How Sumly compares
Weighing Sumly against your accountant or other software? Each page says what both sides do well, and every software comparison dates its facts.
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Sumly vs an accounting firm in Cyprus
A firm bills a retainer plus a fee per return. Sumly has fixed monthly prices.Accounting firmSumly vs Cybooks
Cyprus-built software that keeps the books much like Sumly. The difference is everything around them.Built in CyprusSumly vs Balabook
Cyprus-built software with proper double-entry books. Its bank feeds are still in Early Access.Built in CyprusSumly vs TidyBooks
Cyprus-built software that also forms companies. Close on price, far apart on the trial.Built in CyprusSumly vs Xero
Global software with a big app store. The Cyprus VAT return comes from a second app.Global softwareSumly vs QuickBooks
No Cyprus edition. You set up the VAT rates and assemble the return yourself.Global softwareSumly vs Sage
Sold country by country, with no Cyprus edition. The return comes out Irish or British.Global softwareSomething else?
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Choosing, answered.
How to choose, and how we keep these pages honest.
Three kinds. A traditional accounting firm, other Cyprus-built software like Cybooks, Balabook and TidyBooks, or global software like Xero, QuickBooks and Sage. Sumly puts the software, company formation and a Sumly certified bookkeeper in one place, along with the Yellow Slip for EU citizens who move here.
Start with the VAT return. Software built for many countries gives you tax rates and leaves the return to you. Software built for Cyprus fills it in from your books, along with VIES, the monthly report of your sales to EU businesses. Then ask about bank feeds, who files, and whether your accountant can work in it.
Either can work. The mistake is paying firm rates for data entry. On Base the AI does the typing and you review. On Plus we file every return for you except the year-end accounts. On Premium your own Sumly certified bookkeeper does the bookkeeping and every filing.
Every fact about another product comes from its own website, help centre or app listing, and each software comparison says when we read it. We say what the other side does well, and when it lists something we don't, we say so. We do conclude in favour of Sumly, with the reasons. If something is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
Yes. The 30-day free trial uses your real books. Run a full month in both, then compare the VAT figures.
The fairest test is a month side by side.
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