Express Accounts is accounting software for tracking business cash flow, including sales, receipts, payments, and purchases. It creates quotes, sales orders, and invoices, and can record recurring orders and invoices. For outgoing costs, it manages accounts payable, tracks payments and purchases, generates purchase orders, and creates and prints checks. The software generates more than 20 financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, and includes sales tax tools. A single installation can handle multiple businesses, including businesses that use different currencies. Express Accounts can import bank transactions, customers, invoices, quotes, sales orders, suppliers, and items from CSV files, and use OFX bank statements for reconciliation. It integrates with Inventoria for inventory data; both programs must be installed on the same machine for synchronization. Express Invoice can also connect with Express Accounts when recording customer payments. The software is available for Windows, macOS, and the web. It can be downloaded and installed for offline accounting. NCH lists a free version for non-commercial use and a separate free version for small businesses with fewer than five employees; the small-business version does not expire. NCH describes the product as suitable for small businesses, freelancers, self-employed professionals, and businesses with contractors or employees.
Who it is for
Express Accounts suits small businesses, freelancers, and self-employed professionals who need to track cash flow, issue invoices, and review financial reports. Its multiple-business and multi-currency support can also suit businesses managing more than one operation or currency.
What is good
- Creates quotes, sales orders, invoices, and recurring invoices.
- Includes more than 20 financial reports.
- Supports multiple businesses and currencies in one installation.
- Imports accounting records from CSV files and OFX bank statements.
- Can be installed for offline accounting.
What to know first
- The small-business free version is limited to businesses with fewer than five employees.
- The free non-commercial version is restricted to non-commercial use.
- Desktop use does not require a password.
Verdict
Choose Express Accounts if your small business needs cash-flow tracking, invoicing, payables, and financial reporting, including offline use. The free small-business version is limited to fewer than five employees, while the non-commercial free version is for non-commercial use. Businesses needing inventory synchronization must also install Inventoria on the same machine.
Get started with Express Accounts
- Visit the Express Accounts website.
- Choose the free non-commercial version or the free version for businesses with fewer than five employees.
- Download and install the software for offline accounting, or use the web platform.
- Import records from CSV files or use OFX bank statements for reconciliation.
- Install Inventoria on the same machine if you need inventory synchronization.
What the free plan stops at
The free small-business version is for businesses with fewer than five employees; some features for larger organizations are not supported. The separate free version is for non-commercial use only.
Questions about Express Accounts
Is Express Accounts free?
Yes. NCH lists a free version for non-commercial use and a free small-business version for businesses with fewer than five employees. The small-business version does not expire.
Which platforms does it support?
Express Accounts lists macOS, web, and Windows.
Can I use it offline?
Yes. It can be downloaded and installed to manage accounting offline.
Does it support multiple currencies?
Yes. One installation can run multiple businesses, including businesses using different currencies.
Does Express Accounts connect with inventory software?
It integrates with Inventoria to maintain inventory data. Synchronization requires both programs to be installed on the same machine.
Who makes Express Accounts?
The listed support and product information identifies NCH as the provider.
Express Accounts plans and pricing
All plansCompared on salon accounting software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Financial reports
- Yes
- Sales tax tools
- Yes
- Multi-currency
- Yes
