FreeAgent vs Lettuce
FreeAgent
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| Figure | FreeAgent | Lettuce |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £4.17/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 23 | 5 |
| Spec score · Bookkeeping Software | 9.3 (#5) | 7.5 (#49) |
| Banking | Bank feeds automatically import transactions and FreeAgent can categorise and match them. | Lettuce offers a business checking account and Visa debit card; its pages identify i3 Bank and Trans Pecos Bank as banking providers, depending on the account. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | 548 Market St., Suite 84232, San Francisco, CA 94104 |
| Integrations | Supported connections include Open Banking feeds, HMRC, Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless, Basecamp and many listed integration partners. | Lettuce says customers can connect business credit cards, imports credit-card transactions via Plaid, and supports invoice card payments through Stripe. |
| Invoicing | Users can create recurring invoices, automate late-payment reminders, convert estimates into invoices, and accept invoice payments through Stripe and PayPal. | The service lets customers send and track invoices, with credit-card payments available through Stripe. |
Plans
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
Lettuce
- Grow$29 a month
- Pro$299 a month
- Pro + Healthcare$299 a month
- Grow (LLC Management)$49 a month
- Pro (S Corp Management)$299 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.