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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 — default
USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

Then $25 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Growing — default
USD 55 monthly · USD 55 / month with annual commitment

Then $55 per month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Established — default Highlighted
USD 90 monthly · USD 90 / month with annual commitment

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 — default

Highlights

Send quotes and 20 invoices†

Included

Highlights

Accept online invoice payments^

Included

Highlights

5 bills

Included

Highlights

Reconcile bank transactions

Included

Highlights

Smart Document Capture

Included

Highlights

View real-time reports

Included

Highlights

W-9 + 1099 management

Included

Highlights

Sales tax

Included

Highlights

Visualize performance with basic graphs

Included

Highlights

30 day cash flow forecast

Included

Highlights

Make online bill payments (Domestic - Free ACH)

Included

Highlights

Make online bill payments (Cross Border)

Included

Growing — default

Highlights

Everything in Early, plus:

Included

Highlights

Send invoices and quotes

Included

Highlights

Automate bill entry and track bills

Included

Highlights

Auto-reconcile bank transactions

Included

Highlights

Visualize performance with graphs

Included

Highlights

60 day cash flow forecast

Included

Highlights

Customize performance dashboards

Included

Highlights

Tailored financial health scorecards

Included

Established — default

Highlights

Everything in Growing, plus:

Included

Highlights

180 day cash flow forecast

Included

Highlights

Analyze KPIs and ratios

Included

Highlights

Use multiple currencies

Included

Highlights

Track time and costs for projects

Included

Highlights

Employee expense and mileage claims

Included

Highlights

Benchmark against the industry

Included

Highlights

Make online bill payments (International)

Included

How their prices changed

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

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

Xero

  1. Source
    • 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