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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Nicola Sandhu

HR manager · 51-200 employees · IT services

United Kingdom

4.0

31 Dec 2025

Does the job without fuss

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward, and the paid tiers are clean and sensibly priced for a small business. The integration ecosystem is smaller than Xero or QuickBooks, but we live with it.

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: 4.0
Customer service: 3.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 6-12 months34 found this helpful

Fiona Sinclair

Director · 1-10 employees · Veterinary

United Kingdom

3.0

29 Dec 2025

Clean and affordable

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. That said, reporting is lighter than the market leaders and fewer accountants have hands on experience with it.

Pros

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

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

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

Used for 1-2 years19 found this helpful

Sarah Thornley

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Legal services

United Kingdom

4.0

26 Dec 2025

Free MTD plan sold it

Being UK built, the VAT and MTD handling just works. Only real gripe is that 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: 4.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 3.0

Used for 2+ years2 found this helpful

Aisha Quinn

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Hospitality

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

26 Dec 2025

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. No complaints so far.

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: 4.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 2+ years25 found this helpful

Peter Trelawny

Founder · 1-10 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

5.0

6 Dec 2025

Clean and affordable

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

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: 4.0
Value for money: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for Less than 6 months35 found this helpful

Freya Baptiste

Office manager · 1-10 employees · Fitness and leisure

United Kingdom

4.0

30 Nov 2025

Clean and affordable

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. Only real gripe is that reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

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: 4.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for Less than 6 months27 found this helpful

Mark Lockhart

Payroll manager · 201-500 employees · Education

United Kingdom

4.0

13 Nov 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: 3.0
Value for money: 3.0
Customer service: 4.0
Functionality: 5.0

Used for 6-12 months38 found this helpful

Bethany Ferreira

Director · 11-50 employees · Retail

United Kingdom

4.0

13 Nov 2025

Does the job without fuss

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward, 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

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

Cons

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

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

Used for Less than 6 months17 found this helpful

Jodie Mackenzie

Director · 1-10 employees · Manufacturing

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

11 Nov 2025

Solid UK built accounting

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward. Only real gripe is that reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

Pros

Invoicing and bank reconciliation are straightforward.

Cons

Reporting is lighter than the market leaders.

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

Used for 1-2 years36 found this helpful

Aisha Patel

Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Logistics and transport

United Kingdom

5.0

8 Nov 2025

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. No complaints so far.

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: 5.0
Customer service: 5.0
Functionality: 4.0

Used for 2+ years7 found this helpful