Affordable UK cloud accounting from the IRIS group, with an optional payroll add on
221 reviews matching your filters
Ruth Vaughan
HR manager · 51-200 employees · Food and beverage
29 Mar 2026
Straightforward enough for a small business to run. Only real gripe is that it feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks.
Pros
Straightforward enough for a small business to run.
Cons
It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks.
Freya Mackenzie
Practice manager · 11-50 employees · Fitness and leisure
28 Mar 2026
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together. MTD VAT submissions go through without drama.
Pros
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together.
Cons
The app ecosystem is smaller.
Louise Dunmore
Company secretary · 51-200 employees · Manufacturing
28 Mar 2026
IRIS backing means the compliance side is dependable, and it undercuts the better known cloud tools on price. It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks, but we live with it.
Pros
IRIS backing means the compliance side is dependable.
Cons
It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks.
Peter Halliwell
Bookkeeper · 1-10 employees · Construction
26 Mar 2026
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together, and IRIS backing means the compliance side is dependable. No complaints so far.
Pros
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together.
Cons
The bank feeds and reporting lag the market leaders.
Thomas Trelawny
Practice manager · 11-50 employees · IT services
24 Mar 2026
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together, and it undercuts the better known cloud tools on price. It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks, but we live with it.
Pros
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together.
Cons
It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks.
Fiona Wexford
Director · 11-50 employees · Marketing and advertising
24 Mar 2026
Mixed. It undercuts the better known cloud tools on price, but the app ecosystem is smaller.
Pros
It undercuts the better known cloud tools on price.
Cons
The app ecosystem is smaller.
Laura Radcliffe
Financial controller · 201-500 employees · Professional services
18 Mar 2026
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together, and it undercuts the better known cloud tools on price. It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks, but we live with it.
Pros
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together.
Cons
It feels dated next to Xero and QuickBooks.
Charlotte Baptiste
Office manager · 1-10 employees · Education
17 Mar 2026
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together, and straightforward enough for a small business to run. The app ecosystem is smaller, but we live with it.
Pros
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together.
Cons
The app ecosystem is smaller.
Paul Holloway
Founder · 1-10 employees · Property and lettings
11 Mar 2026
IRIS backing means the compliance side is dependable. That said, new features arrive more slowly than the big names and the bank feeds and reporting lag the market leaders.
Pros
IRIS backing means the compliance side is dependable.
Cons
New features arrive more slowly than the big names.
Jodie Holloway
Payroll manager · 201-500 employees · Accounting
10 Mar 2026
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together. Straightforward enough for a small business to run.
Pros
Adding the payroll module kept accounting and payroll together.
Cons
The bank feeds and reporting lag the market leaders.