GlassJar is cloud accounting software for small and growing businesses. It is full double-entry accounting, with bank connections and reconciliation, invoicing, bills, expenses, budgeting, recurring transactions, tracking categories, and role-based permissions.
Three things make it different from what you are probably using: every transaction type is entered from one screen, one contact record can be a customer and a vendor at the same time, and each user chooses which reports appear on their dashboard.
Most accounting software was designed for a business larger than yours and then trimmed down. GlassJar was built the other way around, which mostly shows up as fewer steps between deciding to record something and having recorded it.
Single Screen Transaction Entry
One screen for every transaction. Bills, invoices, checks, and journal entries live on separate screens in most accounting software. In GlassJar they are one screen. Pick the type, enter it, move on.
One Contact, One Record
One contact, however many roles. When the same business both buys from you and sells to you, most software makes you keep two records in sync. GlassJar keeps it as one contact that can be a customer, vendor, and contractor at once.
Only Add The Reports You Use
The reports you actually run. Instead of showing you every report every time, GlassJar lets each user choose which ones appear on their dashboard.
Solutions For Different Business Types
Every business runs its books a little differently. These pages go into detail for the situations we hear about most.
- Bookkeepers and accounting firms, if you keep the books for other businesses and work across more than one set of them.
- Freelancers and the self-employed, if you are the whole company and want real books without the parts built for companies with staff.
- Consultants and service businesses, if you bill for time and expertise and want to know which engagements are actually profitable.
- Startups, if your books will eventually be read by an accountant, a fractional CFO, or an investor.
If none of those describe you, that is fine. GlassJar is general-purpose accounting software and none of the above is a requirement.
What GlassJar Does Not Do Yet
The October 1, 2026 release does not include payroll, sales tax automation, contractor payments, inventory, or estimates. If your business depends on any of those, GlassJar is not the right fit for you yet, and we would rather say so here than have you find out during a trial.
What is there is double-entry accounting, bank feeds and reconciliation, invoicing, bills, expenses, budgeting, recurring transactions, tracking categories, role-based permissions, and a report library you control.
Switching From Something Else?
Most people arriving here already have accounting software. There are direct comparisons for QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, Wave, and Zoho Books.
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