FinStack UK
FinStack UK
Curated Finance & Accounting Tools for Startups / SMEs
FinStack UK tools and recommendations
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Abacum
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Collaborative FP&A platform for mid-market tech.
Integrations
high
3
4.9 (50+)
Absolute Tax
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Specialist UK tax software.
low
2
unknown
Adaptive Planning
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Established FP&A tool by Workday.
Integrations
enterprise
5
4.3 (400+)
Agicap
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Cash flow management software for mid-market.
Integrations
high
3
4.6 (150+)
Anaplan
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Enterprise-scale connected planning.
Integrations
enterprise
5
4.4 (500+)
Anna Money
Category: Banking + spend control
Business account and tax app with AI assistant.
Integrations
low
1
4.6 (2000+)
ApprovalMax
Category: AP/AR automation
Multi-role approval workflows for Xero/QBO.
Integrations
mid
2
4.8 (250+)
AutoEntry
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Automated data entry for bills, receipts, and statements.
Integrations
mid
1
4.5 (500+)
Avalara
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Enterprise automated tax compliance (VAT/Sales Tax).
Integrations
high
4
4.1 (600+)
Baremetrics
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
SaaS analytics and insights with dunning features.
Integrations
mid
1
4.6 (100+)
Bill.com
Category: AP/AR automation
Leading US-based AP/AR automation (expanding globally).
Integrations
mid
3
4.3 (2000+)
BillingPlatform
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Agile enterprise billing software.
Integrations
enterprise
5
4.5 (50+)
BrightPay
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Award-winning desktop/cloud payroll for UK businesses.
Integrations
low
2
4.8 (1500+)
Brightpearl
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Retail operating system designed for mid-market.
Integrations
high
4
4.4 (150+)
Brixx
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Financial modeling and cash flow forecasting.
Integrations
low
3
4.6 (50+)
BTCSoftware
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Tax and compliance software for UK accountants.
Integrations
mid
3
unknown
Capium
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Full cloud suite for accountants including tax.
Integrations
mid
3
unknown
CashAnalytics
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Enterprise cash forecasting and liquidity management.
Integrations
high
4
4.5 (30+)
Causal
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Modern alternative to Excel for financial modeling.
Integrations
mid
3
4.8 (50+)
Caxton
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Payments and cash management API/platform.
Integrations
mid
3
unknown
Chargebee
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Robust B2B SaaS subscription billing and RevRec.
Integrations
high
4
4.6 (800+)
ChartMogul
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Subscription analytics platform.
Integrations
mid
2
4.7 (100+)
Chaser
Category: AP/AR automation
Polite and automated invoice chasing software.
Integrations
mid
1
4.9 (400+)
Cin7 Core
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Cloud ERP for inventory, POS, and accounting.
Integrations
mid
4
4.3 (500+)
Notes
Formerly DEAR Systems.
Clear Books
Category: Accounting ledger
Simple online accounting specifically for UK small businesses.
Integrations
low
1
4.3 (400+)
CreditSafe
Category: AP/AR automation
Business credit reports for vetting customers.
Integrations
mid
1
4.3 (150+)
Crunch
Category: Accounting ledger
Combined accounting software and human accountant service.
Integrations
mid
1
4.5 (500+)
Cube
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Spreadsheet-native FP&A software.
Integrations
mid
3
4.7 (100+)
Databox
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Business analytics tracking all KPIs in one place.
Integrations
mid
2
4.4 (500+)
Deel
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Global payroll and Employer of Record (EOR) platform.
Integrations
high
3
4.6 (4000+)
Dext Commerce
Category: AP/AR automation
Automates fetching sales data from e-commerce platforms.
Integrations
mid
2
unknown
Notes
Formerly Greenback.
Dext Prepare
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Market-leading receipt capture and OCR data extraction.
Integrations
mid
1
4.7 (1500+)
Notes
Formerly Receipt Bank.
Dryrun
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Flexible scenario planning and cash flow software.
Integrations
mid
2
4.7 (50+)
Emburse Certify
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Automated expense reports for mid-market.
Integrations
high
3
4.4 (1500+)
Expensify
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Global standard for employee expense claim management.
Integrations
mid
2
4.4 (4000+)
FastSpring
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
MoR for digital products and SaaS.
Integrations
mid
2
4.3 (150+)
Fathom
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Beautiful management reporting and financial analysis.
Integrations
mid
2
4.8 (1000+)
Finmark
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Financial modeling software for early-stage startups.
Integrations
low
2
4.8 (80+)
Float
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Visual cash flow forecasting software for Xero/QBO.
Integrations
mid
2
4.8 (300+)
FreeAgent
Category: Accounting ledger
Accounting tailored for freelancers and micro-businesses.
Integrations
low
1
4.6 (1000+)
Notes
Free if you use certain UK banks.
