Comparison, October 2026
MacBusinessSuite and Daylite compared
Daylite by Marketcircle is a native CRM for Mac, iPhone and iPad with contacts, a sales pipeline, built-in mail and projects, synced through Daylite's servers. Time tracking and invoicing are not documented as Daylite features; for those, Marketcircle's App Store listing names its separate app Billings Pro. MacBusinessSuite puts CRM, projects, time tracking and invoicing into one Mac app and keeps the data on your Mac.
. Written by Marcel R. G. Berger. Sources
The short answer
- Choose Daylite if your team needs a shared CRM on Mac, iPhone and iPad with synced contacts, pipeline, calendar and mail.
- Choose MacBusinessSuite if you work alone or in a small team on one Mac and want CRM, projects, time tracking, quotes and invoices in one app without a vendor cloud.
- For time tracking and invoicing, Marketcircle's App Store listing names its separate app Billings Pro, which according to its own help center has no new features planned.
MacBusinessSuite and Daylite side by side
| MacBusinessSuite | Daylite | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of product | Native macOS app, one app for projects, CRM, time tracking and invoicing | Native CRM and project app for Mac, iPhone and iPad |
| Platforms | Mac only, macOS 15 or later. No iPhone, iPad or web version | Mac (macOS 15.2 or later), iPhone and iPad |
| Where the data lives | On your Mac, in the app's container. No account, no sync between devices | Synced across devices through Daylite's servers, also usable offline |
| Several users | One user per data store | Yes, plans are per user |
| Projects and tasks | Projects with status, budget, profitability and a project log; Kanban boards with tickets, subtasks and recurring tickets | Projects with tasks and timelines; won deals become projects |
| CRM | Customers and contact persons, sales pipeline, customer and project log, IMAP mailbox, mail to ticket | Contacts with activity view, sales pipeline and opportunities board, built-in mail with Priority Inbox |
| Time tracking | Built-in menu bar timer, manual entries, suggestions from the calendar, open hours to invoice | Not documented for Daylite; Marketcircle names Billings Pro |
| Quotes and invoices | Quotes with optional items, order confirmations, delivery notes, partial, final and recurring invoices, credit notes, dunning | Not documented for Daylite; Marketcircle names Billings Pro |
| E-invoices | ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung and EN 16931 as UBL or CII, Peppol BIS as a file. No sending through the Peppol network | Not documented |
| Taxes and exports | OSS, reverse charge, US sales tax per state (one combined rate you maintain, only where you confirmed nexus), data for the German UStVA and ZM, DATEV batches, GoBD export. No direct filing | Not documented |
| Languages and currencies | Interface and documents in 15 languages, document language per customer, several currencies with ECB rates | App in English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish |
| Pricing model | Annual subscription in the Mac App Store, handled by Apple. Data stays readable and exportable after it ends | Subscription per user in several plans, monthly or yearly; trial period |
| Availability | Coming soon to the Mac App Store | App Store and daylite.app |
Where Daylite is ahead
- Apps for iPhone and iPad next to the Mac app, with sync.
- Team use with several users and shared data.
- Built-in mail with Priority Inbox, linking mails to contacts and turning them into tasks, opportunities or projects.
- Calendar and meetings as part of the CRM.
Where MacBusinessSuite is ahead
- Time tracking and invoicing in the same app, next to the CRM and projects.
- E-invoices as ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung, EN 16931 and Peppol BIS file.
- Payments, bank import, dunning, receipts and tax exports such as OSS, US sales tax and DATEV.
- Tickets on Kanban boards for each project.
- Local data with no account and no vendor server.
For companies working in several countries
Daylite's interface comes in five languages. Invoices in several currencies and languages are not documented for Daylite.
MacBusinessSuite writes quotes, invoices and mails in the customer's language, one of 15, in several currencies with ECB rates, and keeps several companies in different countries apart in one app. Read more on the international features.
Questions and answers
Is MacBusinessSuite a Daylite alternative?
For a single user or a small team on one Mac, yes. It covers CRM, pipeline, mail and projects like Daylite and adds time tracking and invoicing. For a team that needs synced data on Mac, iPhone and iPad, Daylite fits better, because MacBusinessSuite has no sync.
Can Daylite write invoices?
Invoicing is not documented as a Daylite feature. Marketcircle's App Store listing names its separate app Billings Pro for time tracking and invoicing.
Where does Daylite store my data?
Daylite syncs through its own servers and also works offline. According to its pricing page, data stays on Daylite's servers for six months after a cancellation. MacBusinessSuite stores data only on your Mac.
Sources
Statements about Daylite come from the vendor's own pages listed here, read in October 2026. Statements about MacBusinessSuite come from the app's documentation.
- Daylite, product page (daylite.app)
- Daylite, pricing and plans
- Daylite in the App Store
- Billings Pro, product page (marketcircle.com)
- Billings Pro, development path
- MacBusinessSuite features on this site
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