Tide Accounting vs EasyBooks: Which Is Better Accounting Software?

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

Tide Accounting vs EasyBooks Basics

	Tide Accounting	EasyBooks
Software Website	Tide Accounting Website	EasyBooks Website
HMRC MTD Status	Not Included	Not Included
Who Can Use It?	Businesses and Self-employed	Businesses and Self-employed
HMRC Listed Features	None	Record Keeping and simplified expenses
Platforms	Web-based application, Android, iOS	Web, Mac and iOS

Note data for this section comes from HMRC here and here

Wondering if Tide Accounting or EasyBooks has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	Tide Accounting	EasyBooks
Trustpilot Rating	4.3	No Rating
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	17984	No Reviews
iPhone App Rating	4.4	4.4
Number of iPhone Reviews	7	582
Android App Rating	4.5	No Rating
Number of Android Reviews	13	No Reviews

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper Tide Accounting or EasyBooks? Here are their prices compared.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

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	Tide Accounting	EasyBooks
Payroll Software Integration	Yes	No
Track VAT	Yes	Yes
VAT Filing	Yes	Yes
Real-Time Financial Reports	Yes	Yes
Prepare Self Assessment	Yes	No
Income Tax Estimates	Yes	No
Manage Income & Expenses	Yes	No
Create Invoices	Yes	Yes
Forecast Cash Flow	Yes	Yes
Accept and Make Payments In Different Currencies	No	Yes
Employee Time Tracking	No	Yes
Projects	No	No
Bank Feed Integration	Yes	Yes
End of Year Filings	No	Yes
Capture Bills And Receipts	Yes	Yes
Bulk Reconcile Transactions	Yes	Yes
Track Inventory & Stock Levels	No	Yes

	Tide Accounting	EasyBooks
Pros	A business account with no monthly fee is available. You can access your account digitally via an app on Android or iPhones and on the Tide website. Tide offers bank accounts provided by ClearBank that are eligible for protection through the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Tide offers 24/7 support with the member support team	Platform is pristine and streamlined Efficient Accounting application Read-outs are non-cluttered and professional looking Inexpensive and easy to use Defaulted to most used accounts which made the entering time much quicker
Cons	E-money accounts (for some existing customers) from Tide are not protected by FSCS, though Tide is in the process of moving Tide accounts from PPS e-money accounts to ClearBank FSCS-protected bank accounts It is not possible to deposit cheques into a Tide account Business partnerships and charities cannot open a Tide account	Not many reports you could pull Customer service availability Several times per week that the software went down When they switched to a subscription module vs and one time fee