Puzzle vs Starling Accounting

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.

Puzzle

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USD · US · source: puzzle.io

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter	USD 30 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment $30/month or $25/month billed annually before temporary promotions	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Core	USD 72 monthly · USD 60 / month with annual commitment $72/month or $60/month billed annually before temporary promotions	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Complete Highlighted	USD 120 monthly · USD 100 / month with annual commitment $120/month or $100/month billed annually before temporary promotions	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Scale	USD 360 monthly · USD 300 / month with annual commitment Starting at $360/month or $300/month billed annually before temporary promotions	Flat · per month	Standalone · Starting at

Starling Accounting

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GBP · US · source: www.starlingbank.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Accounting Essentials	Free Free forever	Flat · per month	Standalone · Free
Accounting Plus	GBP 14 monthly Regular price £14/month after the temporary £7 promotion	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.

Puzzle

Starter

Plan card Users: 1

Included
Plan card Cash books: Included
Plan card AI categorization: Included

Core

Plan card Users: 5

Included
Plan card Accrual books: Included
Plan card Chat support: Included

Complete

Plan card Unlimited users: Included
Plan card White-glove migration: Included
Plan card Class tracking: Included

Scale

Plan card High-volume accounting: Included
Plan card Priority support: Included
Plan card AI credits: 300/month

Included

Starling Accounting

Accounting Essentials

Plan card Free accounting tools: Included
Plan card Making Tax Digital Income Tax submissions: Included
Plan card Real-time tax calculations: Included

Accounting Plus

Plan card Day-to-day bookkeeping: Included
Plan card Tax management: Included
Plan card Making Tax Digital tools: Included

How their prices changed

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

Puzzle

August 27, 2026 Source
- Starter: USD 30 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
- Core: USD 72 monthly · USD 60 / month with annual commitment
- Complete: USD 120 monthly · USD 100 / month with annual commitment
- Scale: USD 360 monthly · USD 300 / month with annual commitment

Starling Accounting

August 27, 2026 Source
- Accounting Essentials: Free
- Accounting Plus: GBP 14 monthly