FreeAgent
Cloud bookkeeping and accounting software with integrated payroll and direct HMRC tax filing for UK small businesses.
- Data: Mixed
- GDPR-native
FreeAgent is a Scottish-built (Edinburgh) cloud accounting platform serving over 250,000 UK small businesses, freelancers, and accountants. It combines invoicing, expense tracking, payroll, and automated tax compliance with a free tier for qualifying bank customers and human support from qualified accountants.
FreeAgent is a Scottish-built (Edinburgh) cloud accounting platform serving over 250,000 UK small businesses, freelancers, and accountants. It combines invoicing, expense tracking, payroll, and automated tax compliance with a free tier for qualifying bank customers and human support from qualified accountants.
Highlights
- ✓HMRC-recognized direct tax filing (VAT, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax)
- ✓Integrated payroll with free Real Time Information submissions
- ✓AI-powered Smart Capture for automatic expense data extraction
- ✓Free tier for NatWest, RBS, Ulster Bank, and Mettle account holders
- ✓Award-winning UK-based human support from practising accountants
- Data location
- Mixed
- Pricing
- Freemium
- EU-owned
- No
- Self-hostable
- No
Good for
- Sole traders automating annual Self Assessment tax returns with pre-filled figures
- Small freelance teams managing multi-client invoicing, time tracking, and cashflow forecasting
- Limited company payroll handling with one-click HMRC Real Time Information submissions
- Accountancy practices centralizing multi-client dashboards and bulk tax filings
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Frequently asked questions
- Is FreeAgent EU-owned and GDPR-native?
- FreeAgent — European-owned: No; GDPR-native: Yes; self-hostable: No; data stored in: Mixed.
- How much does FreeAgent cost?
- Pricing model: Freemium. Check FreeAgent's own site for current plans and numbers.
- What are European alternatives to FreeAgent?
- Compare GDPR-native European alternatives to FreeAgent — where each one is built, owned and hosted.
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