Accounting Software with a Free Education Plan

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Looking for accounting software in Australia and New Zealand? We can help.

Gimbla provides a powerful platform designed to save you time and money. Businesses can get started today with a 14-day free trial of our Plus Plan, giving you full access to automated bank feeds, payroll, and professional invoicing.

Our Education Plan remains 100% free for students and authorised educational institutions with an approved domain (e.g., .edu.au), with no hidden fees.

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Monthly Fee

For authorised educational institutions using an approved domain.

$0.00

  • Unlimited Invoices & Quotes

  • Unlimited Purchase Orders & Bills

  • Unlimited Payments & Receipts

  • Unlimited Users

  • Accounts Payable & Receivable

  • Bank Accounts Reconciliation

  • Double-Entry Bookkeeping

  • Track GST, VAT or Sales Tax

  • Financial Reports & Statements

  • Automatic Daily Backups

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Popular Features

Invoicing & Quotes

Invoicing is at the heart of any business. Without income, a business cannot survive. You can customise the look of forms with easy-to-use templates. Send out a quote to your customers, once accepted you can convert it to an invoice.

Payments & Receipts

If your business operates on a cash basis and you don't need to know customer details, just create a receipt or payment and keep track of the income and expense only.

Supplier Purchase Orders & Bills

Where suppliers require a purchase order before they can send you the items, you can convert the purchase order to an invoice after you have received the goods.

Journals

Journal entries are a way to record all business transactions for your accounting system. There are many types of journal entry so you can create different entries to prepare reports for your business.

Balance Sheet & Income Statement

Easily create the most critical financial statements for your company. A Balance Sheet is a 'Snapshot' of the business's assets, liabilities and equity at a single point in time. An Income Statement is a summary of the business's revenues and expenses over a period of time.

Advanced Role-Based Access Control

Grant limited access for different users of your accounting system. You can customise access based on your business requirements, including providing a combination of have read, write or delete only access.

More helpful features

Recurring invoices

Schedule recurring invoices to record your weekly or monthly sales.

Credit Notes

Issue credit notes to your customer and apply them to their invoices for refunds or returns.

Template customization

Change the look and feel of your document to match your brand identity.

Mobile apps

Our website works on desktop and mobile platforms so no need to install any extra apps.

Bank rules

Set up bank rules for your bank statement imports to automatically create new transactions and categorize them.

Free support

Help is here when you need it with our free email support for all customers.

Testimonials ⭐

I have used Gimbla software for the last couple of months and I have found it to be a great tool and it has now replaced my use of Wave which I used before. I have found it simple to use and gives me everything I need to help run my business and do bookkeeping. The best thing is the team at Gimbla and how open and responsive they have been.
Undisclosed User
Having used some of the major accounting software options over the years as a CPA for small business clients, I was very pleasantly surprised to find Gimbla, as a free option, that offers all the basic functionality for small business accounting. And it is very intuitive, simple to set up, and easy to add and edit accounts and transactions. Gimbla is a pleasure to use compared to the more rigid and complicated major accounting offerings. I was also really impressed with the quick and helpful response that I got to a couple of questions emailed to support.
John Whalley FCPA (retired)
Cablemax moved to Gimbla in the 1st of October after some years on Waveapps. We couldn't be happier with the move. Support has been outstanding, not that we have needed much as Gimbla is simple and straightforward. It does everything we need without added complexities. Our accountant has also praised Gimbla for its intuitive interface and functionality. Highly Recommended.
Tony Maxwell

What Is Accounting Software?

Accounting software is any software that performs various bookkeeping, accounting, payroll and other financial tasks. Most basic accounting software will allow for detailed tracking of incomes and expenses, while other software options can be customised to fit your exact needs.

Depending on the software package that you use, you can:

  • 📒 Keep track of daily financial transactions
  • 📒 Maintain organised invoices
  • 📒 Track stock and inventory levels
  • 📒 Integrate online payment solutions
  • 📒 Easily link to your bank or financial institution
  • 📒 Analyse financial reports
  • 📒 Integrate data throughout the business
  • 📒 Keeping track of donations and project expenses
  • 📒 Monitor cash flow
  • 📒 Accept secure credit card payments
  • 📒 And more

Most importantly, accounting software simplifies and streamlines the accounting process, reducing both the time it takes to enter data manually and eliminating avoidable mistakes common with manual entry.