Kev vs FreeAgent: full accounts, or the paperwork from the van?

FreeAgent’s prices and features checked on their website on 4 November 2026

Side by side

Price: Kev
Free plan for good. Pro is £7.99 a month or £79 a year, with 14 days of Pro free and no card needed
FreeAgent
Sole trader plan £19 a month plus VAT (£9.50 a month for the first 6 months), or £190 a year. 30-day free trial
Free plan: Kev
Yes, for anyone, for good
FreeAgent
Free with a NatWest, RBS or Ulster Bank business account, or a Mettle account used at least once a month
Mileage: Kev
Tap start and stop. Kev measures the road route and prices it at HMRC rates (55p a mile, 25p after 10,000), and takes off your commute
FreeAgent
Record mileage claims at HMRC rates
Invoices: Kev
5 a month on Free, unlimited on Pro. Pro also emails overdue reminders
FreeAgent
Yes, including recurring invoices and payment reminders
Quotes: Kev
10 a month on Free, unlimited on Pro. Customers accept on their phone, then it becomes an invoice in one tap
FreeAgent
Estimates
Receipt reading: Kev
Pro reads up to 300 receipts a month
FreeAgent
10 receipts and bills a month included, unlimited for £5 a month plus VAT
Time tracking: Kev
Job timers with paid or unpaid breaks, and a timesheet, on Free
FreeAgent
Yes, and tracked time can go on invoices
Tax: Kev
Making Tax Digital quarterly summary and how much tax to put aside, on Free. Kev doesn’t send anything to HMRC yet
FreeAgent
HMRC-recognised for Making Tax Digital, and files your Self Assessment

Pick FreeAgent if…

It’s full accounting software: it sorts bank transactions and files your Self Assessment.
It’s HMRC-recognised Making Tax Digital software.
It’s free if you bank with NatWest, RBS, Ulster Bank or Mettle.

Pick Kev if…

A free plan whoever you bank with.
Quotes customers accept on their phone, then turn into invoices in one tap.
Kev Pro reads up to 300 receipts a month, no add-on.
Built for trades and phones first, with job timers and mileage that takes off your commute.
CIS subcontractor invoices on the free plan: Kev takes the deduction off labour, not materials, and shows what you’ll be paid.

How Kev bills you

The free plan stays free. No card needed to sign up.
14 days of Pro on us, then you only pay if you choose to.
Pay monthly or yearly, your choice. We’ll email you a week before any yearly renewal.
No contract: cancel in Settings in a couple of taps, and your records stay

Not sure yet?

Make a proper invoice on your phone and save it as a PDF. No sign-up.

Try the free invoice maker

Moving from FreeAgent to Kev

Sign up free. You get Kev Pro for 14 days, no card.
Log this week’s miles, receipts and invoices in Kev.
Give your accountant Kev’s CSV exports and tax summary at the year end.

How to bring your trips and expenses across

Common questions

Is FreeAgent free?

FreeAgent’s pricing page says it’s free with a NatWest, RBS or Ulster Bank business current account, or a Mettle account with at least one transaction a month. Otherwise the sole trader plan was £19 a month plus VAT when we checked on 4 November 2026.

What’s a free alternative to FreeAgent?

Kev’s free plan covers mileage at HMRC rates, time tracking, expenses, 5 invoices and 10 quotes a month, whoever you bank with. It doesn’t do bank feeds or file your tax return.

Can Kev file my tax return?

No. Kev gives you a tax summary and a quarterly Making Tax Digital summary for you or your accountant to use.

Where these facts come from

We read FreeAgent’s own website on 4 November 2026. Prices and plans change, so check their site before you decide.

FreeAgent is a trade mark of its owner. Our Kev isn’t connected with, or endorsed by, FreeAgent. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@ourkev.app and we’ll fix it.

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