A simple finance tracker — no chart of accounts to learn.
Most finance tools assume you want double-entry bookkeeping. PitDesk gives you a board instead — one row per budget line, vendor, or renewal, with spend against plan and notes attached, built around how you actually think about money, not an accountant's format.
You don't need accounting software to track spend.
Full accounting platforms are built for accountants — charts of accounts, journal entries, reconciliation. If you just want to know "what did we plan to spend, what did we actually spend, and what's coming due," that's overkill. A lightweight finance tracking app should just show you the numbers that matter, per line item, without a learning curve.
PitDesk gives every budget line, vendor, or subscription its own entry — planned amount, actual spend, renewal date, and a running note log. No fixed categories, no modules for payroll or tax filing you'll never touch. Small businesses and solo operators use it to replace a "budget vs. actual" spreadsheet that used to break every time someone touched the wrong cell.
Everything you'd track per line — nothing you wouldn't.
Spend vs. plan
One line per budget item with planned and actual amounts side by side — see the gap at a glance.
Renewals & invoices
Track renewal dates and invoice status right next to the budget line they belong to.
Dated change log
Every payment or adjustment logged with a date, so you can see exactly what changed and when.
Finance tracking, answered
What's a simple way to track business expenses without accounting software?
A structured board with one row per budget line or expense category — showing planned spend, actual spend, and notes — lets you track finances without learning a full accounting system or chart of accounts.
Is there a free budget tracker for small businesses?
Yes. PitDesk is free to start, with no credit card required, and lets you build a finance board with your own categories instead of a fixed template.
Can I track renewals and invoices alongside my budget?
Yes — each entry can hold notes and a dated log, so renewal dates, invoice status, and spend history all live next to the budget line they belong to.
Set up your finance board in under a minute.
Free to start. Bring whatever you're currently tracking in a spreadsheet.