The back-office tool crib for Canadian trades, kitchens and crews. Honest, Canadian-priced profiles of the software and AI that run the back office, from a site run by an accountant with 30 years behind her, about 15 of them as a hotel, restaurant and lounge controller, plus oilfield bookkeeping.
Invoicing-first accounting software built in Canada. Strong for service businesses that bill clients and track expenses; lighter on inventory.
The most widely used small-business ledger in Canada. Broadest app ecosystem and the plan ladder goes from solo to 25 users.
Clean, accountant-friendly ledger with Hubdoc bill and receipt capture included in every Canadian plan.
Free invoicing and bookkeeping for very small businesses; pay only for automation (Pro), payments and payroll.
Field-service software for home and property service crews: requests, quotes, scheduling, invoicing and payments in one app.
US field-service platform for home-service trades, available in Canada: booking, dispatch, invoicing, payments and add-on AI call answering.
Every price shows the date we checked it and a link to the vendor's own page. Prices in CAD where vendors publish them, and we say so when they don't.
Reviewer-tested means Allison has used it in her own work. Everything else is researched: vendor pages and public sources, clearly marked.
GST/HST, CRA payroll, WCB, Interac, Quebec rules, CAD billing: the things US review sites skip.
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