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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
START — BUSY Magic Start
INR 416.67 monthly · INR 416.67 / month with annual commitment

₹5,000 /360 days

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

₹8,000 /360 days

Other · /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

START — BUSY Magic Start

Highlights

Billing & Invoicing

Tax-inclusive and MRP billing, Multi-GST billing in a single invoice

Included

Highlights

Inventory Management

FIFO-based stock aging and valuation, Item-level stock balance control

Included

Highlights

Accounting & Finance

Ledger reconciliation and depreciation, Chart of accounts, P&L, and balance sheet

Included

Highlights

Reports & Dashboard

Stock, sales, purchase, and other reports

Included

Highlights

Security & Controls

User-definable Access Rights

Included

Highlights

Support

Email / WhatsApp / Call

Included

SMART — BUSY Magic Smart

Highlights

Includes All START Features

Included

Highlights

GST & Compliance

GSTR-1 / IFF dashboard, Create EWB + E-Invoice upto 10,000, Check Party Return Status, Download All GST Returns from Single Window, E-way bill and E-invoice reports, GST reconciliation and filing, GSTIN and HSN validation, Invoice Management System

Included

Highlights

Billing & Invoicing

AI Voucher Scan, Digital signature on invoices and reports, Compound discounts and markups, POS for fast billing, Barcode scanning and QR code

Included

Highlights

Inventory Management

MRP-wise stock management, Brand, size, colour, and parameterized item tracking, Multiple units per item categories, Warehouses, batch, serial number, and reorder level tracking

Included

Highlights

Accounting & Finance

MSME audit report, Salesman / broker reports, TDS Summary

Included

Highlights

Security & Controls

User login scheduling, Bind data and users to selected computers, Audit trail

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 dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

BUSY

  1. Source
    • 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

  1. Source
    • 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