UK SOFTWARE PROFILE
Clear Books
UK bookkeeping with separate sole-trader, property and all-organisation plans.
One product. Different jobs.
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Pricing & practicalities
Model your total cost โPublished starting point
Accounting software
ยฃ16.00Small ยท organisation/month ยท monthly billing
excl. VAT
Small ยฃ16 monthly; Medium ยฃ34 and Large ยฃ44. Sole-trader and property plans differ.
Check current price โConsider before choosing
- Small does not include VAT submissions; Medium is the VAT/CIS tier.
- Auto Bills and payroll are separately priced add-ons for organisation plans.
Connected workflows
Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.
BEHIND THE AI CLAIM
AI capabilities
Automatic document capture and coding are documented; generative assistance was not verified.
Documented capabilities
- Document capture
- Automatic bill coding
Plans, limits & questions
- Auto Bills may be an add-on.
- AI policy and conversational functions need confirmation.
Feature-by-feature evidence
Accounting software โ 20 scored checks
| Capability & demo question | Clear Books75โ100/100 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. | โ Supported Invoice creation and email. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoImport your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment. | โ Supported Bank feed with automated matching. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt. | โ Supported Medium includes MTD VAT submission. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points availableAsk in the demoEnter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance. | โ Supported Sales and purchase tracking. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDrill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction. | โ Supported Full reporting suite. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSubmit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category. | โ Supported Large includes expense claims and approval. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInvite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials. | โ Supported Accountant tools and invitation documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
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. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInvoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid. | โ Supported Large includes multiple currencies. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAllocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin. | โ Supported Large includes project accounting. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSet a departmental budget and investigate a variance. | โ Supported Medium includes budgets. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points availableAsk in the demoProcess a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export. | โ Supported Medium includes CIS returns. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
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. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAdd an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal. | โ Supported Large includes fixed assets. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting. | โ Supported Permissions and accountant date locks documented. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points availableAsk in the demoFind who changed an invoice and review the previous values. | โ Supported Audit log explicitly listed. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExport ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration. | โ Supported Integrations and API included in organisation plans. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
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. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
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. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
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. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
โNot verifiedโ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.