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Freelancer accounting software with bank feeds (2026)
We compare 9 freelancer accounting software with bank feeds as of October 2026. Pennylane has the lowest paid entry price, from about $7.82 a month. QuickBooks Online, Wave and Zoho Books have a free plan.
Entry plans $7.82 to $65 a month · prices checked 26–28 October 2026
Reviewed by the Tick Mark Books editorial team.
Nine accounting tools pull in bank and card transactions by themselves and price a solo freelancer's plan, from $19 a month on Wave in US dollars.
In US dollars, the lowest monthly bill on this page is Wave's Pro Plan at $19 a month, which bundles bank imports and receipts. In euros, Pennylane's Starter plan is €7 a month (about $7.82) excluding tax. The top US dollar figure is Digits at $65 a month. All nine products pull bank and card transactions in by themselves, and all nine state a monthly price for one freelancer with about 30 transactions.
At a glance
- tools
- 9
- Free to start
- 3 of 9
- free plan or freemium
- Public pricing
- 9 of 9
- price on their own site
What this collection covers
The plan a freelancer needs is often not the entry plan. Wave and Zoho Books keep bank feeds off their free plans. QuickBooks Online's free plan falls short too. FreeAgent lists plans from £10 a month (about $13), but a freelancer is priced on its Sole trader plan. FreshBooks and Sage Accounting carry feeds on their entry plans but put receipt capture on a higher one.
How each feed refreshes differs. FreshBooks says a connected account refreshes daily. Zoho Books fetches statements periodically, and Digits auto-fetches them for many banks. Pennylane does not say how often its feed runs. Currency also splits the set. FreeAgent and Sage Accounting bill in pounds plus VAT, Pennylane in euros excluding tax.
What it takes to be on this list
A product is on this page when it does two things. It imports bank and card transactions by itself, and it states a monthly price for one freelancer with about 30 transactions, bank feeds and receipts. The rest of the category does one of these at most. The list runs A to Z by name, not by price. Before buying, check that your own bank connects, since several vendors name gaps in their coverage. Check which plan carries receipt capture, and whether the figure is a promotional rate or excludes VAT or tax.
The 9 tools
Digits
AI-native general ledger that books and reconciles itself, replacing QuickBooks or Xero for US businesses.
From $65 a month
Best for A US startup or small business that wants its own AI-kept ledger in place of QuickBooks
At $65 a month on Essentials, the plan Digits points solopreneurs to, this is the dearest US dollar entry here. Transactions arrive from more than 12,000 institutions through revocable tokens, for continuous reconciliation. Receipts in Vault and invoicing are included, with no per-user charge. It handles no other currencies and files no sales tax.
FreeAgent
UK cloud accounting with HMRC filing, bank feeds and AI receipt capture, priced per business type.
From about $13 a month
Best for UK sole traders and small limited companies filing their own VAT and Self Assessment
UK sole traders pay £19 a month (about $25) plus VAT on the Sole trader plan, with bank feeds and receipt capture included and no per-transaction charge. Open Banking and API feeds cover the major UK banks. Unsupported banks fall back to statement upload or manual entry. It files your tax return but not 1099s.
FreshBooks
Double-entry small-business ledger built around invoicing, with a read-only Claude connector for questions.
From $23 a month
Best for service businesses and freelancers who bill clients and want their books in the same place
Lite costs $23 a month and imports bank and card transactions on its own. Expense tracking comes with it. The catch for a freelancer is receipts: automatic receipt data capture and bank reconciliation begin only on Plus, a higher plan. The ledger is built around invoicing clients.
Pennylane
AI-native invoicing, accounting and business banking for small businesses and their accounting firms.
From about $7.82 a month
Best for small businesses in France and their accounting firm working in one shared file
For €7 a month (about $7.82) excluding tax, Starter gives a sole trader account synchronization with transaction matching and receipt reading, for one user. The condition is activating the Pennylane Compte Pro. It is aimed at small businesses in France that share one file with their accounting firm.
QuickBooks Online
Intuit's cloud ledger, now with Intuit Intelligence agents that categorize, reconcile and flag errors.
Free, then $38 a month
Best for small businesses that want one ledger plus payroll, payments and an accountant login
Simple Start, at $38 a month regular price, is where a solo operator lands. The free plan connects a single bank account and has no mobile app for receipts. Connected bank and card accounts sync into the ledger automatically. It files 1099s and pays bills.
Sage Accounting
Sage's cloud small-business ledger with built-in payroll and the Sage Copilot assistant; US edition retired.
From about $27 a month
Best for VAT-registered sole traders and small firms up to 49 employees wanting payroll built in
Sage Accounting's UK Start plan is £20 a month (about $27) plus VAT for invoicing and bank reconciliation, with transactions imported automatically. Receipt capture waits for Standard, a dearer plan, so a freelancer who wants receipts pays more. Payroll is built in. The US edition is retired.
Wave
Free double-entry books for solo owners, with bank imports, receipts and payroll kept behind the paid Pro Plan.
Free, then $19 a month
Best for freelancers and solo owners who want real double-entry books without paying for software
Wave's free Starter plan has neither bank imports nor receipts, so a freelancer pays $19 a month for the Pro Plan, which bundles both. Feeds run through an outside connection provider, and Wave warns that some institutions cannot be connected. Its books are double-entry.
Xero
Small-business ledger with a JAX assistant that answers questions in plain language; unlimited users on every plan.
From $27 a month
Best for small businesses wanting the whole team and their advisor on the books, no per-user fees
Early, Xero's cheapest public plan, runs $27 a month after the promotion and includes bank reconciliation and Smart Document Capture. Feeds from thousands of US banks and cards are read-only. Statements from banks that do not connect come in as files such as CSV or OFX. Every plan includes unlimited users.
Zoho Books
Cloud accounting ledger with Zia AI, bank feeds, sales tax and 1099 e-filing, from $20 a month.
Free, then $20 a month
Best for small businesses and startups that want one ledger plus the wider Zoho app suite
Bank feeds start on Standard, not Free, so a freelancer pays $20 an organization a month billed monthly. Banks and cards connect through third-party feed providers, with email auto-forwarding and file upload as fallbacks. Zoho Books also e-files 1099s. It sits alongside the wider Zoho app suite.
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Sources and method
Every price was read on the maker's own pricing page.
- Digits: digits.com/pricing, checked 27 October 2026
- FreeAgent: freeagent.com/pricing, checked 26 October 2026
- FreshBooks: freshbooks.com/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- Pennylane: pennylane.com/fr/tarifs, checked 27 October 2026
- QuickBooks Online: quickbooks.intuit.com/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- Sage Accounting: sage.com/en-gb/sage-business-cloud/sage-accounting, checked 27 October 2026
- Wave: waveapps.com/pricing, checked 28 October 2026
- Xero: xero.com/us/pricing-plans, checked 28 October 2026
- Zoho Books: zoho.com/us/books/pricing, checked 26 October 2026