Comparison Guides
Is Novabook or Onside better for a UK startup?
Novabook and Onside Accounting both serve startups yet approach accounting differently. Onside offers an outsourced finance service to many companies using a combination of third party softwares. Novabook gives you direct access to an accountant, trained at the likes of PwC and Deloitte, whilst also providing their own free internal ERP system to automate founders’ admin (including Payroll, HR, Employee Expenses and Receipt Capture).
Novabook’s pricing starts from £22/month for bookkeeping, and their transparent pricing means that you always know exactly what you are getting for your money.
Features | Novabook | Onside | Winner for startups |
|---|---|---|---|
Service focus | Novabook combines a Big 4 trained chartered accountant with their own software platform to automate all the admin founders don’t want to do. | Onside has a great team of in-house trained accountants to support founders with their financial work. | Novabook & Onside |
Software | Integrated with Xero, QuickBooks and Sage to give you a great accounting experience. Novabook has in house software to automate payroll, payments, invoicing and receipt capture. | Works across a variety of established third-party tools like Apron. | Novabook |
Price | Low fixed monthly packages tailored to early-stage startup budgets. | Bespoke retainer pricing tailored to high-growth tiers. | Novabook for the core package, but it is dependent on the exact services you need. |
Frequently asked questions
Who are Onside's main competitors for startup accounting?
Onside's competitors are accounting firms that offer a full-service accountant at a lower price. Novabook's Big 4-trained team handles bookkeeping, tax, payroll, and investment-related work such as EMI valuations from around £129 a month.
What does a typical Novabook plan cost?
A typical Novabook plan starts from £129/month. Calls and questions are never billed extra, and any of these services give you direct access to one of Novabook’s accountants, trained at the likes of PwC.
We're raising a seed round. Does Novabook handle SEIS and EIS?
Novabook can prepare SEIS and EIS advance assurance applications before the round and compliance statements afterwards, so investors can claim their relief.