Freelancer
R 99,00 a month
One person running their own books.
- Full accounting, invoicing and VAT
- Bank import and reconciliation
- Recurring invoices and approvals
- 1 user, 300 transactions a month
Meet Baas The AI accountant built into NUMBAAS
Accounting used to be hard. Now you just tell Baas.
NUMBAAS is accounting, payroll and HR software for South African businesses. Say what happened in plain words: Baas writes the entry, splits the VAT and gets it ready for you to approve.
14 days free. Built for South Africa. Cancel any time.
VAT split for you15/115, to the cent
BaasYour AI accountantOnline
Record: bought a laptop for R15 000 incl VAT on credit
That's computer equipment bought on account. I've split out the VAT:
Journal, 2 Oct 2026Balanced
| Dr | Computer equipment | R 13 043,48 |
| Dr | VAT input | R 1 956,52 |
| Cr | Accounts payable | R 15 000,00 |
ConfirmEditThen off to your Owner or Accountant to approve.
Nothing posts without youYou confirm, approvals apply
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Just tell Baas: bookkeeping in a sentence.
The work that used to take an accountant, done in a sentence. Baas knows South African tax and IFRS, works from your live books, and never posts anything until you confirm.
"Bought a laptop for R15 000 incl VAT on credit"
The journal, with the VAT split out and the right accounts, ready to confirm.
"Chase the oldest overdue invoice"
A reminder to your customer, sent the moment you confirm.
"Match my bank statement"
Bank lines paired with the invoices and bills they settle.
"How much VAT do I owe SARS?"
The answer from your books, with the figures behind it.
"Prepare October's payroll"
The pay run and every payslip, waiting for your approval.
"Three units of SKU-204 were damaged"
The stock adjustment, with the reason recorded.
Baas prepares; people approve. It never posts, sends or pays on its own, and your approval controls still apply.
Accounting, payroll and HR software in one. Stop paying for three systems that don't talk.
Accounting, payroll and HR usually live in separate apps, with salaries typed in twice every month. NUMBAAS does all three, so the work is done once.
An accounting appIts own login and bill
A payroll productSalaries exported, then re-typed
HR in spreadsheetsWarnings and reviews in email
NUMBAAS
BooksVAT, bank, statements
PayrollPosts to the books
PeopleOn the same records
One loginOne billNothing typed twice
Business software built for South Africa.
Accounting software that's always month-end ready.
The full double-entry engine on every plan, even the smallest.
- Invoices, recurring billing and a customer portal
- Bank reconciliation and approvals
- VAT201, budgets, fixed assets and stock
VAT201, Sep to Oct 2026Balanced
| Output VAT on sales | R 412 672,00 |
| Input VAT on purchases | R 263 041,50 |
| VAT payable to SARS | R 149 630,50 |
Payroll software that follows SARS, to the cent.
Monthly, fortnightly or weekly, from SARS's official tables for the year.
- EMP201, IRP5 and EMP501 from the payslips
- Leave by the BCEA, parental leave included
- Payslips and IRP5s in employee self-service
October 2026Thabo Nkosi, Accountant
| 3601 | Basic salary | R 26 000,00 |
| 4102 | PAYE | −R 3 641,00 |
| 4141 | UIF | −R 177,12 |
| Net pay | R 22 181,88 |
2026/2027 SARS tax tables.
HR software on the same records.
Structure, reviews, recruitment, equity, discipline and skills, all connected to payroll.
- Employment equity to the 2025 sector targets
- Discipline under the 2025 Dismissal Code
- Skills plan and training report for your SETA
Naledi KhumaloManaging Director
| Annual leave | 12,5 days |
| Sick leave this cycle | 27 days |
| Performance review | Signed off |
| Job description | Awaiting signature |
Multi-branch accounting: every branch's profit, side by side.
See which store makes money, not just the group total, down to its salary cost.
- Profit and loss by branch, live
- Salaries posted straight from the payslips
- Ask Baas why a branch is slipping
Kopano Hardware, profit and loss
| Sales | R 2 847 500,00 |
|---|---|
| Cost of sales | −R 1 754 730,00 |
| Gross profit | R 1 092 770,00 |
| −R 470 400,00 | |
Posted straight from 18 payslips on 31 Oct 2026. The PAYE, UIF and SDL are already in October's EMP201. | |
| Rent | −R 159 500,00 |
| Other expenses | −R 119 800,00 |
| Operating profit 12% of sales | R 343 070,00 |
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system for books, payroll and people, instead of three.
