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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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Mohammed Rhodes

HR manager · 201-500 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
5.0

18 Aug 2024

Clean and affordable

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

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

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for 6-12 months32 found this helpful

Martin Mackenzie

Company secretary · 201-500 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
4.0

13 Aug 2024

Solid UK built accounting

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. Only real gripe is that 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
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years1 found this helpful

Craig Sandhu

Owner · 11-50 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom
4.0

12 Aug 2024

Great for sole traders and landlords

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. Only real gripe is that 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
4.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years26 found this helpful

Zoe Fairbanks

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Property and lettings

United Kingdom
4.0

12 Aug 2024

Great for sole traders and landlords

UK support that understands the accountant relationship, and being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. Reporting is lighter than the market leaders, but we live with it.

Pros

UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 6-12 months26 found this helpful

Gareth Halliwell

Operations manager · 201-500 employees · Engineering

United Kingdom
5.0

9 Aug 2024

Free MTD plan sold it

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost, and the paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. No complaints so far.

Pros

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

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 2+ years

Amy Mackenzie

Owner · 1-10 employees · Recruitment

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

2 Aug 2024

UK support that gets it

UK support that understands the accountant relationship, and being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. Less well known, so you have to check integrations exist, but we live with it.

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
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 1-2 years8 found this helpful

Nicola Marsden

Financial controller · 51-200 employees · Recruitment

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

30 Jul 2024

Clean and affordable

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. Only real gripe is that the integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Pros

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

Cons

The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Ease of use
4.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months39 found this helpful

Katie Sinclair

Founder · 1-10 employees · Recruitment

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

28 Jul 2024

Free MTD plan sold it

UK support that understands the accountant relationship. That said, fewer accountants have hands on experience with it and reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Pros

UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

Cons

Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
3.0
Used for 1-2 years36 found this helpful

Hannah Trelawny

Finance director · 1000+ employees · Recruitment

United Kingdom
5.0

19 Jul 2024

Great for sole traders and landlords

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

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
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Used for Less than 6 months11 found this helpful

Zoe Whitfield

Head of payroll · 501-1000 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom
4.0

10 Jul 2024

Clean and affordable

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

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
4.0
Used for 2+ years