QBSE shut down with no real migration path. MarginMap picks up where it left off — and goes further. Track projects, log every dollar, and see your actual take-home pay in real time.
$9/mo · Cancel anytime · Takes 2 minutes to set up
You built a workflow around QuickBooks Self-Employed. You tracked mileage, invoiced clients, estimated taxes. Then Intuit pulled the plug and handed you a migration guide that pointed to a product that costs 3× as much and was built for businesses, not freelancers.
You don't need double-entry bookkeeping and payroll management. You need to know what came in, what went out, and what's actually yours to keep — project by project, month by month.
That's MarginMap. No bloat. No accountant required. No pretending you're a corporation.
Against the tools freelancers are actually considering after QBSE.
| Feature | MarginMap | QBSE (discontinued) | Wave | FreshBooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per-project P&L tracking | ✓ | Limited | Limited | ✓ |
| Real-time margin % | ✓ | – | – | Basic |
| Real-time take-home calculator Only on MarginMap | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Monthly income vs. profit chart | ✓ | – | Basic | ✓ |
| Income & expense logging | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built for freelancers (not businesses) | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| Clean, fast interface | ✓ | – | Ok | – |
| Still active & maintained | ✓ | Discontinued | ✓ | ✓ |
| Starting price | $9/mo | $15/mo (was) | Free / $16/mo | $17/mo |
QBSE showed you income. It didn't show you what you'd actually walk away with after expenses, taxes, and the reality of self-employment.
MarginMap's real-time take-home calculator does. Set your tax rate once. Every income and expense entry instantly updates your net pay number — so you always know if you're actually profitable, or just busy.
See what you actually take home →QuickBooks Self-Employed was $15/mo and discontinued. FreshBooks starts at $17. MarginMap is $9.
Set up takes 2 minutes. No accountant, no onboarding call, no bloat.
See what you actually take home →$9/mo · No credit card required · Cancel anytime
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