Zoho Books

Also known as
zoho-books

Available worldwide · Popular in: GB, US

What is Zoho Books?

HMRC-recognised AI-ready accounting software that enables digital record-keeping, bank transaction reconciliation, inventory tracking, and project management for small businesses.

Independently observed

Zoho Books pricing

We don't have Zoho Books's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier for sole traders; tiered subscription plans for companies and accounting firms.

What Zoho Books does

The capabilities that matter for accounting software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Double-entry GL
-
Multi-entity
-
Multi-currency
-
Bank feeds
Aggregator
Modules
AP automation
AR / invoicing
Inventory
Fixed assets
-
Project accounting
Compliance
Tax compliance
MTD, VAT filing, Corporation Tax, CIS submissions
Workflow
Accountant collaboration
Payments
Payments capture
Ecosystem
API access
Full
Deployment
Deployment
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • iOS
  • Web
  • Android
  • Windows
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Zoho Books alternatives

Other accounting software we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Zoho Books, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 63 / 100
low · 42%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities810.1512.3
Price Level800.129.4
Reliability500.073.5
Pricing Transparency250.102.6
Integrations00.090.0-
Security Posture100.050.0-

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All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
Capabilities{"inventory":true,"api_access":"full","bank_feeds":"aggregator","ar_invoicing":true,"ap_automation":true,"tax_compliance":"MTD, VAT filing, Corporation Tax, CIS submissions","payments_capture":true,"accountant_collab":true,"project_accounting":true}mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
Availability{"primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB","AU","BH","CA","FR","DE","IN","KE","KW","MX","OM","QA","SA","SG","ZA","AE","US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}highsource · 2026-08-05 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYeslowsource · 2026-08-05 · 48%
Modelfreemiumhighsource · 2026-08-05 · 80%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-05 · 75%