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Solas vs FreeAgent

FreeAgent costs £19/month for sole traders. Solas gives you everything it does — and more — for free. Here’s exactly what that means.

Solas

£0

Free forever

FreeAgent

£19/mo

£228/year for sole traders

What Solas gives you free that FreeAgent charges £19/month for

Unlimited Receipt OCR

Scan every receipt with AI — no monthly cap, no add-on fees.

Solas: Free, unlimited
FreeAgent: 10/month (unlimited = £24/mo)

Mobile HMRC Filing

Submit VAT returns, ITSA quarterly updates, and year-end declarations from your phone.

Solas: Free
FreeAgent: Desktop only

AI Tax Assistant

Ask tax questions in plain English. Answers drawn from legislation and your live data.

Solas: Free (10/mo)
FreeAgent: Not available at any price

Agentic Categorisation

AI reasons through HMRC rules, searches legislation, and asks clarifying questions.

Solas: Free
FreeAgent: Not available

Smart Mileage Tracking

Intelligent distance calculation. One-tap trip templates. No manual entry.

Solas: Free
FreeAgent: Manual distance entry only

WFH Deduction Calculator

Claim working from home costs using HMRC’s simplified or actual cost method.

Solas: Free
FreeAgent: Not available

Full feature-by-feature comparison

Every feature, side by side. Green means included free. Red means missing entirely.

Unlimited invoicing

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Quotes with one-tap convert to invoice

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Quote portal (client accept/decline)

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Multi-currency invoicing

SolasFree (GBP, USD, EUR)
Competitor£19/mo (115 currencies)

Client portal + view tracking

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Invoice ‘seen’ indicator

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Receipt OCR (unlimited)

SolasFree
Competitor£24/mo (with add-on)

AI receipt categorisation

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo (basic)

Agentic classification (LLM)

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Mileage tracking (HMRC rates)

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo (manual distance)

Intelligent mileage logging

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Trip templates (one-tap logging)

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

WFH flat rate deduction

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Real-time tax estimates (IT + NIC)

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Capital allowances (AIA)

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Loss carry-forward management

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo (limited)

Equipment tracking wizard

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

MTD for Income Tax (quarterly)

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

MTD for VAT filing

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

BSAS adjustments via HMRC API

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Loss claims via HMRC API

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Year-end guided wizard

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

File taxes from mobile

SolasFree
CompetitorNot available — desktop only

AI tax assistant (legislation search)

SolasFree (10/mo)
CompetitorN/A

Agent learns your patterns

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Double-entry bookkeeping

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Balance Sheet & P&L

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Bank sync (Open Banking)

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Biometric app lock

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Offline mode

SolasFree
CompetitorN/A

Direct tax filing to HMRC

SolasFree
Competitor£19/mo

Recurring invoices

SolasN/A
Competitor£19/mo ✓

Payroll (RTI)

SolasN/A
Competitor£19/mo ✓

Stop paying £228/year for features that should be free.

Full bookkeeping, invoicing, quotes, VAT returns, and HMRC submission — free forever. No card. No trial. No catch.

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