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FreeAgent vs Pandle vs QuickFile vs Xero

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  • FreeAgent

    Accounting Software

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    Not yet scored
    Price
    Flat rate from £10/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free trial
    Visit FreeAgent
  • Pandle

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free plan, paid from £5/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit Pandle
  • QuickFile

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Free plan, paid from £60/yr
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50)
    Free option
    Free plan
    Visit QuickFile
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    Xero

    Accounting Software

    Score
    Not yet scored
    Price
    Flat rate from $25/mo
    Suits
    Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)
    Free option
    None
    Visit Xero

Where they differ

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  • PricingFreeAgent: Flat rate from £10/moPandle: Free plan, paid from £5/moQuickFile: Free plan, paid from £60/yrXero: Flat rate from $25/mo
  • Free optionFreeAgent: Free trialPandle: Free planQuickFile: Free planXero: None
  • Team sizeFreeAgent: Solo, Small teams (2–50)Pandle: Solo, Small teams (2–50)QuickFile: Solo, Small teams (2–50)Xero: Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)

Everything else

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Basics

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Basics compared
BasicsFreeAgentPandleQuickFileXero
Pricing (products differ)Flat rate from £10/moFree plan, paid from £5/moFree plan, paid from £60/yrFlat rate from $25/mo
Pricing model (products differ)Flat rateFree plan availableFree plan availableFlat rate
Free plan (products differ)NoYesYesNo
Free trial (products differ)YesYesNoNo
Team size (products differ)Solo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50)Solo, Small teams (2–50), Mid-size (51–500)
CategoryAccounting SoftwareAccounting SoftwareAccounting SoftwareAccounting Software
Product typeSaaSSaaSSaaSSaaS
DeploymentCloudCloudCloudCloud

Pricing

  • FreeAgent

    • Unincorporated landlords£10/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

    • Sole traders£19/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

    • Partnerships and LLPs£27/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

    • Limited companies£33/mo

      Flat rate, 30-day trial

  • Pandle

    • PandleFree

      Free

    • Pandle Pro£5/mo

      Flat rate, 14-day trial

  • QuickFile

    • XS Extra SmallFree

      Free

    • S Small£60/yr

      Flat rate

    • M, L and XLNot verified

      Usage-based

  • Xero

    • Early$25/mo

      Flat rate

    • Growing$55/mo

      Flat rate

    • Established$90/mo

      Flat rate

Features

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Feature comparison
FeatureFreeAgentPandleQuickFileXero
Expense and receipt tracking (products differ)YesYesNot verifiedYes
Multi-currency (products differ)Not verifiedYesYesYes
Inventory tracking (products differ)Not verifiedYesNot verifiedYes
Payroll (products differ)YesNot verifiedNot verifiedYes
Project and time tracking (products differ)YesNot verifiedNot verifiedYes
Invoicing and quotesYesYesYesYes
Bank feeds and reconciliationYesYesYesYes
Tax and VAT reportingYesYesYesYes

Integrations

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Integration comparison
IntegrationFreeAgentPandleQuickFileXero
PayPal (products differ)Not listedNativeNativeNot listed
QuickBooks (products differ)Not listedNot listedNot listedNative
Shopify (products differ)NativeNot listedNot listedNot listed
Stripe (products differ)Not listedNot listedNativeNot listed
Xero (products differ)Not listedNot listedNot listedNative
Zapier (products differ)Not listedNot listedNativeNot listed

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