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What is FreeAgent?

FreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many apps.

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What is FreeAgent?

FreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many…

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Product Demos

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

8.6
Avg 7.4

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

6.5
Avg 7.5

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.5
Avg 8.2

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

6.7
Avg 7.8

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

8.7
Avg 7.6

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

7.4
Avg 7.1

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

8.1
Avg 7.6
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Product Details

What is FreeAgent?

FreeAgent is an online accounting software designed specifically to meet the needs of small businesses, freelancers and their accountants.


FreeAgent helps businesses take care of their day-to-day admin, from managing expenses and running fully RTI-compliant payroll to creating and sending professional-looking estimates and invoices. It also allows businesses to keep track of their cash flow and profitability, showing who owes them money - and how much!.

FreeAgent also has a personalised ‘Tax Timeline’ of upcoming deadlines and amounts due, as well as the functionality to easily file VAT, RTI payroll and - for sole traders and limited company directors - Self Assessment tax returns directly to HMRC.


The vendor boasts around 100,000 customers currently using FreeAgent to manage their business accounts, with no confusing accounting jargon and with a team of support accountants on hand to help them stay on track.

FreeAgent Features

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting Features

  • Supported: Accounts payable
  • Supported: Accounts receivable
  • Supported: Cash management
  • Supported: Bank reconciliation
  • Supported: Expense management
  • Supported: Time tracking
  • Supported: Multi-currency support
  • Supported: Electronic tax filing

Reporting & Analytics Features

  • Supported: Dashboards
  • Supported: Standard reports

Customization Features

  • Supported: Plug-ins

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Frequently Asked Questions

FreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many apps.

Zoho Books, Xero, and QuickBooks Online are common alternatives for FreeAgent.

Reviewers rate Electronic tax filing highest, with a score of 9.5.

The most common users of FreeAgent are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Easy accounting, quoting and invoicing, saves me hours in business admin each month!

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 01, 2015
AW
Vetted Review
Verified User
FreeAgent
3 years of experience
FreeAgent has streamlined my accounting and invoicing duties freeing up my time to focus on aspects of my business.
  • Importing and explaining banking transactions is a breeze, no more spreadsheets to battle.
  • I can now easily craft and send great looking estimates, quotes and invoices over to clients in moments via email.
  • Completing and filing my tax return has now become infinitely simpler as FreeAgent does most of the hard work for you.
Cons
  • When raising quotes or invoices for different people within the same company it can be a guessing game to select the correct person as only the company name is shown in the options not the company / person. To be honest there may be a solution but it hasn't bugged me enough yet to look for one (yet).
Do you use internet banking for your business? If yes FreeAgent will become your best friend when running your small business.

FreeAgent is simply amazing! We love it!

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 19, 2015
MP
Vetted Review
Verified User
FreeAgent
3 years of experience
We are a small limited company and use FreeAgent as our accounting software. We deliberately choose a solution that is cloud based to be able to access it from anywhere with an internet connection and it's reasonably priced (£27 a month). The simplicity of FreeAgent as well as the iOS app is fantastic and makes accounting and staying on top of business finances a breeze and - dare I say - fun! I never thought I'd say this about accounting!!! But the best part about FreeAgent is the incredible customer support they provide. I can honestly say it's the best customer service I have come across in my professional career. I can't recommend FreeAgent highly enough. Sign up - you won't regret it!
  • Customer Service is the best I have come across
  • The software is super easy to use and very user friendly
  • Reasonable prices and cloud based
Cons
  • I'd like to be able to save regular journeys and their mileage for speedier entry, besides that I can't think of a single thing!!!
It's great for solopreneurs and business owners who don't feel comfortable with accounting since it's very easy to use and set up. If you struggle or have a question there is a large knowledge base to check in on or you can contact FreeAgent's amazing customer service team and they will respond to you promptly and with an answer that isn't accounting jargon. I've had a situation where I got stuck and Debbie sorted it for me explaining in detail what she did and why. I really wish every company would take a leaf out of their book when it comes to customer service!

FreeAgent - Brilliant for helping me run my buisness

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 14, 2017
VM
Vetted Review
Verified User
FreeAgent
4 years of experience
I currently use FreeAgent to manage my invoicing, expenses, bills, mileage, payroll and allocating time against projects. It has made doing thee operations so much easier giving me time to focus on other aspects of the business. I particularly like the way it links into the HMRC to report my payroll through RTI and the way it can report and submit my personal tax.
  • Time recording against projects
  • Great overview of financial position of business
  • Automatic creation of dividend vouchers
Cons
  • More links to third-party software needed
FreeAgent is really suited to the financial management of a small business. Especially an owner managed business as it provides all the tools to keep on top of finances. It can reduce the need for a bookkeeper as it is easy to add expenses and reconcile them with the linked bank accounts. The integrated payroll would also reduce the need for third-party management of such processes. Would still recommend the use of an accountant to advise on more complex financial requirements.

FreeAgent - I would recommend it to anyone

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 11, 2015
Vetted Review
Verified User
FreeAgent
2 years of experience
I use FreeAgent to manage my company's accounts (I run a limited company). I find it straightforward and simple to use. My accountant has access also so it makes it easy for any financial problem solving and for her to do my end of year accounts. The payroll function which links directly to HMRC for RTI is a doddle and I can see at a moment's glance what my cash flow position is, how much VAT I will need to pay and keeps me up to date with any deadlines that I might have.
  • Clear, straightforward UX and design. This is key for me for any web based programme that I use.
  • The ability to track your time against multiple clients makes it easy when you get to the end of month and the important area of invoicing!
  • Showing your profit and loss at any moment in time.
  • The ability to track your capital assets and the fact that it automatically depreciates them for you.
Cons
  • It would be great to get either email or text alerts for those key milestones e.g. submitting your VAT bill
I think it's very well suited to sole traders or those who run their own limited company. I can't really comment on other types of organisations.

I recommend FreeAgent to my freelancing community

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 01, 2015
EC
Vetted Review
Verified User
FreeAgent
1 year of experience
I've been using FreeAgent since going Limited Company, but have no hesitations in recommending it to sole traders and Ltds alike. I use it for invoicing, expenses, banking, tracking and with my accountant. It brings everything together in one, simple and easy place - and the self-assessment function is fantastic.
  • Easy invoicing
  • Quick support - their G+ Q&A sessions really helped
  • Importing bank feeds - makes things SO much easier.
Cons
  • Being able to print out multiple things (like invoices) at once would be ideal
I run a community for freelancers, and FreeAgent is always my recommended software for anyone either starting out as a freelancer or looking for an organised system.
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