Keep the owner in the picture
Financial tools should support informed decisions. Solobooks is built to make the records and workflow visible before consequential actions are taken.
About Solobooks
Independent work deserves financial tools that fit.
Solobooks was built for the people who run the work, carry the risk, and need a financial record they can actually understand: solo freelancers, 1099 contractors, Gig Workers, and micro-businesses with one to three people.
Why we exist
To give independent people a clearer view of the financial work they are already doing.
Small businesses need dependable books. Freelancers need a home for client work and taxes. Gig workers need to see beyond a gross payout. Solobooks brings those needs together without forcing every user into the same workflow.
Make the numbers useful
Books are not an end in themselves. They should explain income, costs, balances, and the choices available to an independent business.
Respect different kinds of work
An invoice, a payroll run, a customer payment, and a delivery shift each require context. The underlying financial record can stay connected without erasing those differences.
Who Solobooks is for
Built around the work that often gets overlooked by bigger financial platforms.
The product is deliberately focused on independent operators rather than trying to be everything to every kind of organization.
Keep client work, invoices, expenses, and tax planning together.
Use a focused accounting home that follows the path from the work you deliver to the records and reports you need to run it.
Turn the details of a shift into a more complete profit picture.
Bring earnings, time, vehicle costs, fuel purchases, tax reserve planning, and platform choices into a workflow that reflects the pace of gig work.
Run the essentials without enterprise overhead.
Keep vendors, banking, payroll, contractor records, reports, and approval-oriented business workflows organized for a team of one to three.
A founder’s point of view
Built from the owner’s side of the screen.
Solobooks was founded by Alfreda Downie, a small-business owner who saw the gap between what independent people need from financial software and what many large platforms are designed to prioritize.
Years of relying on accounting tools to keep a business moving made one thing clear: owners need practical workflows, understandable records, and confidence that the software is helping them stay close to the decisions that affect their money.
That is why Solobooks pairs reliable accounting foundations with purpose-built views for modern independent work—including a dedicated Gig Worker experience that makes costs, time, and net earnings more visible.
Alfreda Downie · Founder, SolobooksWhat we are committed to
A focused product with a practical point of view.
Solobooks is designed around clear books, understandable workflows, and tools that are honest about the difference between financial information and a financial decision.
Financial clarity before complexity
We prioritize a useful financial record and the views that help an owner understand it over needless layers of product clutter.
Real workflows for independent work
We build for invoices, shifts, mileage, tax planning, payroll, vendors, and the ongoing financial tasks independent people actually face.
Transparent plan boundaries
Feature limits and trial terms are presented before a user commits, so the plan can match the work and workflow expected.
A secure place to ask for help
Public questions can be submitted through the Contact Us form without publishing a direct support email address on the site.
A clearer financial home starts here
Build the books that support the work you want to do.
Whether you are starting a freelance practice, driving across multiple platforms, or running a small team, Solobooks is built to keep the financial side of the work understandable.