Accounting Flow vs BrightManager
Accounting Flow
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| Figure | Accounting Flow | BrightManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £40/mo | £34.10/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · Accounting Practice Management Software | 8.1 (#11) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Integrations | The features page lists SharePoint, Xama, Google Drive, HMRC and Companies House portal data retrieval, and bookkeeping and email integrations. | Listed integrations include Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, Sage, Companies House, Ireland’s CRO, BrightPropose, BrightAccountsProduction and BrightTax. |
| Onboarding | The company says onboarding and implementation have no additional fee and teams can usually be operational within a day after submitting client data by CSV. | Onboarding covers professional clearance, proposals, engagement letters, AML checks, risk assessments and HMRC agent-authorisation requests. |
| Support | The terms define standard customer support as email and telephone support during normal working hours; additional support may cost extra. | Bright lists BrightManager help guides, phone support at 01926 355 366, email support and weekday opening hours. |
Plans
Accounting Flow
- 10+ users (paid annually)£40 a month
- 1–9 users (paid annually)£49 a month
BrightManager
- Essential£42.63 a month
- Advanced£57.85 a month
- Premium£57.85 a month
- Essential£409.25 a year
- Advanced£694.26 a year
- Premium£694.26 a year
In their own words
Accounting Flow
Accounting Flow has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
BrightManager
BrightManager is web-based practice management software for accounting practices, bookkeepers and payroll bureaus. It turns compliance deadlines into tasks and subtasks, using workflow templates, assignments and progress tracking to coordinate work. Onboarding can cover professional clearance, proposals, engagement letters, AML checks, risk assessments and HMRC agent authorisation requests. A branded client portal supports secure document sharing, e-signatures and form submissions. Reports cover productivity, aged work in progress, task efficiency and client profitability, while time tracking separates chargeable from non-chargeable work. Integrations include Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, Sage, Companies House, Ireland’s CRO, BrightPropose, BrightAccountsProduction and BrightTax. Bright says data is hosted in European regions within GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certified public-cloud centres. HTTPS with TLS 1.2 minimum protects transfers, and databases use transparent encryption at rest. Essential starts at £42.63/user/mo with a 30-day trial; Advanced and Premium are £57.85 per month under different contracts.