Accounting Reimagined

Effortless accounting. A simpler way to run your business.

AI behind the scenes. You're always in control.

30-day free trial. No credit card required.

From $20 a month, billed annually. No volume thresholds.

Simple plans. Serious capability.

AI that gives you real business insights

Ask your books anything, anytime.

It's like having your own business analyst that works 24/7 to bring you insights.

  • It explains, not just reports. Ask “why did software spend jump?” and get the tools that moved, what each one cost before and after, and a link to every record.
  • It sees your whole stack. Bills from your vendors, charges on your cards, invoices from your inbox: one answer across all of them.
  • AI makes suggestions, but you're always in control. Ask and the agents prepare. You can let a specific AI routine post on its own; bank rules you set up and apps you connect, like your store or payroll, post as they arrive, and you can see exactly what each one did and why.

Every assistant can be switched off or limited, per company.

Ask, the AI assistant in Imprest, open over the dashboard and answering “Why did our software spend jump in August?” with the month’s total, a breakdown table of Adobe, Mindbody, Slack, Google Workspace, Canva and Zoom, what changed in August with the expense and bill numbers, the unchanged subscriptions, and key takeaways for the books.

Switching is a breeze

Migrating data from QuickBooks Online is a snap. One click and we go to work ensuring your data moves over, to the penny.

Switching used to mean weeks of cleanup and constant iterations. Today, we show you every account and report matched, before you switch.

  • One click, and your whole history comes with you. Every transaction, customer, vendor, and invoice imports automatically: years of books, not just balances.
  • Every account total, compared. We rebuild your P&L and Balance Sheet, check them against QuickBooks Online account by account, and show you any difference.
  • Run both side by side until you're ready to switch. Keep QuickBooks Online live in parallel while you kick the tires. No commitment until you've seen it's right.

Coming from QuickBooks Desktop? A small Windows tool brings your full history in one move. From Xero we bring your contacts, balances and open invoices and bills.

A powerful ecosystem

Plugs into your stack, automates your workflows.

Plaid
Plaid12,000+ US banks and cards, transactions synced automatically
Mercury
MercuryDirect Mercury bank feed, Treasury accounts included
Stripe
StripeStripe invoices, payments, fees and payouts, all booked
Square
SquarePOS sales itemized by product, payouts reconciled
Shopify
ShopifyOrders, refunds and deposits split by payment gateway
Gusto
GustoPayroll runs post to the ledger automatically
Rippling
RipplingPayroll runs recorded from Rippling's journal export
Jobber
JobberJobs, invoices and payments, brought in for review
Givebutter
GivebutterGifts, funds, fees and payouts, reviewed daily
Bill.com
Bill.comAP bills post as drafts the moment they land
Ramp
RampCorporate-card transactions arrive pre-categorized
HubSpot
HubSpotClosed-won deals become draft invoices
Gmail
GmailFinancial emails land in review, sorted as bills or invoices
Google Sheets
Google SheetsYour core financial reports, synced to a Google Sheet
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft ExcelYour core financial reports, synced to an Excel workbook daily
Claude
ClaudeAsk your books and record entries from Claude
ChatGPT
ChatGPTAsk your books and record entries from ChatGPT
Karbon
KarbonFor accounting firms: clients, work and time, paired

Collaborate with your accountant on platform

One set of books. Two people who trust it.

Run your business, not your books.

Ask a question from the record you are looking at. No screenshots, no email threads.

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Work seamlessly with your accountant on the same records.

Your accountant answers, categorizes, or closes the month in the same books, at no extra cost.

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FAQ

Learn more about Imprest.

What is Imprest?

Imprest is accounting software for US small businesses and their accountants. Every invoice, bill and bank line becomes a balanced double-entry record, AI drafts routine work for your review, and your accountant works in the same books, not a copy. Not to be confused with an imprest fund, the petty-cash accounting term. See the product →

Is Imprest AI accounting software?

Yes. Imprest is accounting software for US small businesses and their accountants, with AI doing the routine work. AI agents sort bank lines, catch likely mistakes and turn receipts into draft bills. Ask answers questions about your books and names the records behind each answer. AI makes suggestions, but you're always in control. You can let a specific AI routine post on its own; bank rules you set up and apps you connect, like your store or payroll, post as they arrive. See the AI at work →

How much does Imprest cost?

Starter is $20 a month, Pro $40 and Scaling $100, billed annually. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial and no credit card. Compare plans →

Does the AI change my books without asking?

No. AI makes suggestions, but you're always in control. You can let a specific AI routine post on its own; bank rules you set up and apps you connect, like your store or payroll, post as they arrive, and you can see exactly what each did and why. Every assistant can be switched off or limited, per company. See Ask in action →

Can I use Imprest from ChatGPT or Claude?

Yes. Add Imprest as a connector in Claude or ChatGPT, sign in, and pick the company it can reach. It can then answer questions from your books and record entries, like an expense, an invoice payment or a bank line's category. It never goes past what your own role allows. Its changes are made right away, so connect only an assistant you trust with your books. How to connect it →

Is Imprest an alternative to QuickBooks Online?

Yes. Imprest is built for businesses leaving QuickBooks Online: it imports your full history, runs on three plans (Starter, Pro and Scaling), and its AI drafts entries that wait for your approval. See how the switch works →

Can I import my QuickBooks Online history?

Yes. A QuickBooks Online migration brings every transaction and its attachments. From QuickBooks Desktop for Windows, a small tool brings your full history in one move. From Xero we bring your contacts, balances and open invoices and bills. From QuickBooks Online or Xero your old system keeps working, so you can run both side by side through the trial. What a migration includes →

Can my accountant use it with me?

Yes, and it is free for them. Every plan includes a free seat for your accountant or bookkeeper. They sign in with their own login and work in your live books, not a copy, so there is nothing to send back and forth. If they run a firm, the firm gets a free practice workspace with unlimited accountant and bookkeeper seats. Imprest for accountants →

Is it real double-entry accounting?

Yes. Imprest keeps a full double-entry ledger with period locks and bank reconciliation, and produces your profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statement from it. See the accounting features →

Can I run more than one company?

Yes, two ways. On Scaling, one company can hold several legal entities, each with its own books, added up into one set of combined reports on one plan. Or keep separate companies under one login, each on its own plan. Read about running two companies →

What happens to my data if I leave?

It stays yours. You can export your books in standard formats (CSV, Excel) from inside the product at any time, with no paid upgrade required. Read our data policy →

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