Online accounting from the UK's Sage Group with invoicing, bank feeds, VAT returns and reports for sole traders and small companies. Sage also sells larger finance products such as Sage Intacct.
Compared with QuickBooks: Similar scope to QuickBooks Online for UK and Irish small businesses: invoicing, bank feeds, VAT returns and reports, from £20 a month. Sage doesn't publish where data is hosted.
- Headquarters
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1981
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From £20/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- UK and Irish small businesses
Online accounting for UK sole traders, partnerships, landlords and limited companies, with invoicing, bank feeds, Making Tax Digital filing and payroll. Owned by NatWest Group since 2018.
Compared with QuickBooks: Built for UK sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, from £19 a month, with data held in Ireland. Covers UK tax rules only, and the parent is NatWest.
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2007
- Employees
- 279
- Funding raised
- $10.7M
- Owned by
- NatWest Group (United Kingdom)
- Your data
- In Europe
- Price
- From £19/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- UK freelancers and small limited companies
Dutch software company whose Exact Online covers bookkeeping, invoicing, bank links and VAT returns, with add-ons for projects, trade and payroll. Majority-owned by US investor KKR since 2019.
Compared with QuickBooks: Exact Online handles bookkeeping, VAT returns and invoicing for Dutch and Belgian firms, from €49 a month for one user. Owned by US investor KKR, so a US owner remains.
- Headquarters
- Delft, Netherlands
- Founded
- 1984
- Employees
- 1,001–5,000
- Owned by
- KKR (United States)
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From €49/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- Dutch and Belgian SMEs working with an accountant
Odoo's Accounting app handles invoicing, bank reconciliation, VAT and reports, and links to its inventory, sales and payroll apps. One app is free for unlimited users.
Compared with QuickBooks: Accounting app inside a modular suite with invoicing, inventory and CRM; one app is free for unlimited users. Suits firms that also want ERP features, with a European hosting option.
- Headquarters
- Grand-Rosière, Belgium
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- 1,881
- Funding raised
- $104.1M
- Your data
- EU region available
- Price
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
- Best for
- Companies that want CRM tied to invoicing and ERP
Accounting, invoicing and supplier payment platform that business owners and their accountants use together, registered for France's e-invoicing reform. Includes an optional Pro business account.
Compared with QuickBooks: French accounting platform shared with your accountant, ready for French e-invoicing and hosted on AWS in Ireland. From €7 a month with its Pro account; built for French rules.
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Your data
- In Europe
- Price
- From €7/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- French small businesses and their accountants
Cloud tool combining invoicing, accounting, bank reconciliation, inventory, CRM, projects and payroll for small Spanish businesses, with Verifactu e-invoicing included. Part of Visma since 2021.
Compared with QuickBooks: Spanish all-in-one tool with invoicing, accounting, inventory, CRM and projects, from €34 a month for two users. Built mainly for Spain and owned by Norway's Visma.
- Headquarters
- Barcelona, Spain
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 123
- Funding raised
- $8.6M
- Owned by
- Visma (Norway)
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From €34/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- Spanish SMEs wanting one tool for admin
Online invoicing, e-invoicing and bookkeeping for freelancers and small firms in Germany and Austria, with receipt scanning, bank sync and VAT pre-returns sent to the tax office. Runs on AWS.
Compared with QuickBooks: German invoicing and bookkeeping that sends VAT pre-returns to the tax office. Free for three invoices a month; bookkeeping from €25.90 a month. Only for Germany and Austria.
- Headquarters
- Offenburg, Germany
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 143
- Funding raised
- $77.4M
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From €11.90/account/month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Best for
- German freelancers and small businesses
Formerly lexoffice. Online bookkeeping, invoicing, VAT returns and payroll for German small businesses, sold in modules, from Haufe-Lexware in Freiburg. Data is kept in data centres in Frankfurt.
Compared with QuickBooks: German bookkeeping, invoicing and VAT from Haufe-Lexware, hosted in Frankfurt. Modular pricing: receipts from €7.90 a month, bookkeeping from €21.90. Built for German rules only.
- Headquarters
- Freiburg, Germany
- Your data
- In Europe
- Price
- From €7.90/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- German small firms that want modular plans
Online bookkeeping and invoicing for freelancers and small firms in the Netherlands and Belgium, with receipt scanning, bank links and a payment account.
Compared with QuickBooks: Dutch bookkeeping and invoicing for small firms, from €3 a month billed yearly. Built for the Netherlands and Belgium; a G2 reviewer says it gets too simple as firms grow.
- Headquarters
- Enschede, Netherlands
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From €3/account/month, billed yearly
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- Dutch freelancers and small businesses
Cloud accounting, invoicing, payroll and business cards for Swedish companies and their accounting firms. Taken private in 2025 by Swedish investors EQT and First Kraft.
Compared with QuickBooks: Swedish accounting, invoicing and payroll from 238 kr a month, owned by Swedish investors EQT and First Kraft. Built for Swedish companies; G2 reviewers note there is no English version.
- Headquarters
- Växjö, Sweden
- Owned by
- EQT and First Kraft (Sweden)
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From SEK 238/account/month
- Free plan
- No
- Best for
- Swedish small businesses and accounting firms
Online accounting for UK sole traders, landlords and small businesses, with bank feeds, invoicing, receipt scanning and HMRC-recognised Making Tax Digital filing, including a free sole-trader plan.
Compared with QuickBooks: London-made accounting with a free Making Tax Digital plan for sole traders and paid plans from £5 a month. A small UK vendor covering UK rules only.
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 27
- Funding raised
- $1.8M
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From £5/account/month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Best for
- UK sole traders moving to Making Tax Digital
UK online bookkeeping with invoicing, bank feeds, Making Tax Digital VAT returns and multi-currency, free up to 1,000 ledger entries a year and a flat yearly fee above that.
Compared with QuickBooks: UK bookkeeping that is free up to 1,000 ledger entries a year, then £60 a year. Covers UK rules only, and a G2 reviewer found it less automated than Xero.
- Headquarters
- York, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2010
- Employees
- 1
- Your data
- Not stated
- Price
- From £60/account/year, billed yearly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Best for
- UK micro-businesses on a tight budget
