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Zoho Books pricing in the UK
Zoho Books has six UK plans, from a Free plan for one user plus an accountant to Ultimate at £199 a month. Each is a flat price per organisation, excluding VAT, with extra users at £2.50 a month and a yearly option that saves up to 17%.
Country
- Starting price
- Free plan
- Paid from £12/month (Standard)
- Pricing model
- Flat price per organisation
- Plus extra users and add-ons
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
- Yearly saves up to 17%
- Tax
- VAT excluded
- Prices in GBP; add 20% VAT
- YOY change
- Not enough history
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2026
How much does Zoho Books cost in the UK?
Plans
Six plans priced per organisation, billed monthly or yearly, VAT excluded.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | Who it is for | Key limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | £0 | Not offered | Get started with free accounting software for solopreneurs and micro businesses | Key limits
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| Standard | £12 | £10 | Efficiently organise your transactions, accounts, reports, and books | Key limits
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| Professional | £24 | £20 | Manage cross-border transactions, track inventory, and handle purchases | Key limits
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| Premium | £30 | £25 | Enhanced customisation and automation to streamline business processes | Key limits
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| Elite | £99 | £85 | Advanced accounting bundled with full-fledged inventory management | Key limits
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| Ultimate | £199 | £165 | Gain deeper insights with advanced business intelligence capabilities | Key limits
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Additional costs
Costs on top of the plan price.
| Cost | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| VAT | 20% on top of every priceAdded to every charge | |
| Extra users | £2.50 each; £2 billed yearlyPer user a month, paid plans only | |
| Free plan user limit | 1 user plus 1 accountant, then Standard at £12Hard cap; no extra users on Free | |
| Invoice limits | 1,000 Free; 5,000 Standard; 10,000 Professional; 25,000 Premium; 100,000 Elite and UltimateHard cap a year, per plan | |
| Bill and expense limits | 1,000 Free; 5,000 Standard; 10,000 Professional; 25,000 Premium; 100,000 Elite and UltimateHard cap a year, per plan | |
| Document autoscans | £8; £6.50 billed yearlyPer 50 scans a month, above the plan's scans | |
| Extra locations | £10; £9 billed yearlyPer location a month, Premium and above | |
| Expense claim | £10; £7 billed yearlyPer active user a month | |
| BillPay | £30; £25 billed yearlyMonthly, paid plans only | |
| CT600 and Final Accounts on Free | £5 a yearYearly add-on; included on paid plans | |
| Each additional organisation | Full plan priceSeparate subscription per organisation | |
| UK payroll | Not publicly listedSeparate provider; Zoho Payroll is not sold in the UK | |
| Online payment gateway fees | Not publicly listedPer transaction, charged by Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless and others | |
| Cancelling | Full refund in the first month (monthly) or 45 days (yearly); none after the renewal windowAuto-renews until cancelled |
Zoho Books cost calculator
Enter your numbers to price every plan. Estimates in GBP, excluding VAT.
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Plan
Estimated cost, Standard
£12a month
- Per year, billed monthly
- £144
- Per year, billed annually
- £120Saves £24
Line items, monthly
- Standard subscription
- £12
- Estimated monthly total
- £12
Estimated, GBP, excluding VAT.
What Zoho Books costs by company size
Estimated cost by number of employees, using the cheapest plan that fits each end of the band.
| Employees | Plans | Monthly cost | Annual cost | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 10 | Free to Standard | £0 to £12 | £0 | to | £12 | £0 to £144 | £0 | to | £144 | |||
| 11 to 50 | Standard | £12 to £25 | £12 | to | £25 | £144 to £294 | £144 | to | £294 | |||
| 51 to 200 | Standard to Premium | £25 to £55 | £25 | to | £55 | £294 to £660 | £294 | to | £660 | |||
| 201 to 500 | Premium | £55 to £105 | £55 | to | £105 | £660 to £1,260 | £660 | to | £1,260 | |||
Zoho Books discount codes and offers
Current Zoho Books offers in the UK, checked 12 October 2026.
