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Filabl
Filabl is web-based UK Making Tax Digital software and an AI accountant for small businesses. It can file VAT, Corporation Tax, Self Assessment and Payroll RTI directly to HMRC. Its AI accountant, powered by Anthropic Claude, uses financial data and UK tax rules and is available 24/7 on every…
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- Free plan · paid from £19/moprice, as published
- Oct 7, 2026read on
What Filabl costs
- Basic Free
- Starter £19 / month
- Growth £49 / month
As filabl.co.uk publishes them, read Oct 7, 2026. Fees, tax and exchange rates can differ when you pay; check the provider's own page first.
Its statement
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Not stated
- Runs on
- iPhone Android Web
- Facts on record
- 13
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Free Basic plan includes invoicing and quotes
- AI accountant available 24/7 on every plan
- Connects to 40+ UK banks
- Receipt scanning matches records to transactions
- Subscriptions can be cancelled anytime
Limits
- HMRC software recognition programme is still in progress
- Starter and Growth prices exclude VAT
- Web platform only
Facts we read
- AI accountantThe AI accountant is powered by Anthropic Claude, uses financial data and UK tax rules, and is available 24/7 on all plans. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- CancellationSubscriptions can be cancelled at any time and downgrade to Basic at the end of the billing period; users can export their data. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Filing requirementThe maker says it is in the process of completing HMRC's software recognition programme. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Free featuresInvoicing, bills, quotes, contacts and fixed assets are available on all plans, including free Basic. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Open BankingFilabl connects to 40+ UK banks through FCA-authorised Stripe Financial Connections. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Pricing taxThe listed Starter and Growth prices exclude VAT, which the pricing page says is added at checkout. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- PrivacyThe maker says data is hosted in the EU London region, is not sold, and is not used to train AI without consent. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Receipt scanningReceipt scanning accepts photos or email forwards and extracts supplier, amount, VAT and category before matching receipts to transactions. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- SecurityThe features page says HMRC credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM, connections use TLS 1.2+, and database row-level security isolates account data. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- SupportThe About page says the team aims to reply to enquiries within one business day; Growth includes priority support. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Target usersFilabl says it is built exclusively for UK small businesses and UK tax law, rather than enterprise clients. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
- Transaction categorisationAI categorisation sorts transactions into UK tax categories with up to 97% accuracy and flags anomalies. · filabl.co.uk, Oct 7, 2026
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Verdict
Filabl combines UK tax filing, bookkeeping tools and an AI accountant in a small-business-focused web service. Check its HMRC recognition status and the VAT added to paid-plan prices before subscribing.
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