FreshBooks
Category: Accounting ledger
Invoice-centric accounting for service businesses.
Integrations
low
1
4.5 (2000+)
Futrli
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Actionable forecasting and reporting (by Sage).
Integrations
mid
2
4.2 (100+)
Fyle
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Expense management directly inside Slack/Teams.
Integrations
mid
2
4.6 (600+)
Geckoboard
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Live TV dashboards for team metrics.
Integrations
low
1
4.5 (200+)
GoCardless
Category: AP/AR automation
Direct Debit platform to automate collections.
Integrations
low
1
4.5 (800+)
Helm
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Intuitive cash flow forecasting tailored for advisors.
Integrations
mid
2
unknown
Hubdoc
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Document fetching and extraction, included with Xero.
Integrations
low
1
4.1 (300+)
Iris Elements
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Cloud tax software for accounting practices.
Integrations
mid
3
unknown
Jeeves
Category: Banking + spend control
Global corporate cards and non-dilutive financing.
Integrations
mid
2
4.4 (100+)
Jirav
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
All-in-one forecasting, budgeting, and dashboarding.
Integrations
mid
3
4.6 (150+)
KashFlow
Category: Accounting ledger
No-jargon accounting for UK small business owners.
Integrations
low
1
4.1 (300+)
Notes
Owned by IRIS.
Katana
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Visual MRP software for D2C manufacturers.
Integrations
mid
2
4.8 (100+)
Klipfolio
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Custom BI dashboards for data-driven companies.
Integrations
mid
4
4.5 (300+)
Kolleno
Category: AP/AR automation
Smart AR automation using omnichannel communication.
Integrations
mid
2
4.9 (30+)
Lightyear
Category: AP/AR automation
Cloud AP automation and purchasing software.
Integrations
mid
2
4.8 (100+)
Linnworks
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Multi-channel order and inventory management.
Integrations
high
4
4.1 (300+)
LiveFlow
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Syncs live accounting data to Google Sheets/Excel.
Integrations
mid
2
4.9 (200+)
Maxio
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Billing and financial ops for B2B SaaS.
Integrations
high
4
4.4 (500+)
Metabase
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Open source business intelligence and analytics.
Integrations
low
4
4.6 (100+)
Monzo Business
Category: Banking + spend control
Digital banking for UK SMEs with integrated tax tools.
Integrations
low
1
4.7 (3000+)
Mosaic
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Strategic finance platform for SaaS.
Integrations
high
3
4.8 (50+)
Moss
Category: Banking + spend control
Corporate credit cards and spend management.
Integrations
mid
2
4.7 (150+)
Onfolk
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Modern, automated payroll and HR for UK startups.
Integrations
mid
1
4.9 (50+)
Orderhive
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Simple inventory and shipping software.
Integrations
mid
2
4.1 (200+)
Oyster
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Distributed HR platform for hiring global talent.
Integrations
high
3
4.4 (500+)
Paddle
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Merchant of Record (MoR) handling billing and tax globally.
Integrations
mid
2
4.4 (200+)
Pandle
Category: Accounting ledger
Refreshing, simple bookkeeping software.
Integrations
low
1
4.6 (600+)
Papaya Global
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Global payroll technology utilizing local partners.
Integrations
high
4
4.3 (200+)
PayFit
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Automated cloud payroll software for UK and EU SMEs.
Integrations
mid
2
4.7 (800+)
Payhawk
Category: Banking + spend control
Corporate cards, expenses, and AP in one platform.
Integrations
high
3
4.8 (300+)
Pento
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Real-time automated payroll for modern companies.
Integrations
mid
2
4.8 (100+)
Pigment
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Modern, highly visual enterprise planning platform.
Integrations
high
4
4.8 (100+)
Planful
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Continuous planning platform for finance.
Integrations
high
4
4.4 (400+)
PlanGuru
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Desktop/cloud budgeting and forecasting application.
Integrations
mid
4
4.2 (40+)
Pleo
Category: Banking + spend control
Smart company cards and automated expense management.
Integrations
mid
2
4.7 (1000+)
ProfitWell
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Free subscription metrics and paid retention products.
Integrations
low
1
4.7 (50+)
Pulse
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Simple, manual cash flow tracking for small businesses.
low
1
unknown
QuickBooks Commerce
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Basic inventory for QBO users.
Integrations
low
2
unknown
Notes
Formerly TradeGecko.
QuickBooks Online
Category: Accounting ledger
Robust accounting with strong reporting capabilities.
Integrations
mid
3
4.5 (3000+)
Recurly
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Enterprise subscription billing platform.
Integrations
high
4
4.3 (100+)
Remote
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Global HR, payroll, and EOR services.
Integrations
high
3
4.5 (1000+)
Revolut Business
Category: Banking + spend control
Global financial superapp for business accounts and FX.
