HelloBooks — The AI Accountant for Australian Small Business
The AI accountant for Australian SMBs. BAS-ready books, reconciled by AI. AUD invoicing, Australian bank feeds reconciled by AI, BAS-ready books, and STP-ready workflows in one ledger. Free Plan, no credit card.
HelloBooks is AI accounting software for Australian small businesses with BAS-ready quarterly workings, Single Touch Payroll Phase 2-shaped submissions, and ATO-aligned ledgers. The AI agent reconciles AUD bank feeds, captures supplier bills via OCR and email, codes GST on every line, and closes the month against an audit-ready trail.
Multi-state GST handling, PAYG instalments, FBT support, and TPAR contractor reporting ship in the same workspace. Payroll runs award-aware super calculations and STP Phase 2 messages, with leave accruals and superannuation guarantee tracked alongside the books — not in a separate HR app or a second subscription.
The Free Plan unlocks all 154 features for up to 3 users with 5,000 AI credits per month, no credit card required. Australian bookkeepers and SMBs move from Xero to HelloBooks when they want the AI agent to actually run BAS and STP cycles — generate the workings, retain the evidence, and close the period — not just prep the numbers and hand them off.
Books that
close themselves.
AUD invoicing, Australian bank feeds reconciled by AI, BAS-ready books, and STP-ready workflows in one ledger. Free Plan, no credit card.
- 95%+ auto-match accuracy
- 11,000+ US banks via Plaid
- 48 hrs QuickBooks migration
- SOC 2 Type II
- AUD invoicing
- BAS-ready books
- STP-ready payroll
- No credit card
- Free forever plan
- Cancel anytime
- Read-only bank connections
- Free data export
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Why HelloBooks
Why choose HelloBooks
Six concrete reasons businesses pick HelloBooks over QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books, and Tally — pulled from real differentiators on the platform today, not roadmap promises.
AI that learns your books
The AI Accounting Agent auto-categorizes transactions with 95%+ accuracy, reconciles bank feeds, and suggests journal entries. It is AI-first, not bolted on after the fact like QuickBooks or Tally.
BAS pre-fill, STP Phase 2, and SuperStream native
Business Activity Statement (BAS) pre-filled from your ledger, Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 reporting to the ATO, and SuperStream contributions to the clearing house — built in, no third-party connectors required.
Payroll via HelloTime
HelloTime, our sibling product in the Meru Fin Tech suite, handles attendance, leave, and payroll on the web, and posts payroll journals straight into HelloBooks so books and pay stay in sync. The HelloTime Attend mobile app for shift workers ships Q3 2026.
Unlimited users, multi-currency on every plan
Every paid plan includes unlimited users and full multi-currency with live exchange rates. Xero locks multi-currency behind Premium (AUD 89/mo+); HelloBooks does not.
11,000+ U.S. banks via Plaid with AI matching
Connect any of 11,000+ U.S. banks and credit unions through Plaid for read-only, real-time transaction feeds, then let the AI engine auto-match each line against invoices and bills.
Free Plan with all 154 features, Pro at AUD 14.99/mo
The Free Plan ships every one of the 154 accounting features with up to 3 users and 5,000 AI credits per month — no credit card. Pro is a flat AUD 14.99/month with unlimited users and no per-user fees.