Atlas Ledger vs QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)

Intuit has discontinued QuickBooks Self-Employed and points its users to QuickBooks Solopreneur. If you are deciding where to go next, here is the honest answer: Atlas Ledger is a personal finance app, not bookkeeping software. It can keep your household money, budgets and transaction history in one place, but it does not replace the business features QuickBooks Self-Employed had.

Facts as of October 2026.

Side by side

As of October 2026. Numbers in brackets refer to the sources below.
 QuickBooks Self-EmployedAtlas Ledger
AvailabilityDiscontinued; Intuit offers QuickBooks Solopreneur as the replacement2,3Available on the web and iPhone
PriceQuickBooks Solopreneur lists at about $20/month3Plus $9.99/month or $89.99/year; Pro $14.99/month or $129/year; 30-day free trial, no card required
What it isBookkeeping for self-employed people: business income and expenses, mileage and quarterly tax estimates1Personal finance: bank sync, budgets, goals, net worth and a 12-month cash-flow forecast
Business vs personalSorts downloaded transactions into Schedule C categories1No business bookkeeping. You can split a transaction and sort spending with your own categories and rules
TaxesEstimates federal quarterly tax payments from your recorded transactions1No tax estimates or tax forms. Pro has a deduction finder that flags possible deductions to check with a tax professional; it is not tax advice
Your historyUsers reported that moving to Solopreneur did not bring their data with them, and that they could not switch back4,5Export your transactions as CSV whenever you like (Plus and Pro); import a CSV by matching its date, description and amount columns

QuickBooks Solopreneur or another bookkeeping tool may be the better fit if

  • you need business bookkeeping: tax categories for a business, mileage, invoices or estimated taxes;
  • you file with TurboTax and want Intuit's hand-off between the two;
  • your accountant asks for your books in QuickBooks.

Atlas Ledger may be the better fit if

  • what you mostly want is your household money in one place: every account, budgets, goals and where your balance is heading;
  • you want a record of your transactions that you can export as a spreadsheet at any time;
  • you would rather try an app for 30 days, with no card, before paying for it.

What about side-business tracking?

Atlas Ledger does not offer business or side-business bookkeeping today, so please don't choose it for that. We are testing side-business features with a small private group; they are not part of any plan you can buy. If that changes, this page will say so.

Want to see your own numbers in one place?

Atlas Ledger connects your accounts through Plaid (read-only), builds your budget and cash-flow forecast, and lets you import history from Mint, YNAB, Monarch or Rocket Money exports. Try it free for 30 days, no card required. Plans after the trial are Plus at $9.99/month ($89.99/year) or Pro at $14.99/month ($129/year).

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Sources

  1. Intuit, overview of QuickBooks Self-Employed: quickbooks.intuit.com
  2. TrustRadius, QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued): trustradius.com
  3. Fit Small Business, QuickBooks Solopreneur review: fitsmallbusiness.com
  4. QuickBooks Community, "How do I downgrade back to QuickBooks Self-Employed?": quickbooks.intuit.com
  5. r/QuickBooks, "The fall of QBSE": reddit.com

Atlas Ledger details come from the product itself and its pricing section.

Competitor details were checked against the public sources listed on this page as of October 2026. Prices and features change often, so please confirm on each company's own website before you decide. Atlas Ledger is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any company named here; product names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only to identify those products. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.