Skybooks review

Fees of €49 at the entry point, listed as a single starting figure rather than a range. That price sits above the site median €13.15 and the accounting ranking median €16.66, and payroll is included at that level.

The free plan answer is no. Across the site, 51% of the brands do offer a free plan, and the median free trial runs 14, so readers should budget for a paid start rather than a free one.

Payroll is included, which puts it in the majority group: 70% of the accounting ranking include it too. The €49 entry price therefore covers staff payroll rather than a separate add-on charge.

The audience is listed as small-business and beginners, and small-business covers 94.5% of the brands on the site. That makes it a fit for sole traders and for anyone new to running their own books.

It is based in Latvia, and the accounting books it has to satisfy are local ones. Local reporting rules matter across the field, with e-invoicing listed for 93.5% of the brands compared.

Support runs on chat only, the least common channel in the accounting ranking at 21.7%. That leaves questions in a single channel, which suits readers who prefer one thread over several.

Skybooks opens at €49, Qonto at €9 and Accountable at €9.90, with Billy listed from DKK 160. The gap between entries is the thing to weigh, and the currency is not the same across them.

The trade-off is bundled payroll against the entry fee. Skybooks has payroll included and its price from ranks 166 of 200, so it suits buyers who want accounting and staff payroll in a single place and can carry the higher starting figure.