Compare · checked 4 October 2026
FinBaze or QuickBooks Online?
QuickBooks covers a lot in one product, from payroll to stock. FinBaze focuses on one job: keeping your books current for you and your VAT return ready.
14 days free, then from £35 a month + VAT.
Today
Business account · up to date
- Sales Oct£16,420
- Costs£5,310
- VAT this quarter£1,622
For you (3)
Which one suits you
No software is best for everyone. Here's how to choose.
Choose QuickBooks Online if…
you want payroll, stock tracking or project costing in the same product, or your accountant is a QuickBooks ProAdvisor who wants every client there.
Visit QuickBooks OnlineChoose FinBaze if…
your main job is getting the books and VAT right with less of your own time. FinBaze reads your bills, books your bank feed and matches payments to invoices.
Start your free trialAn example
A month of bills, without typing one
Suppliers email their invoices; you forward them or connect your mailbox. FinBaze reads supplier, amount and VAT, proposes the booking and matches the payment when it leaves your bank. You approve what it isn't sure about.
- Bank, receipts and bills booked for you
- You approve what FinBaze isn't sure about
- VAT return built from the same bookings
A month of bills, without typing one
Supplier, amount and VAT, then you approve
Side by side
QuickBooks Online and FinBaze, point by point
| Topic | FinBaze | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price per month | £35 (Basic), £65 (Grow) or £90 (Scale) | £10 (Sole Trader Plus) to £123 (Advanced) |
| Booking bank payments | Suggestions with the matching receipt or invoice attached; you approve | Bank rules and suggestions |
| VAT under Making Tax Digital | Yes, built from the same bookings | Yes |
| Stock and projects | Products as items on your invoices | On Plus and Advanced |
| Your accountant | Works in the same books as you. | Many firms use QuickBooks |
Monthly prices, excluding VAT. QuickBooks Online details checked on 4 October 2026 on their own website. → Check on quickbooks.intuit.com
Moving from QuickBooks Online in an afternoon
Start at a fixed point, ideally a new VAT quarter. After that you only keep QuickBooks Online for your records.
Pick your start date
The start of a VAT quarter or financial year is simplest.
~1 min
Enter your opening balances
Balances and open invoices on that date. Your accountant can help.
~20 min
Connect your bank
Sign in to your bank. Transactions from your start date come in.
~5 min
Invite your accountant
They work in the same books as you from then on.
~1 min
Try FinBaze alongside QuickBooks Online
Try FinBaze free for 14 days with your own bank and receipts while QuickBooks Online carries on as usual. Then see for yourself what gets booked for you.