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The selector keeps Briefcase for landlords and sole traders, including people with both kinds of income. Its cheapest plan is listed as £19 plus VAT a month (Low). Of the 13 other products on this page, 10 differ from it on a free plan, five on bank feeds and four on support for jointly owned property. Briefcase suits sole traders and landlords who would like the bookkeeping done for them rather than typing it in, landlords with several properties, joint owners or letting agent statements and people with both self-employment and rental income who want one licence for both, and we checked its prices on 25 October 2026.

If it does not fit, these are the other products the selector keeps for the same people. They are in the order the selector itself uses: how well each one fits that kind of income first, then the price, then the name. Each one’s cheapest plan and the points where it differs from Briefcase come from our checks of the provider’s own pages, so where we say a product does not offer something, it means we did not find it there.

If you already use Briefcase for Making Tax Digital, the guide to changing your MTD software explains what GOV.UK says about when you can move and what happens to your records.

For landlords

Apart from Briefcase, the selector keeps 39 other products for landlords. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. Briefcase's own cheapest plan for landlords is £19 plus VAT a month.

  1. Landlord Studio

    Cheapest plan for landlords: FreeFree plan, but each MTD submission costs £5

    Landlord Studio offers a free plan (each MTD submission costs £5) and phone apps, which Briefcase does not. Landlord Studio does not offer support for self-employment income, which Briefcase does.

    We checked Landlord Studio’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  2. PaTMa Property Manager

    Cheapest plan for landlords: Free

    PaTMa Property Manager offers a free plan, which Briefcase does not. PaTMa Property Manager does not offer support for self-employment income, receipt capture or access for an accountant, which Briefcase does.

    We checked PaTMa Property Manager’s prices on 2 November 2026.

  3. Quarterwise

    Cheapest plan for landlords: Free

    Quarterwise offers a free plan, which Briefcase does not. Quarterwise does not offer bank feeds, which Briefcase does.

    We checked Quarterwise’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  4. RentalBux

    Cheapest plan for landlords: FreeFree until March 2028

    RentalBux offers a free plan until March 2028 and phone apps, which Briefcase does not.

    We checked RentalBux’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  5. Quartax

    Cheapest plan for landlords: £39 a year including VAT, about £3.25 a month

    Quartax does not offer bank feeds or receipt capture, which Briefcase does.

    We checked Quartax’s prices on 2 November 2026.

  6. LetCompliance

    Cheapest plan for landlords: £7.99 a month, no VAT charged

    LetCompliance does not offer support for self-employment income or bank feeds, which Briefcase does.

    We checked LetCompliance’s prices on 25 October 2026.

For sole traders

Apart from Briefcase, the selector keeps 36 other products for sole traders. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. Briefcase's own cheapest plan for sole traders is £19 plus VAT a month.

  1. Clear Books

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Clear Books offers a free plan and phone apps, which Briefcase does not.

    We checked Clear Books’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  2. flonancial

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    flonancial offers a free plan, which Briefcase does not. flonancial does not offer support for jointly owned property, bank feeds, receipt capture or access for an accountant, which Briefcase does.

    We checked flonancial’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  3. FreeAgent

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: FreeFree with a NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank or Mettle business account

    FreeAgent offers a free plan with a NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank or Mettle business account and phone apps, which Briefcase does not.

    We checked FreeAgent’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  4. Keepr

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Keepr offers a free plan, which Briefcase does not. Keepr does not offer support for more than one property, support for jointly owned property or bank feeds, which Briefcase does.

    We checked Keepr’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  5. Monzo Business (MTD for Income Tax)

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: FreeFree with a Monzo business account

    Monzo Business (MTD for Income Tax) offers a free plan with a Monzo business account and phone apps, which Briefcase does not. Monzo Business (MTD for Income Tax) does not offer support for more than one property, support for jointly owned property or access for an accountant, which Briefcase does.

    We checked Monzo Business (MTD for Income Tax)’s prices on 25 October 2026.

  6. Pandle

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Pandle offers a free plan and phone apps, which Briefcase does not. Pandle does not offer support for jointly owned property, which Briefcase does.

    We checked Pandle’s prices on 25 October 2026. Briefcase and Pandle side by side

For people with rental and self-employment income

Apart from Briefcase, the selector keeps 29 other products for people with rental and self-employment income. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. Briefcase's own cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income is £19 plus VAT a month.

  1. Quartax

    Cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income: £59 a year, about £4.92 a month, VAT not stated

    Quartax does not offer bank feeds or receipt capture, which Briefcase does.

  2. RentalBux

    Cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income: £9.50 plus VAT a month, billed yearly

    RentalBux offers a free plan until March 2028 and phone apps, which Briefcase does not.

  3. Quarterwise

    Cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income: £12 a month, VAT not stated

    Quarterwise offers a free plan, which Briefcase does not. Quarterwise does not offer bank feeds, which Briefcase does.

  4. Landlord Vision

    Cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income: £21.97 plus VAT a month

    Landlord Vision offers phone apps, which Briefcase does not.

    We checked Landlord Vision’s prices on 1 November 2026.

  5. Clear Books

    Cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income: Free

    Clear Books offers a free plan and phone apps, which Briefcase does not.

  6. flonancial

    Cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income: Free

    flonancial offers a free plan, which Briefcase does not. flonancial does not offer support for jointly owned property, bank feeds, receipt capture or access for an accountant, which Briefcase does.

Each of these products has its own page of alternatives as well, which may help if one of them comes close to what you need but is not quite right.

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