Booksmate vs Affordable MTD

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Booksmate compared with Affordable MTD
Detail	Booksmate	Affordable MTD
What it does	Download invoices from 500+ portals and email automatically, ready for accounting software	Simple Making Tax Digital software for sole traders and landlords
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	GB	GB
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Basic: $19/month billed annually (600 documents/year, 1 team member); Business: $49/month billed annually (6,000 documents/year, up to 5 team members); Enterprise: $99/month billed annually (unlimited documents, unlimited team members). All plans include 14-day free trial.	Free for the entire 2026-27 tax year (6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027). From 2027-28 onwards: £19.99 per year. No VAT currently added, no per-submission fees, no tiers.
Key features	Automatically downloads invoices from 500+ websites Connects to Gmail, Outlook, and IMAP email clients OCR and AI data extraction Receipt scanning via WhatsApp End-to-end encryption for synced data Credentials stored locally on device Export to Xero, QuickBooks, Google Drive, DATEV, and sevDesk Accountant access and team collaboration Document limits per plan Human support included in all plans	Quarterly updates for self-employment income Quarterly updates for UK property income including residential finance costs CSV and Excel import with column mapping AI categorisation of transactions into HMRC categories AI pre-submission review to catch errors before HMRC Standard or calendar quarters, chosen per tax year Annual adjustments and final declaration HMRC Assist feedback shown with tax estimate Audit-ready records with timestamps and references Consolidated expenses support for turnover under £90,000
What makes it different	Runs on your machine with data collected locally Supports 500+ supplier portals without repeated logins Credentials stored locally, never sent to Booksmate servers Combines invoice portals, email, and receipt scanning in one platform Automatic invoice data categorization with AI	Simplest MTD software, built specifically for sole traders and landlords No banking, VAT, invoicing or payroll - just the tax bit AI automatically sorts expenses into HMRC categories
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	30 no change since last check	5 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	21	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	44	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	508	13

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