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Akaunting
Cloud accounting sold by company and user count, from US$12 a month, with a self-hosted deployment offered separately.
Flat rate from $12/mo
FreeAgentTechBigs coverFreeAgent
United Kingdom accounting priced by business type, from £10 a month, and free with several bank accounts.
Flat rate from £10/mo
FreshBooksTechBigs coverFreshBooks
Invoicing-led accounting for service businesses, from US$23 a month with a five-client limit.
Flat rate from $23/mo
GnuCashTechBigs coverGnuCash
Free desktop double-entry accounting under the GNU General Public License, for personal and small-business books.
Free
Invoice NinjaTechBigs coverInvoice Ninja
Invoicing and billing with a free tier for five clients and a US$14 a month Pro plan.
Free plan, paid from $14/mo
Odoo Accounting
The accounting app of an open-source business suite, free for one app and US$7.25 per user a month for all of them.
Free plan, paid from $7.25/mo
PandleTechBigs coverPandle
United Kingdom bookkeeping with a free plan and a £5 a month Pro tier, including Making Tax Digital submissions.
Free plan, paid from £5/mo
QuickBooks OnlineTechBigs coverQuickBooks Online
Intuit's cloud accounting product, from US$38 a month with one user and two accountant seats.
Flat rate from $38/mo
QuickFileTechBigs coverQuickFile
United Kingdom accounting priced by ledger entries, free up to 200 a year and £60 plus VAT above that.
Free plan, paid from £60/yr
WaveTechBigs coverWave
Free invoicing and bookkeeping with a US$19 a month Pro plan for bank import and receipt capture.
Free plan, paid from $19/mo
Xero
Cloud accounting with unlimited users on every plan, from US$25 a month on the United States price list.
Flat rate from $25/mo
Zoho Books
Six-tier accounting suite with a free plan for small businesses and Standard at US$15 a month.
Free plan, paid from $15/mo
More ways to decide
Editorial rankings, reading and shortlists for this categoryRanked for a situation
- Accounting software for freelancers Tools that cost little or nothing for one person invoicing a handful of clients.
- Accounting software for UK businesses Products whose own pages state Making Tax Digital submissions or filing to HM Revenue and Customs.
- Accounting software you can run yourself Products that install on your own computer or server, with no subscription required to keep the books.
Reading
- What free accounting software actually gives you Seven products in this catalogue publish a free tier. Here is the exact ceiling on each, and what you give up.
- How to choose accounting software Country first, then user count, then whether you need a ledger or only invoices. Price is the last question, not the first.
Free desktop double-entry against open-core accounting you can host or buy.
TechBigs verdict for this category, Akaunting vs GnuCash, published Sep 4, 2026