Built for UAE businesses and accounting firms
Accounting, UAE compliance and client work on one ledger
Dreambooks is full cloud accounting for the UAE: e-invoicing, VAT and corporate tax, IFRS 18, inventory and payroll, plus CRM and engagements for firms, AI document reading, a WhatsApp inbox and e-signatures.
English and 中文 • VAT 201 and e-invoicing built in • Works inside Claude and ChatGPT • Online payments with Stripe
- 1Capture
- 2Post
- 3E-invoice
- 4Reconcile
- 5File VAT & CT
- 6Report
UAE-first
VAT, CT, excise, e-invoicing and WPS built in
AI-native
330+ MCP tools for Claude and ChatGPT, plus AI document reading
Built for firms
CRM, engagements, client portal and deadlines
English and 中文
The whole app and manual, in both languages
AI-native • Built-in MCP server
Your whole books, inside Claude and ChatGPT
Dreambooks was designed for AI from the start. Add books.dreamapi.io/mcp to Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP app, then ask in plain words, draft documents and work in real screens right in the chat.
330+
MCP tools
Every part of Dreambooks, from customers and invoices to pay runs and the VAT return.
32
interactive screens
Invoices, bills, journals, reports, reconciliations and pay runs open in the chat, ready to click.
4
guided jobs
Close the month, prepare the VAT return, reconcile a bank account, chase overdue invoices.
1
set of rules
The AI, the web app and the in-chat screens run the same tools, checks and audit trail.
Built as tools first
Every feature is a tool the web app and AI apps share, so the AI is never a bolt-on that lags behind.
AI drafts, you post
The AI can call about 180 tools to look up and draft. About 150 more, like posting, voiding and approving, only run from a screen when you click.
Labelled for safety
Each tool tells the AI app whether it only reads or changes your books, so the app can ask before anything risky.
Your role, your tools
The AI is offered only the tools your role, plan and add-ons allow, and every change is in the audit trail under your name.
Every company, one chat
Firms switch between client companies by name in the chat, and the tools follow your role in each.
Guided, step by step
Ready-made jobs walk the AI through month-end, VAT and reconciliation the way an accountant would.
Features
Everything your finance work needs, connected
From daily bookkeeping to tax filing, and from winning a client to getting their signature, every module shares one ledger. No more copying between apps.
Accounting and operations
Double-entry books, stock, salaries and every currency, on one ledger.
UAE tax and compliance
E-invoicing, VAT, corporate tax and excise prepared from the books, plus IFRS 18 reporting.
For accounting firms
Win clients, run engagements, collect documents and never miss a deadline.
Documents and messaging
AI that reads your documents, a WhatsApp inbox and e-signatures.
Control, AI and switching
Approvals, roles and audit trail, your books inside Claude and ChatGPT, and imports from your old system.
Highlights
What UAE finance teams actually need
UAE compliance
From invoice to EmaraTax, with nothing re-typed
Every posted document writes its VAT records. E-invoices go out from the invoice, VAT 201 and corporate tax returns are prepared from the ledger, and your filings sync back from EmaraTax.
- Send and receive UAE e-invoices
- VAT 201, corporate tax and excise EX201
- Checks before filing, periods locked after
- Sync filings from EmaraTax
IFRS 18
Present under IFRS 18 before your auditors ask
Switch the profit and loss and cash flow between IAS 1 and IFRS 18 in one click, with operating, investing and financing categories, performance measures and expenses by nature.
- IFRS 18 profit and loss and cash flow
- Management-defined performance measures
- Expenses by nature disclosure
For accounting firms
Your practice and every client's books, connected
Turn leads into clients with fee proposals, run each VAT return or audit as an engagement, collect documents through the client portal, and see every client's deadlines on one screen.
- Leads, fee proposals and conversion
- Engagement board with checklists and billing
- Client portal with AI document checks
- VAT, CT and licence deadlines for all clients
Smart documents
AI reads the paperwork so your team doesn't have to
Vendor invoices become draft bills, bank statement PDFs become matched lines, and clients' passports and licences are checked, filed and flagged before they expire.
- Bills and bank statements read by AI
- A cabinet of client documents with expiry dates
- Renewal reminders and quotes
WhatsApp and E-signature
Talk to clients where they are, and get it signed
A shared WhatsApp inbox beside each client's invoices and requests, invoices and quotations sent on WhatsApp, and E-signature for quotations and engagement letters.
- Shared inbox with assignment and notes
- Send invoices and quotations on WhatsApp
- E-signature with reusable templates
Payroll and inventory
Salaries and stock, on the same ledger
Monthly pay runs with WPS files, gratuity and pension, and inventory with warehouses and moving-average cost, all posting straight to your books.
