Wave alternatives
What Wave costs today: no GBP figure on record (a free plan is available). site ↗pricing ↗
Below are the 5 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
FreeAgentsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at £10/mo (UK Unincorporated Landlords); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at £33/mo (UK Limited Companies).
Xerosite ↗pricing ↗
Cloud accounting software for small businesses and their accountants, strong on bank reconciliation and third-party apps. Paid plans start at £18/mo (Ignite); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at £70/mo (Ultimate). It bills by country — entry $27/mo to a US reader and $29/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads. Its published prices moved on 2026-10-06 — the change log holds the rows.
Side by side
| Tool | Paid from | Free plan | Currency | Read | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeAgent | £10/mo | — | GBP | 2026-09-03 | page |
| Xero | £18/mo | — | GBP | 2026-10-13 | 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.
Zoho Bookssite ↗pricing ↗
Accounting software within the Zoho suite, covering invoicing, inventory and compliance. Paid plans start at €12/mo (STANDARD); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 5 paid tiers, topping out at €249/mo (ULTIMATE). It bills by country — entry $12/mo to a US reader, from our same-day reads.
FreshBookssite ↗pricing ↗
Accounting software aimed at freelancers and service businesses, organised around invoicing and time tracking. Paid plans start at $23/mo (Lite); no free plan is published. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $70/mo (Premium). We read the same $23/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. Its published prices moved on 2026-09-17 — the change log holds the rows.
QuickBookssite ↗pricing ↗
Accounting software for small businesses, covering invoicing, expenses, payroll and tax reporting. Paid plans start at $38/mo (Simple Start); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 4 paid tiers, topping out at $340/mo (Advanced). We read the same $38/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Books | €12/mo | Yes | EUR | 2026-10-13 | page |
| FreshBooks | $23/mo | — | USD | 2026-09-15 | page |
| QuickBooks | $38/mo | Yes | USD | 2026-10-13 | 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.