Integrations
mid
2
4.4 (5000+)
Rippling
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Global workforce management (HR, IT, Finance).
Integrations
high
4
4.8 (2000+)
Rydoo
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Modern enterprise expense management platform.
Integrations
mid
2
4.5 (800+)
Sage Accounting
Category: Accounting ledger
Traditional ledger modernized for the cloud.
Integrations
mid
3
4.2 (1500+)
SAP Concur
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Enterprise-grade travel and expense management.
Integrations
high
5
4.0 (5000+)
Satago
Category: AP/AR automation
All-in-one cash management: credit control, risk, finance.
Integrations
mid
2
4.6 (50+)
ShipHero
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Warehouse management system for e-commerce.
Integrations
high
4
4.0 (100+)
Sidetrade
Category: AP/AR automation
AI-powered Order-to-Cash application.
Integrations
enterprise
4
unknown
Skubana
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Enterprise multi-channel inventory.
Integrations
high
4
4.2 (100+)
Soldo
Category: Banking + spend control
Prepaid company cards and automated spend control.
Integrations
mid
2
4.5 (400+)
SOS Inventory
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Deep inventory integrated tightly with QuickBooks.
Integrations
mid
3
4.3 (100+)
Spendesk
Category: Banking + spend control
All-in-one spend management for finance teams.
Integrations
high
3
4.7 (800+)
Spotlight Reporting
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Comprehensive reports, dashboards, and forecasts.
Integrations
mid
3
4.6 (300+)
Staffology
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Comprehensive cloud payroll with open API for UK.
Integrations
mid
2
unknown
Starling Bank
Category: Banking + spend control
Award-winning UK business banking with no monthly fees.
Integrations
low
1
4.8 (8000+)
Stratosphere
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Agile corporate performance management.
Integrations
mid
4
unknown
Stripe Billing
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
API-first recurring billing and subscription management.
Integrations
mid
3
4.6 (1000+)
Syft Analytics
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Interactive financial reporting and data analytics.
Integrations
low
2
4.8 (600+)
Tableau (Creator)
Category: Reporting + dashboards + board packs
Industry-leading visual analytics platform.
Integrations
high
5
4.4 (3000+)
Taxamo
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Digital tax and VAT compliance for e-commerce/SaaS.
Integrations
mid
3
unknown
TaxCalc
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Desktop and cloud-enabled tax return software.
Integrations
low
2
4.8 (500+)
TaxScouts
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Online personal/business tax return service by accountants.
low
1
4.8 (3000+)
Tide
Category: Banking + spend control
Fast business bank account creation and admin tools.
Integrations
low
1
4.2 (10000+)
Unleashed
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Powerful B2B and wholesale inventory management.
Integrations
mid
3
4.5 (300+)
Untied
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Open banking tax app for sole traders and gig economy.
Integrations
low
1
4.5 (100+)
Upfin
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Automated cash flow planning.
Integrations
low
1
unknown
Upflow
Category: AP/AR automation
B2B AR platform to collect payments faster.
Integrations
high
2
4.8 (50+)
Veeqo
Category: Inventory + COGS (D2C)
Free inventory and shipping software by Amazon.
Integrations
low
2
4.4 (150+)
Vena
Category: FP&A (advanced planning)
Excel-based FP&A software.
Integrations
high
4
4.5 (300+)
Vistr
Category: Cash flow forecasting
Cash flow forecasting within Xero ecosystem.
Integrations
low
1
unknown
Vital Tax
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Bridging software for Making Tax Digital (VAT).
Integrations
low
1
unknown
Wallester
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Expense management via issued Visa cards.
Integrations
low
2
4.5 (50+)
Wave
Category: Accounting ledger
Free basic accounting software with paid add-ons.
Integrations
low
1
4.4 (1000+)
Notes
Better suited for US, but used in UK.
Webexpenses
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Feature-rich expense management for SMEs.
Integrations
mid
2
4.6 (300+)
Xero
Category: Accounting ledger
Leading cloud accounting software for SMEs.
Integrations
mid
2
4.3 (2500+)
Notes
The UK standard.
Xero Payroll
Category: Payroll (UK payroll) and Contractor payroll (global)
Basic payroll add-on within Xero accounting.
Integrations
low
1
unknown
Xero Tax
Category: VAT/tax compliance (UK focused)
Built-in corporation tax and accounts production in Xero.
Integrations
low
2
unknown
Zoho Books
Category: Accounting ledger
End-to-end accounting integrated with Zoho suite.
Integrations
low
2
4.4 (800+)
Zoho Expense
Category: Expenses + receipts capture
Affordable expense reporting tied into Zoho ecosystem.
Integrations
low
1
4.5 (900+)
Zuora
Category: Subscription billing + revenue recognition (SaaS)
Enterprise monetization suite for subscription businesses.
Integrations
enterprise
5
3.9 (400+)
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