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Zoho Books pricing in Australia
Zoho Books has six plans in Australia, from a Free plan for businesses under A$50,000 revenue to Ultimate. Each is a price per organisation, billed monthly or at a lower yearly rate, with a set number of users and a yearly invoice cap.
Country
- Starting price
- Free plan
- Paid from A$20/month (Standard)
- Pricing model
- Per organisation plans
- Plus extra users
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
- Yearly is 17 to 26% cheaper
- Tax
- GST included
- Prices in AUD
- YOY change
- Not enough history
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does Zoho Books cost in Australia?
Plans
Six plans priced per organisation, including GST, each with a user allowance and a yearly invoice cap.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Who it is for | Key limits |
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| Free | A$0 | Not offered | For businesses with revenue <50K AUD per annum. | Key limits
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| Standard | A$20 | A$17 | Includes everything in Free, plus progress invoicing, bank feeds and custom fields. | Key limits
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| Professional | A$40 | A$33 | Includes everything in Standard, plus projects, bills, purchase orders and stock tracking. | Key limits
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| Premium | A$59 | A$44 | Includes everything in Professional, plus budgeting, fixed assets and a vendor portal. | Key limits
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| Elite | A$220 | A$182 | Includes everything in Premium, plus advanced inventory control and advanced revenue recognition. | Key limits
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| Ultimate | A$385 | A$319 | Includes everything in Elite, plus advanced analytics. | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Extra users | A$4.40 each; A$3.30 billed yearlyPer user, monthly | |
| Paying monthly instead of yearly | A$3.30 to A$66 a month moreHigher monthly price | |
| Free plan revenue limit | Under A$50,000 a year, then Standard at A$20Hard cap on revenue | |
| Invoice limit | 1,000 on Free to 100,000 on Elite and UltimateHard cap per year, by plan | |
| Document autoscans | A$17 a pack; A$13 billed yearlyPacks of 50 scans a month | |
| Extra locations | A$17 each; A$14 billed yearlyPer location, monthly | |
| Expense claims | A$12 each; A$9 billed yearlyPer active user, monthly | |
| BillPay | A$59 a month; A$44 billed yearlyMonthly | |
| Each additional organisation | Full plan priceSeparate plan per organisation | |
| Australian payroll | Not publicly listedThird-party payroll app | |
| Card payments on invoices | Not publicly listedPer transaction, set by Stripe, PayPal or GoCardless |
Zoho Books cost calculator
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Plan
Estimated cost, Standard
A$20a month
- Per year, billed monthly
- A$238
- Per year, billed annually
- A$198Saves A$40
Line items, monthly
- Standard subscription
- A$20
- Estimated monthly total
- A$20
Estimated, AUD, including GST.
What Zoho Books costs by company size
Estimated cost by number of employees, using the cheapest plan that fits each end of the band.
| Employees | Plans | Monthly cost | Annual cost | |||||||||
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| 1 to 10 | Standard | A$20 | A$20 | A$238 | A$238 | |||||||
| 11 to 50 | Standard | A$20 to A$42 | A$20 | to | A$42 | A$238 to A$502 | A$238 | to | A$502 | |||
| 51 to 200 | Standard to Premium | A$42 to A$103 | A$42 | to | A$103 | A$502 to A$1,241 | A$502 | to | A$1,241 | |||
| 201 to 500 | Premium | A$103 to A$191 | A$103 | to | A$191 | A$1,241 to A$2,297 | A$1,241 | to | A$2,297 | |||
Zoho Books discount codes and offers
Current Zoho Books offers in Australia, checked 12 October 2026.
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14-day free trial
Every feature for 14 days
New sign-ups
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Free plan
Zoho Books at A$0
Revenue under A$50,000 a year; 1 user + 1 accountant; up to 1,000 invoices a year
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Yearly billing
17 to 26% off the monthly price
Paid a year at a time
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Nonprofit discount
15% off list price
Email sales
Registered charities, trusts and societies
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Zoho for Nonprofits credits
Wallet credits pay 50% of each purchase, up to US$5,000 once
TechSoup token or registration documents
Verified nonprofits; credits last 5 years; not with other Zoho programme credits
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Zoho for Startups
Zoho Wallet credits; amount not published
Via a Zoho collaborator
Startups associated with or incubated by a Zoho collaborator
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Through a Zoho Books partner
Partner-managed subscription; pricing not published
Clients of a Zoho Books partner
How to negotiate Zoho Books's price
Zoho does not advertise negotiated deals, so these levers come from how Zoho Books charges in Australia, ranked by likely saving.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Stay on Free under A$50,000 revenue | Free costs nothing while revenue stays under A$50,000 a year and invoices under 1,000, for 1 user plus 1 accountant. | A$20 a month or more |
| [02] | Pay yearly | Every paid plan is cheaper billed yearly: Standard A$17 against A$20, Ultimate A$319 against A$385. | A$3.30 to A$66 a month |
| [03] | Add users instead of upgrading | Extra users cost A$4.40 each. Standard with 5 users is A$29, against A$40 for Professional. | A$11 a month or more |
| [04] | Stop at Premium unless you need Elite features | Elite costs A$161 a month more than Premium for the same 10 users. It adds advanced inventory and revenue recognition. | Up to A$161 a month |
| [05] | Claim nonprofit pricing | Registered charities get 15% off. Zoho for Nonprofits credits pay half of each purchase, up to US$5,000 once. | 15% to 50% of the bill |
| [06] | Consolidate organisations | Each organisation is priced separately. Merge entities that do not need separate books. | A full plan price per organisation removed |
| [07] | Weigh Zoho One if you use other Zoho apps | Zoho One includes Zoho Books and 50+ apps, at A$61 per employee a month billed yearly when every employee is licensed. | Depends on the apps it replaces |
| [08] | Lock in on a yearly term | Australian prices have not moved since at least February 2024. In Zoho's 2021 rise, existing subscriptions kept their price until renewal. | Leverage only |
| [09] | Ask sales above the invoice caps | Zoho asks businesses needing more than 100,000 invoices a year to contact sales, where nothing is published. | Not published |
Zoho Books price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, including GST. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
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What people say about Zoho Books pricing
What Australians said in public about Zoho Books's pricing in the last six months.
