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Zoho Books pricing in Canada
Zoho Books has a Free plan and five paid plans in Canada, from Standard to Ultimate, priced per organisation in CAD before tax. Each plan includes a set number of users, with extra users C$4 a month, and payroll is a separate Zoho Payroll subscription.
Country
- Starting price
- Free plan
- Paid from C$20/month (Standard)
- Pricing model
- Free plan plus flat tiers per organisation
- Plus per-user add-ons
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
- Yearly saves 14% to 25%
- Tax
- GST/HST extra
- Prices in CAD
- YOY change
- Not enough history
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does Zoho Books cost in Canada?
Plans
A free plan and five paid plans, billed monthly or yearly, GST/HST excluded.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Who it is for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | C$0 | Not offered | Get started with free accounting software for solopreneurs and micro businesses | Key limits
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| Standard | C$20 | C$15 | Efficiently organize your transactions, accounts, reports, and books | Key limits
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| Professional | C$35 | C$30 | Confidently take on projects, track your inventory, and handle purchases | Key limits
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| Premium | C$50 | C$40 | Enhanced customization and automation to streamline business processes | Key limits
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| Elite | C$200 | C$165 | Gain deeper insights with advanced business intelligence capabilities | Key limits
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| Ultimate | C$350 | C$290 | Advanced accounting bundled with full-fledged inventory management | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Extra users | C$4 each (C$3 billed yearly)Per user, monthly; paid plans only | |
| Document autoscans | C$15 (C$12 billed yearly)Per pack of 50 scans a month | |
| Locations | C$15 each (C$150 a year billed yearly)Per location, monthly | |
| Expense claims | C$12 each (C$9 billed yearly)Per active user, monthly | |
| BillPay | C$85 (C$69 billed yearly)Monthly, with 100 ACH vendor payments | |
| Zoho Payroll Standard | C$25 + C$4 per employee (C$20 + C$3 billed yearly)Base fee plus per employee, monthly | |
| Zoho Payroll Professional | C$40 + C$6 per employee (C$35 + C$5 billed yearly)Base fee plus per employee, monthly | |
| Free plan revenue limit | Over C$50,000 revenue, then Standard at C$20Hard cap per financial year | |
| Invoice limits | 1,000 Free; 5,000 Standard; 10,000 Professional; 25,000 Premium; 100,000 Elite and UltimateHard cap per year | |
| Card payments on invoices | Set by Stripe, PayPal, Square or another gatewayPer transaction, charged by the gateway | |
| Each additional organisation | Full plan price per organisationSeparate subscription | |
| GST/HST and other applicable taxes | 5% to 15% by provinceAdded to every Zoho charge | |
| Cancelling | No feeNo contract; full refund in the first month (monthly) or 45 days (yearly) | |
| Downgrading a yearly plan mid-term | Unused value at the monthly list priceCredited as subscription time, not cash |
Zoho Books cost calculator
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Plan
Estimated cost, Standard
C$20a month
- Per year, billed monthly
- C$240
- Per year, billed annually
- C$180Saves C$60
Line items, monthly
- Standard subscription
- C$20
- Estimated monthly total
- C$20
Estimated, CAD, excluding GST/HST.
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 | C$49 to C$85 | C$49 | to | C$85 | C$588 to C$1,020 | C$588 | to | C$1,020 | |||
| 11 to 50 | Standard | C$89 to C$265 | C$89 | to | C$265 | C$1,068 to C$3,180 | C$1,068 | to | C$3,180 | |||
| 51 to 200 | Standard to Premium | C$269 to C$915 | C$269 | to | C$915 | C$3,228 to C$10,980 | C$3,228 | to | C$10,980 | |||
| 201 to 500 | Premium | C$919 to C$2,195 | C$919 | to | C$2,195 | C$11,028 to C$26,340 | C$11,028 | to | C$26,340 | |||
Zoho Books discount codes and offers
Current Zoho Books offers in Canada, checked 12 October 2026.
