The UK Accounting Software Market (2026)

74 UK accounting software companies are actively bought by businesses tracked on Cledara, led by ApprovalMax (0.05% market share). Rankings reflect real purchasing data — what companies actually pay for — not analyst estimates. Updated monthly. Data as of 27 July 2026, 19:31 UTC.

Most popular UK accounting software companies

#ProductCategoryFoundedEmployeesFunding12-mo rank
1ApprovalMaxFinance & Accounting2,01651-200 employees$10M - $25M-6
2DextFinance & Accounting2,010201-500 employees$50M - $100M+5
3SageFinance & Accounting10,001+ employees-31
4ScaleXPFinance & Accounting2,02111-50 employeesUnder $1M-68
5ChaserFinance & Accounting2,01311-50 employees$1M - $5M-97
6PaddleFinance & Accounting2,012201-500 employees$100M - $250M-32
7CausalFinance & Accounting2,01911-50 employees$10M - $25M-102
8MaydayFinance & Accounting2,02111-50 employees$1M - $5M+490
9EnsembleFinance & Accounting2,0212-10 employees
10JoiinFinance & Accounting2,01811-50 employeesUnder $1M-46
11PloyFinance & Accounting2,02311-50 employees$1M - $5M-77
12Open Exchange RatesFinance & Accounting2,012+50
13LightyearFinance & Accounting2,01751-200 employees-541
14ExpendFinance & Accounting2,01511-50 employees$1M - $5M-78
15Clear BooksFinance & Accounting2,00811-50 employees$1M - $5M-260
16Futrli by SageFinance & Accounting2,01411-50 employees-66
17KoinlyFinance & Accounting2,01911-50 employees
18SlickerFinance & Accounting2,02311-50 employeesUnder $1M
19TellerooFinance & Accounting2,01611-50 employeesUnder $1M
20FreeAgentFinance & Accounting2,00751-200 employees$1M - $5M
21AutoEntryFinance & Accounting2,012501-1,000 employees-273
22ApronFinance & Accounting2,02151-200 employees$25M - $50M-103
23HedgeFlowsFinance & Accounting2,0202-10 employees$1M - $5M
24nettTracker by Farscape ApplicationsFinance & Accounting2,0192-10 employees+280
25VAT SenseFinance & Accounting2,0212-10 employees-62
26NumeFinance & Accounting2,02111-50 employees
27DatamolinoFinance & Accounting2,01311-50 employeesUnder $1M
28AccessPayFinance & Accounting2,01251-200 employees$25M - $50M
29TranslucentFinance & Accounting2,02211-50 employees$5M - $10M
30SoldoFinance & Accounting2,014201-500 employees$100M - $250M
31ZaharaFinance & Accounting2,01811-50 employees
32OfficeTimeFinance & Accounting2,0052-10 employees
33FlowwFinance & Accounting2,01651-200 employees$1M - $5M
34Float Cash Flow ForecastingFinance & Accounting2,01011-50 employees$1M - $5M
35UNIPaaSFinance & Accounting2,02011-50 employees
36Authority SoftwareFinance & Accounting2,01011-50 employees
37SendOwlFinance & Accounting2,01011-50 employees$5M - $10M
38Xenon ConnectFinance & Accounting2,0202-10 employees
39SocketFinance & Accounting2,0232-10 employees
40FinmapFinance & Accounting2,01911-50 employees$1M - $5M
41GocardlessFinance & Accounting2,011501-1,000 employees
42CommaFinance & Accounting2,01911-50 employees
43CrezcoFinance & Accounting2,02011-50 employees$10M - $25M
44WhisperClaimsFinance & Accounting2,01711-50 employees
45AccountancyManager by BrightFinance & Accounting2,015201-500 employees
46ShuttleFinance & Accounting2,02011-50 employees
47FluidlyFinance & Accounting2,015501-1,000 employees
48SalesTripFinance & Accounting2,01711-50 employees$1M - $5M
49CompleatFinance & Accounting1,99911-50 employees
50SkrillFinance & Accounting2,0011,001-5,000 employees

Showing the top 50 of 74 companies. The interactive page loads the full ranking, and the complete list is available as <a href="/api/export/startups/united-kingdom/finance-and-accounting.csv">CSV</a> or <a href="/api/export/startups/united-kingdom/finance-and-accounting.json">JSON</a>.

Accounting Software subcategories in United Kingdom

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Accounting & Bookkeeping companies in United Kingdom

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FP&A & Planning companies in United Kingdom

Finance companies in United Kingdom

Expense Management companies in United Kingdom

Rising UK accounting software companies

HedgeFlows and Slicker show the strongest rank gains over the last 90 days.

HedgeFlows is the fastest-rising UK accounting software product this quarter.

The oldest is ICAEW (founded 1880); the newest, Ploy (2023).

Disclosed funding is led by SumUp ($250M+); 35 of 74 have disclosed a round.

How United Kingdom compares globally

the United Kingdom accounts for 61.7% of the accounting software products tracked globally on Cledara (74 of 120).

The top UK product, ApprovalMax, ranks #10 worldwide in the category.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the biggest UK accounting software companies?

ApprovalMax, Dext and Sage lead the UK accounting software market in 2026, ranked by real adoption among companies on Cledara. Last updated 27 July 2026, 19:31 UTC.

How big is the UK accounting software market?

Within Cledara's dataset of real company purchases, 74 UK accounting software products are in active paid use, led by ApprovalMax. This measures actual adoption — it is not a revenue TAM estimate.

Which UK accounting software companies are growing fastest?

HedgeFlows and Slicker show the strongest rank gains over the last 90 days among UK products in the category.

Where does this data come from?

From anonymized, aggregated purchasing data across companies that manage their software with Cledara — real payments, not surveys or web traffic. Updated monthly.