75%
Mostly positive
- Positive 3 of 4
- Neutral 1 of 4
3 of 4 public comments from Australians in the last six months are positive and 1 neutral. They point to the free plan under A$50,000 revenue and paid plans priced below Xero and MYOB.
- Trustpilot.com positive This Australian Zoho Books customer, a freelancer who also runs two short-stay rentals and has used it for over three years, rates the pricing as very competitive alongside easy BAS and recurring billing. Christian Saborío (opens the original on Trustpilot.com)
- Reddit.com positive This Australian Zoho Books customer, six years in and first drawn to Zoho because HubSpot cost too much, describes Books as free below A$50,000 in revenue and around A$30 a month above it, and pays roughly A$60 a month for a wider bundle of Zoho apps. Patient_Effective517 (opens the original on Reddit.com)
Zoho Books alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for Australia, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xero | A$37 a month (Ignite) | Flat monthly plans, plus usage charges | Monthly billing only; no free plan | Price guides |
| MYOB | A$11 a month (Solo by MYOB) | Flat plans, monthly or yearly, plus per-employee payroll on Lite and Pro | Payroll included in Australia | Price guides |
| QuickBooks | A$33 a month (Simple Start) | Flat plans capped by users, payroll per employee extra | Payroll charged separately | Price guides |
| Reckon | A$24 a month (Reckon One Accounting Plus) | Flat cloud plans, payroll in employee bands, per user Hosted and desktop | Australian-built; payroll sold by headcount band | Price guides |
| FreshBooks | A$29 a month (Lite) | Tiers capped by billable clients, plus a fee per extra team member | Extra team members charged per person | Price guides |
| FreeAgent | A$32 a month (Universal) | One flat plan, unlimited users | One flat US dollar plan; not localised for Australia | Price guides |
Zoho Books pricing questions
A$0 to A$385 a month billed monthly: Free A$0, Standard A$20, Professional A$40, Premium A$59, Elite A$220 and Ultimate A$385. Billed yearly, paid plans run A$17 to A$319 a month.
Yes, for businesses with revenue under A$50,000 a year. Free allows 1 user plus 1 accountant and up to 1,000 invoices a year.
Yes. Prices are in AUD and include GST.
A$4.40 per user a month, or A$3.30 billed yearly. Extra users are not available on Free.
Free 1 plus an accountant, Standard 3, Professional 5, Premium 10, Elite 10 and Ultimate 15.
No. Zoho Payroll is not sold in Australia, so payroll needs a separate provider.
Yes. Registered charities, trusts and societies get 15% off. Zoho for Nonprofits also offers wallet credits that pay half of each purchase.
Not recently. Zoho's archived pricing page shows the same prices in February 2024, July 2025 and October 2026.
Zoho Books pricing sources and methodology
From Zoho Books's Australian pricing pages on 12 October 2026. Where sources disagree, Zoho's own page wins.
Estimates from list prices, including GST, before payment fees.
Archived copies of Zoho Books's pricing pages from October 2024 to October 2026, plus Zoho's announcements. Standard prices, no promotions.
Drawn from how Zoho Books charges, not from records of negotiated deals.
Ordered by Ensurva's estimate of each vendor's share of business customers in this country, from surveys, vendor customer counts, government software registers and review volume. Only tools with their own Ensurva price guide are listed.
Public comments from April to October 2026 by identifiably Australian authors, marked positive, negative or neutral. Cards show confirmed customers only.
Checked monthly. The date at the top is the last check.
- Zoho Books AU pricing 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books AU plan comparison 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books AU home page 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books AU for nonprofits 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books AU partners 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books help: Zoho Payroll 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho for Nonprofits 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho for Nonprofits terms 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho for Startups 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho One pricing 14 Oct 2026
- Zoho price change notice (2021) 14 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine: Zoho Books AU pricing, 18 July 2025 14 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine: Zoho Books AU pricing, 8 August 2025 14 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine: Zoho Books AU pricing, 29 February 2024 14 Oct 2026
Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check Zoho Books's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with Zoho.