The done-for-you alternative to QuickBooks.
QuickBooks hands you the software and leaves the bookkeeping to you. Kapytl gives you a dedicated bookkeeper who keeps your commissions, receipts, and deductions clean all year, then hands your CPA a tidy package at tax time. All for $45 a month.
Why solo agents are leaving QuickBooks for Kapytl
QuickBooks is do-it-yourself accounting software built for general small business. You set up the chart of accounts, categorize every transaction, build commission splits by hand, and hope your CPA can decode it. Kapytl does the opposite: a real bookkeeper who knows real estate keeps your books clean for you, on software built for exactly this.
What you gain when you leave QuickBooks
A dedicated bookkeeper, not a blank ledger
With Kapytl a real bookkeeper categorizes your transactions, matches your receipts, and reconciles every month for you. QuickBooks hands you the tools and expects you to do all of it yourself.
Built for commission splits
Gross commission, broker share, referral fees, and your real net per deal. Your bookkeeper tracks it on software built for it. QuickBooks needs you to build it.
Real estate categories out of the box
Marketing, mileage, continuing education, MLS dues, and brokerage fees are all handled. QuickBooks gives you blank categories and a customization tutorial.
Nothing to set up or maintain
Answer a few questions and your bookkeeper takes it from there. QuickBooks Online setup runs one to two hours minimum, plus the learning curve and the monthly upkeep.
Kapytl vs QuickBooks, side by side
What each option actually delivers for a solo real estate agent.
Kapytl | QuickBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for real estate agents | ||
| A dedicated human bookkeeper | ||
| Transactions categorized for you | You do it | |
| Commission splits & broker share | Manual setup | |
| Profit per deal | Build it yourself | |
| Real estate expense categories | Pre-built | You customize |
| Monthly reconciliation | Done for you | If you keep up |
| Receipts matched for you | Manual | |
| Secure bank connections | ||
| Setup work required | None | 1 to 2 hours |
| Monthly cost | $45, done for you | $30 to $200+, DIY |
From QuickBooks to Kapytl in an afternoon
Answer a few quick questions
Tell Kapytl about your business in about two minutes. No credit card to start. Your dedicated bookkeeper reaches out with the next steps.
Connect your accounts or send statements
Link checking, savings, and credit cards securely, or send a CSV or PDF. Your bookkeeper pulls in the history and gets to work.
Hand your QuickBooks export over (optional)
If your CPA needs prior year QuickBooks data, export it once. Going forward, your bookkeeper keeps everything clean and prepares a tidy year end package for you.
Common questions about switching from QuickBooks
A dedicated human bookkeeper assigned to you. They categorize your transactions, match your receipts, and reconcile every month on Kapytl's real estate software. You review, you do not data-enter.
Yes. Your bookkeeper prepares a year end package with an income statement, expenses by category, commission income, and receipt documentation, and coordinates with your CPA directly. Most CPAs prefer it to QuickBooks exports because it is already organized for real estate.
Not yet. Kapytl is focused on the bookkeeping, commissions, and tax readiness side. Solo agents typically do not need payroll. If you have W-2 employees, you will still want a payroll tool alongside Kapytl.
Yes. Export your QuickBooks transactions as CSV and your bookkeeper can bring them into the right categories. Most agents only need to bring in the current year.
Connect as many as you need. Business checking, savings, credit cards, even personal accounts you want to separate. Every transaction from every account gets pulled in and organized in one place.
QuickBooks Online Simple Start runs $30/mo for software you operate yourself, and a bookkeeper on top of that can cost hundreds more. Kapytl is $45/mo for your first 12 months, then $69/mo, and that includes the bookkeeper doing the work. No contract, cancel anytime.
Stop forcing QuickBooks to fit real estate.
No credit card to start. A dedicated bookkeeper keeps your books clean from your very first transaction.