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ZipBooks
ZipBooks is cloud accounting software for small businesses and accountants covering invoicing, bookkeeping, payments, reporting and business insights.
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What ZipBooks costs
- Accountant Not published
- Starter Free
- Smarter $15 / month
- Sophisticated $35 / month
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Facts we read
- AccountingThe accounting tools provide bank reconciliation, reports, automatic categorization and color-coded transaction views. · zipbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Account protectionTwo-factor authentication is available by contacting ZipBooks support to enable it. · zipbooks.com, Oct 8, 2026
- APIThe public API uses JSON API responses, JWT authentication and documented contacts, estimates and invoice endpoints under api.zipbooks.com/v2. · developer.zipbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- API documentation statusZipBooks warns that its API documentation can become outdated and that future API changes may be incompatible. · developer.zipbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Bank connectionBank and credit-card connections import transactions daily to support bookkeeping and reconciliation. · zipbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Bank connectionsZipBooks says it supports automatic transaction imports from thousands of financial institutions, including many top banks in the U.S. and Canada. · zipbooks.com, Oct 8, 2026
- Business intelligenceZipBooks says its data-driven insights help users get paid faster, retain customers and compare performance with competitors. · zipbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- CompanyZipBooks says its mission is to provide tools and intelligence to help small businesses succeed and that it is made in Utah, USA. · zipbooks.com, Oct 8, 2026
- Company legal nameCrunchbase identifies the legal entity as Phlo, Inc. · crunchbase.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Company location and foundingCrunchbase places ZipBooks in American Fork, Utah, while LinkedIn lists the company as founded in 2015. · crunchbase.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Company sizeLinkedIn lists ZipBooks as a privately held financial-services company with 11–50 employees. · linkedin.com, Oct 15, 2026
- DocumentationThe help center covers invoices, transactions, reports, contacts, tracking, accountant workflows, account settings and FAQs. · help.zipbooks.com, Oct 15, 2026
- Free planYes · zipbooks.com, Sep 19, 2026
- Gusto integrationZipBooks says time entries can sync with Gusto for payroll and payroll transaction details are recorded in ZipBooks. · zipbooks.com, Oct 8, 2026
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