Yours to keep
Your records should outlive any company — including ours
Bench shut down almost overnight at the end of 2024. Midday closed its app in 2026. When a bookkeeping service disappears, its customers learn how much of their history was locked inside it. Selfirm is designed so that leaving is always possible.
Our commitments
The originals stay yours
Works todayEvery file you hand in is kept as you gave it, beside what was read from it. You can open it at any time.
Export in open formats
PlannedYour whole record as CSV and as plain-text double-entry books (Beancount), readable without us.
Read-only access after you stop paying
PlannedStop your subscription and you can still sign in, look things up and export everything. Not for a grace period: for good.
Continuous sync to your own storage
PlannedOptionally, a copy kept up to date in your own cloud drive or Git repository.
Why we hold ourselves to this
Most bookkeeping products earn their keep through lock-in: the harder it is to leave, the safer the revenue. We think records of your money and your companies belong to you, and that a service should have to earn every month.
It also keeps us honest about quality. If you can leave at any time with everything, the only reason to stay is that Selfirm is useful every month. Planned items on this page are tracked on the roadmap, and export ships before general availability.
Common questions
Can I export today?
Your original files are kept and viewable today. Export of the full record in open formats is being built and will ship before Selfirm is generally available.
What is Beancount?
An open-source, plain-text double-entry bookkeeping format. A Beancount file is readable in any text editor and by a wide range of free tools, so your books never depend on one vendor.
Bring your own records along
We are onboarding a small group of founders whose companies, accounts and obligations span countries. Tell us about your setup.