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Accounting software / YOUR COMPARISON

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Xero โ†—

60โ€“100/100

60% evidence coverage

With AI excluded: 59โ€“100/100

ยฃ18.00
organisation/month ยท excl. VAT

Businesses wanting accountant collaboration and a route from basic bookkeeping to project and currency workflows.

The reviewed supplier page explicitly serves the UK market.

The first number is earned from documented features. Unverified capabilities create the range. Product scores do not establish the quality, reliability or price of a particular plan.

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Accounting software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
Capability & demo questionXero60โ€“100/100 documented fit
Core workflowSales invoicing5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Create and send a VAT invoice with customer details, line items and a due date.

โœ“ Supported

Quotes and sales invoices; Ignite limits apply.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points available
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Import your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment.

โœ“ Supported

Bank feeds and reconciliation documented.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points available
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Prepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt.

โœ“ Supported

Direct VAT returns to HMRC.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowSupplier bills and payment tracking5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Enter a supplier bill, allocate its VAT and show its outstanding balance.

โœ“ Supported

Bill entry and tracking documented.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowFinancial reports and dashboards5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Drill from a monthly report into its underlying transaction.

โœ“ Supported

Financial reports and dashboards.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points available
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Submit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category.

โœ“ Supported

Expense claims available by plan.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Core workflowAccountant collaboration5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Invite an accountant without sharing the owner's credentials.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm accountant collaboration.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthRecurring invoices and reminders5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Schedule a repeat invoice and inspect the reminder history.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm recurring invoices and reminders.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthForeign-currency bookkeeping5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Invoice in euros and show the realised exchange difference when paid.

โœ“ Supported

Comprehensive and Ultimate include multiple currencies.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthProject profitability5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Allocate time, expenses and invoices to a job and inspect its margin.

โœ“ Supported

Ultimate includes project time and cost tracking.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthBudget versus actual reporting5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Set a departmental budget and investigate a variance.

โœ“ Supported

Higher plans include budgeting.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthConstruction Industry Scheme workflow5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Process a subcontractor deduction and show the CIS return or export.

โœ“ Supported

CIS calculations; return submission is an add-on.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
Workflow depthStock quantities and cost tracking5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Sell a stocked item and inspect quantity and cost-of-sales changes.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm stock quantities and cost tracking.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthFixed-asset lifecycle5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Add an asset, post depreciation and record its disposal.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm fixed-asset lifecycle.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Prevent an ordinary user changing a closed period or privileged setting.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm role restrictions and period locks.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Find who changed an invoice and review the previous values.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm transaction audit history.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Export ledger detail or retrieve invoice data through a documented integration.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or documented api.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI document extraction and categorisation5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Upload an unfamiliar receipt, review suggested fields and correct a wrong category.

? Not verified

Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai document extraction and categorisation.

0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
AIAI financial queries or anomaly detection5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Ask a financial question or inspect a flagged anomaly and verify it against the ledger.

โœ“ Supported

JAX answers questions using financial data.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
AIReview and permission controls for AI5.0 points available
Ask in the demo

Use a restricted role and show how AI output is reviewed before an accounting action.

โœ“ Supported

JAX respects roles; output can be reviewed.

5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—

โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

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