FreeAgent vs Moneybird
No clear leader: Moneybird (64.9) and FreeAgent (64.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for accounting software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
FreeAgent
Online accounting software that automates invoicing, expense tracking, bank reconciliation, and tax reporting for small businesses in the United Kingdom. Includes automatic bank feed integration, receipt capture, tax compliance features, and tools for accountant collaboration.
Moneybird
Accounting platform that simplifies VAT return preparation and filing, with connections to payment processors, inventory systems, CRM, HR, and time tracking applications.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
FreeAgent
From £10/month. Free for users with NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank, or Mettle business accounts.
Moneybird
From €3/month. 60-day free trial with Complete plan access. Up to 25% discount with annual billing.
- Compact€3/month
- Smart Document Processing
- Process bank transactions
- Sales invoices
- Purchase invoices and receipts
- Time tracking
- +2 more
- Start€15/month, save €36/year with annual billing
- Smart Document Processing
- Scan receipts with app
- Electronic VAT return
- API access
- Accountant access
- +16 more
- Growth€29/month, save €72/year with annual billing
- Everything from Start
- 80% bookkeeping automation
- Recurring invoices
- Complete€41/month, save €96/year with annual billing
- Everything from Growth
- Unlimited bookkeeping
- Unlimited linked bank accounts
- Unlimited processed transactions
- Unlimited users
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
FreeAgent
- Syft
- Hiscox
- HMRC
- Yodlee
- NatWest
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ulster Bank
- Mettle
- Amazon UK Marketplace
- Timepost
Moneybird
- Mollie
- Stripe
- PayPal
- MultiSafepay
- CCV Pay
- TransactieSysteem
- Bol.com
- Employes
- Keeping
- Picqer
- PerfectView
- CCV Salespos
- Bouwportaal
- Faillissementen.com
- Planaday
FreeAgent or Moneybird: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.