# SMECompare

> SMECompare (smecompare.co.uk) is an independent UK comparison service for small business services: card machines and payment providers, POS systems, accounting software, payroll, and more. Pricing is collected from providers' public pricing pages, stored in a structured dataset, and shown in GBP, side by side. No provider can pay for a higher ranking.

This site is launching vertical by vertical. This file is updated as each comparison category goes live.

## Compare

- [Card machines](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/card-machines): compare UK card machine and payment providers on transaction rates, monthly fees, contactless, next-day settlement, contracts, and payment methods, with a savings calculator.
- [Accounting software](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/accounting-software): compare UK accounting software on subscription cost, Making Tax Digital and VAT compliance, payroll, bank feeds, CIS, and Self Assessment.
- [Payroll software](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/payroll-software): compare UK payroll software on per-employee cost, PAYE and RTI filing to HMRC, pension auto-enrolment, statutory pay, CIS, and accounting integrations. Calculator estimates cost by employee count; providers include BrightPay, Sage Payroll, Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, KashFlow, Staffology, Pento, Employment Hero, Moorepay, Deel, Remote, Rippling, and Payoneer.
- [HR software](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/hr-software): compare UK HR software (HRIS) on per-employee pricing, UK employment-law and right-to-work support, GDPR, native PAYE/RTI payroll, onboarding, and self-service. Calculator estimates cost by employee count; providers include Breathe, CharlieHR, Sage HR, Access PeopleHR, Factorial, Deel, Employment Hero, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio, and Rippling.
- [POS / till systems](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/pos-systems): compare UK EPOS and POS till systems for retail and hospitality on software cost, card processing rate, hardware, contracts, stock control, and table management. Calculator estimates monthly cost by card volume; providers include Square, SumUp, Zettle, Shopify POS, Lightspeed Retail, Lightspeed Restaurant, Epos Now, Loyverse, talech, TISSL, takepayments, myPOS, Dojo, Zonal, Tevalis, Clover, and Toast.
- [CRM software](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/crm-software): compare UK CRM software on per-user cost, free plans, contact limits, sales pipeline, marketing automation, AI features, and integrations, all in GBP. Calculator estimates monthly cost by user count and contacts; providers include HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, Capsule, Monday CRM, Freshsales, ActiveCampaign, Copper, and Insightly.
- [Email marketing](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/email-marketing): compare UK email marketing platforms on pricing at your list size, automation, e-commerce integrations, UK SMS, and UK GDPR and PECR tools, all in GBP. Calculator estimates monthly cost by subscriber count and send volume; providers include Mailchimp, Brevo, Klaviyo, MailerLite, Kit, Drip, Campaign Monitor, Omnisend, EmailOctopus, Dotdigital, and ActiveCampaign.
- [E-commerce platforms](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/e-commerce-platforms): compare UK e-commerce platforms on monthly cost, transaction fees, hosting, native AI and MCP/AI-agent support, and store features, all in GBP. Calculator estimates monthly cost by revenue, average order value, and product count; providers include Shopify, Squarespace, Wix, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Ecwid, Adobe Commerce, PrestaShop, GoDaddy, Webflow, Square Online, plus UK-founded ShopWired and EKM.
- [Print on demand](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/print-on-demand): compare UK print on demand (POD) services on per-item base cost, UK shipping, paid-membership savings, fulfilment speed, platform integrations, native AI and MCP support, and the profit margin you keep, all in GBP. Calculator estimates cost and margin by monthly orders and your selling price; providers include Printify, Printful, Gelato, Gooten, Prodigi, plus UK-made Teemill, budget Yoycol, and premium Contrado.
- [Inventory management](https://smecompare.co.uk/compare/inventory-management): compare UK inventory management software on subscription cost, user-based plan tiers, multi-channel selling, manufacturing and BOM support, native AI, and Xero integration, all in GBP. Calculator estimates monthly cost by user count and your current cost; providers include Cin7 Core, Cin7 Omni, Fishbowl, inFlow, Katana, Unleashed, Zoho Inventory, plus UK-built Brightpearl, Linnworks, and Veeqo.

## About

- [About SMECompare](https://smecompare.co.uk/about): who we are and how the comparisons work
- [How we compare](https://smecompare.co.uk/how-we-compare): methodology, data collection, and ranking rules

_Last updated: 2026-06-17_