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14-day free trial
Every paid plan free for 14 days
New sign-ups; starts on Premium, switch plans during the trial
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Yearly billing
Up to 17% off; Standard £10 instead of £12 a month
Pay a year upfront; extra users £2 instead of £2.50
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Charity discount
15% off list price
Registered charities, trusts and societies
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Zoho for Nonprofits
US$5,000 wallet credit paying 50% of each purchase
TechSoup token or charity documents
Registered UK charities; once only; credits last 5 years; not with startup credits
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Affiliate referral credit
US$100 Zoho Wallet credit
Via a Zoho affiliate link
New customers referred by a Zoho affiliate
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Zoho for Startups
Zoho Wallet credits valid 360 days
Via a Zoho collaborator
Startups incubated by or associated with a Zoho collaborator; amount not published
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Through a Zoho partner accountant
Customised pricing; size not published
Clients of Zoho Books partners
How to negotiate Zoho Books's price
Zoho Books does not advertise negotiated deals, so these levers come from how it charges in the UK, ranked by likely saving.
| Rank | Lever | How it works | What it can save |
|---|---|---|---|
| [01] | Stay on the Free plan while it fits | Free covers 1 user plus 1 accountant, 1,000 invoices a year, MTD for VAT and Income Tax. The current page states no revenue cap. | £144 a year against Standard billed monthly |
| [02] | Pay yearly | Every plan is cheaper billed yearly: Standard £10 instead of £12, Premium £25 instead of £30, Ultimate £165 instead of £199. | £24 to £408 a year per organisation |
| [03] | Add users before upgrading | Extra users are £2.50 a month on any paid plan. Standard with 7 users is £22 against Professional at £24; with 12 users it is £35 against Premium at £35. | Up to the gap between plans, until you need the higher plan's features |
| [04] | Check the charity routes | Registered charities get 15% off, or Zoho for Nonprofits pays half of each purchase from a US$5,000 credit. | 15% to 50% of the bill |
| [05] | Skip Elite unless you need inventory | Elite has the same 10 users as Premium for £99 against £30. Its additions are warehouses, advanced inventory and sales channels. | £69 a month |
| [06] | Prune users and add-ons | Users, expense claimers, locations and scan packs are charged monthly. Remove people who have left and packs you no longer use. | £2.50 per user, £10 per expense user or location, £8 per scan pack, a month |
| [07] | Price Zoho One if you use other Zoho apps | Zoho One includes Zoho Books and 40+ apps for £37 per employee a month billed yearly, every employee licensed, or £80 per chosen user. | Depends on how many Zoho apps you would buy separately |
| [08] | Ask a Zoho partner for client pricing | Zoho says partners get customised Zoho Books pricing for their clients. Ask your accountant what they pay. | Not published |
| [09] | Use the refund window to commit yearly | Zoho refunds a yearly purchase in full within the first 45 days, so the yearly saving carries little lock-in risk. | Leverage only |
Zoho Books price history
Monthly list prices over the last two years, excluding VAT. Pick a plan, or hover for each change.
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What people say about Zoho Books pricing
What people in the UK said in public about Zoho Books's pricing in the last six months.
40%
Leaning neutral
- Positive 1 of 5
- Neutral 2 of 5
- Negative 2 of 5
Of 5 public comments from the UK in the last six months, 2 are negative, 2 neutral and 1 positive. The complaints are that supplier bills need the dearer Professional plan and that autoscans cost extra; the others value the free plan.
