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Clear Books

UK bookkeeping with separate sole-trader, property and all-organisation plans.

Evidence checked 15 Oct 2026 ยท Product-level research, not a hands-on review

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Accounting software

ยฃ16.00

Small ยท organisation/month ยท monthly billing
excl. VAT

Small ยฃ16 monthly; Medium ยฃ34 and Large ยฃ44. Sole-trader and property plans differ.

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  • Small does not include VAT submissions; Medium is the VAT/CIS tier.
  • Auto Bills and payroll are separately priced add-ons for organisation plans.

Connected workflows

    Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.

    BEHIND THE AI CLAIM

    AI capabilities

    Automatic document capture and coding are documented; generative assistance was not verified.

    Documented capabilities

    • Document capture
    • Automatic bill coding

    Plans, limits & questions

    • Auto Bills may be an add-on.
    • AI policy and conversational functions need confirmation.
    AI evidence โ†—

    Feature-by-feature evidence

    Accounting software โ€” 20 scored checks

    Inside the feature comparison

    โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

    Accounting software: feature evidence and contribution to the score
    Capability & demo questionClear Books75โ€“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

    Invoice creation and email.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowBank feeds and reconciliation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Import your bank's transactions and reconcile a transfer, fee and customer payment.

    โœ“ Supported

    Bank feed with automated matching.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowMTD VAT submission5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Prepare a return for the relevant VAT scheme and show the submission receipt.

    โœ“ Supported

    Medium includes MTD VAT submission.

    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

    Sales and purchase tracking.

    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

    Full reporting suite.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowEmployee expense recording5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Submit a receipt and show its allocation to the right expense category.

    โœ“ Supported

    Large includes expense claims and approval.

    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.

    โœ“ Supported

    Accountant tools and invitation documented.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    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

    Large includes 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

    Large includes project accounting.

    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

    Medium includes budgets.

    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

    Medium includes CIS returns.

    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.

    โœ“ Supported

    Large includes fixed assets.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthRole restrictions and period locks5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

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

    โœ“ Supported

    Permissions and accountant date locks documented.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthTransaction audit history5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Find who changed an invoice and review the previous values.

    โœ“ Supported

    Audit log explicitly listed.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthData export or documented API5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

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

    โœ“ Supported

    Integrations and API included in organisation plans.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    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

    Auto Bills captures and codes documents; AI method unverified.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    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.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai financial queries or anomaly detection.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    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.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm review and permission controls for ai.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points

    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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