Liberty Accounts vs Shelby Accounting
Liberty Accounts
libertyaccounts.com
Shelby Accounting
shelbysystems.comSide by side
| Figure | Liberty Accounts | Shelby Accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £14.95/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · Church Accounting Software | 8.5 (#9) | 7.1 (#23) |
| Banking | Bank statement imports are provided to reduce manual bookkeeping and support reconciliation. | Bank Account Management supports bank file download formats, tracks reconciled statements, and allows deposits to be recorded while balancing a statement. |
| Fixed assets | The asset ledger records acquisitions and disposals and calculates depreciation. | The Fixed Assets application catalogs assets, tracks tagged inventory, and creates depreciation entries that update the General Ledger. |
| Founded | 2003 | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom | Shelby Systems lists its corporate headquarters at 65 Germantown Court, Suite 420, Cordova, Tennessee 38018. |
| Integrations | Documented integrations include HMRC Government Gateway, HMRC Making Tax Digital, Companies House and PayPal imports. | The Accounts Payable module interfaces with Bank Reconciliation, Purchase Order, and General Ledger. |
| Payroll | Integrated payroll supports HMRC-recognised RTI submissions, auto-enrolment assessments and payroll cost analysis. | Payroll includes wage and tax calculations, voluntary deductions, paycheck printing, and government and management reporting including e-file reporting. |
| Purpose | Liberty Accounts is browser-based accounting and payroll software aimed at UK small businesses, charities and churches. | ShelbyNext Financials is cloud-based accounting software designed for churches, ministries, nonprofits, and denominational headquarters. |
| Reporting | Reports can be saved, exported to PDF, XLS or CSV, and key reports support drill-down views. | General Ledger includes standard and custom reports with drill-down to individual application entries, and reports can be downloaded in several formats. |
| Security | Security controls described by the maker include SSL traffic encryption, multilayer firewalls, role-based access, an immutable audit trail and optional two-factor authentication. | A Shelby-hosted data-center security document describes encrypted customer account information, role-specific service permissions, vulnerability scans, and regular database backups. |
Plans
Liberty Accounts
- Welcome pricing£14.95 a month
- Welcome Pricing£14.95 a month
Shelby Accounting
- Additional named user$5 a month
- Fixed Assets add-on$30 a month
- Accounts Receivable add-on$35 a month
- Purchasing Management add-on$35 a month
- Payroll add-on$50 a month
- ShelbyNext Financials base package$79 a month
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