank, cash jobs are invisible until you enter every one by hand. The chart of accounts and double-entry model is more complexity than a one-truck business needs. And by the time you have paid for the software plus a bookkeeper to run it, you are spending $300+ a month for numbers you still do not fully trust.
What LedgerFast does differently
- Combines cash + bank into one real P&L. Log Venmo, Zelle, and cash payments in thirty seconds. Upload the bank statement once a month. See what you actually earned.
- No chart of accounts to build. Enter expenses under familiar Schedule C-style categories that a small business tax preparer already recognizes.
- Optional invoicing and follow-up. LedgerFast Collect sends invoices and follows up with unpaid ones by email until they pay.
- Year-end packet. The whole year, packaged as PDF or Excel. No shoebox, no January scramble.
LedgerFast vs QuickBooks, at a glance
| LedgerFast | QuickBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Small LLCs, owner-operators, cash businesses | Accountants and complex businesses |
| Cash / Venmo / Zelle | First-class, thirty seconds to log | Manual entry, transaction by transaction |
| Chart of accounts | Simple Schedule C-style categories | Build and maintain yourself |
| Invoicing + follow-up | Optional Collect add-on | Included, no automatic follow-up |
| Year-end tax package | PDF and Excel packet included | Bookkeeper usually required |
| Starting price | $99 per tax year | $35/month + bookkeeper |
Who this is for
Small LLCs and owner-operators, landscapers, cleaners, food trucks, salon owners, HVAC shops, and contractors, running $80K to $500K a year with mixed revenue. If QuickBooks feels like overkill or your books never match what you actually made, LedgerFast was built for you.
See what real books look like
See a sample Year Book and download the Excel output: monthly totals, expense categories, helpers, and every entry.
$99 per tax year. Try it free for 14 days. 60-day money-back guarantee: if LedgerFast doesn't make your life easier in the first 60 days, we'll refund you. No questions.