HelloBooks — The AI Accountant for Kenyan Small Business
The AI accountant for Kenyan SMBs. KRA VAT-ready books, reconciled by AI. KES invoicing, KRA VAT-ready books reconciled by AI, PAYE + NSSF + SHIF + AHL payroll, and AI-driven month-end close in one ledger. Free Plan, no credit card.
HelloBooks is AI accounting software for Kenyan small businesses with KRA-aligned VAT workings, IFRS-for-SMEs ledgers, AI-reconciled KES bank feeds, and an AI agent that runs categorisation, bill capture, bank reconciliation, and month-end close end-to-end.
VAT 16% returns generate monthly from posted lines with full audit evidence retained against each entry. PAYE, NSSF, SHIF (the October 2024 replacement for NHIF), the Affordable Housing Levy, and NITA contributions are calculated as part of the monthly payroll cycle. Withholding tax tracking, eTIMS invoice integration, and Turnover Tax handling for sub-KES 25M businesses ship in the same workspace.
The Free Plan unlocks all 154 features for up to 3 users with 500 AI credits per month, no credit card required. Kenyan SMBs and accounting firms pick HelloBooks when they want the AI agent to run the close and the statutory cycle — KRA VAT, PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, AHL — not just record entries while compliance still needs hours of manual prep.
The AI accountant for Kenyan SMBs.
KRA VAT-ready books, reconciled by AI.
KES invoicing, KRA VAT-ready books reconciled by AI, PAYE + NSSF + SHIF + AHL payroll, and AI-driven month-end close in one ledger. Free Plan, no credit card.
- KES invoicing
- KRA VAT-ready
- PAYE + NSSF payroll
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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.
Native compliance across 8 countries
US 1099 + multi-state sales tax, India GST + e-invoicing, UK HMRC MTD, Australia BAS + STP2, Canada GST/HST, UAE VAT, Singapore GST, and New Zealand GST101A — all in one workspace, 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. QuickBooks caps users by tier and locks multi-currency behind Plus ($90/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 $9.99/mo
The Free Plan ships every one of the 154 accounting features with up to 3 users and 500 AI credits per month — no credit card. Pro is a flat $9.99/month with unlimited users and no per-user fees. Local-currency pricing on every country page.