Clear Books: features, editions and UK prices

Checked 28 October 2026 · 4 min read · Accounting

Clear Books is an accounting software from Clear Books. This page sets out what Clear Books's own UK pages say about it: the editions and what they cost, which features are built in and which need an app or add-on. It is a factual summary to help you build a shortlist, not a recommendation for or against Clear Books.

In total we confirmed 20 features for Clear Books from public information: 17 built in and 3 through an app, add-on or separate Clear Books product. Each is listed below with the vendor's own words and a link to the source.

Clear Books editions and UK prices

Prices as published by Clear Books on 28 October 2026. Prices change; always confirm the current price and terms with Clear Books before you buy.

Finance and accounting: Clear Books

• Bank transaction feeds – built in (Small). “Bank feeds that keep your books up to date.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Automatic bank reconciliation – built in (Small). “Match payments to invoices and bills automatically” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Making Tax Digital VAT returns – built in (Medium). “Real-time VAT liability tracking Direct submission to HMRC (no bridging)” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Multi-currency – built in (Large). “Projects, assets & multi-currency Track income and expenses by project, record asset depreciation and trade globally with multi-currency support.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Budgets and forecasts – built in (Medium). “Detailed reporting Generate P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and budget vs actual, and drill down by account code or project.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Fixed assets and depreciation – built in (Large). “Projects, assets & multi-currency Track income and expenses by project, record asset depreciation and trade globally with multi-currency support.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Project / job costing – built in (Large). “Profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow, VAT, debtors, creditors, project profitability, built fresh every time you open them.” (clearbooks.co.uk)

Purchasing and payables: Clear Books

• Purchase ordering – built in (Medium). “Purchase orders Raise and track purchase orders through to the final bill.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Invoice capture (OCR / e-mail in) – through an app or add-on. “Optional add-on Auto Bills Forward supplier bills and we'll capture, code and post them automatically.” (clearbooks.co.uk)

Sales, invoicing and receivables: Clear Books

• Recurring invoices / subscriptions – built in (Small). “Branded invoice templates Recurring invoices on autopilot Auto-reminders for late payers Stripe & GoCardless built in See how invoicing works Filed with HMRC Stay compliant Fully MTD-compliant, right out of the box.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Credit control and reminders – built in (Small). “Set up automatic reminders so you never have to write "just bumping this" again.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Online card / direct debit payment – built in (Small). “Branded invoice templates Recurring invoices on autopilot Auto-reminders for late payers Stripe & GoCardless built in See how invoicing works Filed with HMRC Stay compliant Fully MTD-compliant, right out of the box.” (clearbooks.co.uk)

People, HR and payroll: Clear Books

• UK payroll (RTI) – through an app or add-on. “Payroll Run payroll for your team with RTI submissions to HMRC.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Pensions auto-enrolment – through an app or add-on. “Auto-enrolment friendly. 30-day free trial Instant Bank Payments Let customers pay invoices in one click with open banking.” (clearbooks.co.uk)

Reporting, platform and integrations: Clear Books

• Cloud (no servers to run) – built in (Small). “Secure hosting Encrypted at rest, hosted in secure EU data centres, with two-factor authentication available.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• UK or EU data hosting – built in (Small). “Secure hosting Encrypted at rest, hosted in secure EU data centres, with two-factor authentication available.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Mobile app – built in (Small). “Mobile app iOS and Android apps for invoicing on the move and snapping receipts the second you get them.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Dashboards / KPIs – built in (Small). “For limited companies → 01 · Dashboard Your business at a glance.” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Open API – built in (Small). “A documented REST API Automate data in and out of Clear Books” (clearbooks.co.uk)
• Role-based permissions – built in (Small). “Multi-user Add your team, your accountant, your bookkeeper, with the right permissions for each role.” (clearbooks.co.uk)

How to compare Clear Books with other systems

The useful comparison is against the features your business actually needs. Write down the five or six processes you cannot work without, check each against the list above and against the same list for other systems, and ask each vendor to show those processes in a demo using your own examples.

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