Built by a trucker. Made for real people.
Your books, kept right.
PlainBooks is full general-ledger bookkeeping software for small businesses. Journal entries, period close, bank reconciliation, and the report set your accountant expects. Trucking-aware out of the box.
Signups aren’t open yet · $15/mo or $150/yr when we launch
Real books, not a feed
Every bill, payment, and trip lands as a balanced journal entry against your chart of accounts. Trial Balance balances. The Balance Sheet adds up. Reports come out of real GL data — not invented numbers.
Trucking-aware out of the box
If you drive for a living, PlainBooks tracks state-by-state fuel for IFTA, cost-per-mile on every trip, and a monthly PDF package your accountant can drop straight into a return. If you don't drive, those pieces stay out of your way.
Plain English, no prescription
PlainBooks shows what your numbers are. It doesn't tell you what to do. That call is yours.
How it works
Three steps. No accounting-setup ritual you have to maintain.
- 1
Set up your workspace
One workspace per business. Chart of accounts, opening balances, period start. Trucking COA pre-seeded if that's your vertical; a generic Schedule C COA if not.
- 2
Post the books
Bills, payments, deposits, trips. Each one writes a balanced journal entry. Period close locks the month with proper closing entries to Retained Earnings.
- 3
Pull the reports
Trial Balance, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, GL Detail, AR aging, AP aging, 1099 summary, IFTA, cost-per-mile. End of month: one PDF package with everything.
Not open for signups yet
PlainBooks is in late build. When signups open, it’ll be $15 a month or $150 a year — one price, all features, no tiers. Leave your email and we’ll send one note when launch happens.
No newsletter. No marketing. Just one email when we launch.
“Your data is yours while it exists. Export it free any time. We make money by being useful, not by trapping you.”
Our promise
Common questions
- Is this a replacement for QuickBooks?
- For small businesses that want real general-ledger bookkeeping at small-business pricing — yes. PlainBooks ships TB, P&L, Balance Sheet, GL detail, AR/AP aging, 1099 summary, period close with closing entries, bank reconciliation, and an audit log. If you need payroll or multi-entity consolidation, you need something heavier. If you need bookkeeping that closes correctly, PlainBooks does that.
- What's the trucking angle?
- PlainBooks tracks state-by-state miles and gallons per trip, runs an IFTA quarterly report, and calculates cost-per-mile from your real expenses. The same software handles bills, deposits, and reconciliation for non-trucking small businesses too — the trucking pieces just turn off if you don't need them.
- How will pricing work?
- $15 a month, or $150 a year (two months free) when we open signups. One price, all features, no tiers. Not yet open — leave your email and we'll tell you when launch happens.
- What about cash-flow forecasting?
- On the roadmap, not in the current build. PlainBooks today shows what your books say — current balances, what's open in AR and AP, what's posted, what's pending close. Forecasting from real recurring journal entries comes later. We don't promise features that aren't built.
- What about my data?
- Your data is yours while it exists. Database encrypted at rest. Full export, free, any time. We make money by being useful, not by trapping you.
Ready to keep your books right?
Get the one email when PlainBooks opens for signups. Nothing else.