Looking for a QuickBooks alternative? Meet Ettex Books.
US bookkeeping and accounting: accounts, transactions, categories and reports. It is part of Ettex — a local-first suite of 19 connected apps, where your work stays on your device and every app shares one login, one design and one price.
What Ettex Books gives you
- Double-entry journal
- US GAAP chart of accounts
- ReportsP&L, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, Cash Flow
- Budget vs actual
- Expense categories & donut chart
- Tax calendar
- Bank reconciliation
How the two approaches differ
The second line in each row is how cloud tools usually work — details of any single product are best checked on their own site.
$12/month for Books, or a suite with every app included
Per-seat plans that grow with every extra tool you add
Local-first: your work is stored on your device and synced when online
On the vendor’s servers
Yes — the desktop build keeps working with no connection
Usually needs a connection
19 connected apps behind one login and one design
A separate subscription per tool
Open formats — DOCX, XLSX, PDF, CSV — exported at any time
Export depends on the plan
Free tier plus a 14-day Pro trial without a card
Trial usually asks for a card
Questions people ask
Is Ettex a good QuickBooks alternative?
Ettex Books covers the work people use QuickBooks for — US bookkeeping and accounting: accounts, transactions, categories and reports — and it sits inside a suite of 19 apps, so documents, mail, chat and the rest are one click away instead of one more subscription.
How much does it cost compared to QuickBooks?
Books is $12 per month on its own. If you need more than one app, a suite bundles every app for one price, and there is a free tier plus a 14-day Pro trial that does not ask for a card.
Can I move my work over from QuickBooks?
Yes. Ettex works with open formats — DOCX, XLSX, PDF and CSV — so you can bring existing files in and take everything back out whenever you want. Nothing is locked to us.
What happens to my data?
Ettex is local-first: your work is stored on your own device and synced when you are online, so it stays readable even without an account or a connection. Desktop builds run fully offline.
Switch at your own pace
Start free, keep your files in open formats, and move the rest when you are ready.