FreeAgent vs Able Internet Payroll: UK Reviews & Prices Compared (2025)

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

FreeAgent vs Able Internet Payroll Basics

	FreeAgent	Able Internet Payroll
Software Website	FreeAgent Website	Able Internet Payroll Website
Company Name	FreeAgent Central Ltd	Able Internet Payroll Ltd
Target Company Size (Small, Medium and/or Enterprise)	Small – Medium	Medium
Industry Focus	None	None

Wondering if FreeAgent or Able Internet Payroll has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	FreeAgent	Able Internet Payroll
Listed On HMRC Website	Yes	Yes
Trustpilot Rating	4.6	No Rating
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	2137	No Reviews
iPhone App Rating	4.8	No iPhone App
Number of iPhone Reviews	9400	No Reviews
Android App Rating	4.7	No Android App
Number of Android Reviews	1100	No Reviews

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

Which is cheaper FreeAgent or Able Internet Payroll? Here are their prices compared.

	FreeAgent	Able Internet Payroll
Listed As Having Free Plan By HMRC?	No	No
Free Plan?	No	No
Free Trial?	Yes	Yes
Free Trial Length?	30 days	6 months

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.

Dashboard – See the big picture for your business at a glance with cashflow, profit and loss, invoice timelines and more.
Business Insights with Radar – Get intelligent insights, tailored trend-spotting and personalised tips all in one place.
Estimates – Win more work with professional estimate templates ready to be converted to invoices.
Invoicing – Get paid faster with easy invoicing tools. Send customised invoices, reminders and thank-you emails.
Expenses – Track business costs quickly and easily. Snap receipts and record out-of-pocket expenses on the go.
Projects – Keep tabs on your project income, expenses and profitability – all in one place.
Time Tracking – Track the time you spend on projects, add this to invoices and generate timesheet reports.
Payroll – Run monthly payroll and file auto-calculated PAYE and National Insurance directly to HMRC.
Banking – Set up a bank feed and let all of your transactions flow into FreeAgent automatically.
VAT filing – Generate MTD-compliant VAT returns automatically and file them directly to HMRC in minutes.
Self Assessment – Get a real-time view of how much you owe for your tax return and file it directly to HMRC.

RTI Prices : The number of employees is counted by the number of P60s generated after you complete the Final FPS / Final EPS process at the end of the tax year. Our system will generate the P60 for all the employees you have employed during the tax year, including those who have left during the year and have received a P45 from your company. The Final FPS / Final EPS return is the same as the usual regular FPS / EPS return, except that you need to indicate that this is the Final FPS / Final EPS, that is all. Without completing the Final FPS / Final EPS you will not be able to move to the new tax year.
When Do You Need to Pay for the Service? (Invoicing) : We will only invoice you and ask you to pay us once a year when you have done the Final FPS / Final EPS.
Test Use is FREE : You may sign up before RTI starts and try out the RTI functions. Our Trial RTI does not allow you to e-file any RTI returns. However, you may migrate all your employees to the system and try out all the calculations without making any returns. At the end of the tax year you simply click on START NEW TAX year and tell us that your account was set up to try out our services and all the calculated data was just trial data, then we will move you to the new tax year without any charges.

	FreeAgent	Able Internet Payroll
Unlimited Payrolls	No	No
Automated Tax Filing and Payments	Yes	No
Live Customer Support	No	No
Ability To Manage Employee Benefits	No	No
Employee Access To Platform	No	No
Direct Deposit	No	No
Expense Reimbursement	Yes	No
Time Off Tracking	Yes	No
Handle Deductions From Pay	No	No
Debt Repayment From Pay	No	No
Employee Background Checks	No	No
Has An API	Yes	Yes
Create Payslip	Yes	Yes
Create P45	No	Yes
Create P60	Yes	Yes
Pay For Salaried Employees	Yes	Yes
Pay For Hourly Employees	Yes	Yes
Bonus / Incentive Pay	No	No
Pension Filing	No	Yes
Statutory Payments (E.g. Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, etc.)	Yes	Yes
Direct HMRC Submissions	Yes	Yes
RTI Compliant	Yes	Yes