RunwayStack Core gives you complete financial clarity. RunwayStack Automation keeps your numbers continuously updated without lifting a finger.
QuickBooks is built for external accountants at tax time. RunwayStack is built for the founder to make life-or-death cash decisions every single week.
| Decision Factor | QuickBooks / Xero | Google Sheets | RunwayStack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Purpose | Tax compliance & double-entry accounting | Static manual data grid | Continuous Cash Solvency & Decision Support |
| Cash Runway & Burn | None (Backward-looking) | ⚠️ Fragile formulas that break | ✅ Real-time 3-month rolling burn & safety score |
| Tax Reserve Planning | Complex balance sheet liability | ⚠️ Unreliable manual estimates | ✅ Automated Tax Vault on net income |
| What-If Hiring Simulator | Not supported | Complex nested tabs | ✅ Interactive hiring & churn stress-tester |
| Mobile Receipt Snapping | Heavy clunky desktop app | 100% manual typing | ✅ Telegram AI Bot (snap photo, auto-logged) |
| Multi-Currency FX | Expensive add-on tiers ($70–$150/mo) | ⚠️ Stale GoogleFinance drift | ✅ Immutable snapshot rates preserved at inception |
Every subscription includes 1-click Google Drive replication of our canonical 8-sheet financial model (START HERE, SETTINGS, LEDGER, MRR, DASHBOARD, MONTHLY, FX, CHANGELOG) with full formulas and live JSON workbook export.
Everything you need to know about billing, trials, and cancellations.
You get unrestricted access to the entire operating system for 7 days. You can cancel at any time with one click before your trial ends, and you will not be charged.
Payments are securely managed by Polar.sh, acting as our official Merchant of Record. All major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay are accepted.
Yes. You can export complete multi-currency transaction ledgers to CSV or download structured JSON workbooks mapped to your Google Sheets template at any time.
Easily switch between Starter and Pro Agency plans or update billing details at any time from your Customer Billing Portal in Settings.