- WPS salary file and payslips
- Leave, gratuity and final settlement
- Items, warehouses and stock reports
Control and security
Built for finance work that has to be right
Maker-checker approvals
Bills, payments, expenses, pay runs and journals can wait for a second person before they post.
Role-based access per company
Built-in and custom roles, module by module. One person can hold different roles in different companies.
A tamper-proof audit trail
Every change and every download of a client file is recorded, and nobody can edit or delete the trail.
Locked periods
Close fiscal periods and filed VAT periods, so nothing changes behind a submitted return.
Get started
Switch to Dreambooks in 3 steps
Import straight from Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online or Odoo, without re-keying your history.
1. Set up your company
Sign up, enter your base currency, fiscal year, TRN and tax codes.
2. Bring your books
Import from Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online or Odoo, or start fresh and let AI read your bills and statements.
3. Reconcile, e-invoice and file
Reconcile the bank, send e-invoices, clear the VAT checks and file in EmaraTax.
Why Dreambooks
A UAE-first alternative to Zoho Books, QuickBooks and Odoo
Dreambooks was designed for UAE businesses and accounting firms from day one. Tax compliance, AI document reading and English/Chinese are part of the product, not add-ons.
Built around UAE tax
VAT 201, corporate tax and excise come straight from the ledger and sync with EmaraTax.
AI included
Reading vendor invoices, bank statements and client IDs is built in. There's no separate OCR app to buy and connect.
Made for accounting firms
Leads, fee proposals, engagements, a client portal and a deadlines dashboard, connected to every client's books.
Switch without re-keying
Import directly from Zoho Books, QuickBooks Online and Odoo. Imports can be run again without creating duplicates.
English and 中文
The whole app and its user manual come in English and Chinese, and each user picks their own language.
Messaging and signing built in
A shared WhatsApp inbox and E-signature, linked to your invoices and quotations.
How it compares
| Feature | Dreambooks | Zoho Books | QuickBooks Online | Odoo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE VAT 201 return prepared from the ledger | VAT summary report | |||
| Built-in UAE e-invoicing (send and receive) | Needs a provider | Needs a connector | ||
| AI reading of vendor invoice PDFs | Receipts review only | Paid credits | ||
| AI reading of bank statement PDFs | Listed banks only | Paid credits | ||
| Full English and Chinese interface | Limited | |||
| Custom roles, module by module | Advanced plan | |||
| Projects and timesheets | Plus plan and up | |||
| Fixed assets and depreciation | Advanced plan | Enterprise |
Competitor details are from each vendor's public product and help pages, checked October 2026. Features and plans change, so check with each vendor.
Pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Prices in AED, excluding 5% VAT. Paying yearly costs the same as ten months.
Standard
For a business doing its own books.
AED 50 / month
or AED 500 a year
- 3 users
- General ledger, invoices, bills, expenses
- Bank reconciliation
- VAT 201 and corporate tax
- Quotations, purchase orders, recurring documents
- AI reads 50 documents a month
- Use from Claude and ChatGPT
Pro
E-invoicing includedFor businesses ready for e-invoicing.
AED 100 / month
or AED 1,000 a year
- 5 users
- Everything in Standard
- UAE e-invoicing, 200 documents a year
- Projects, timesheets and fixed assets
- Excise, designated zones, domestic reverse charge
- EmaraTax sync, custom roles, audit trail
- AI reads 200 documents a month
Premium
For businesses that hold stock.
AED 150 / month
- Everything in Pro
- Full inventory: stock items and moving-average cost
- Multiple warehouses and stock transfers
- Stock adjustments and counts
- Inventory valuation, stock movement and sales by item reports
Firms and more
Tailored for accounting firms and growing businesses.
Let's talk
- Firm CRM, fee proposals and engagements
- Client books and deadlines dashboard
- UAE payroll and WPS
- More users, companies and e-invoices
Add-ons
Add to any plan, billed monthly.
Blog
Latest Articles
IFRS 18 in the UAE: What Businesses Need to Know Before 2027
IFRS 18 (Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements) replaces IAS 1 and fundamentally changes how UAE companies structure and report their financial performance.
UAE e-invoicing deadlines: what your business must do and when
The UAE's mandatory e-invoicing rollout starts on 1 January 2027 for businesses earning AED 50 million or more, which must appoint an Accredited Service Provider by 30 October 2026. Smaller businesses follow in July 2027 and government entities in October 2027. Here are the dates, obligations and penalties to plan around.