Clear Books vs Giddh

Clear Books is browser-based accounting software for UK businesses, sole traders, and landlords, with Android and iOS mobile apps. Its listed capabilities include bank feeds, automated reconciliation, invoice creation, receipt capture, inventory tracking, and accountant access. Users can send branded invoices, schedule recurring invoices, and automate late-payment reminders. Tax tools include VAT submissions, MTD Income Tax, and quarterly updates; Clear Books describes itself as HMRC recognised and MTD-ready. Sole Trader Free and Property Free are ongoing free plans that require no card and have no transaction limits. Property Free covers one property or grouped properties, while Foreign Property Free is for one overseas property. Paid plans start at £5 per month plus VAT, and include a full-access 30-day trial that can be cancelled without payment. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. Paid plans include unlimited users and accountant tools. Small, Medium, and Large include integrations and an API, with Stripe and GoCardless built in. Support options range from self-service and email to phone support, with UK-based support.

Giddh is a cloud-based accounting solution for small and medium-sized enterprises. Its tools cover ledger-based accounting, invoicing, expense management, and real-time financial insights, alongside inventory management, bank reconciliation, multi-currency support, and tax compliance. The product also offers financial reports, sales tax tools, bank feed sync, and accountant access. Unlimited users can be assigned customizable roles, with restrictions based on date range and CIDR ranges. Giddh describes Shopify integration for syncing sales, orders, and payments; its inventory page also names WooCommerce. An audit trail logs transactions and changes. Giddh says it uses AWS cloud infrastructure and encrypts data in a form its developers cannot access. Users can access it on the web, Windows and Mac desktop apps, and Android and iOS apps. It also publishes open, public API documentation. Giddh is a product of Walkover Technologies Pvt Ltd, headquartered in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. The free plan is offered to students, teachers, institutes, and coaching centers; a paid plan is listed at ₹800 a year per organization for 10,000 transactions and unlimited users.