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A British built accounting package with a free MTD plan for sole traders and landlords

Ratings by dimension

  • Ease of use3.9
  • Value3.9
  • Support3.9
  • Features3.9

Rating distribution

  • 5 stars115
  • 4 stars113
  • 3 stars41
  • 2 stars15
  • 1 star15

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Adam Rhodes

Management accountant · 201-500 employees · Education

United Kingdom
5.0

5 May 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward, and the paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. No complaints so far.

Pros

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months3 found this helpful

Emma Kowalski

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
5.0

5 May 2025

Clean and affordable

UK support that understands the accountant relationship, and the free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. No complaints so far.

Pros

UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

Cons

Less well known, so you have to check integrations exist.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months25 found this helpful

Megan Halliwell

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
5.0

2 May 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business, and invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. No complaints so far.

Pros

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business.

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months36 found this helpful

Paul Osei

Owner · 11-50 employees · Construction

United Kingdom
4.0

2 May 2025

Does the job without fuss

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. Only real gripe is that fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Pros

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years20 found this helpful

Rachel Kowalski

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom
4.0

1 May 2025

Clean and affordable

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. Only real gripe is that less well known, so you have to check integrations exist.

Pros

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business.

Cons

Less well known, so you have to check integrations exist.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 2+ years38 found this helpful

Andrew Ferreira

Head of finance · 501-1000 employees · Manufacturing

United Kingdom
5.0

26 Apr 2025

Solid UK built accounting

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works, and the paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. No complaints so far.

Pros

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works.

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 1-2 years33 found this helpful

Simon Whitfield

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom
4.0

24 Apr 2025

UK support that gets it

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. Only real gripe is that fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Pros

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business.

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years18 found this helpful

Richard Adeyemi

HR manager · 51-200 employees · Marketing and advertising

United Kingdom
4.0

23 Apr 2025

Clean and affordable

UK support that understands the accountant relationship. Only real gripe is that fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Pros

UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months30 found this helpful

Nicola Cavendish

Owner · 11-50 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
5.0

21 Apr 2025

Does the job without fuss

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works.

Pros

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost.

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 2+ years10 found this helpful

Gareth Bramley

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom
4.0

19 Apr 2025

UK support that gets it

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business, and being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks, but we live with it.

Pros

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business.

Cons

The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 6-12 months19 found this helpful