The Kapytl alternative to QuickBooks.
Purpose-built for solo real estate agents. AI categorizes every transaction, commission splits work the way agents actually run them, and your CPA gets a clean package at year end. Without the QuickBooks setup.
Why solo agents are leaving QuickBooks for Kapytl
QuickBooks is built for general small business: contractors, restaurants, retail. Real estate agents force it to work by customizing chart-of-accounts, building commission split formulas by hand, and praying their CPA can decode it. Kapytl is built for one job: keeping a solo agent's books real-estate-clean.
What you gain when you leave QuickBooks
AI does the bookkeeping
Connect your accounts and Kapytl categorizes every transaction the moment it syncs. Business or personal, with the right real estate category. You review, not data-enter.
Built for commission splits
Gross commission, broker share, referral fees, and your real net per deal. Kapytl was built for this. QuickBooks needs you to build it.
Real estate categories out of the box
Marketing, mileage, continuing education, MLS dues, brokerage fees, all pre-built. QuickBooks gives you blank categories and a customization tutorial.
10-minute setup, no chart of accounts
Sign up, link Plaid, choose your business structure, and Kapytl is running. QuickBooks Online setup runs 1-2 hours minimum, plus a learning curve.
Kapytl vs QuickBooks, side by side
What each platform actually delivers for a solo real estate agent.
Kapytl | QuickBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for real estate agents | ||
| AI auto-categorization | Limited | |
| Commission splits & broker share | Manual setup | |
| Per-deal P&L | Build it yourself | |
| Real estate expense categories | Pre-built | You customize |
| Tax-ready monthly | If you keep up | |
| Receipt auto-attachment | Manual | |
| Plaid bank connections | ||
| Time to set up | 10 min | 1-2 hours |
| Monthly cost | From $13 | $30-200+ |
From QuickBooks to Kapytl in an afternoon
Connect your accounts
Link checking, savings, and credit cards through Plaid in under 5 minutes. Kapytl pulls in transactions automatically with bank-grade encryption.
Let AI sort the backlog
Kapytl categorizes every imported transaction. Business or personal, with the right real estate category applied. You review in minutes, not hours.
Hand QuickBooks export to your CPA (optional)
If your CPA needs your historical QuickBooks data for prior years, export it once. Going forward, Kapytl generates a clean year-end package automatically.
Common questions about switching from QuickBooks
Yes. Kapytl generates a year-end tax package with Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Expenses by Category, commission income, and receipt documentation. Export the whole thing in one click. 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 don't need payroll. If you have W-2 employees, you'll still want a payroll tool alongside Kapytl.
Yes. Export your QuickBooks transactions and categorizations as CSV, and Kapytl can import them into the right categories. Most agents only need to bring in the current year.
Kapytl's AI learns the real estate transaction patterns: commission deposits look one way, MLS dues another, photography contractors another. It applies the right category the moment a transaction syncs. You review before reports are finalized.
Link 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 and goes up from there. Kapytl agent plans start at $13/mo. For most solo agents, Kapytl is half the price and includes the real estate features QuickBooks makes you build yourself.
Stop forcing QuickBooks to fit real estate.
Free to start. No credit card. See your bookkeeping run itself from your very first transaction.