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Free trial
14 days of any paid plan
New organisations
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Yearly billing
14% to 25% off; C$5 to C$60 a month
Pay a year upfront
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Free plan
C$0 for 1 user and 1 accountant
Revenue under C$50,000 a year; 1,000 invoices a year
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Mastercard small business cards
40% off the first year; 50% with World Elite
Via Zoho's offer page
New Zoho customers paying with a Canadian Mastercard Businesscard or World Elite Mastercard for Business
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Global Payments merchants
30% off the first year
Code GPC30
New Zoho customers who are Global Payments merchants in Canada, via the offer page
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Zoho for Nonprofits
Half of each purchase paid from a C$6,000 credit
Registered charities and nonprofit corporations; direct or via TechSoup; credits last 5 years
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Zoho for Startups
Zoho Wallet credits; amount not publicly listed
Startups linked to a Zoho incubator or accelerator partner
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Accountant and bookkeeper partners
Free Zoho One for the practice
Firms in the Zoho partner program; client discounts not published
How to negotiate Zoho Books's price
Zoho Books does not advertise negotiated deals in Canada, so these levers come from how it charges, ranked by likely saving.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Pay yearly | Yearly billing cuts Standard from C$20 to C$15 a month and Ultimate from C$350 to C$290. Extra users drop from C$4 to C$3. | C$60 to C$720 a year |
| [02] | Pay with a Mastercard business card | New customers paying with a Canadian Mastercard Businesscard get 40% off the first year, 50% with World Elite. | C$72 a year on yearly Standard; C$1,740 on Ultimate |
| [03] | Stay on Free while you can | Free costs nothing for 1 user plus an accountant until revenue passes C$50,000 or invoices pass 1,000 a year. | C$15 to C$20 a month |
| [04] | Add users before upgrading | Extra users cost C$4 a month. Standard with 10 users is C$48 against Premium at C$50, if you do not need Premium's features. | Up to C$2 a month at 10 users; more against Professional |
| [05] | Skip Elite unless you need warehouses | Elite is C$150 a month more than Premium, mainly for warehouses, serial and batch tracking and Shopify. | C$150 a month |
| [06] | Pick the right payroll plan | Zoho Payroll Professional is C$15 a month more than Standard plus C$2 more per employee. Standard covers all provinces, T4 and RL1. | C$15 a month plus C$2 per employee |
| [07] | Try a month before paying a year | Monthly plans get a full refund in the first month. A yearly plan downgraded later only earns credit, valued at monthly list prices. | Avoids a year on the wrong plan |
| [08] | Apply for nonprofit credits | Registered charities and nonprofits get half of each Zoho purchase paid from a C$6,000 credit. | 50% of the subscription until the credit runs out |
| [09] | Price Zoho One only if you use several apps | Zoho One is C$50 per employee a month on yearly all-employee pricing and includes Books and Payroll. It only beats Books plus Payroll when you need other Zoho apps. | Depends on how many Zoho apps you replace |
Zoho Books price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, excluding GST/HST. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
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Zoho Books alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for Canada, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks | C$20 a month (Lite) | Flat monthly plans capped by users, payroll per employee extra | Adding staff can force a tier change | Price guides |
| Sage | C$23 a month (Sage Accounting Start) | Flat monthly cloud plans, desktop plans by user band, payroll: base fee plus per employee | Two products: Sage Accounting in the cloud and Sage 50 on the desktop | Price guides |
| Xero | C$25 a month (Starter) | Flat monthly plans, plus per-user add-ons | Unlimited users; monthly billing only; no payroll of its own | Price guides |
| FreshBooks | C$26 a month (Lite) | Tiers capped by billable clients, plus C$13 per extra team member | Team members C$13 each a month | Price guides |
| FreeAgent | C$31 a month (Universal) | One flat plan, unlimited users, plus optional Smart Capture add-on | One flat USD plan with unlimited users; no Canadian payroll or tax filing | Price guides |
Zoho Books pricing questions
Free is C$0. Paid plans are Standard C$20, Professional C$35, Premium C$50, Elite C$200 and Ultimate C$350 a month on monthly billing, before tax.
Standard is C$15, Professional C$30, Premium C$40, Elite C$165 and Ultimate C$290 a month, paid a year upfront.
Yes, for 1 user plus an accountant while revenue stays under C$50,000 for the financial year, with up to 1,000 invoices a year.
C$4 per user a month, or C$3 billed yearly. Standard includes 3 users, Professional 5, Premium and Elite 10, Ultimate 15. Free cannot add users.
No. Canadian prices are in CAD and exclude local taxes, so GST/HST is added.
No, Zoho Payroll is a separate subscription, from C$25 a month plus C$4 per employee, or C$20 plus C$3 billed yearly.
Global Payments merchants get 30% off the first year with GPC30. New customers paying with a Canadian Mastercard business card get 40% to 50% off the first year.
Not in the last year. Monthly prices have been the same since at least August 2025, and yearly prices since at least February 2024.
Zoho Books pricing sources and methodology
From Zoho Books's Canadian pricing pages on 12 October 2026. Where sources disagree, Zoho's own page wins.
Estimates from list prices, excluding GST/HST, 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.
Checked monthly. The date at the top is the last check.
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Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check Zoho Books's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with Zoho.