Accounting software for local wholesalers
Built for net-30 invoicing, standing orders, and the inventory that has to be on the truck Tuesday morning. Inventory management is included, not an upsell.
Free desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux. No account, no credit card.
Argo Books
Opening Argo Books on Windows
Windows may warn you because Argo Books is a newer app, not because it is unsafe. After the download finishes, here is the last step to open it:
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Open the installer. If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway.
Stock on the truck, money in the bank
A wholesale business is the case of stock on the truck, the customer who promised to pay next week, and the receivables report that tells you whether they actually did. Whether you supply restaurants, retail shops, salons, or specialty stores, the work that pays the bills is the standing order delivered on time and the invoice that gets paid by the due date.
Inventory and reorder points, built in
Track stock levels for every SKU, set a reorder point on the items that move, and Argo Books flags what's running low before the standing customer calls asking. Receive new stock, log it against the supplier, and the inventory and the books update together.
Net-30, net-60, and standing orders
Set payment terms when you send the invoice. The due date is calculated, the receivables report shows what's overdue versus what's still inside its window, and standing orders generate themselves on schedule so nothing slips because a regular customer was off your radar this week.
Snap a receipt from the manufacturer or the freight bill
Take a photo of the supplier invoice or the freight bill when stock comes in. Argo Books pulls the vendor, date, and amount automatically. Tag it Inventory Purchase, Freight, or Returns so the cost-of-goods picture lines up with what you actually paid.
Works offline, free tier covers small distributors
Argo Books runs natively on Windows, Mac, and Linux. No internet needed in the warehouse or on the route, no monthly subscription climbing every year, no website to load when you're packing a truck. The free tier covers most small distributors forever.
What Argo Books isn't
Argo Books handles inventory, customer accounts, net-30 invoicing, and standing orders for local-scale wholesale. It is not a warehouse management system, it does not do Electronic Data Interchange with national retail chains, and it does not optimize delivery routes. If you sell into Walmart, Loblaws, or Sysco-scale customers, NetSuite, Cin7, or Unleashed are built for that and Argo Books is not the right fit. It does payroll for Canadian staff, but not for staff outside Canada. For local distributors with dozens of small accounts, Argo Books is the right size. Free desktop app, inventory built in, books stay simple.
Download FreeStart free, upgrade only if you need more
Most local distributors stay on the free tier. Premium adds predictive analytics for stock and cashflow planning, unlimited invoicing for larger account loads, and priority support.
FREE Plan
Just starting out, or you only need the basics? This is the place.
Free forever
- Unlimited products, customers, and sales
- See your numbers update in real time
- Keep every receipt in one place
- Send 25 invoices a month
- Scan 10 receipts a month, no typing
- Import 100 spreadsheets a month
- Import 25 bank statements a month
PREMIUM Plan
Want unlimited invoicing, bigger monthly limits, and forecasts you can act on? Go Premium.
Billed monthly
Billed annually at $150 CAD
Everything in Free, plus…
- Unlimited invoices and online payments
- Scan 500 receipts a month, no typing
- Import 500 spreadsheets a month
- Import 500 bank statements a month
- Run Canadian payroll and produce T4s
- Forecast revenue and spot trends early
- Sign in with your fingerprint or face
- Priority support when you need it
Argo Books for your line of work
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Inventory Management is a built-in feature, not an add-on.
Track stock levels, set reorder points for the SKUs that move, and see what's running low before the regulars call asking.
Yes. Set the payment terms on the invoice when you send it.
The due date is calculated for you, the invoice carries the terms language, and your receivables report shows what's overdue versus what's still inside its window.
Yes. Set the customer, the line items, the quantities, and the frequency once.
Argo Books generates the invoice on schedule, every week or every month, so the standing accounts never get skipped.
Yes. The desktop app runs natively on your computer and does not need an internet connection to log a sale, update stock, or build an invoice.
You only need internet when you actually send the invoice or take a payment.
No. Argo Books does not do Electronic Data Interchange (EDI, the digital purchase-order format big chains require from their suppliers), retail-chain purchase order ingestion, or warehouse management with bin locations and pick paths.
If you sell into national chains that require EDI, NetSuite, Cin7, or Unleashed are built for that scale. For local wholesalers serving dozens of small accounts, Argo Books fits.
Yes, forever. The free tier covers all core features including inventory management and 25 invoices per month.
Premium ($15 CAD/month) adds predictive analytics, unlimited invoicing, and priority support. No credit card to start.