Futureproof vs QuickBooks

See why founders are upgrading from solid accounting to AI-powered financial operations

Revenue Recognition

QuickBooks tells you what happened. Futureproof shows you what's next.

While QuickBooks focuses on recording historical transactions, Futureproof is built for forward-looking founders who need to see around corners.

Futureproof
AI-powered forecasting: "How much runway do I have if I hire 2 engineers next month?"
QuickBooks
Basic reports:
"Here's what you spent last quarter."

Manage your entire cap table not just your cash

Every funding decision affects your ownership. Futureproof models SAFE conversions, dilution scenarios, and fundraising impact so you can negotiate from a position of strength.

Futureproof
Full cap table modeling: SAFE tracking, dilution scenarios, employee equity, investor rights
QuickBooks
No equity management: Forces you to use separate tools like Carta
Cap table view displaying shareholder ownership percentages and equity splits

Turn KPI chaos, into crystal clear metrics

Stop calculating burn rate in spreadsheets. Futureproof automatically tracks the metrics that matter: runway, LTV, CAC, gross margins, and MRR—all in real-time.

Futureproof
SaaS & Ecommerce KPIs: Burn rate, runway, LTV:CAC, gross margins, EBITDA, MRR growth
QuickBooks
Basic accounting reports: P&L, balance sheet. Manual KPI calculations required.

Let AI discover what's actually profitable

Quickbooks lets you create class tracking manually. Futureproof's Smart Segments lets you leverage templates to define customers, products, and channels by profitability, discovering insights you never knew existed.

Futureproof
AI-discovered insights: "Enterprise customers have 3x higher LTV" discovered automatically
QuickBooks
Manual Analysis: Export data, build spreadsheets, hope you find patterns

Fundraise with confidence, not spreadsheets

When investors ask for your data room, Futureproof has you covered. One-click board reports, investor updates, and data room sharing, all generated automatically from your real-time data.

Futureproof
Investor-ready tools: Data rooms, board reports, financial narratives, cap table modeling
QuickBooks
DIY approach: Export reports, build decks manually, pray your numbers add up
The Clear Winner: Futureproof

QuickBooks gets you started. Futureproof gets you funded. Stop duct-taping financial tools and get the AI-powered financial operations platform built specifically for scaling founders.

"As a founder, I'm juggling a hundred things at once. The last thing I want to worry about is my books or my runway. Moving from QuickBooks to Futureproof, I now have a single view of everything happening at the click of a button. It's like having an AI CFO in my pocket that can answer investor questions, provide guidance, and make financial clarity finally accessible for me as an early-stage founder."

Lauren Goodell, CEO of Zinnia

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