Billy API vs FreeAgent
Billy API
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| Figure | Billy API | FreeAgent |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 160 DKK/mo | £4.17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 23 |
| Spec score · Accounting APIs | 9.0 (#2) | 9.1 (#1) |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Integrations | Billy’s integration directory includes connections for services such as Shopify, WooCommerce, Salary, MobilePay, and Lunar. | Supported connections include Open Banking feeds, HMRC, Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless, Basecamp and many listed integration partners. |
| Intended users | Billy describes its accounting software as helping self-employed people manage bookkeeping, invoices, and VAT. | FreeAgent says its software is designed for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers. |
| Security | Billy says it uses SSL, encrypts information, and backs up data several times a day. | FreeAgent says it is Cyber Essentials Plus certified, uses fault-tolerant infrastructure and follows UK DPA 2018 and UK GDPR requirements. |
| Support | Billy advertises support every day from 07 to 22, with email, chat, and phone support listed on its pricing page. | The pricing page says users can contact UK-based support accountants online or by phone. |
Plans
Billy API
- FreeFree
- Basic160 DKK a month
- Plus295 DKK a month
- Complete595 DKK a month
FreeAgent
- Sole trader£10 a month
- Partnership or LLP£19 a month
- Limited company£33 a month
- FreeFree
- Bank-account-funded accountFree
- Eligible bank-account planFree
- Landlord — billed monthly£5 a month
- Smart Capture Unlimited add-on£5 a month
- Sole trader — billed monthly£9.50 a month
- Landlord monthly£10 a month
In their own words
FreeAgent
FreeAgent is accounting software for business administration, invoicing, expenses, tax reporting and business reports. It builds real-time accounts from bank statements, invoices and expenses, with Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Trial Balance reports. Users can create recurring invoices, automate late-payment reminders, turn estimates into invoices and accept payments through Stripe and PayPal. FreeAgent can generate MTD-compatible VAT returns and file them directly to HMRC; payroll calculates PAYE and National Insurance and can submit Real Time Information payroll to HMRC. Its iOS and Android apps cover expense recording, time tracking, invoice management and bank transaction reconciliation. It supports bank feeds from most UK banks via Open Banking and connections to HMRC for MTD VAT. The software is designed for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers. A free plan is listed, alongside paid plans such as Sole trader at £10 a month and Limited company at £33 a month. Smart Capture includes up to 10 receipts and bills per month as standard; a paid Unlimited add-on removes that cap.