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Best accounting software
Track income, expenses and taxes for a business. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
- Tools
- 8
- Researched
- 7
- Free option
- 4
- Only listed
- 1
Ranked by signals we can measure or quote: website health, the facts each tool's own pages state, and community discussion. Nothing here has been hands-on tested yet, so this is not a quality test. How the signals rank works
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- A FreshBooks account is required to use the software. The page says: “All you have to do is sign up for a FreshBooks account, add your business details, and you’re ready to go.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- FreshBooks is a cloud accounting software where data is stored and accessed online. The page says: “Plus, as a cloud accounting software – your data is stored and ready to be accessed wherever you are in the world.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Xero offers a 30-day free trial that provides access to Xero features. The page says: “Your first month, on us.. 30-day free trial See what all the fuss is about.. Try Xero for free . Explore all features . . . . 30-day free trial . $ 0 . USD. . Access Xero features.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- An account or signup is required to use Xero. The page says: “Find, try and buy business apps that connect with Xero once you sign up.. Sign up to get started.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- A One App Free plan at 0 with one app and unlimited users on Odoo Online. Installing Studio or adding companies moves a free database to Custom. Installing more apps moves it to Standard.
- Paid plan
- Standard (all apps) and Custom (all apps plus extra hosting options) are priced per user per month, shown in Indian rupees on the page we read, with a Yearly/Monthly toggle. Exact figures were unclear on the page. Light User is shown at Rs 195. Prices for other countries are not shown.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Customer databases are hosted in the Odoo Cloud region closest to the customer, in countries including USA, Canada, France, Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, India, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Backups are kept in several data centers, mostly in Europe. After cancellation a database is kept deactivated for 3 weeks, then destroyed. Deleted data may remain in backups up to 12 months.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Odoo pricing, Odoo privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Zoho Books is a cloud accounting software that allows users to access financial records online. The page says: “Cloud accounting software lets you access your financial records online from anywhere, on any device.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
Details and sources
- Free tier
- A Free plan at $0/month with no credit card required: 1 user, income and expense tracking, 3 reports, 2 invoices per month, 1 bank account connection, chat support. No mobile app or integrations. A 30-day free trial is also listed.
- Paid plan
- US page, in USD, billed monthly: Simple Start $38, Essentials $85, Plus $140, Advanced $340 per month. A 50% off for 3 months offer is shown, with terms not on the page. No annual contract. Prices for other countries are not shown.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: QuickBooks pricing, Intuit privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Starter plan at $0 with unlimited estimates, invoices, bills and bookkeeping records. Payment processing fees apply, such as 2.9% + $0.60 per credit card transaction. Support is live chat or email only.
- Paid plan
- Pro is $19 USD or $25 CAD per month, or $190 USD or $250 CAD per year. Adding your logo and brand colors to invoice templates is listed as a Pro feature. Wave Advisors starts at $149 or $199 per month. Add-ons include receipts capture and payroll.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- The page lists removing Wave branding from footers as a feature but does not clearly show which plans include it.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Wave pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- A 30-day free trial is offered for paid plans. The plan is also free at 0 pounds with a qualifying business bank account (NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland or Ulster Bank, or Mettle with at least one transaction a month for some business types).
- Paid plan
- UK page, GBP, excluding 20% VAT. Monthly regular price: limited company 33, partnership or LLP 27, sole trader 19, unincorporated landlord 10. Annual: 330, 270, 190, 100. Introductory discounts shown for the first 6 months or first year. Prices for other countries are not shown.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: FreeAgent pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Also listed (1, not yet tested)
Each of these answered when we visited its site. We have not tested them or recorded facts, so they are in alphabetical order, not ranked.
- Sage AccountingOpen
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