QuickBooks alternatives
What QuickBooks costs today: no GBP figure on record (a free plan is available). site ↗pricing ↗
Below are the 2 other accounting tools we track daily, cheapest entry first — each one written up from what our record actually holds, with a link to its own site and pricing page. Where we have written a full comparison, the name links to it.
The alternatives, tool by tool
Xerosite ↗pricing ↗
Cloud accounting software for small businesses and their accountants, strong on bank reconciliation and third-party apps. Paid plans start at £3/mo (Ignite); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at £13/mo (Ultimate). It bills by country — entry $2/mo to a US reader and $5/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Side by side
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xero | £3/mo | — | GBP | 2026-08-29 | page |
Billed in another currency
These tools are in the same category but did not show us a price in GBP on our last read — they quote the currency shown. We list them rather than convert: a converted figure is not a price anyone is charged.
FreshBookssite ↗pricing ↗
Accounting software aimed at freelancers and service businesses, organised around invoicing and time tracking. Paid plans start at $2/mo (Lite); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $11/mo (Select). We read the same $2/mo in every market we check, so this vendor does not price by country. It quotes USD here rather than local currency, so your bank sets the conversion.
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreshBooks | $2/mo | — | USD | 2026-08-29 | page |
How to choose in this category
- Almost every vendor leads with a limited-time discount; the standing price after it is the real comparison.
- Plans differ in users and features more than in price — read the rows, not just the header.
- Several of these vendors charge different amounts by country; the table shows what each market pays.