Don't Let Intuit Pick Your Software For You
Migrate before the next QBSE/Solopreneur push. 14 days free, card required with no charge until day 15, your data comes with you.
📱 Take it on the go with our iOS app
Intuit is migrating QuickBooks Self-Employed users to QuickBooks Solopreneur — a different product with worse reviews, broken mileage, and a clunkier mobile experience. Fast Pay Books is the mobile-first replacement most QBSE users actually wanted.
Bring your data with you · Card required, no charge until day 15 · 1099 / Schedule C / mileage / receipts
The dates, the migration, and what to expect.
February 2024: Intuit launched QuickBooks Solopreneur at $20/mo as the replacement for the $15/mo QuickBooks Self-Employed product.
March 24, 2024: The QuickBooks Self-Employed iOS app was pulled from the App Store. Existing users could still use the installed app, but new freelancers were routed to Solopreneur.
May 2024: Intuit closed new QBSE web signups entirely. Every new freelancer arriving at quickbooks.intuit.com is now sent to Solopreneur.
2025–2026: Existing QBSE subscribers started receiving in-product migration prompts to upgrade to Solopreneur. Intuit's official migration article confirms the data move is mostly automatic, but flags that mileage logs, attachments, and historical rules don't always carry over cleanly.
What this means for you: If you're still on QBSE legacy, your subscription continues for now, but you've lost the iOS app from the App Store and you're one Intuit policy change away from forced migration. Solopreneur costs $5/mo more, has weaker App Store ratings, and reviewers consistently flag broken mileage tracking and lost transaction rules after the migration. This page exists because we keep getting one question in support: "Is there a better option than Solopreneur?" The answer is yes — and the migration takes about 10 minutes.
Bring your data with you. Don't lose your year.
From QBSE, go to Reports → Tax Summary and download your transactions as CSV. Also export your mileage log if you've been tracking miles.
Pick the Basic plan ($24.99/mo) — it covers everything QBSE did and more. Card required to start your 14-day trial, no charge until day 15.
Drop your CSV into the import wizard. We auto-categorize Schedule C expenses (car, supplies, advertising, contractor labor, etc.) and map your old QBSE categories to ours.
From here on, transactions auto-import and auto-categorize. Mileage tracks automatically in the iOS app.
One tap. PDF + CSV ready for TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA, or your CPA. Your QBSE-equivalent workflow is back — just better.
Side-by-side, what changed in the migration — and what didn't have to.
| Feature | Fast Pay Books Basic | QB Solopreneur | Old QB Self-Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $24.99/mo | $20/mo | $15/mo (sunset) |
| tax-ready expense reports | ✓ One-tap PDF + CSV | Yes (rebuilt) | Yes |
| Mileage tracking (auto) | ✓ iOS background tracking | Reported broken post-migration | Yes |
| Receipt capture | ✓ Mobile-first | Yes | Yes |
| Invoicing & online payments | ✓ Stripe + ACH built-in | Limited | Add-on only |
| Recurring invoices | ✓ | Not in Solopreneur tier | Not available |
| Bank connection (Plaid) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Per-property tagging (rentals) | ✓ Native | No | No |
| iOS app quality | ✓ Native, mobile-first | Webview-feel | Decent |
| Migration assistance | ✓ Free CSV import + email support | Forced auto-migration | — |
| Hidden fees | None | Add-ons stack | Add-ons stack |
QBSE was beloved because it was simple and mobile-first. We kept that. QB Solopreneur did not.
Background-tracked, classify-as-you-go, IRS-compliant log export. The #1 complaint about the QBSE→Solopreneur migration is broken mileage. Ours isn't.
Auto-categorized to Schedule C lines (car, supplies, contractor labor, etc.). Export to TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA, or hand to your CPA.
Side-hustler today, small business tomorrow? Add invoicing, recurring billing, and rental properties without switching products.
Export from QBSE, import to Fast Pay Books. We map your categories. Done.
$5 more than QBSE was, but you also get full invoicing, recurring billing, and a real iOS app. Compared to QB Solopreneur + add-ons, you usually save money.
