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BUSY vs Clear Books

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

INR · US · source: busy.in

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Express
Free

100% Free Billing & Accounting Free

Flat Standalone · Free
Start — BUSY Magic
INR 416.67 / month with annual commitment

₹5,000 /360 days

Flat · /360 days Standalone · Fixed
Smart — BUSY Magic Highlighted
INR 666.67 / month with annual commitment

₹8,000 /360 days

Flat · /360 days Standalone · Fixed
Power — BUSY Magic
INR 1000 / month with annual commitment

₹12,000 /360 days

Flat · /360 days Standalone · Fixed
Power+ — BUSY Magic
INR 4166.67 / month with annual commitment

₹50,000 /360 days

Flat · /360 days Standalone · Fixed

GBP · US · source: www.clearbooks.co.uk

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Sole Trader Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Sole Trader
GBP 5 monthly

£5/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Sole Trader Plus
GBP 15 monthly

£15/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Property Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Property
GBP 5 monthly

£5/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Foreign Property Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Foreign Property
GBP 5 monthly

£5/month plus VAT

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Small
GBP 16 monthly · GBP 14.4 / month with annual commitment

£16 monthly or £14.40/month billed yearly

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Medium Highlighted
GBP 34 monthly · GBP 30.6 / month with annual commitment

£34 monthly or £30.60/month billed yearly

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Large
GBP 44 monthly · GBP 39.6 / month with annual commitment

£44 monthly or £39.60/month billed yearly

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

BUSY

Express

Accounting

Create Accounting Vouchers

Included

Billing & Invoicing

Invoices

Included

Accounting

Receipts, Inventory, JVs etc.

Included

Accounting

Multiple Companies

Included

Accounting

Multiple Financial Years

Included

MIS/Reports

MIS Reports

Included

Receivables & Payables

Ledgers, Receivables & Payables

Included

MIS/Reports

Sales / Inventory / Profitability Analysis

Included

Financial Statements

Financial Statements

Included

Financial Statements

P&L

Included

Financial Statements

Balance Sheet

Included

Mobile App

Mobile App

Excluded

Start — BUSY Magic

Billing & Invoicing

Tax-inclusive and MRP billing

Included

Billing & Invoicing

Multi-GST billing in a single invoice

Included

Inventory Management

FIFO-based stock aging and valuation

Included

Inventory Management

Item-level stock balance control

Included

Accounting & Finance

Ledger reconciliation and depreciation

Included

Accounting & Finance

Chart of accounts, P&L, and balance sheet

Included

Reports & Dashboard

Stock, sales, purchase, and other reports

Included

Security & Controls

User-definable Access Rights

Included

Support

Email / WhatsApp / Call

Included

Mobile App

Mobile App Lite

Included

Smart — BUSY Magic

Highlights

All START features

Included

GST & Compliance

GSTR-1 / IFF dashboard

Included

GST & Compliance

Create EWB + E-Invoice

upto 10,000

Limited

GST & Compliance

Check Party Return Status

Included

GST & Compliance

Download All GST Returns from Single Window

Included

GST & Compliance

E-way bill and E-invoice reports

Included

GST & Compliance

GST reconciliation and filing

Included

GST & Compliance

GSTIN and HSN validation

Included

GST & Compliance

Invoice Management System

Included

Billing & Invoicing

AI Voucher Scan

Included

Billing & Invoicing

Digital signature on invoices and reports

Included

Billing & Invoicing

Compound discounts and markups

Included

Billing & Invoicing

POS for fast billing

Included

Billing & Invoicing

Barcode scanning and QR code

Included

Inventory Management

MRP-wise stock management

Included

Inventory Management

Brand, size, colour, and parameterized item tracking

Included

Inventory Management

Multiple units per item categories

Included

Inventory Management

Warehouses, batch, serial number, and reorder level tracking

Included

Accounting & Finance

MSME audit report

Included

Accounting & Finance

Salesman / broker reports

Included

TDS

TDS Summary

Included

Data Security

User login scheduling

Included

Data Security

Bind data and users to selected computers

Included

Data Security

Audit trail

Included

Mobile App

Mobile App Lite

Included

Power — BUSY Magic

Highlights

All SMART features

Included

GST & Compliance

Manage multiple GSTINs in one company

Included

GST & Compliance

Create EWB + E-Invoice

upto 20,000

Limited

Data Security & Controls

Client / SQL support

Included

Support

Premium voice support

Included

Mobile App

Mobile App Lite

Included

Power+ — BUSY Magic

Highlights

All POWER features

Included

Higher Usage Limits

Users

10 users

Limited

Higher Usage Limits

Companies

150 companies

Limited

Higher Usage Limits

Create EWB + E-Invoice

upto 50,000

Limited

Support

Email, WhatsApp chat, and premium voice support

Included

Mobile App

Mobile App Lite

Included

Clear Books

Sole Trader Free

Plan card

MTD Income Tax updates

Included

Plan card

Income and expense records

Included

Plan card

Basic reports

Included

Sole Trader

Plan card

Bank feeds

Included

Plan card

Invoice creation

Included

Plan card

Unlimited users

Included

Sole Trader Plus

Plan card

MTD VAT reporting

Included

Plan card

Flat-rate VAT

Included

Plan card

Phone support

Included

Property Free

Plan card

One property

Included

Plan card

MTD filings

Included

Plan card

No transaction limits

Included

Property

Plan card

Multiple properties

Included

Plan card

Bank feeds

Included

Plan card

Business reporting

Included

Foreign Property Free

Plan card

One overseas property

Included

Plan card

MTD filings

Included

Plan card

Income and expense records

Included

Foreign Property

Plan card

Multiple overseas properties

Included

Plan card

Bank feeds

Included

Plan card

Unlimited users

Included

Small

Plan card

Sales and purchases

Included

Plan card

Full reporting

Included

Plan card

Integrations and API

Included

Medium

Plan card

MTD VAT submissions

Included

Plan card

Purchase orders

Included

Plan card

CIS reporting

Included

Large

Plan card

Project accounting

Included

Plan card

Multi-currency

Included

Plan card

Fixed assets

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

BUSY

    • Express: Free
    • Start — BUSY Magic: INR 416.67 / month with annual commitment
    • Smart — BUSY Magic: INR 666.67 / month with annual commitment
    • Power — BUSY Magic: INR 1000 / month with annual commitment
    • Power+ — BUSY Magic: INR 4166.67 / month with annual commitment
    • START — BUSY Magic Start: INR 416.67 monthly · INR 416.67 / month with annual commitment
    • SMART — BUSY Magic Smart: INR 666.67 monthly · INR 666.67 / month with annual commitment

Clear Books

    • Sole Trader Free: Free
    • Sole Trader: GBP 5 monthly
    • Sole Trader Plus: GBP 15 monthly
    • Property Free: Free
    • Property: GBP 5 monthly
    • Foreign Property Free: Free
    • Foreign Property: GBP 5 monthly
    • Small: GBP 16 monthly · GBP 14.4 / month with annual commitment
    • Medium: GBP 34 monthly · GBP 30.6 / month with annual commitment
    • Large: GBP 44 monthly · GBP 39.6 / month with annual commitment