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The selector keeps FileThat for landlords and sole traders, including people with both kinds of income. Its cheapest plan is listed as £4.99 for each quarterly update, about £1.66 a month for four updates a year, VAT not stated (Pay per submission (qualifying income £30,000 to £50,000)). Of the 13 other products on this page, 10 differ from it on a free plan, eight on bank feeds and nine on support for jointly owned property. FileThat suits sole traders and landlords who would rather pay for each quarterly update than take out a subscription, people with a trade and rental income, or property abroad, who want every income source filed from one place and VAT-registered sole traders who want their VAT returns and income tax updates to come from the same records, 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 FileThat 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 FileThat 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 FileThat, the selector keeps 39 other products for landlords. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. FileThat's own cheapest plan for landlords is £4.99 for each quarterly update, about £1.66 a month for four updates a year, VAT not stated.

  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), support for jointly owned property, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not. Landlord Studio does not offer support for self-employment income, which FileThat does.

    We checked Landlord Studio’s prices on 25 October 2026. FileThat and Landlord Studio side by side

  2. PaTMa Property Manager

    Cheapest plan for landlords: Free

    PaTMa Property Manager offers a free plan, support for jointly owned property and bank feeds, which FileThat does not. PaTMa Property Manager does not offer support for self-employment income, receipt capture or access for an accountant, which FileThat does.

    We checked PaTMa Property Manager’s prices on 2 November 2026. FileThat and PaTMa Property Manager side by side

  3. Quarterwise

    Cheapest plan for landlords: Free

    Quarterwise offers a free plan and support for jointly owned property, which FileThat does not.

    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, support for jointly owned property, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not.

    We checked RentalBux’s prices on 25 October 2026. FileThat and RentalBux side by side

  5. Quartax

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

    Quartax offers support for jointly owned property, which FileThat does not. Quartax does not offer receipt capture, which FileThat does.

    We checked Quartax’s prices on 2 November 2026.

  6. LetCompliance

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

    LetCompliance offers support for jointly owned property, which FileThat does not. LetCompliance does not offer support for self-employment income, which FileThat does.

    We checked LetCompliance’s prices on 25 October 2026.

For sole traders

Apart from FileThat, the selector keeps 36 other products for sole traders. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. FileThat's own cheapest plan for sole traders is £4.99 for each quarterly update, about £1.66 a month for four updates a year, VAT not stated.

  1. Clear Books

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Clear Books offers a free plan, support for jointly owned property, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not. Clear Books does not offer handling for holiday lets, which FileThat does.

    We checked Clear Books’s prices on 25 October 2026. FileThat and Clear Books side by side

  2. flonancial

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

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

    We checked FreeAgent’s prices on 25 October 2026. FileThat and FreeAgent side by side

  4. Keepr

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Keepr offers a free plan, which FileThat does not. Keepr does not offer support for more than one property, which FileThat 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, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not. Monzo Business (MTD for Income Tax) does not offer support for more than one property or access for an accountant, which FileThat does.

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

  6. Pandle

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Pandle offers a free plan, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not. Pandle does not offer handling for holiday lets, which FileThat does.

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

For people with rental and self-employment income

Apart from FileThat, 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. FileThat's own cheapest plan for people with rental and self-employment income is £4.99 for each quarterly update, about £1.66 a month for four updates a year, VAT not stated.

  1. Quartax

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

    Quartax offers support for jointly owned property, which FileThat does not. Quartax does not offer receipt capture, which FileThat 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, support for jointly owned property, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat 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 and support for jointly owned property, which FileThat does not.

  4. Landlord Vision

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

    Landlord Vision offers support for jointly owned property, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not.

    We checked Landlord Vision’s prices on 1 November 2026. FileThat and Landlord Vision side by side

  5. Clear Books

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

    Clear Books offers a free plan, support for jointly owned property, bank feeds and phone apps, which FileThat does not. Clear Books does not offer handling for holiday lets, which FileThat does.

  6. flonancial

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

    flonancial offers a free plan, which FileThat does not. flonancial does not offer receipt capture or access for an accountant, which FileThat 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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