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QuickFile vs Zoho Books
Priced at four client counts, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take QuickFile if you want a free plan you can run on, UK VAT and MTD and one price for everyone. Take Zoho Books if you want a free plan you can run on, growing into a finance team and US sales tax. QuickFile is cheaper at every size we price.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four client counts with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| QuickFile | Zoho Books | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 clients | $0 | $20 | $20 |
| 25 clients | $6.70 | $20 | $13.30 |
| 50 clients | $6.70 | $20 | $13.30 |
| 100 clients | $6.70 | $20 | $13.30 |
What is actually different
- Zoho Books lists AI features, inventory, payroll, project and time tracking and recurring invoices and subscriptions where QuickFile does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used QuickFile or Zoho Books on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| QuickFile | Zoho Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | None published | 14 days |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Free plan; Power User billed yearly; no setup fees or contracts | Monthly or annual billing (annual is cheaper per month); prices exclude local taxes |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
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Questions people ask about these two
Is QuickFile or Zoho Books cheaper?
QuickFile is cheaper at every size we price.
How much does QuickFile cost a month?
QuickFile is free at 5 clients, $6.70 a month at 25 clients and $6.70 at 100 clients, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does Zoho Books cost a month?
Zoho Books is $20 a month at every size we price, from 5 to 100 clients, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does QuickFile or Zoho Books have a free trial?
QuickFile has a Free (XS, S and M) plan at $0. Zoho Books publishes a 14-day free trial and a Free plan at $0.
Make a third option? If you make accounting and invoicing platforms and it is missing from this list, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot be bought.
Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 7 questions about what you need the books to do and where you are based, and gives you four picks priced at your own numbers, from all 14.
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