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Alternatives to QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start)

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The selector keeps QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) for landlords and sole traders. Its cheapest plan is listed as £10 plus VAT a month (Sole Trader Plus). Of the 12 other products on this page, 10 differ from it on a free plan, five on bank feeds and eight on support for jointly owned property. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) suits sole traders or single-property landlords, landlords who want a lower-priced mainstream option and people who do most of their bookkeeping on a phone, and we checked its prices on 3 November 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 QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) 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 QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) 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 QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start), the selector keeps 39 other products for landlords. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start)'s own cheapest plan for landlords is £10 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), support for more than one property, support for jointly owned property and handling for holiday lets, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. Landlord Studio does not offer support for self-employment income, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does.

    We checked Landlord Studio’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and Landlord Studio side by side

  2. PaTMa Property Manager

    Cheapest plan for landlords: Free

    PaTMa Property Manager offers a free plan, support for more than one property and support for jointly owned property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. PaTMa Property Manager does not offer support for self-employment income, receipt capture, phone apps or access for an accountant, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does.

    We checked PaTMa Property Manager’s prices on 2 November 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and PaTMa Property Manager side by side

  3. Quarterwise

    Cheapest plan for landlords: Free

    Quarterwise offers a free plan, support for more than one property, support for jointly owned property and handling for holiday lets, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. Quarterwise does not offer bank feeds or phone apps, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does.

    We checked Quarterwise’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and Quarterwise side by side

  4. RentalBux

    Cheapest plan for landlords: FreeFree until March 2028

    RentalBux offers a free plan until March 2028, support for more than one property, support for jointly owned property and handling for holiday lets, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not.

    We checked RentalBux’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) 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 more than one property and support for jointly owned property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. Quartax does not offer bank feeds, receipt capture or phone apps, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does.

    We checked Quartax’s prices on 2 November 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and Quartax side by side

  6. LetCompliance

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

    LetCompliance offers support for more than one property and support for jointly owned property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. LetCompliance does not offer support for self-employment income, bank feeds or phone apps, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does.

    We checked LetCompliance’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and LetCompliance side by side

For sole traders

Apart from QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start), the selector keeps 36 other products for sole traders. These are the first six, and the rest are in the full comparison. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start)'s own cheapest plan for sole traders is £10 plus VAT a month.

  1. Clear Books

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Clear Books offers a free plan, support for more than one property and support for jointly owned property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not.

    We checked Clear Books’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and Clear Books side by side

  2. flonancial

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    flonancial offers a free plan and support for more than one property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. flonancial does not offer bank feeds, receipt capture, phone apps or access for an accountant, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does.

    We checked flonancial’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and flonancial side by side

  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 more than one property and support for jointly owned property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not.

    We checked FreeAgent’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and FreeAgent side by side

  4. Keepr

    Cheapest plan for sole traders: Free

    Keepr offers a free plan, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. Keepr does not offer bank feeds or phone apps, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) 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, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not. Monzo Business (MTD for Income Tax) does not offer access for an accountant, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) 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 support for more than one property, which QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) does not.

    We checked Pandle’s prices on 25 October 2026. QuickBooks (Sole Trader Plus / Simple Start) and Pandle side by side

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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