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75% evidence coverage
With AI excluded: 88–100/100
£16.00
organisation/month · excl. VAT
UK businesses wanting visible plan boundaries for VAT, CIS, projects and accountant controls.
The reviewed supplier page explicitly serves the UK market.
70% evidence coverage
With AI excluded: 71–100/100
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organisation/month · VAT basis not stated
Growing UK teams needing bills, projects, stock and configurable reporting.
The reviewed supplier page explicitly serves the UK market.
The first number is earned from documented features. Unverified capabilities create the range. Product scores do not establish the quality, reliability or price of a particular plan.
| Capability & demo question | Clear Books75–100/100 documented fit | QuickBooks Online UK70–100/100 documented fit |
|---|---|---|
Core workflowSales invoicing5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate and send a VAT invoice with customer details, line items and a due date. | ✓ Supported Invoice creation and email. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Invoices and estimates listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoImport your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment. | ✓ Supported Bank feed with automated matching. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ? Not verified Bank feeds verified; the detailed reconciliation workflow was not checked. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt. | ✓ Supported Medium includes MTD VAT submission. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported VAT submission to HMRC from Simple Start. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points availableAsk in the demoEnter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance. | ✓ Supported Sales and purchase tracking. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Essentials and above manage bills. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDrill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction. | ✓ Supported Full reporting suite. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Reports; Advanced custom report builder. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSubmit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category. | ✓ Supported Large includes expense claims and approval. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Receipt capture and expense tracking. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInvite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials. | ✓ Supported Accountant tools and invitation documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Plans include accountant access. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthRecurring invoices and reminders5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSchedule a repeat invoice and inspect the reminder history. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm recurring invoices and reminders. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points | ? Not verified Recurring invoices verified; reminder workflow not verified here. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInvoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid. | ✓ Supported Large includes multiple currencies. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Essentials and above list multiple currencies. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAllocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin. | ✓ Supported Large includes project accounting. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Plus adds project profitability. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSet a departmental budget and investigate a variance. | ✓ Supported Medium includes budgets. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Plus and Advanced list budgeting. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points availableAsk in the demoProcess a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export. | ✓ Supported Medium includes CIS returns. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported CIS calculation and submission listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthStock quantities and cost tracking5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSell a stocked item and inspect quantity and cost-of-sales changes. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm stock quantities and cost tracking. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points | ✓ Supported Plus lists inventory and purchase orders. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAdd an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal. | ✓ Supported Large includes fixed assets. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Advanced lists fixed-asset tracking. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting. | ✓ Supported Permissions and accountant date locks documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm role restrictions and period locks. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points availableAsk in the demoFind who changed an invoice and review the previous values. | ✓ Supported Audit log explicitly listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm transaction audit history. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExport ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration. | ✓ Supported Integrations and API included in organisation plans. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or documented api. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI document extraction and categorisation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoUpload an unfamiliar receipt, review suggested fields and correct a wrong category. | ? Not verified Auto Bills captures and codes documents; AI method unverified. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ | ✓ Supported Smart expense organisation is listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIAI financial queries or anomaly detection5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk a financial question or inspect a flagged anomaly and verify it against the ledger. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai financial queries or anomaly detection. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points | ✓ Supported Plus and Advanced list AI anomaly detection. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIReview and permission controls for AI5.0 points availableAsk in the demoUse a restricted role and show how AI output is reviewed before an accounting action. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm review and permission controls for ai. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm review and permission controls for ai. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
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