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NextiaTax is receipts, expenses and tax-time books for Canadian small businesses, not a full accounting suite. Here is how it lines up with the tools people usually weigh it against, including where they do more.

Checked October 19, 2026 · competitor details from their public websites; prices in CAD before tax.

NextiaTax vs QuickBooks Online Full accounting from $20/month, or receipts and tax-time books from $0. Read the comparison → NextiaTax vs Wave Both free to start. NextiaTax reads receipts for less and works in French. Read the comparison → NextiaTax vs Zoho Books A strong free plan under C$50K revenue. NextiaTax is simpler and has no revenue limit. Read the comparison → NextiaTax vs FreshBooks Invoicing-first, from $26/month. NextiaTax reads receipts on its free plan. Read the comparison →
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The short version

Regular monthly prices for one business. Numbers in brackets link to the source for each competitor detail.

Feature NextiaTax QuickBooks OnlineCanada · Lite and EasyStartWaveStarter (free) and ProZoho BooksCanada editionFreshBooksCanada · Lite and Plus
Free plan ✓ Yes, no time limit: 20 receipt pages read a month, 500 transactions a month, 1 T2125 export a month ✕ No. 30-day free trial [1] ✓ Yes (Starter): invoicing and bookkeeping; no bank import, receipt reading extra [10] ✓ Yes, with revenue up to C$50K a year: 1 user + 1 accountant, 1,000 invoices and 1,000 expenses a year [20] ✕ No. 30-day free trial, no card [28]
Cheapest way to have receipts read for you ✓ Free, 20 pages a month; Starter $7.99/month, 200 pages ✓ EasyStart, $30/month. Lite ($20) matches receipt photos to bank transactions; reading their details isn’t listed for Lite [1][2] ✓ Receipts add-on, $11/month; or Pro, $25/month [11] ✓ Free plan, 50 scans a month; Standard $20/month, 200 scans [20] ✓ Plus, $42/month (not on Lite, $26) [28]
Send receipts by WhatsApp ✓ Every plan, Free included (read within the plan’s pages) ? Not stated publicly [1] ? Not stated publicly [11] ? Not stated for receipts (its WhatsApp integration sends invoices and notifications) [25] ? Not stated publicly [35]
Connect your own ChatGPT or Claude ✓ Every plan, Free included: your assistant reads receipts and adds transactions (ChatGPT also attaches the receipt), using your own AI subscription ✕ QuickBooks’ ChatGPT and Claude apps are available in the U.S. only, not in Canada [9] ? No official connector found; third-party tools only [10] ✓ Yes: Claude connector and Zoho MCP for ChatGPT, every plan including Free [26] ? No official connector found; third-party tools only [28]
Transactions included ✓ 500 a month on Free, 1,000 Starter, 5,000 Pro, unlimited Business ✓ No cap stated (EasyStart: 1 user) [8] ✓ Unlimited records, free plan included [10] ◐ Free: 1,000 invoices and 1,000 expenses a year; Standard: 5,000 each [20] ✓ Unlimited expenses; Lite limited to 5 billable clients [28]
Quebec QST ✓ Tracked on every plan (no filing) ◐ Yes: prepare the return in QuickBooks, file it yourself with Revenu Québec. Plans not stated [3] ? Not stated publicly [12] ✓ QST and combined GST/QST returns, including on Free [20][21] ? Not stated publicly [29]
App in French ✓ Yes, the whole app ✓ Yes (not stated for Lite) [4] ✕ No, English only (French can be typed into invoices) [13] ✓ Yes, including Canadian French [22] ✓ Yes, the whole app [30]
T2125 (self-employment) report ✓ PDF export on every plan (1 a month on Free) ◐ No T2125 report documented; EasyStart is described as aligned with the T2125 [4] ✓ Map accounts to T2125 lines and export a Tax Line Report (sole proprietors) [14] ? Not stated publicly [20] ? Not stated publicly [31]
Where your books are hosted ✓ Core database and files in Canadian Azure regions; some providers may process data elsewhere ◐ U.S. regions, with a backup copy kept in Canada [7] ◐ Servers in Canada and the United States [17] ✓ Canadian data centres (Toronto, Montreal) for accounts that sign up in Canada [24] ? Google Cloud, region not stated; the privacy policy names the U.S., Switzerland, the UK and the EEA [34]
Full accounting and payroll ✕ No: expenses, receipts and tax-time books, not double-entry accounting or payroll ✓ EasyStart and up; payroll is a paid add-on (not on Lite) [2][1] ✓ Double-entry bookkeeping on every plan; payroll is a paid add-on, not available in Quebec [18][19] ✓ Yes, including on Free; payroll is a separate Zoho product [20] ◐ Double-entry reports from Plus; payroll through a partner add-on [28]

✓ yes · ◐ partly or with conditions · ✕ no · ? not stated publicly by the vendor

Pricing

Prices at a glance

Regular monthly prices for one business, before tax, from each vendor’s Canadian pricing page.

