Twelve products reviewed. Eleven are HMRC-recognised for MTD Income Tax — click any one to read our independent review of pricing, features, pros, cons, and who it's best for. Tradify is job management software for tradespeople: it isn't MTD-recognised itself, but syncs with Xero, QuickBooks, and Sage so you can stay MTD-compliant alongside it.

Job management

Tradify

Tradify (Access Group)

4.8 / 5

From £34/month (Lite) — £44/month (Plus)

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accounting

FreeAgent

FreeAgent (NatWest)

4.5 / 5

Free with a NatWest, RBS, Mettle, or Ulster Bank business current account, otherwise from £19/month + VAT

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123 Sheets

123 Sheets Ltd

4.4 / 5

From £18/year (Self Employed) to £54/year (Multi-user)

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Xero

Xero Limited

4.3 / 5

From £7/month (Xero Simple) — £33/month (Grow)

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QuickBooks

Intuit

4.2 / 5

From £10/month (Sole Trader) — £24/month (Essentials)

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QuickFile

QuickFile (UK)

4.2 / 5

Free for sole traders under 1,000 transactions/year (from £6/month for higher volumes)

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GoFile

GoFile Ltd

4.2 / 5

From £36/year (Sole Trader) to £120/year (Limited Company)

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Zoho Books

Zoho Corporation

4.1 / 5

Free for businesses with turnover under £50k, otherwise from £8/month

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VitalTax

VitalTax Ltd

4.1 / 5

From £24/year (Self Employed) to £60/year (Limited Company)

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Abridge

Abridge Ltd

4.1 / 5

From £25/year (Self Employed) to £60/year (Limited Company)

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Sage Accounting

Sage Group

4 / 5

From £14/month (Accounting Start) — £36/month (Accounting Plus)

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Sage Sole Trader

Sage Group

4 / 5

Free (paid plan £7/month + VAT)

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Taxfix

Taxfix

4 / 5

MTD Self-service £4.99/mo · MTD Assistance £24.99/mo · MTD Full Support £39.99/mo

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bridging

AbraTax

AbraTax Ltd

4 / 5

From £30/year (Self Employed) to £72/year (Limited Company)

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accounting

Coconut

Coconut

3.9 / 5

From £6/month — £15/month

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accounting

Pandle

Pandle (Eazy Software)

3.8 / 5

Free basic tier, or £5/month for Pro (MTD ITSA)

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HMRC's own free tool

HMRC

3.5 / 5

Free

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