Accounting tools

Bookkeeping, bank feeds, financial reports and tax-ready records.

What to look for in accounting tools

  • Local tax support — for South Africa, VAT returns that match SARS requirements
  • Bank feeds with your bank, so transactions import automatically
  • Accountant access, so your bookkeeper can log in without sharing your password
  • Payroll as a built-in feature or an add-on

Accounting tools in our database

Listed alphabetically — this is not a ranking. We only rank tools after hands-on testing.

QuickBooks Online

Accounting

Intuit’s cloud accounting software for tracking income and expenses, invoicing customers and producing financial reports.

Main use
Bookkeeping
Free plan
Not yet verified
Pricing
Not yet verified
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed

Sage Accounting

Accounting

Sage’s cloud accounting product for small businesses. Sage is a long-established name in South African business software, and the product…

Main use
Bookkeeping for small businesses
Free plan
Not yet verified
Pricing
Not yet verified
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed
SA-relevant

Xero

Accounting

Cloud accounting software for small businesses and their accountants. It handles invoicing, bank reconciliation, bills and financial…

Main use
Day-to-day bookkeeping
Free plan
Not yet verified
Pricing
Not yet verified
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed
SA-relevant

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