Is my accountant really included?

Yes. Accountant access is part of the one plan. Your accountant opens a free firm account and you invite them. They pay nothing for clients who have their own subscription.

How do I try TidyBooks?

Today you start a 7-day trial through Stripe and use the full plan. You are not charged before the trial ends and you can cancel during it. The next release brings a 30-day trial that needs no card.

Can I move my books from Volk Accountant?

Bank statements import as PDF from any bank. For transactions, clients or invoices from another tool, write to us and we will import them with you.

Compare

TidyBooks and Volk Accountant

Both prepare the Cyprus VAT return from your books. Volk Accountant imports bank files and speaks German. TidyBooks has live feeds for five banks, a Greek accountant portal and one plan with the accountant included.

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The TidyBooks column shows the plan that ships with the next release: one plan at €25 a month with accountant access included and a 30-day trial without a card. Until then the current Starter and Pro plans and the 7-day trial apply.

TidyBooks, Volk Accountant
	TidyBooks	Volk Accountant
Price and plan	One plan. €25 a month, or €20 a month billed yearly. Excl. VAT.	Starter €29, Business €49, Pro €79 a month, excl. VAT. Two months free on yearly billing.
Free trial	30 days, no card.	14 days, no card.
Accountant access	Included. Your accountant opens a free firm account.	Own portal login on every plan.
Live bank feeds	Bank of Cyprus, Eurobank, AstroBank, Revolut and Wise today. One live feed included. Statement import from any bank.	Bank file import and payment matching. No live bank feed named. One bank account on Starter.
Smart detection	Reads receipts, invoices and statements. You or your accountant approve each line.	Receipt capture reads amount, tax and supplier. Receipts can be sent in by email.
VAT return and VIES	VAT return (VAT4) figures box by box. VIES check on client VAT numbers. Reverse charge for EU goods and services.	VAT4 and VIES from the Starter plan. Reverse charge, the 3% rate and free-form rates.
Tax For All	Figures prepared, not filed. You or your accountant submit in Tax For All.	Accountant portal laid out like Tax For All. Who files is not stated.
Greek language	This site and the accountant portal in Greek and English. The client app is in English today.	English and German.
Invoicing	Invoices and credit notes with Cyprus VAT rates, 15 currencies. Recurring invoices and quotes: coming.	Invoices, quotes accepted online, recurring invoices, invoices in the client's language.
Payroll	Beta. €5 per employee a month.	Not offered. Their own page lists payroll as a TidyBooks point.
Company formation	Through partner firms. €1,800 excl. VAT with a year of TidyBooks.	Cyprus setup service with partners.
Where your data lives	Stored in the EU. Billing by Stripe.	Servers in Frankfurt, EU.
Who it is for	Cyprus companies and self-employed people who work with an accountant. Free firm account for practices.	Founders in Cyprus, including German speakers, who already have an accountant.

Price and plan

TidyBooksOne plan. €25 a month, or €20 a month billed yearly. Excl. VAT.

Volk AccountantStarter €29, Business €49, Pro €79 a month, excl. VAT. Two months free on yearly billing.

Free trial

TidyBooks30 days, no card.

Volk Accountant14 days, no card.

Accountant access

TidyBooksIncluded. Your accountant opens a free firm account.

Volk AccountantOwn portal login on every plan.

Live bank feeds

TidyBooksBank of Cyprus, Eurobank, AstroBank, Revolut and Wise today. One live feed included. Statement import from any bank.

Volk AccountantBank file import and payment matching. No live bank feed named. One bank account on Starter.

Smart detection

TidyBooksReads receipts, invoices and statements. You or your accountant approve each line.

Volk AccountantReceipt capture reads amount, tax and supplier. Receipts can be sent in by email.

VAT return and VIES

TidyBooksVAT return (VAT4) figures box by box. VIES check on client VAT numbers. Reverse charge for EU goods and services.

Volk AccountantVAT4 and VIES from the Starter plan. Reverse charge, the 3% rate and free-form rates.

Tax For All

TidyBooksFigures prepared, not filed. You or your accountant submit in Tax For All.

Volk AccountantAccountant portal laid out like Tax For All. Who files is not stated.

Greek language

TidyBooksThis site and the accountant portal in Greek and English. The client app is in English today.

Volk AccountantEnglish and German.

Invoicing

TidyBooksInvoices and credit notes with Cyprus VAT rates, 15 currencies. Recurring invoices and quotes: coming.

Volk AccountantInvoices, quotes accepted online, recurring invoices, invoices in the client's language.

Payroll

TidyBooksBeta. €5 per employee a month.

Volk AccountantNot offered. Their own page lists payroll as a TidyBooks point.

Company formation

TidyBooksThrough partner firms. €1,800 excl. VAT with a year of TidyBooks.

Volk AccountantCyprus setup service with partners.

Where your data lives

TidyBooksStored in the EU. Billing by Stripe.

Volk AccountantServers in Frankfurt, EU.

Who it is for

TidyBooksCyprus companies and self-employed people who work with an accountant. Free firm account for practices.

Volk AccountantFounders in Cyprus, including German speakers, who already have an accountant.

Details about the other product are as published on their site, checked October 2026. Their own page takes precedence. Where they publish nothing, we say so instead of guessing.

Which one fits you

Pick TidyBooks if

You want live feeds from Bank of Cyprus, Eurobank, AstroBank, Revolut or Wise.
Your accountant works in Greek.
You want one price that already includes the accountant.
You need payroll, even in beta.

Pick Volk Accountant if

You invoice German clients and want invoices in German.
You want recurring invoices and quotes today.
You need a public API, webhooks or a Stripe payment link on invoices.
You use the 3% VAT rate.

Volk Accountant

What they say about TidyBooks

Their comparison page was written against our old site and old prices. Here is the current position, claim by claim.

They say: The trial is seven days, the shortest in the field.
Today: The trial is 30 days and no card is asked.
They say: Accountant access only on the Pro plan at €39.
Today: There is one plan at €25 a month and accountant access is included. Your accountant opens a free firm account.
They say: Two software plans, Starter at €20 and Pro at €39.
Today: One plan. €25 a month, or €20 a month billed yearly. All prices exclude VAT.
They say: VAT4, VIES and reverse charge are not published.
Today: VAT4 figures box by box, a VIES check on client VAT numbers and reverse charge for EU goods and services are in the plan.
They say: The filings are handled by a partner accountant from €2,000 a year.
Today: The software prepares the VAT4 and VIES figures for every subscriber. Partner firms are optional, for people who want the filings done for them.
They say: Integrations and an API from the Pro plan.
Today: We do not sell an API or ready-made integrations today. Statement import, Excel exports and a ZIP of documents are included.
They say: Scanning a receipt from a phone is not published.
Today: The client app works in a phone browser and can be installed on the home screen. There is no app store app today.

Fair questions

No. TidyBooks prepares the VAT return (VAT4) figures box by box and checks client VAT numbers in VIES. You or your accountant submit the return in Tax For All.

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