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            "tagline": "Cloud accounting and invoicing for UK small businesses and landlords",
            "summary": "FreeAgent is online accounting software for UK small businesses, freelancers and landlords. It covers invoicing, expenses, payroll and Making Tax Digital, and imports bank transactions through Open Banking feeds. Paid plans follow a 30-day free trial.",
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                "Open Banking bank feeds with status per client",
                "Making Tax Digital and payroll for UK users"
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                "Pricing and tax features are set for the UK",
                "Paid plans only, after a 30-day trial"
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            "overview": "FreeAgent is cloud accounting software sold mainly to UK sole traders, limited companies, partnerships and landlords. Its feature list covers invoicing, taxes, Making Tax Digital, payroll, banking, expenses and project management. Bank feeds use Open Banking, and accountants can see bank feed status for each client from one dashboard.\n\nIt suits owner-managed businesses that want bookkeeping and tax handled in one web app, especially when an accountant works in the same files. Pricing is set out for UK company types, with monthly or annual plans after a 30-day free trial. The product has no inventory module, so businesses that track stock should look at other tools in this list."
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            "tagline": "Online accounting for small and growing businesses",
            "summary": "Zoho Books is online accounting software made by Zoho Corporation. It handles invoices, bills, expenses, bank feeds, inventory and reports, and it works with other Zoho apps. A free plan is aimed at solopreneurs and micro businesses, and paid editions add users and features. Apps are available for iOS and Android.",
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                "Free plan for solopreneurs and micro businesses",
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                "Free plan is aimed at very small businesses",
                "Inventory and analytics need higher editions"
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            "overview": "Zoho Books covers invoicing, bills, expenses, bank reconciliation, inventory, fixed assets and financial reports. Paid editions add users, inventory tracking, fixed asset management and cash flow forecasting, and the top editions add advanced analytics. It connects to Zoho CRM, Zoho Invoice and other Zoho apps, so a team already in the Zoho suite can share customer data.\n\nThe free plan is for solopreneurs and micro businesses, so growing companies will move to paid editions. Those are priced per organization, and each step up adds users and accounting depth. Its iOS and Android apps let owners check balances and send invoices away from the desk. Its integrations beyond the Zoho suite are less broad than Xero's."
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        "Zoho Books has a free plan or free version; FreeAgent does not.",
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