Every major freelance bookkeeping option, priced honestly. Numbers verified May 2026.
| Plan | Monthly | 12-month cost | Invoicing included? | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Pay Books Basic | $24.99 | $299.88 | ✓ Stripe + ACH | 14 days |
| QuickBooks Solopreneur | $20.00 | $240.00 | Limited | 30 days |
| QuickBooks Self-Employed (legacy) | $15.00 | $180.00 | Add-on only | Closed to new users |
| QuickBooks Simple Start | $38.00 | $456.00 | ✓ | 30 days |
| FreshBooks Lite (5 clients) | $23.00 | $276.00 | ✓ | 30 days |
| FreshBooks Plus (50 clients) | $43.00 | $516.00 | ✓ | 30 days |
| Wave Starter | $0.00 | $0.00 | ✓ (manual CSV only) | Free forever |
| Wave Pro | $19.00 | $228.00 | ✓ | None |
Fast Pay Books Basic is $5/mo more than QB Solopreneur, but you get full invoicing, recurring billing, ACH, and a native iOS app that doesn't break mileage tracking after upgrades. Wave Starter is free, but as of 2026 automatic bank feeds and receipt scanning moved to the Pro tier — on Starter you upload CSVs manually. FreshBooks Lite caps you at 5 billable clients and forces you to Plus at $43/mo the moment you grow.
You'll love it if: you're a 1099 freelancer, gig worker, contractor, or side-hustle landlord who liked QBSE because it was simple and mobile-first. You file Schedule C (or Schedule E for rentals), you want automatic mileage tracking that actually works, and you want to send a real invoice without buying a separate product.
You'll outgrow it if: you need full double-entry accounting with classes, locations, and multi-user roles (use QuickBooks Online Plus or Xero), you have inventory to manage (QuickBooks Plus or Zoho Books), or you want a fully free product and don't mind manual CSV imports (Wave Starter).
Honest take: Fast Pay Books is built for the QBSE audience Intuit walked away from — solopreneurs who want simple, mobile, tax-ready books without the $38/mo QuickBooks Online jump. If that's you, the migration is 10 minutes. If you need full accounting, we'll be upfront and point you elsewhere.
The questions we get in support every week from QBSE refugees.
Intuit stopped accepting new QBSE signups in May 2024 and pulled the QBSE iOS app from the App Store in March 2024. Existing subscribers can keep using the product, but Intuit is actively migrating users to QuickBooks Solopreneur and the legacy QBSE product is no longer being developed. Treat it as end-of-life.
Yes. Export your QBSE data as CSV (Reports → Tax Summary → Download), then drop the file into our import wizard during signup. We auto-categorize your transactions to Schedule C lines and preserve your historical data. Mileage logs import separately. The full migration takes about 10 minutes for a typical year of data.
No. Solopreneur is a different product built on a newer Intuit codebase. It costs $20/mo (vs $15/mo for QBSE), has a rebuilt UI, and adds some features. But App Store reviews and r/smallbusiness threads consistently flag broken mileage tracking, lost transaction rules, and a webview-style mobile experience after migration. Many QBSE users prefer to switch to a different product entirely rather than accept the trade-offs.
Yes. We export a categorized expense summary as PDF and CSV that you (or your tax software) can use to file. TurboTax, FreeTaxUSA, H&R Block, and any CPA can ingest our export. You don't need to be in the Intuit ecosystem to file with TurboTax.
Yes. Our iOS app runs background mileage tracking. After each trip, classify it as business or personal with a swipe. At year-end you export an IRS-compliant mileage log as PDF or CSV. This is the feature most often broken in the QBSE → Solopreneur migration, so we built ours specifically to address that gap.
Fast Pay Books Basic is $24.99/mo — $5/mo more than QB Solopreneur ($20) and $10/mo more than legacy QBSE ($15). For that delta you get full invoicing, recurring billing, Stripe + ACH payment processing, and a native iOS app. If you were paying for QBSE plus a separate invoicing tool, you'll usually save money.
14 days free. A card is required to start the trial, but you're not charged until day 15. Cancel anytime before then with no charge. We require a card up front to keep fake accounts off the platform and to make the day-15 transition seamless if you decide to stay.
Many of our customers run a 1099 business and own one or two rentals on the side. Per-property tagging and Schedule E export are included, so you can run both books in one account — something neither QBSE nor Solopreneur supports. If rentals are your main thing, our Stessa alternative page covers that side in more detail.
Migrate before the next QBSE/Solopreneur push. 14 days free, card required with no charge until day 15, your data comes with you.
📱 Take it on the go with our iOS app