Accounting & Finance · head to head
FreeAgent vs MYOB
FreeAgent
Accounting & Finance
Accounting software for small businesses and freelancers
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
MYOB
Accounting & Finance
Australian accounting and business management software for small and mid-sized businesses
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: FreeAgent priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions; MYOB every published price is promotional and reverts to a higher regular rate after an introductory period, for example Business Pro rises from AUD 21/month to AUD 70/month after 6 months
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FreeAgent and MYOB actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting & Finance).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FreeAgent
- Priced in GBP from around £10 to £13.75 per month, and the software is built around UK tax rules (VAT, Self Assessment) rather than other jurisdictions
MYOB
- Every published price is promotional and reverts to a higher regular rate after an introductory period, for example Business Pro rises from AUD 21/month to AUD 70/month after 6 months
- Adding payroll employees beyond the included allowance costs an extra AUD 3/month per additional employee on top of the plan price
Pricing, plan by plan
FreeAgent
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the FreeAgent review.
MYOB
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the MYOB review.
Which should you pick?
Choose FreeAgent if
Nothing in the data separates FreeAgent from MYOB on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose MYOB if
Nothing in the data separates MYOB from FreeAgent on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is FreeAgent or MYOB better?
- Neither clearly leads. FreeAgent starts at On request and MYOB at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FreeAgent or MYOB?
- FreeAgent starts at On request and MYOB at On request.
- Does FreeAgent or MYOB run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.