Invoices, bills, bank reconciliation, payroll, fixed assets and tax returns in one system. It issues GDT-compliant tax invoices in Khmer and English and takes KHQR payments.
Everything a Cambodian SME needs to keep clean books and file on time.
Tax, commercial and non-tax invoice streams, recurring invoices, statements, reminders and payment links.
Capture bills by email or Telegram, pay them in batches, and track what you owe by age.
Match bank lines to bills, payments and journals, or categorise them in a click.
VAT, withholding, Specific Tax and PLT. Prepare returns and the GDT e-filing workbook.
Pay runs, payslips, seniority pay, leave requests and balances.
Book and tax depreciation schedules. Multi-location stock with FIFO costing.
Budgets, tracking categories, saved reports and a Power BI feed.
Exchange rates are built in. Customers pay by KHQR from the invoice link.
Books is built for Cambodia first. The big global tools are strong products, but Cambodia is not their focus.
| Feature | Scale Up Books | Xero | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegram bots and Mini App: raise invoices and record expenses from chat | ✓ | — | — |
| AI built in for expenses: reads receipts and bills, Khmer included | ✓ | Add-on or limited | Add-on or limited |
| Open API to create invoices, customers and projects, included in every plan | ✓ | API available, limits apply | API available, limits apply |
| Cambodian tax compliance: GDT tax invoice, commercial invoice and non-tax invoice streams | ✓ | Not built in | Not built in |
| Khmer script built in for invoices and documents, including the amount in Khmer words | ✓ | Not built in | Not built in |
| KHR (riel) automated for invoices, expenses and tax, using GDT exchange rates | ✓ | Generic multi-currency | Generic multi-currency |
| Withholding tax and e-commerce VAT built in | ✓ | Manual set-up | Manual set-up |
| GDT e-filing workbook and tax-return preparation | ✓ | — | — |
| Leave management and redundancy pay built in (Cambodian labour law) | ✓ | Region-dependent add-on | Region-dependent add-on |
| Payroll bank files for ABA, ACLEDA, PPCB and CampuBank | ✓ | — | — |
| Upload bank statements from any bank: CSV, Excel or text PDF. ABA and ACLEDA read automatically. Other banks map their columns once | ✓ | Generic import only | Generic import only |
| Tracking categories for departments, projects and locations: up to 5 | Up to 5 | 2 | 2 (class and location) |
| Fixed asset register with book and tax depreciation | ✓ | Plan or region dependent | Plan or region dependent |
| Cash advance management for staff advances | ✓ | — | — |
| KHQR / Bakong payment page on every invoice | ✓ | Third-party | Third-party |
| Migrate from QuickBooks Online | ✓ | — | — |
| Entry price per month (USD, before tax) | $30 + 10% VAT | $70 + WHT | $47 + WHT |
Competitor entries use public vendor information from October 2026 and are for general comparison only. An entry of "—" means we found no built-in feature. Ask the vendor about add-ons and regional editions. Xero and QuickBooks are billed from abroad, so a Cambodian business also owes withholding tax (WHT) on the subscription. Prices are US list prices and change often. Check each vendor's own pricing page before you decide.
Books has a documented REST API. CRM and Timesheets plug into it.
Contacts, invoices, bills, payments, credit notes, journals and reports. Read the API reference.
Buy them in Books billing. They link to your ledger by themselves.
A live reporting feed for your own dashboards, $30 per month.
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