User Testimonials
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I was a slave to Sage for years
“Congratulations on an excellent product. I was a slave to Sage for years (I even had to employ someone 3 days a week specifically to feed that particular monster) and now I reckon I spend 2-3 hours a month on my accounts and have much more useful information provided to me. I almost enjoy it...”
Kevin Partner | Scribble It
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We would recommend FAC to anyone (in fact we already are!)
“Words can't express how impressed we have been with FreeAgentCentral. Although we have only been using it for a total of 7 days, in this time we have imported 5 years worth of accounts, set-up recurring invoices and can, for the first time, track profitability over time.
What has struck us as perhaps the most salient of the benefits, is FAC's overall design and user interface. It is user friendly, intuitive and dare I say it, fun to use.”
We would recommend FAC to anyone (in fact we already are!)
Benjamin Dell | Raw Jam Ltd
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If you need more than just invoicing and you're in the UK, FreeAgent rocks
“As a long time user of Freshbooks (and avid fan) we've always struggled with the rest of our accounting needs; jumping from XL to Quickbooks and even small OSX based apps (Cha Ching!). The balance of ease of use, simple reporting and a standard UK based system that could deal with flat fee VAT has frankly always eluded us. Until we found Free Agent through Twitter!
Within two days, we'd ported all our accounts across and even retrospectively put in this years invoices (to get the VAT up to speed), it was very easy and intuitive. The "transaction explanations" ability to "read my mind" is awesome and makes dealing with incoming recurring payments a dream".
Like I said, I love Freshbooks, but if you need more than just invoicing and you're in the UK, FreeAgent rocks. One of the based online apps, full stop.”
Mark Panay | Simple Web
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FreeAgent saves us time, money, effort and hassle
“I run a web design company. Our accounts are fairly basic, but our understanding of tax is limited to say the least. We examined sage, quickbooks and many hosted packages, but found them confusing and over the top for our needs. Then we tried FreeAgent; FreeAgent saves us time, money, effort and hassle. If you run a similar business, I cannot recommend it highly enough.
FreeAgent is so simple that you can begin using it without any instruction. If you are particularly baffled by anything, the ever present 'help' button provides simple, no-nonsense explanations which will be understood by the least tax-savvy person.
Although there are many features we don't use, FreeAgent gives the impression that the software does everything we need it to and nothing more. The ability to upload bills, import bank statements and work out exactly what we're making and what we owe, at any given moment, is priceless. We don't need to perform any complex calculations. We simply tell FreeAgent what we know and it does all the rest.
The icing on the cake is the ability to provide our accountant with login details. With a minimum amount of fuss or hassle, he can log in and talk to HMRC without any involvement from our end.
I used to hate the word 'accounting' with a passion. Now, I'm actually looking forward to this years accounts. There's something incredibly satisfying about breezing through something which was once so difficult!”
Mat Durham | Durham Productions
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FreeAgent is so easy to use, it’s just a great tool
“I love using FreeAgent to keep track of my business! As a new business owner I was overwhelmed with how to keep track of my customers, my expenses, my invoices, and all the things you have to track as a business owner. When looking for an accounting software package, most were overpriced and hard to use. I was so frustrated and ready to give up. Then a colleague suggested FreeAgent. After a quick look at the product, I signed up. It took me less than 20 minutes to setup my business and start using FreeAgent! Anytime I have had a question, the company has been very responsive. FreeAgent is so easy to use, it’s just a great tool.
Now when a customer calls me and wants to know how much consulting time they have left, I can login and tell them right away. My clients love the invoices I send them and how much detail I can give them on projects I am working on for them. It is great having all my business information at my fingertips on the web. I totally suggest that business owners use this tool!”
Suzanne Watts | PTAC Helper
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It has saved me so much time and allows me to see an accurate picture of my business instantly
“I have been running two businesses through FreeAgent for several months now and I just wanted to write and say how good the application is. It has saved me so much time and allows me to see an accurate picture of my business instantly. Unlike my previous software, I actually enjoy using it.”
Richard Allum | ParaPlan Plus
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a benchmark standard in your customer support that other companies could learn a lot from
“Also I just wanted to say thanks for your excellent customer support - I have been very impressed with both the promptness, friendliness and responsiveness of the service you provide every time I have had cause to need help or an answer on FAC. Get Satisfaction is a great tool, but to really work well it needs great people running it - which FreeAgent obviously has. I would probably go so far as to say you set a benchmark standard in your customer support that other companies could learn a lot from. Keep it up!.”
Fantastic functionality in a truly beautiful interface
“We’re a design agency, and none of us are natural bookkeepers but we knew we needed better handling of our invoicing, cashflow and tax returns. We tried out a couple of desktop packages, but they were confusing, felt wrong, or didn’t work cross-platform. Freshbooks looked promising, but when I saw FreeAgent I knew this was the right tool for us. Fantastic functionality in a truly beautiful interface. As a user I’m never struggling with it, it seems to have been designed by observing what real people need to do and how they do it. I’m almost enjoying getting on top of the company finances.”
Christopher Marsh | 72 Dots
It's the only program genuinely better than pen and paper
“I needed a simple system that I could quickly update allowing me to keep as much time as possible for drumming up new business and income. This is it. FreeAgent tells me when invoices are overdue and keeps everything financial accessible with one or two clicks. Almost everything is done automatically. And although most users seem to be connected with IT, I'm in the construction industry and have found it to be the perfect tool.
In my opinion, it's the only program genuinely better than pen and paper. Since starting to use FreeAgent I don't dread dealing with my business' finances. The guys behind it deserve all the success they get. They offer great support and constantly strive to improve. ”
Tom Creed | T-Lec Ltd
Our cash flow has been significantly improved
“As a small design partnership doing our own book-keeping, it was vital I found an accounting package that would save us time and look good - both to us as users, and to our clients receiving invoices. After battling with a couple different trials of desktop applications, I wasn't sure I was ever going to find this - they were either based on totally unintuitive and downright ugly user interfaces or just full of bugs and shortcomings.