- Reddit.com neutral This UK Zoho Books customer, a sole-trader photographer in South West England on the free plan, asks whether to stay or move to a business bank account that bundles FreeAgent at no charge. lthpvisuals (opens the original on Reddit.com)
- Reddit.com positive This UK Zoho Books customer, who runs a business and freelances, left QuickBooks over constant interface changes and values that Books is free up to an annual invoice limit while doing everything they need on a cash basis. DreamCloudScholar (opens the original on Reddit.com)
Zoho Books alternatives
Other tools in our price guides for the UK, largest first by market share.
| Vendor | Starting price | Pricing model | Key difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xero | £7 a month (Simple) | Flat monthly plans, plus per-person payroll and usage charges | Payroll charged per person; billed monthly only | Price guides |
| Sage | £20 a month (Sage Accounting Start) | Flat monthly plans with user caps (Sage Accounting), user and company bands (Sage 50), plus per-employee payroll | Two products: Sage Accounting in the cloud and Sage 50 on the desktop | Price guides |
| QuickBooks | £10 a month (Sole Trader Plus) | Flat monthly plans capped by users, payroll base fee plus per employee | Each tier caps users; payroll is a base fee plus per employee | Price guides |
| FreeAgent | £10 a month (Landlord) | One plan priced by business type, free with a NatWest Group business account | Free with a NatWest Group business account | Price guides |
| FreshBooks | £16 a month (Lite) | Flat monthly plans capped by billable clients, plus £8 per extra team member | Tiers capped by billable clients; team members £8 each a month | Price guides |
Zoho Books pricing questions
£0 to £199 a month billed monthly, excluding VAT: Free £0, Standard £12, Professional £24, Premium £30, Elite £99 and Ultimate £199. Billed yearly, paid plans run from £10 to £165 a month.
Yes. The Free plan covers 1 user plus 1 accountant, 1,000 invoices a year, and MTD for VAT and Income Tax. Until early 2026 it required revenue under £35,000; the current pricing page states no such cap.
No. Prices are in GBP and exclude local taxes, so add 20% VAT. Premium is £36 a month with VAT.
£2.50 a month, or £2 a month billed yearly, on any paid plan. The Free plan cannot add users.
Yes, by up to 17%. Standard is £10 a month billed yearly against £12 monthly, and Ultimate £165 against £199.
No. Zoho's UK help says Zoho Payroll is available in the USA, UAE and India, so UK businesses run payroll elsewhere and post journals into Zoho Books.
No. Monthly prices are the same in every archived copy of the UK pricing page from May 2025 to October 2026.
Yes. Registered charities, trusts and societies get 15% off, or can apply to Zoho for Nonprofits, which pays half of each purchase from a US$5,000 credit.
Zoho Books pricing sources and methodology
From Zoho Books's UK pricing pages on 12 October 2026. Where sources disagree, Zoho's own page wins.
Estimates from list prices, excluding VAT, before payment fees.
Archived copies of Zoho Books's pricing pages from October 2024 to October 2026, plus Zoho's announcements. Standard prices, no promotions.
Drawn from how Zoho Books charges, not from records of negotiated deals.
Ordered by Ensurva's estimate of each vendor's share of business customers in this country, from surveys, vendor customer counts, government software registers and review volume. Only tools with their own Ensurva price guide are listed.
Public comments from April to October 2026 by identifiably UK authors, marked positive, negative or neutral. Cards show confirmed customers only.
Checked monthly. The date at the top is the last check.
- Zoho Books UK pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books UK plan comparison 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books UK plans help 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books UK free accounting software 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books UK payroll FAQ 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books UK nonprofits 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho Books UK partner programme 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho blog: MTD for Income Tax (April 2026) 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho blog: CT600 and Final Accounts (January 2026) 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho One pricing (UK view) 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho refund policy 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho for Nonprofits 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho for Nonprofits terms 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho affiliate programme 12 Oct 2026
- Zoho for Startups 12 Oct 2026
- Xero UK pricing plans 12 Oct 2026
- QuickBooks UK pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Sage Accounting UK 12 Oct 2026
- FreeAgent pricing 12 Oct 2026
- IRIS KashFlow pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Clear Books pricing 12 Oct 2026
- FreshBooks UK pricing 12 Oct 2026
- Wayback Machine snapshots of zoho.com/uk/books/pricing 12 Oct 2026
Estimates from published list prices on 12 October 2026. Check Zoho Books's own pricing page before buying. Ensurva is not affiliated with Zoho.