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Instant Books β€” AI bookkeeping software

Trusted by 80+ restaurants

Restaurant Bookkeeping Made Simple

Stop drowning in supplier invoices. Instant Books automates your restaurant bookkeeping so you can focus on what matters: your food and customers.

Restaurant bookkeeping dashboard

Restaurant Bookkeeping Is Hard

Sound familiar? You're not alone.

Manual bill entry

Drowning in Invoices

Dozens of supplier invoices every week, each needing manual entry.

Complex payments

Payment Confusion

One payment covers multiple invoices. Tracking what's paid is a nightmare.

Credits and deductions

Supplier Credits

Returns and adjustments create credits buried in statements.

Daily reconciliation

Daily POS Reconciliation

Matching sales, tips, and fees to bank deposits every day.

From Chaos to Clarity

Before Instant Books
Messy paperwork
  • Hours spent on manual data entry
  • Invoices piling up, payments missed
  • No idea what's actually owed
  • Month-end catch-up on your books
After Instant Books
Organized dashboard
  • Documents auto-organized by vendor
  • Payments matched automatically
  • Real-time accounts payable view
  • Always audit-ready books

How It Works

Forward documents
1

Setup Your Inbox

Bills, statements, payment receipts, orders received in one inbox, recorded right away. Everything organized and searchable.

Bank transactions matched
2

Link Your Bank Accounts

Bank transactions flow in, are sorted and matched to your bills automatically. Account Payable tracked without you clicking on anything.

POS matched to bank deposits
3

Link Your POS

Journal entries automatically created from POS sales. Sales tax, tips, card fees - all matched to your bank deposits automatically. No more reconciling at the end of the month.

Works with Toast POS
Real-time financials dashboard
4

See Your Numbers in Real Time

See financials in real time, whenever you need them. No catch up.

Built for Restaurants

Organized documents

All Documents in One Place

Bills, statements, receiptsβ€”everything organized and searchable.

Split payment matching

Multi-Invoice Payments

One payment, multiple invoices? We handle it automatically.

POS reconciliation

POS Sales Matching

Sales, tips, and fees matched to your bank deposits daily.

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Bookkeepers & Accountants

Automate the heavy lifting for your restaurant clients and scale your practice.

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Independent Restaurants

Handle your own books without spending hours every week on paperwork.

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Food Trucks & Cafes

High transaction volumes and multiple suppliers? We've got you covered.

What Restaurant Owners Say

"My books were always behind and I was spending hours every week on paperwork. Now everything is current and I can focus on running my restaurant."
Michael Wong
Owner, Jade Palace β€” Edmonton, AB
"I used to dread looking at my books because they were always a mess. Now everything is organized and I actually understand where my money goes."
Sarah Thompson
Owner, The Rustic Table β€” Ottawa, ON
"Finally, software that understands how restaurants work. Supplier credits, split payments, POS matching - it handles everything I used to spend hours on."
Roberto Vega
Owner, Cocina Mexicana β€” Montreal, QC

Ready to Simplify Your Restaurant Bookkeeping?

Better work, fraction of the cost

❯ Traditional Bookkeeping
$400+
per month
Instant Books
$98.99 $69.29
per month
30% OFF for 6 months
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Already Using QuickBooks?

Good news β€” you don't have to switch. Instant Books can also work alongside QuickBooks to automate the tedious parts.

Do I have to leave QuickBooks?

No. Instant Books connects to your existing QuickBooks Online account. Your data stays in QBO β€” we just automate the data entry, receipt capture, and bank matching that takes hours every week.

Will my accountant still have access?

Yes. Nothing changes for your accountant. They'll still see everything in QuickBooks exactly as before β€” except now it's always up to date because Instant Books handles the daily bookkeeping.

What about my historical data?

It stays right where it is. We don't migrate or move anything. Instant Books starts automating from today forward while your history remains intact in QuickBooks.

How is this different from QBO's built-in features?

QuickBooks is general bookkeeping software built for all small businesses β€” it's not designed for restaurant-specific workflows. You still have to manually enter bills, match payments, and reconcile POS deposits. QuickBooks does have a receipt capture feature, but it doesn't work well for restaurant bills with multiple line items and vendor credits. Instant Books is built specifically for restaurants and automates all of this.

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