Best Clerky Alternatives in 2026

OnPay

4.6

Simple payroll and HR platform for small businesses and their accountants.

OnPay runs payroll, files federal and state taxes, and administers benefits for small businesses under one login. Accountants get a separate...Read more →

• Automated payroll tax calculations and filings
• Workers' compensation insurance management
• Benefits administration with health insurance integration

Patriot Payroll

4.6

Affordable payroll software for small businesses.

Patriot Payroll handles payroll processing and tax filing for businesses with straightforward payroll needs. On the basic plan at $17/month plus $4...Read more →

• Full-service payroll processing with tax calculations
• Automated tax filing and compliance
• Direct deposit and employee self-service portal

Canopy

4.5

Practice management and client portal for tax and accounting firms

Canopy runs tax and accounting firms through a single dashboard covering client records, task workflows, document storage, and a client-facing...Read more →

• Tax-specific workflow automation with deadline tracking
• IRS transcript retrieval and tax resolution tools
• Client portal for secure document collection

TimeSolv

4.5

Cloud-based time tracking and billing for accounting and legal professionals.

TimeSolv captures billable hours through a cloud timer, then pushes those entries directly into LEDES-formatted invoices — the billing standard...Read more →

• Cloud-based time tracking with billable hour capture
• LEDES billing format compliance
• Trust accounting management

Mango Practice Management

4.5

All-in-one practice management for accounting firms.

Mango Practice Management bundles time tracking, billing, project management, a client portal, and document storage into one platform aimed at solo...Read more →

• Integrated time tracking with billing automation
• Client portal for document sharing and communication
• Project management with task assignment and deadlines

Aero Workflow

4.4

Workflow management tool built specifically for accounting firms.

Aero Workflow runs the recurring task engine that replaces the spreadsheet most small accounting firms are still using to track 1040 deadlines,...Read more →

• Recurring task automation for compliance deadlines
• Team capacity planning and workload balancing
• Client workflow templates for standardized processes

Wave Payroll

4.6

Payroll add-on for Wave accounting.

Wave Payroll runs payroll, calculates federal and state/provincial taxes, files those taxes automatically, and pushes direct deposits to employee...Read more →

• Integrated payroll processing with Wave accounting
• Automated tax calculation and filing
• Direct deposit management

TSheets (QuickBooks Time)

4.6

Time tracking and scheduling platform by Intuit.

QuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets) records hours worked via GPS-stamped mobile clock-ins, letting field supervisors track where crew members are when...Read more →

• GPS-enabled mobile time tracking
• Direct QuickBooks payroll integration
• Automated overtime calculation and alerts

Clio

4.6

Legal practice management with built-in accounting.

Clio runs the daily operations of a law firm: opening matters, tracking billable hours against those matters, generating legal invoices, and...Read more →

• Trust accounting (IOLTA) compliance management
• Legal-specific billing and invoicing workflows
• Time tracking with matter-based allocation

Justworks

4.6

PEO and payroll platform for small businesses.

Justworks is a Professional Employer Organization that co-employs your small business clients, handling payroll runs, federal and state tax filings,...Read more →

• Automated payroll processing with tax compliance
• Multi-state benefits administration
• Workers' compensation management