Top 7 Quebec-made tools to run a small business

Most of the software a Quebec small business ends up paying for was not designed with it in mind. It bills in US dollars, it ignores the QPIP, its support line closes at 5 p.m. Pacific time, and you sometimes have to fight it to produce a bilingual invoice. Yet there are companies right here in Quebec building exactly those tools, with prices posted publicly and support in French and English. Here are seven of them, each verified on its maker's own site on October 5, 2026.

Every tool on this list is built in Quebec, still actively sold, and either posts its starting price or explains clearly how pricing works. The amounts below are the ones visible on October 5, 2026. They move, and several makers were running launch promotions that expire during the year. Always confirm the price on the maker's own page before you sign.

1. Acomba, for accounting

Acomba is built in L'Ancienne-Lorette, just outside Quebec City, by ACCEO Solutions. It is probably the most widely used accounting software in Quebec small businesses, and it comes in two flavours: the classic desktop application and Acomba GO, the web version. General ledger, invoicing, inventory, payroll and construction modules are all there.

Prices are posted: $39 per month for the single-user Démarrage plan, $99 for Croissance, $199 for the three-user Entreprise plan, $399 for the five-user Intégral plan. An extra user costs $13 per month. A 50 percent promotion on the first three months was running at the time of writing, through November 30, 2026. The maker's own line: Acomba is sold exclusively to the Canadian market.

2. Evolia, for scheduling, time and HR records

Evolia is built in Quebec City, on boulevard des Galeries, and reports more than 13,000 managers using it. It is the broadest tool on this list on the operations side: schedules and shifts, fixed and mobile punch clocks, shift swaps and replacements, time off, employee qualifications, centralized records, internal communications, recruiting and payroll processing, all in one platform with a mobile app.

Pricing is per employee: $3.50 per employee per month for Essentiels, $4.75 for Affaires, $5.75 for Opérations and $7 for Ressources humaines. The last three plans automatically include 20 users in their base rate, and the per-employee cost drops as headcount grows. No long-term contract, monthly billing, a discount for paying annually, and a free trial so you can test it against your real schedules. Evolia also integrates with Folks, further down this article.

3. Agendrix, for scheduling and time clocks

If you manage shifts, swaps and time-off requests over text message, Agendrix will change your week. The company has been on rue Dufferin in Sherbrooke since 2015 and reports more than 14,000 workplaces and 250,000 users. Schedules, time tracking, time off and team communication in one web and mobile app.

The Essential plan is $3.25 per user per month, or $2.93 billed annually. The Plus plan is $5.25. Time and attendance, premiums and phone punch-in are add-on modules. No base fee, and a 21-day free trial with no credit card. Agendrix is ISO/IEC 27001 certified and refers explicitly to Quebec's Law 25 on the protection of personal information.

4. Uxpertise, for training and online exams

Uxpertise is built in Brossard, on boulevard de Rome. The company does three things: uxpertise LMS, a training delivery platform with group management, automated learning paths, real-time reporting, single sign-on and an API; uxpertise XP, for online questionnaires, exams and certifications with registration and sales built in; and an exam proctoring service with four levels of supervision.

This is the one to look at if your payroll puts you under Quebec's one percent training law, or if you sell training yourself: the platform handles free and paid courses equally well. The LMS Essentiel plan is CA$345 per month with 50 users included, the Plus plan CA$450 with 100 users, or CA$316.25 and CA$412.50 billed annually. Users beyond the included count are billed individually, a custom plan is available, non-profits get 15 percent off a new subscription, and the free trial runs 30 days with 15 users.

5. Nutcache, for projects and billable time

Nutcache is built in Laval, on boulevard Dagenais Ouest. It handles project planning, timesheets, budget tracking, expenses and invoicing of hours worked. This is the tool for service businesses that sell time: agencies, professional practices, engineering firms, consultants.

The free plan covers two users and ten active projects, which is enough for a serious test. Pro is $15.95 per user per month billed annually, Enterprise $25.95. One detail to watch on the pricing page: a toggle switches between Canadian and US dollars, so check which currency is showing before you compare.

6. Momenteo, for a freelancer's invoicing

Seven people in Quebec City, founded in 2014, and a product that does one thing properly: invoicing for the self-employed. Momenteo handles quotes, invoices, expenses and mileage without trying to become an ERP along the way.

There is a free plan, advertised as free now and forever, limited to two active clients with unlimited quotes. The paid plans are posted on the pricing page in US dollars: look at them yourself rather than trusting a figure you heard somewhere. The company blog, still active in October 2026, is worth a read for its pieces on self-employment deductions.

7. Lightspeed, for point of sale

This is the biggest company on the list, and its head office is in Montreal. Lightspeed does cloud point of sale: in-store and online selling on one platform, inventory, integrated payments, reporting. Three verticals: retail, hospitality and golf.

On the Canadian page, the Starter plan is $119 per month, Essential $199 and Plus $329, with one register included. A useful warning: the US page shows US$89, US$149 and US$289. Those are not the same numbers, and the conversion does not land where you would expect. Always compare on the Canadian page.

Four more worth knowing

The list could run longer. Four bookmarks to add:

• Nethris, on boulevard Crémazie Est in Montreal, for managed payroll: the pay runs, the government remittances and the year-end slips are produced for you, from $22.46 per pay run. Data hosted in Canada, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified. It is the only tool here whose documentation names, explicitly, the Quebec Pension Plan, the QPIP, the employer health tax and workers' compensation boards.
• Folks, on avenue Wilfrid-Pelletier in Quebec City, for employee records, job postings, time off, onboarding and performance reviews. It tracks Quebec's one percent training law. From $6 per employee per month for the HR module, $99 per month for recruiting, with implementation fees starting at $500. Confirmed Canadian hosting and SOC 2 Type 2 certification.
• Amilia, in Montreal, for online registrations and payments: recreation, camps, clubs, municipalities. Standard plan $99 per month, Advanced $499, plus card transaction fees.
• ConsignO, from Portage CyberTech in Gatineau, for electronic signatures and digital seals with certified professional identity. Pricing is not posted. And if you were looking for Notarius: same house, new name.

How to choose without stacking up subscriptions

The trap with a list like this is signing up for seven things in one month. Three rules to avoid it:

• Fix what exposes you first. Payroll and employee records carry legal obligations. A sloppy timesheet is a risk; a badly tracked project is a lost margin. Start with the risk.
• Price it over twelve months, per employee, with implementation included. Six dollars per employee per month across twenty employees is $1,440 a year, plus setup. A $39 single-user plan becomes something else the day your accountant wants a second login.
• Check the integrations before you buy, not after. These tools talk to each other unevenly. Ask for a demo using your own data, and get written confirmation of what exports.

The tool everyone forgets: where you work

No software fixes taking a hiring call from your kitchen, or meeting a client in a noisy café. That part is our job, and it is paid monthly, like a subscription: $199 per month for an open-area desk, $299 for an assigned office with 24/7 access, $399 for the plan that adds a corporate address and 360 meeting-room credits per month. Those are the prices with a twelve-month commitment; a month-to-month arrangement is available for a small premium. Access to the network of eight locations is included with some plans and available as an add-on with others.

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