What TLUP Professional and TLUP AI are actually worth to a one-person business
This page walks through a working week for a solo business, shows exactly what each plan does at each step, lists the real prices, and gives you a calculator so you can put your own hours and rate against the cost. The example business below is illustrative, not a customer testimonial.
The example business
Illustrative example, not a real customer.
- Who
- Solo consultant, no employees
- Clients
- About 6 active, some abroad
- Invoices
- 5 to 8 a month, multi-currency
- Receipts
- 30 to 60 a month
Before TLUP the books live in a spreadsheet, receipts sit in a phone gallery, and the cash position is a guess until the accountant asks for figures.
A week in the business, plan by plan
| Job to be done | TLUP Professional | TLUP AI |
|---|---|---|
| Monday: invoice last week's work | Build the invoice from saved client and rate details, send the branded PDF from TLUP with your payment instructions. | Same, plus the forecast flags which unpaid invoice matters most to chase first. |
| Tuesday: receipts from the road | Photograph each receipt on the phone. TLUP reads the amount and vendor and creates the expense, up to 50 scans a month. | Same capture, with fair use unlimited scanning for heavier receipt months. |
| Wednesday: reconcile the bank | Import the bank CSV, match entries to the right account, see each account's opening, activity and closing balance. | Same, with AI assisted categorisation suggestions on new entries. |
| Thursday: check the money position | Cash on hand, average monthly net, runway and a 3, 6 or 12 month cash flow forecast with built in health checks and next steps. | The same forecast, explained in plain English by AI with prioritised recommendations tied to your own figures. |
| Friday: keep the books tidy | Set aside tax, lock the closed month so figures cannot drift, log owner pay and draws. | Same, with the AI narrative pointing out drift and pattern changes month to month. |
| Quarter end: send figures out | Trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, registers. Export PDF or Excel, or share a live link that the recipient verifies by email. | Same reporting, plus a written summary of what the quarter shows. |
What each plan includes and costs
| Capability | Personal (free) | Professional | AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Command Centre | Included, no caps | Included | Included |
| Business Command Centre | No | Complete | Complete |
| Clients, invoices, transactions | No | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Receipt scanning | No | 50 per month | Fair use unlimited |
| Financial reports and sharing | No | All five reports | All five reports |
| Cash flow forecast | No | Yes, with health checks | Yes, longer horizons |
| Business health insights | No | Rule based checks | AI written |
| Recommended next steps | No | Rule based | AI, prioritised |
| Monthly price | Free forever | CA$11.99 | CA$22.99 |
| Yearly price | Free forever | CA$119.90 | CA$229.90 |
Prices in Canadian dollars. Both business plans include a 14-day free trial and can be cancelled anytime. Fair use applies to unlimited receipt scanning on TLUP AI.
Work out your own return
Put in the admin hours you expect to stop doing each month and what an hour of your time is worth. Nothing here is a promise of results. It is your own arithmetic, shown clearly.
At $60.00 an hour, Professional pays for itself after about 0.2 hours of admin saved in a month, and AI after about 0.4 hours.
Choose Professional if
- You want invoicing, receipts, clean books and real reports in one place.
- You are comfortable reading the forecast and health checks yourself.
- You scan fewer than about 50 receipts a month.
Choose AI if
- You want the numbers explained and the next steps ranked for you.
- You look further ahead, up to a 12 month cash flow view.
- Your receipt volume is heavy or uneven month to month.
Try it on your own figures
Both business plans start with a 14-day free trial. The Personal Command Centre stays free forever, with no usage caps.