Clear Books

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

4.0Based on 299 reviews

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

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Richard Corrigan

Financial controller · 201-500 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

4.0

9 Mar 2025

Great for sole traders and landlords

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward, and the paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it, but we live 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: 3.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 6-12 months13 found this helpful

Bethany Lockhart

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom

3.0

9 Mar 2025

Clean and affordable

Mixed. Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works, but fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Pros

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

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use: 2.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 2.0

Used for 2+ years13 found this helpful

Bethany Holloway

Founder · 11-50 employees · Fitness and leisure

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

5 Mar 2025

UK support that gets it

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works, and the free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. Less well known, so you have to check integrations exist, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

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

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 1-2 years16 found this helpful

Simon Adeyemi

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Logistics and transport

United Kingdom

3.0

25 Feb 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

Mixed. Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works, but the integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Pros

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

Cons

The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 2+ years25 found this helpful

Helen Rhodes

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Veterinary

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

22 Feb 2025

Does the job without fuss

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward, and the free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. No complaints so far.

Pros

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

Cons

The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Ease of use: 5.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 6-12 months27 found this helpful

Jodie Iqbal

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom

5.0

21 Feb 2025

UK support that gets it

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works.

Pros

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

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use: 4.0
Value for money: 4.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 6-12 months33 found this helpful

Owen Trelawny

Operations manager · 51-200 employees · Property and lettings

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

21 Feb 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

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: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months36 found this helpful

Ruth Lockhart

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Accounting

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

3.0

20 Feb 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

Mixed. The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost, but less well known, so you have to check integrations exist.

Pros

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

Cons

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

Ease of use: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years33 found this helpful

Bethany Marsden

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Accounting

United Kingdom

3.0

16 Feb 2025

Clean and affordable

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. That said, fewer accountants have hands on experience with it and less well known, so you have to check integrations exist.

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: 2.0

Used for 1-2 years31 found this helpful

Mark Lockhart

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom

5.0

16 Feb 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

Pros

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

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: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months11 found this helpful