Sage Sole Trader

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Self Assessment and MTD for Income Tax for people who have never used accounting software

4.0Based on 261 reviews

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Ease of use4.0
Value3.9
Support4.0
Features4.0

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Andrew Pemberton

Management accountant · 51-200 employees · Retail

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

3.0

16 Feb 2026

Good starting point, you will move on

Mixed. Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up, but there is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job.

Pros

Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up.

Cons

There is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job.

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

Used for 6-12 months20 found this helpful

Nicola Wexford

Practice manager · 1-10 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom

4.0

15 Feb 2026

Simple enough for a first timer

My accountant can see the figures without me emailing spreadsheets. Only real gripe is that no payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

Pros

My accountant can see the figures without me emailing spreadsheets.

Cons

No payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

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

Used for 2+ years12 found this helpful

Robert Adeyemi

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Education

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

4.0

6 Feb 2026

Fine for a simple trade

Setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. Only real gripe is that no payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

Pros

Setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before.

Cons

No payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

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

Used for 2+ years32 found this helpful

Craig Dunmore

Director · 1-10 employees · Retail

United Kingdom

5.0

1 Feb 2026

Simple enough for a first timer

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock. Categorising expenses on the phone while sat in the van works well.

Pros

The tax estimate updates as you go so January is not a shock.

Cons

Importing two years of history from a spreadsheet was fiddly.

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

Used for Less than 6 months34 found this helpful

Paul Ferreira

Founder · 1-10 employees · Professional services

United Kingdom

5.0

29 Jan 2026

Good starting point, you will move on

Setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. My accountant can see the figures without me emailing spreadsheets.

Pros

Setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before.

Cons

Reporting is thin if you want anything beyond income and expenses.

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

Used for Less than 6 months25 found this helpful

Kevin Kowalski

Owner · 1-10 employees · Food and beverage

United Kingdom

1.0

26 Jan 2026

Works for a one person business

You outgrow it the moment you register for VAT. The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry. Looking at alternatives.

Pros

My accountant can see the figures without me emailing spreadsheets.

Cons

You outgrow it the moment you register for VAT.

Ease of use: 2.0
Value for money: 1.0
Customer service: 1.0
Functionality: 1.0

Used for 1-2 years38 found this helpful

Mark Ainsley

Office manager · 11-50 employees · Wholesale

United Kingdom

4.0

26 Jan 2026

Does the MTD job without the ceremony

It does not try to be a full ledger, which is exactly why I can use it, and the free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT. The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry, but we live with it.

Pros

It does not try to be a full ledger, which is exactly why I can use it.

Cons

The mobile app occasionally logs me out mid entry.

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

Used for 2+ years35 found this helpful

Adam Lockhart

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Engineering

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

22 Jan 2026

Cheap and it files

HMRC submission went through first time with no error messages, and setup took an evening and I have never used accounting software before. No complaints so far.

Pros

HMRC submission went through first time with no error messages.

Cons

You outgrow it the moment you register for VAT.

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

Used for 6-12 months17 found this helpful

Mohammed Whitfield

Bookkeeper · 11-50 employees · Professional services

LinkedIn verifiedUnited Kingdom

5.0

14 Jan 2026

Simple enough for a first timer

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT. Quarterly updates take about ten minutes once the bank feed is set up.

Pros

The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT.

Cons

No payroll at all, which caught me out when I took someone on.

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

Used for 1-2 years36 found this helpful

Gareth Quinn

Sole trader · 1-10 employees · Retail

United Kingdom

5.0

5 Jan 2026

Cheap and it files

Categorising expenses on the phone while sat in the van works well. The free tier covered everything I needed until I registered for VAT.

Pros

Categorising expenses on the phone while sat in the van works well.

Cons

There is no balance sheet, so my accountant still does a year end job.

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

Used for 2+ years3 found this helpful