Free software cost comparison for UK accountancy practices

How much could you save by consolidating your accounting software?

You may be paying separately for e-signatures, client onboarding, portals and practice management. Build your current stack and compare it with MyDocSafe in less than a minute.

Four categories, under a minute No email address required Figures in GBP

Indicative subscription costs ยท Not a quote

Build your current software stack

Pick the tools you pay for in each category. The comparison updates as you go โ€” nothing is sent anywhere, and no email address is required.

Weโ€™ve started you off with a stack a small practice might run. Change any row to match yours.

About your practice

Used for every tool priced per user, and for the MyDocSafe comparison.

Used for tools priced by client volume. None of the current tools are, so this does not change the total today.

E-signatures

What do you currently use for electronic signatures?

Estimated cost ยฃ720/year

Client onboarding

What do you currently use for proposals, engagement letters and onboarding?

Estimated cost ยฃ1,228/year

Client portals

What do you currently use for secure client portals and document exchange?

Estimated cost ยฃ1,849/year

Published at $2,340; approximately ยฃ1,849 at $1 = ยฃ0.79, the rate used by this calculator.

Practice management

What do you currently use to manage tasks, workflows and client work?

Estimated cost ยฃ883/year

Your estimated saving

Your current software stack

ยฃ4,680 / year

MyDocSafe Accounting Pro

ยฃ936 / year

You could save approximately ยฃ3,744 per year

Per month

ยฃ312

Lower software cost

80%

4 separate tools โ†’ 1 connected platform

Weโ€™ve compared your stack with MyDocSafe Accounting Pro, which is one subscription covering portals, workflows, proposals, forms, e-signatures and practice-management tools.

Cost breakdown

Every figure in the summary, itemised. Pricing checked September 2026. Prices are indicative, exclude VAT unless stated, and should be confirmed with the relevant provider.

E-signatures

DocuSign ยท Standard ยท 3 users

ยฃ720/year

Client onboarding

BrightManager ยท Essential (annual) ยท 3 users

ยฃ1,228/year

Client portals

SmartVault ยท Accounting Pro ยท 3 users

ยฃ1,849/year

Practice management

Senta ยท Annual billing ยท 3 users

ยฃ883/year

Total current stack

ยฃ4,680/year

MyDocSafe Accounting Pro

3 users ร— ยฃ312

ยฃ936/year

Estimated annual difference

ยฃ3,744/year

With MyDocSafe, you could consolidate:

  • E-signatures
  • Client onboarding
  • Client portals
  • Practice management

Prices are indicative and based on publicly available pricing or values you enter. Competitor packages, discounts, currencies, usage limits and contract terms vary. Prices exclude VAT unless stated. Check current supplier pricing before making a purchasing decision.

This is a subscription-cost comparison. It does not assume that every product has identical functionality. It compares subscription cost only and does not attempt to value workflow consolidation, reduced administration or time saved.

Pricing assumptions and sources

Pricing checked September 2026. Prices are indicative, exclude VAT unless stated, and should be confirmed with the relevant provider.

Prices published in US dollars are converted at $1 = ยฃ0.79, a fixed rate set in this calculator and last reviewed September 2026. Converted figures are shown alongside the published dollar price, never as a price the provider quoted in pounds.

Seeded competitor prices, their source currency and where they were taken from
Product Plan Published price Source
DocuSign Personal ยฃ8 per month Provider site Checked September 2026
Standard ยฃ20 per user per month
Business Pro ยฃ33 per user per month
Adobe Acrobat / Acrobat Sign Acrobat Pro for teams ยฃ20.22 per user per month Provider site Checked September 2026
Dropbox Sign Essentials ยฃ140 per year Provider site Checked September 2026
Standard ยฃ20 per user per month
GoProposal Solo No verified price loaded โ€” enter what you pay Pricing page Checked September 2026
Basic No verified price loaded โ€” enter what you pay
Standard No verified price loaded โ€” enter what you pay
Premium No verified price loaded โ€” enter what you pay
Ignition Your current plan No verified price loaded โ€” enter what you pay Pricing page Checked September 2026
BrightManager (formerly AccountancyManager) Essential (annual) ยฃ409.25 per user per year Provider site Checked September 2026
Essential (monthly) ยฃ42.63 per user per month
SmartVault Business Pro $55 per user per month (USD) Pricing page Checked September 2026
Accounting Pro $65 per user per month (USD)
Accounting Unlimited $85 per user per month (USD)
ShareFile Advanced $198 per user per year (USD) Pricing page Checked September 2026
Premium $26 per user per month (USD)
Industry Advantage $500 per user per year (USD)
TaxDome 1-year term ยฃ600 per user per year Pricing page Checked September 2026
2-year term ยฃ580 per user per year
3-year term ยฃ560 per user per year
Monthly seat ยฃ50 per user per month
Karbon Team $59 per user per month (USD) Pricing page Checked September 2026
Business $89 per user per month (USD)
Enterprise No verified price loaded โ€” enter what you pay
Senta Annual billing Banded per user, from ยฃ14 to ยฃ32 per user per month, less 20% for annual billing Provider site Checked September 2026
Monthly billing Banded per user, from ยฃ14 to ยฃ32 per user per month

Replace separate tools with one connected client platform.

MyDocSafe combines client portals, workflows, proposals, forms, e-signatures and practice-management tools in one platform.

Questions about this comparison

They are publicly listed prices, recorded in September 2026 and shown with their source in the pricing assumptions section below the calculator. They are indicative: packages, discounts, usage limits and contract terms vary, and every price should be confirmed with the provider before you act on it.

Every tool has an โ€œI know what I payโ€ option. Tick it, enter your actual monthly or annual cost, and that figure replaces the estimate. A price you enter always beats a price we modelled.

No. Tools like Senta, TaxDome and ShareFile Premium span several categories, and one subscription is one bill. If you pick the same product in two categories the calculator charges it once and says which category it counted it in.

SmartVault, ShareFile and Karbon publish in US dollars. The calculator keeps the published dollar figure, converts it at a fixed rate set centrally and shows both โ€” so a converted number is never presented as a price the provider quoted in pounds. The rate used is displayed in the pricing assumptions.

No. This compares subscription cost, not features. MyDocSafe combines client portals, workflows, proposals, forms, e-signatures and practice-management tools in one platform, but no two products are feature-for-feature identical, and the calculator does not try to value workflow consolidation or time saved.

No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser and nothing is submitted. There is no gate on the result.

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