# The best AI tax apps for freelancers and the self-employed — Tick Mark Books

> Source: https://tickmarkbooks.com/category/ai-tax (curated, re-verified)
> Updated 1 November 2026 · Reviewed by the Tick Mark Books editorial team

We compare 6 AI tax apps for freelancers and the self-employed as of November 2026. FlyFin has the lowest paid entry price, from $20 a month. 4 have a free plan.

6 tools in this category, ranked by what we can confirm about each (a public price, an API and docs, independent sources, stated limits; payment never changes the order). Each name links to its answer-first markdown twin.

## Facts

- Free to start: 4 of 6
- API: 0 of 6
- First paid plan a month: 5 of 6 publish one, $4.99 to $20, median $20
- Checked against their own sites: 27–29 October 2026 (6 of 6)
- Added in November 2026: 1

| Name | What it is | Pricing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [QuickBooks Solopreneur](https://tickmarkbooks.com/quickbooks-solopreneur.md) | Intuit's one-person-business ledger: bank feeds, receipts, mileage and Schedule C tax readiness. | Free, then $20 a month |
| [Everlance](https://tickmarkbooks.com/everlance.md) | Mileage and expense tracking app for the self-employed, with tax filing on its top plan. | Free, then $10.99 a month |
| [FlyFin](https://tickmarkbooks.com/flyfin.md) | AI reads your connected accounts for write-offs, then a designated CPA prepares and e-files the return. | From $20 a month |
| [Hnry](https://tickmarkbooks.com/hnry.md) | New Zealand sole-trader tax service that deducts and pays taxes as income arrives. | Free, then NZ$1 (about $0.56) per percent of self employed income |
| [Keeper](https://tickmarkbooks.com/keeper.md) | Deduction-finding bookkeeping and tax filing for solo earners, with returns signed by in-house CPAs. | From $20 a month |
| [SnapTax](https://tickmarkbooks.com/snaptax.md) | Year-round quarterly tax estimates for 1099 workers, built on uploaded bank statements instead of bank connections. | Free, then $4.99 a month |

## AI tax apps for freelancers and the self-employed compared

| Tool | Price on its site | MCP server | API | Open source | Self-host |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [QuickBooks Solopreneur](https://tickmarkbooks.com/quickbooks-solopreneur) | Free, then $20 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Everlance](https://tickmarkbooks.com/everlance) | Free, then $10.99 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [FlyFin](https://tickmarkbooks.com/flyfin) | From $20 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Hnry](https://tickmarkbooks.com/hnry) | Free, then about $0.56 per percent of self employed income | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [Keeper](https://tickmarkbooks.com/keeper) | From $20 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| [SnapTax](https://tickmarkbooks.com/snaptax) | Free, then $4.99 a month | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |

All 6 AI tax apps for freelancers and the self-employed we list.

Apps that find write-offs in your bank and card transactions, estimate quarterly taxes and file your return.

## Questions buyers ask

### Which tool here costs the least?

4 of the 6 have a free plan: Everlance, Hnry, QuickBooks Solopreneur and SnapTax. The lowest paid plan is FlyFin, from $20 a month. Price checked on 28 October 2026.

### How much do AI tax apps for freelancers and the self-employed cost?

Paid plans run from $4.99 to $20 a month, across the 5 with a monthly price. The median is $20 a month.

### When were these prices checked?

We read each price between 27 October 2026 and 29 October 2026 on the maker's own pricing page.

## Sources and method

Cheapest month first, the ledger included; products we could not price at the end. [How we rank](https://tickmarkbooks.com/methodology/)

Every price was read on the maker's own pricing page.

- [Everlance](https://tickmarkbooks.com/everlance): [everlance.com/pricing](https://www.everlance.com/pricing), checked 27 October 2026
- [FlyFin](https://tickmarkbooks.com/flyfin): [flyfin.tax/tax-filing](https://flyfin.tax/tax-filing), checked 28 October 2026
- [Hnry](https://tickmarkbooks.com/hnry): [hnry.co.nz/pricing](https://hnry.co.nz/pricing/), checked 29 October 2026
- [Keeper](https://tickmarkbooks.com/keeper): [keepertax.com/pricing](https://www.keepertax.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026
- [QuickBooks Solopreneur](https://tickmarkbooks.com/quickbooks-solopreneur): [quickbooks.intuit.com/solopreneur](https://quickbooks.intuit.com/solopreneur/), checked 27 October 2026
- [SnapTax](https://tickmarkbooks.com/snaptax): [snaptaxapp.com/pricing](https://snaptaxapp.com/pricing), checked 28 October 2026

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