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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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Andrew Nasir

HR director · 501-1000 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom
5.0

18 Mar 2026

Clean and affordable

UK support that understands the accountant relationship, and the paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. No complaints so far.

Pros

UK support that understands the accountant relationship.

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 2+ years35 found this helpful

Jodie Mackenzie

Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Engineering

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

2 Mar 2026

Does the job without fuss

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. Only real gripe is that the integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

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
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years26 found this helpful

Charlotte Marsden

Founder · 1-10 employees · Logistics and transport

United Kingdom
5.0

1 Mar 2026

Great for sole traders and landlords

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

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+ years39 found this helpful

Megan Radcliffe

Finance manager · 51-200 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom
4.0

28 Feb 2026

Great for sole traders and landlords

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. Reporting is lighter than the market leaders, but we live with it.

Pros

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

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years22 found this helpful

Simon Hargreaves

Founder · 11-50 employees · Engineering

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
3.0

24 Feb 2026

UK support that gets it

The paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. That said, reporting is lighter than the market leaders and the integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Pros

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

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 1-2 years1 found this helpful

Craig Sinclair

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom
4.0

14 Feb 2026

UK support that gets it

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. Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it, but we live 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
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years12 found this helpful

Alan Bhatti

Founder · 1-10 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom
1.0

13 Feb 2026

Free MTD plan sold it

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders. Fewer accountants have hands on experience with it. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

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

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Ease of use
1.0
Value for money
2.0
Customer service
1.0
Functionality
1.0
Used for 1-2 years14 found this helpful

Richard Trelawny

Founder · 1-10 employees · Veterinary

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom
4.0

11 Feb 2026

Solid UK built accounting

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost, 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 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
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for 2+ years39 found this helpful

Emma Baptiste

Sole trader · 11-50 employees · Charity and non-profit

United Kingdom
3.0

7 Feb 2026

Free MTD plan sold it

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. That said, the integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks and fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Pros

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

Cons

The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks.

Ease of use
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer service
4.0
Functionality
2.0
Used for 2+ years31 found this helpful

Callum Nasir

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Healthcare

United Kingdom
4.0

6 Feb 2026

UK support that gets it

The free MTD plan covered our sole trader clients at no cost. Only real gripe is that fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

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
3.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer service
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Used for Less than 6 months1 found this helpful