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Clear Books vs Xero

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

USD · US · source: www.xero.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Early
USD 25 monthly

$2.50 per month for the first 6 months Then $25 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Growing
USD 55 monthly

$5.50 per month for the first 6 months Then $55 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Established Highlighted
USD 90 monthly

$9 per month for the first 6 months Then $90 per month

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.

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

Xero

Early

Features

Send quotes and invoices

Send quotes and 20 invoices

Limited

Features

Accept online invoice payments

Included

Features

Bills

5 bills

Limited

Features

Reconcile bank transactions

Included

Features

Smart Document Capture

Included

Features

View real-time reports

Included

Features

W-9 + 1099 management

Included

Features

Sales tax

Included

Features

Visualize performance with graphs

Basic

Limited

Features

Forecast cash flow

30 day forecast

Limited

Features

Make online bill payments (Domestic)

Free ACH

Included

Features

Make online bill payments (Cross Border)

Optional

Limited

Features

Budgets

3 budgets

Limited

Growing

Features

Send invoices and quotes

Included

Features

Accept online invoice payments

Included

Features

Automate bill entry and track bills

Included

Features

Auto-reconcile bank transactions

Included

Features

Smart Document Capture

Included

Features

View real-time reports

Included

Features

W-9 + 1099 management

Included

Features

Sales tax

Included

Features

Visualize performance with graphs

Included

Features

Forecast cash flow

60 day forecast

Included

Features

Make online bill payments (Domestic)

Free ACH

Included

Features

Make online bill payments (Cross Border)

Optional

Limited

Features

Customize performance dashboards

Included

Features

Tailored financial health scorecards

Included

Features

Budget with smart suggestions

Included

Established

Features

Send invoices and quotes

Included

Features

Accept online invoice payments

Included

Features

Automate bill entry and track bills

Included

Features

Auto-reconcile bank transactions

Included

Features

Smart Document Capture

Included

Features

View real-time reports

Included

Features

W-9 + 1099 management

Included

Features

Sales tax

Included

Features

Visualize performance with graphs

Included

Features

Forecast cash flow

180 day forecast

Included

Features

Make online bill payments (Domestic)

Free ACH

Included

Features

Make online bill payments (Cross Border)

Optional

Limited

Features

Customize performance dashboards

Included

Features

Tailored financial health scorecards

Included

Features

Analyze KPIs and ratios

Included

Features

Budget with smart suggestions

Included

Features

Use multiple currencies

Included

Features

Track time and costs for projects

Included

Features

Employee expense and mileage claims

Included

Features

Benchmark against the industry

Included

Features

Make online bill payments (International)

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

Xero

    • Early: USD 25 monthly
    • Growing: USD 55 monthly
    • Established: USD 90 monthly
    • Early — default: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
    • Growing — default: USD 55 monthly · USD 55 / month with annual commitment
    • Established — default: USD 90 monthly · USD 90 / month with annual commitment