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Clear Books vs QuickBooks Online

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.

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

QuickBooks Online

USD · US · source: quickbooks.intuit.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Simple Start
USD 38 monthly

$38 $19 / mo 50% off for 3 months*

Flat · / mo Standalone · Fixed
Essentials
USD 85 monthly

$85 $42.50 / mo 50% off for 3 months*

Flat · / mo Standalone · Fixed
Plus Highlighted
USD 140 monthly

$140 $70 / mo 50% off for 3 months*

Flat · / mo Standalone · Fixed
Advanced
USD 340 monthly

$340 $170 / mo 50% off for 3 months*

Flat · / mo 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.

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

QuickBooks Online

Simple Start

Highlights

Users

1

Included

Highlights

Accountant access

2 accountants

Included

Top features

Intuit Intelligence

Included

Top features

Expert-guided setup and onboarding

Included

Top features

AI Chat for instant insights

Limited

Top features

Categorizes expenses

Included

Top features

Maximizes tax deductions

Included

Highlights

Run general business reports

Included

Highlights

Automated bookkeeping

Included

Highlights

Invoice and get paid

Included

Highlights

Automate bill pay with free ACH

Included

Essentials

Highlights

Users

3

Included

Highlights

Accountant access

2 accountants

Included

Highlights

Everything in Simple Start

Included

Top features

Cleans up your books with Accounting AI

Included

Top features

Gets you paid faster with Payments AI

Included

Highlights

Run enhanced reports

Included

Highlights

Add employee time to invoices

Included

Highlights

Get customer referrals, feedback, and work requests

Included

Highlights

Collect leads from a custom form on your website

Included

Highlights

Link your calendar and let customers schedule meetings with you directly

Included

Plus

Highlights

Users

5

Included

Highlights

Accountant access

2 accountants

Included

Highlights

Everything in Essentials

Included

Top features

Reconciles your books

Included

Top features

Surfaces profit & loss insights

Included

Top features

Finds and fixes anomalies

Included

Top features

Catches discrepancies before filing with Sales Tax AI

Included

Top features

Sources leads and helps with follow-up with Customer AI

Included

Highlights

Run comprehensive reports

Included

Highlights

Plan budgets

Included

Highlights

Track project profitability

Included

Highlights

Track and manage inventory

Included

Highlights

Track classes and locations

40

Included

Advanced

Highlights

Users

25

Included

Highlights

Accountant access

3 accountants

Included

Highlights

Everything in Plus

Included

Top features

Auto-creates projects and allocates costs with Project Management AI

Included

Top features

Gives tailored financial insights with Finance AI

Included

Top features

Customize dashboards with personalized KPIs and metrics

Included

Top features

Track performance with unlimited classes, locations, and custom KPIs

unlimited

Included

Highlights

Build custom management-ready reports

Included

Highlights

Automate workflows

Included

Highlights

Sync data with Excel

Included

Highlights

Customize user permissions and access

Included

Highlights

Forecast cash flow and profit

Included

Highlights

Batch invoices and expenses

Included

Highlights

Backup and restore your data

Included

Highlights

Get priority support and training

Included

Highlights

Track classes and locations

unlimited

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.

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

QuickBooks Online

    • Simple Start: USD 38 monthly
    • Essentials: USD 85 monthly
    • Plus: USD 140 monthly
    • Advanced: USD 340 monthly
    • Simple Start: USD 38 monthly
    • Essentials: USD 85 monthly
    • Plus: USD 140 monthly
    • Advanced: USD 340 monthly