In-house business accounting and management is vital to keep your business solvent, which helps avoid unnecessary interest from HMRC and making your relationship with your accountant much easier (saving money again!).
To assist you, we have put together some of the best accounting software and accounting applications available in today’s digital market.
1. KashFlow
KashFlow was created by CEO and Founder, Duane Jackson. After seeing the problems most UK businesses ran into he set up a system to manage all aspects of company finances, debts and outgoing funds. The online software boasts pretty much anything you need to manage your company finances and comes highly recommended in many work forums.
Pricing: From £15 p/m
Software type: Online
Features Include:
- Invoicing
- Quotes
- Customer Management
- Supplier Management
- Purchase Logs
- Credit Control
- Banking management
2. ClearBooks
ClearBooks gives you the tools to expand your company indefinitely. Matching some of the top accounting software out there, the ClearBook team offers great support and their platform is easy to use. They include tutorials and easy to understand instructions. They also have a great Payroll software to manage staff wages.
Pricing: From £9 p/m
Software type: Online
Features Include:
- 30 Day Free Trial
- Invoicing & Expenses
- Banking management
- Contact management
- VAT management
- Reports (tables, CSVs, PDFs of finances)
- Payroll Management
3. AccountEdge
AccountEdge is a accounting software for Mac and Windows designed by Acclivity and has some great add-ons. It also comes with a free iPhone and iPad app and is one of the best cross-platform accounting softwares available.
Pricing: From $99
Software type: Mac, Windows, iPhone App, iPad App
Features Include:
- Free Trial
- Invoicing & Expenses
- Banking management
- Contact management
- Payroll Management
- Multi-user access
- Hour tracking
- Credit card processing
4. FreshBooks
If you are always on the go, then FreshBooks is a great solution for your accounting needs. This iPhone and iPad accounting application is clean, easy to use and best of all, is connected to a cloud service.
Pricing: From $19.95 p/m (applications are free)
Software type: Cloud, Online, iPhone, iPad
Features Include:
- Free Trial
- Invoicing & Expenses
- Payroll Management
- Multi-user access
- Time tracking
- VAT
- PDF attachments
- Recurring billing
- Late payment reminders
- Credit card processing
5. QuickFile (Free Accounting Software)
If you are looking for free accounting software, then look no further than QuickFile. This incredibly robust software looks to good to be free, and not only that, they offer a cloud storage service! QuickFile is a UK-based firm and have great support and easy to use instructions.
Pricing: FREE
Software type: Windows Software
Features Include:
- In-depth Invoice Management
- VAT
- Purchase Ledger
- Banking
- Bank Feeds (Barclays)
- Design Customisation
- Networking
- Client Messaging System
So there you have it. Our top 5 accounting software and accounting applications. Let’s make business easy by being organised from the start!
Happy accounting 