Discovering FreeAgent was like a breath of fresh air, it is so easy invoicing for our time now - our cash flow has been significantly improved. We get invoices sent out regularly, and thanks to the timeslip management feature we never forget to bill for an item or hour like we had done in the past. It has an intuitive and beautifully designed interface and within the wealth of functionality are some real gems, like being able to import bank statements and rebill them to a project or attach invoices, design invoices using HTML and CSS and auto-generate profit and loss accounts. I used to dread doing our book-keeping, but now I actually enjoy it! ”
Emily Heath | Whitespace Design
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I wholeheartedly recommend FreeAgent
“When I made the decision to take more responsibility for my finances I needed a tool for the job, my criteria was straight forward: I need an application that makes accountancy simple for me. I found a few contenders but after I took my first look at FreeAgent I was really impressed and my decision was made shortly after starting the free trial period.
It's helped me to organise my tax return with the minimum of hassle, especially as it was the first time I'd done this for myself. I am now able to keep on top of my expenses, travel, banking, invoicing all in one place. Not to mention the timesheets for my contracting.
The insight into the user experience shines through on every page, an intuitive interface with comprehensive help available close to hand with a reply to a personal query in a timely manner. I wholeheartedly recommend FreeAgent to friends and acquaintances.”
Drew Jones | Andij.com
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It's made me feel smart, not stupid, about my company's finances
“FreeAgent is the financial management app that I'd almost given up waiting for. At last someone's had the balls, skill and accounting insight to build an online app that makes it really simple to handle my business's finances.
Yeah, I know, a big part of running a business is about managing finances, but I'm too busy selling, working with customers, travelling, trying to think of new ideas and keeping up with umpteen other things in my business to obsess over the finances. Yet, of course, I worry about my finances, and FreeAgent has given me back a complete sense of control over this neglected part of my business.
It's made me feel smart, not stupid, about my company's finances. I can pull up quick dashboard reports of my cashflow, generate VAT returns in minutes, not hours, and see exactly how much tax I should be expecting to pay this year.”
Guy Dickinson | Participo
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It's revolutionized how I manage my billing.
“I'd been looking for a tool that allowed me to keep track of my workload for some time, so when I got the opportunity to try out FreeAgent I jumped at the chance. The interface is simple and intuitive to use, the time-tracking system helps me track every second spent on projects and invoicing has become a breeze. It's revolutionized how I manage my billing.
I would recommend FreeAgent to any freelancer who wants to spend less time cursing spreadsheets and more time doing what they do best!”
Emma Young | Arkose Design Ltd
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I give my highest recommendation to any other small businesses to give it a go
“I run a software development company based in the UK and I used to hate the pack of Excel spreadsheets that we had to prepare for our accountant each month. We sell around the world and so need an accounting package that can handle lots of accounts without lots of headaches. I found FreeAgent in October 2007 and it instantly brought direction and control to our finances (and removed almost all the stress)!
Instead of taking days we spend a few minutes to upload our bank statements, describe the transactions and let FreeAgent take care of the rest.
We can immediately check our position and forecast with no effort and sort out VAT, Corporation tax, PAYE and Income Tax without breaking a sweat. We know what we owe and we know what we’re making. We don’t need to know what rate to use for an item or how to calculate some arcane accounting calculation; FreeAgent knows it all and better than any book keeper; it does its job instantly and shows its workings.
The FreeAgent team are professional, polite and quick to provide support and implement new features.
If you are a sole trader or small business, there is no better solution available than FreeAgent and I give my highest recommendation to any other small businesses to give it a go. Once you’ve tried it you won’t go back to using anything else.”
Mike Wilson | Evolved Software Studios Ltd
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The ability to see your business' vitals laid out clearly and concisely is priceless
“Hats off to the FreeAgent team for doing a fantastic job creating all the tools I need to run my small business.
The ability to see your business' vitals laid out clearly and concisely is priceless. Financial decisions are much easier to make around here now.”
Simon King | Organic Internet
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For small businesses operating from remote locations – I strongly recommend this solution
I have been using FreeAgent for 5 months now, and we are 3 directors of a software reseller company, all working from different locations.
FreeAgent is great due to it being a hosted solution, we can enter invoices, expenses, check our bank position etc from any location and suits us down to the ground due to our operating from numerous locations. All backed up every day, no hassles, a great easy to use product.
For small businesses operating from remote locations – I strongly recommend this solution – very easy to use – sorts out your VAT and Corporation tax, gives you an up to date financial position – what more could you ask for?
Steve Thorns | 3Soft Limited
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My main reason for recommending FreeAgent is the responsiveness of the guys who make it
“We’re a web design company based in central London, and we use FreeAgent for a lot of our admin. My main reason for recommending FreeAgent is the responsiveness of the guys who make it. It’s not uncommon to mention a problem you’re having one week, and find it fixed the next. FreeAgent has really come a long way since we started using it, and that’s mainly because the team are using the feedback they get to improve it. As a result, we’re finding more and more bits of admin we can hand over to FreeAgent so that we can get on with making quality websites.”
Tim Wraight | Talking Pixels
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I’m more than happy to trust you with my data
“Loving FreeAgent!! It’s highlighted a few errors in my home-rolled accounting solution which means I’m more than happy to trust you with my data!”
Phil Norton | Crafty Devil
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The most useful web app I've ever used
“Thank you to you and the team for producing an excellent web app. I would say its probably the most useful web app I've ever used!”
Balal Khan | 3digita