10
South African returns and forms, from the EMP201 to the UI-19, ready to submit.
14
days free to try it with your own business.
Books you can prove: tamper-evident accounting records.
Each month is sealed and timestamped on the Bitcoin blockchain. Change one figure later and the seal breaks, so your auditor, bank or investor can check for themselves.
- Verifiable by anyone, without NUMBAAS
- A full audit trail of who did what
- No one both prepares and approves
October 2026Sealed
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e93b4a07c1f62d85b0e4a9c37d1f58b26e0c4d93a7b15f82c6e09d4b3a72f15eAccounting and payroll software pricing, in rand.
The full accounting engine and Baas, your AI accountant, on every plan. Start with 14 days free.
Starter
R 399,00 a month
A micro business with a little help.
- Everything in Freelancer
- 2 users
- 500 transactions a month
Growth
R 699,00 a month
A small business that's busy every day.
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited transactions and invoices
- Budgets
- 5 users
Most popular
Professional
R 999,00 a month
An established business with stock and staff.
- Everything in Growth
- Payroll and employee self-service, 10 employees included
- Inventory, fixed assets, time and billing
- Baas, the AI CFO
- Up to 3 branches and 10 users
Business
R 1 499,00 a month
Several branches and a bigger team.
- Everything in Professional
- Unlimited branches, side by side
- Three-way matching and procurement
- 25 users
Enterprise
R 3 500,00 a month
A larger business that wants everything.
- Everything in Business
- HR: organisation, performance, recruitment, employment equity, skills
- Unlimited users
Multi-company, consolidation and multi-currency are coming soon.
Start free trialPayroll and HR add-ons: add what your team needs.
Bolt on payroll, HR and more, any time. No contracts; change or remove them whenever you like.
Included from Professional
Payroll and employee self-service
R 249,00 a month
- EMP201, IRP5 and EMP501 from your payslips
- Leave by the BCEA, payslips in self-service
- 10 employees included
Then, per employee paid
R 2511 to 50
R 2051 to 200
R 15201 and up
Included on Enterprise
HR
R 299,00 a month
- Works with Payroll, on the same records
- Structure, job descriptions, performance
- Recruitment, employment equity, discipline, skills
- 10 employees included
Then, per employee paid
R 1511 to 50
R 1251 to 200
R 9201 and up
What will your team cost?
Payroll 30 × R 25,00R 750,00
HR 30 × R 15,00R 450,00
Extra each monthR 1 200,00
On top of your plan and the add-ons' monthly prices. Counted per employee paid, not per payslip, so paying weekly costs no more.
Advanced AI
AI CFO and fraud detection, with a bigger Baas allowance.
R 299,00 a month
Additional company
Another company on the same subscription.
R 299,00 a month
Extra users
Ten more people with their own sign-in.
R 199,00 a month
Questions about NUMBAAS accounting and payroll software
Can I bring my data across from my current system?
Yes. Import your chart of accounts, an opening trial balance, journals, and your customers and suppliers from the export files your current accounting software produces. The import checks that everything balances before anything is saved.
How do I know the payroll is right?
PAYE is worked out from SARS's official tax tables for each year, which NUMBAAS publishes before 1 March. Each amount on a payslip carries its SARS source code, so your EMP201, IRP5s and EMP501 reconcile with what you paid.
Is my data safe?
Each business's data is kept separate in the database itself, sign-in supports two-factor authentication, and every change is in the audit trail. Pay information has its own extra lock. You can export everything at any time.
Can my accountant work in NUMBAAS?
Yes. Invite your accountant or bookkeeper as a user with their own role, and decide exactly what they can see and do.
What happens when my free trial ends?
Choose a plan and add a card, and billing runs monthly. You can change plans or cancel at any time. If a payment fails, you have 7 days to fix it; after that your books become read-only until it's paid, so you can still see and export everything.
Do I need the HR add-on to pay my staff?
No. Payroll and employee self-service cover paying people, payslips, leave and IRP5s. HR adds the people side on top: structure, job descriptions, performance, recruitment, employment equity, discipline and skills.
Run the whole business from one system.
14 days free. Or let us show you around with your own numbers in mind.