Feature NextiaTax QuickBooks OnlineCanada · Lite and EasyStartWaveStarter (free) and ProZoho BooksCanada editionFreshBooksCanada · Lite and Plus
Cheapest paid plan ✓ Starter, $7.99/month ✓ Lite, $20/month [1] ✓ Pro, $25/month [10] ✓ Standard, $20/month (3 users) [20] ✓ Lite, $26/month [28]
Cheapest way to have receipts read ✓ Free, $0 (20 pages a month); Starter $7.99 (200 pages) ✓ EasyStart, $30/month [1] ✓ Free plan + Receipts add-on, $11/month; or Pro, $25 [11] ✓ Free, $0 (50 scans a month, revenue up to C$50K) [20] ✓ Plus, $42/month [28]
For a team of 5 ✓ Pro, $14.99/month (5 users) ✓ Plus, $110/month (up to 5 users) [1] ? Not stated publicly (team roles need Pro) [10] ✓ Professional, $35/month (5 users) [20] ? Users per plan not stated; extra team members $13/month each [28]
Billed yearly ✓ Starter $79/year, Pro $149/year (2 months free) ? Yearly prices not stated publicly (about 10% off, per the FAQ) [1] ✓ Receipts add-on $96/year; Pro $250/year [10][11] ✓ Standard $15/month billed yearly; Professional $30 [20] ✓ 10% off billed yearly (Plus $453.60/year) [28]
Current promotion ✕ None: the regular price from day one, after a 14-day Pro trial ✓ 90% off for 6 months, then the regular price [1] ? None we could confirm [10][11] ✕ None (14-day free trial) [20] ✓ 80% off for 4 months for new customers, then the regular price [28]

Sources

  1. QuickBooks Online: QuickBooks Canada pricing — checked October 19, 2026
  2. QuickBooks Online: QuickBooks Online Lite — checked October 19, 2026
  3. QuickBooks Online: Intuit help: file GST/HST and QST returns — checked October 19, 2026
  4. QuickBooks Online: Intuit Canada: QuickBooks Canada vs QuickBooks US — checked October 19, 2026
  5. QuickBooks Online: Intuit help: email receipts and bills — checked October 19, 2026
  6. QuickBooks Online: QuickBooks Canada mobile app — checked October 19, 2026
  7. QuickBooks Online: QuickBooks Canada security — checked October 19, 2026
  8. QuickBooks Online: Intuit help: usage limits (Canada) — checked October 19, 2026
  9. QuickBooks Online: Intuit help: connect QuickBooks Online to ChatGPT (U.S.) — checked October 19, 2026
  10. Wave: Wave pricing — checked October 19, 2026
  11. Wave: Wave receipts — checked October 19, 2026
  12. Wave: Wave help: sales tax report — checked October 19, 2026
  13. Wave: Wave help: is Wave available in my language? — checked October 19, 2026
  14. Wave: Wave help: tax line mapping — checked October 19, 2026
  15. Wave: Wave help: receipt email forwarding — checked October 19, 2026
  16. Wave: Wave help: connect a bank account — checked October 19, 2026
  17. Wave: Wave privacy policy — checked October 19, 2026
  18. Wave: Wave help: payroll pricing — checked October 19, 2026
  19. Wave: Wave help: payroll subscription — checked October 19, 2026
  20. Zoho Books: Zoho Books Canada pricing — checked October 19, 2026
  21. Zoho Books: Zoho Books help: Canadian taxes — checked October 19, 2026
  22. Zoho Books: Zoho Books help: organization profile (language) — checked October 19, 2026
  23. Zoho Books: Zoho Books help: documents inbox — checked October 19, 2026
  24. Zoho Books: Zoho security FAQ (data centres) — checked October 19, 2026
  25. Zoho Books: Zoho Books help: WhatsApp integration — checked October 19, 2026
  26. Zoho Books: Zoho Books help: Zoho Books MCP — checked October 19, 2026
  27. Zoho Books: Zoho Books Canada: plan comparison — checked October 19, 2026
  28. FreshBooks: FreshBooks Canada pricing — checked October 19, 2026
  29. FreshBooks: FreshBooks help: how sales tax works — checked October 19, 2026
  30. FreshBooks: FreshBooks help: account profile (language) — checked October 19, 2026
  31. FreshBooks: FreshBooks: guide to the T2125 — checked October 19, 2026
  32. FreshBooks: FreshBooks help: scan expense receipts — checked October 19, 2026
  33. FreshBooks: FreshBooks help: iOS app — checked October 19, 2026
  34. FreshBooks: FreshBooks privacy policy — checked October 19, 2026
  35. FreshBooks: FreshBooks Canada: expense tracker — checked October 19, 2026

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