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What Is Clear Books?

Clear Books accounting is simple, intuitive and award winning accounting software for small businesses and accountants.

Save time and work smarter by managing your accounts in the cloud, so you and your accountant can access your books anywhere, anytime.

Manage invoicing, banking, VAT and submit returns directly to HMRC. We even cater for multi currency accounting and construction industry scheme verifications and submissions.

We are HMRC recognised as a MTD VAT software supplier.

Who Uses Clear Books?

Accounting solution designed for small businesses and accountants in the UK that helps with VAT taxation, verification, and more.

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Reviews of Clear Books

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.6
Value for Money
4.2

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001

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5
74%
4
18%
3
6%
1
3%
Verna
Verna
Hardware Engineer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Staffing & Recruiting, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Clear Books can be easily managed our accounts transactions.

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Before using this accounting software, I always worried about the accounts and invoices transactions but now a days, through the Clear Books software I always free from any tension which is related from my accounts transactions.

Pros:

By using that accounting software, then we can sell all our sales and marketing products without any thinking about the invoices losses because the Clear Books always provide its customer with fully invoices and expenses profit. We are always get all the financial reports about our accounts activity and get the progress of invoices and expenses, So in that way we can saw our profit in sales and marketing.

Cons:

Sometimes, due to accounts problem we cannot easily get all our invoices and expenses with the normal process. But as we saw the Clear Books comparison software's, then we conclude that it is always best for accounts management with great customer invoices and expenses features.

John
Business Director in UK
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Clear Books has been a vital tool in managing my day to day finances for my business.

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: Before Clear Books, I used an alternative free version of a similar system. After growing to a certain size, I spoke with my accountant to move to something that could push the limits of a free product. Using Clear Books means that my accountant better understands my finances, and can advise accordingly. The key benefits to Clear Books are the Dashboard and the integration of Go Cardless for easy one-click invoice collection. My businesses never have to worry about BACS transfers or payments as I can collect any invoice using the pre-authorisation method for each invoice raised. Clear Books will also generate the necessary bills to make sure that any interest or fees paid are correctly categorized and settled. You can also keep an eye on who's transactions are currently being progressed and who's have been paid. Tie in the Go Cardless integration with reoccurring invoice templates and I have myself a feasible, cost effective means of Direct Debit without the expensive setup costs and benefit from the low-interest rate.

Pros:

The Clear Books system is very easy to navigate and with the integration of your data into a one-stop dashboard which is customisable to your needs, you get a very in-depth overview on how your business finances look at a glance. This is a vital tool for me as I don't need to keep running regular reports to see how my finances are, I check the dashboard and it has already done the hard work for me. From the dashboard, I can easily find how much profit, expenditure, income and outstanding invoices come to. From there, I can work out what is bringing the finances down and what is building the finances up.

Cons:

In regards to the overall system, I do not have any particular dislikes but more of a difficulty understanding how to apply any refunds and credits within the system. When I issue refunds or have credits applied to any of my supplier accounts, this is often something I have to speak to my accountant about. My second point is around Quotes. These tend to remain on the system even after the invoice has been generated from them. It would be more efficient to have a check box to confirm completion of the quote rather than creating the invoice, then clearing down the quote. Not a big issue, but would save some time when you have a batch of quotes you've forgotten to clear down that could have been addressed at the time of invoice conversion.

Tim
Director in UK
Marketing & Advertising, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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Easy to use

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

Stores customer information to make repeat billing easy. Links to bank account too

Cons:

I was a user for a long time then my subscription was raised by a high margin

Kavindu Githsara
Kavindu Githsara
System Specialist in Sri Lanka
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Clearing the Books with Clear Books

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall, I believe that Clear Books is a good choice for small and medium-sized businesses looking for a simple and affordable solution to manage their finances. However, some improvements to the software's performance and support system would enhance the user experience even further.

Pros:

Starting with the pros, Clear Books has a user-friendly interface that makes it easy for me to navigate and understand. The software is comprehensive, covering all aspects of accounting and finance, from invoicing to tracking expenses and generating financial reports. I also appreciate the automation features, such as automatic categorization of expenses and recurring invoices, which saves me time and reduces the risk of manual errors.

Cons:

On the other hand, there are some cons to consider as well. The software can be slow at times, causing frustration and slowing down my work. Additionally, the support system could be improved, as I have encountered a few issues where it took a while to get a response or resolution.

Anderson
Anderson
Analista Financiero I in Venezuela
Verified LinkedIn User
Government Administration, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Excellent solution to carry and track the accounting

4.0 6 years ago

Comments: It has been very productive to have a tool like this software since it compiles the accounting information and helps you manage it so that you can have all your accounting in order and reconciled, even emits reports that are very useful when making decisions, facilitates payment of taxes and the management of payments with our suppliers

Pros:

It has a panel through which you can control the most important aspects of your accounting, program reminders and automate the payments you should make, another aspect that I like is your billing module, you can customize and adapt to your needs, manage the part You only have to import the bank statements and reconcile your accounts effectively

Cons:

In general lines is a fairly complete software, however I have noticed that it does not allow you to repeat certain tasks, that is, once a task is completed, you must re-program it again if you require it.