Vitabu Safi Start free

Clean books.
Zero accounting knowledge.

Photograph a receipt, forward an invoice, upload your M-Pesa statement. Vitabu Safi tells you, in plain words, whether the paperwork is fine or what it still needs.

Start free for 14 days No card. Nothing to install. Works in your browser.

Example: a photographed Naivas receipt for KES 8,400 is marked Proven because its KRA stamp is genuine.

Why I built this

I run a small Kenyan software company and I have never studied accounting. Most of what we spend goes to online tools: Canva, hosting, software subscriptions. None of those bills carries a KRA stamp, and I did not know what I was supposed to keep, or whether any of it counted.

Then KRA began checking the expenses businesses declare against its own electronic invoice records. Guessing stopped being an option.

I wanted something I could hand a receipt to and get a straight answer from, without learning what a ledger is. That is all this is.

Raiyan Ganatra

Founder, Ganatra IT

Every document gets one of three answers

Proven. The receipt carries a KRA eTIMS stamp and the stamp is genuine. It is filed. Nothing for you to do.
Needs one thing. A handwritten receipt with no KRA stamp. Vitabu Safi says so, then drafts the message asking the supplier for a proper one with your business name and KRA PIN on it.
No stamp needed, but tidy it up. Services bought from abroad do not carry a KRA stamp. This bill is addressed to a personal email, though. Add your company name and KRA PIN in Canva's billing settings once, and keep each bill with its proof of payment.

A genuine stamp does not decide what you can claim. Vitabu Safi organises and flags. Your accountant decides.

Then it adds up the month

November 2026 (example)
Money in248,000
Money out162,400
What's left85,600
tap a number to see every receipt behind it

Three numbers, in the words you already use. No spreadsheet to build first.

Or ask, the way you would ask a person:

  • “How much did I spend on transport?”
  • “Who is my biggest supplier?”
  • “Nimetumia pesa ngapi mwezi huu?”

And it notices what you forgot

Upload your M-Pesa statement. Every payment is matched to a receipt you sent. The ones left over are the ones to chase, while you and the supplier still remember the sale.

Example M-Pesa statement check
DatePaid toKESReceipt
06 NovNAIVAS8,400found
07 NovKAMAU HARDWARE12,000found, no stamp
09 NovRIDER DELIVERY2,400none yet
11 NovFUEL STATION3,500none yet

9 payments, KES 38,400 in total, have no receipt behind them yet.

Example statement. A few rows shown.

When your accountant asks, send one file

vitabu-safi-2026-11.zip
 ├─ money-in-and-out.csv
 ├─ receipts-and-invoices/
 ├─ mpesa-matches.csv
 └─ still-needs-attention.pdf

Month-end or year-end, one button gathers every record you have added, the originals, and the list of gaps. Your accountant checks what can be claimed and files.

Your records are yours. Export them any time, whether or not you stay.

What it costs

14 days free, no card. Every plan does the same job. Pick the one that fits the size of your business.

PlanForPer month
SoloThe business you run yourself.KES 2,900
StandardA business with more going on.KES 4,900
Multi-branchA business in more than one place.KES 9,900

Founding customers: first month free, price locked for a year.

Fair questions

Do I need to know accounting?
No. Add your documents and ask in your own words, in English or Swahili.
Do I need to change accountants?
No. Keep the one you trust. They get a clean pack with the gaps marked, and they still decide what you can claim.
What about my online subscriptions?
Add the bill. Vitabu Safi tells you what paperwork to keep with it and what to tidy up. Some services from abroad do not need a KRA stamp.
Is my data safe, and mine?
Your records belong to you and you can export them at any time. Personal data is handled under Kenya's Data Protection Act.

Start with the receipt in your pocket.

Start free for 14 days

No card. Nothing to install. WhatsApp capture is coming later.