Free mtd software: MTD Software Index

For per month, the median published figure in the MTD Software Index is 11.50 GBP across 6 figures from the sources' own pages (range 5 to 33 GBP), read 12 October 2026.

Vatnix sells its own paid plan in this category (our pricing). It is not counted here: every figure in this index is another provider's own published price, read from its own page.

11.5 GBP Median for per month middle half 5 to 23.25 GBP
1.25 to 33 GBP Range a 31.75 GBP spread; quartiles 2.99 and 20
11 Sources with a figure of 24 read in full, 18 Oct 2026
12 of 24 Sources read that publish one 50% publish a figure at all
  1. freeagent.com: Simple pricing plans made for every small business33 GBP
  2. vitaltax.uk: VitalTax30 GBP + VAT
  3. accounts-os.com: Best MTD Software 2026: Free & Paid Options for Making Tax D20 GBP
  4. xero.com: Pricing Plans18 GBP
  5. pandle.com: Plans & Pricing5 GBP
  6. taxoptimiser.co.uk: MTD VAT Bridging Software, Free for Your First Year5 GBP + VAT
  7. swiftvatpro.co.uk: 1 new message5 GBP
  8. anna.money: Free MTD bridging software4.5 GBP + VAT
  9. mtdsheets.com: MTD Sheets2.99 GBP
  10. easymtdvat.com: Easy MTD, bridging software to comply with Making Tax Digital fo2 GBP + VAT
  11. filemyvatreturn.co.uk: HMRC VAT return, Bridging software for MTD, Free download1.25 GBP + VAT
One figure per source, highest first.median for per month 11.5 GBP
Table view
RowValue
freeagent.com: Simple pricing plans made for every small business33 GBP
vitaltax.uk: VitalTax30 GBP + VAT
accounts-os.com: Best MTD Software 2026: Free & Paid Options for Making Tax D20 GBP
xero.com: Pricing Plans18 GBP
pandle.com: Plans & Pricing5 GBP
taxoptimiser.co.uk: MTD VAT Bridging Software, Free for Your First Year5 GBP + VAT
swiftvatpro.co.uk: 1 new message5 GBP
anna.money: Free MTD bridging software4.5 GBP + VAT
mtdsheets.com: MTD Sheets2.99 GBP
easymtdvat.com: Easy MTD, bridging software to comply with Making Tax Digital fo2 GBP + VAT
filemyvatreturn.co.uk: HMRC VAT return, Bridging software for MTD, Free download1.25 GBP + VAT
  1. 71 to 7
  2. 7 to 12
  3. 12 to 17
  4. 217 to 22
  5. 22 to 28
  6. 228 to 33
Where the 11 published figures fall, GBP, in six equal bands from the lowest to the highest.
Bands
BucketValue
1 to 77 sources
7 to 120 sources
12 to 170 sources
17 to 222 sources
22 to 280 sources
28 to 332 sources

12 of the 24 named sources read in full publish a figure; 12 publish none, read 12 October 2026.

By charging

BreakdownMedianRangeSources
chargingper month11.5GBP5 to 33GBP6
chargingper month12USD12 to 12USD1
chargingper submission2.5GBP1.25 to 4.5GBP4
chargingper year30GBP30 to 30GBP1

Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.

The sentence each figure was read from (12)

Read in full, publishes no figure

12 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.

Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).

12 of the 24 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 12 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.

The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 111 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.

The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): median, minimum and maximum published price per MTD-compatible product, by charging model - per submission, per month, per year, per client, free - across every vendor on HMRC's recognised list that publishes a number; the count and share that are genuinely free against free-tier-then-paid; the cheapest way to file one return and the cheapest way to file four, which is the question the buyer is actually asking and which no vendor and no HMRC page answers

111 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.

Sources (24)
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For per month, the median published figure in the MTD Software Index is 11.50 GBP across 6 figures from the sources' own pages (range 5 to 33 GBP), read 12 October 2026.

12 of the 24 named sources read in full publish a figure; 12 publish none, read 12 October 2026.

MTD Software Index, charging per month: median 11.50 GBP across 6 sources, read 12 October 2026.

MTD Software Index, charging per month: median 12 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.

MTD Software Index, charging per submission: median 2.50 GBP across 4 sources, read 12 October 2026.

MTD Software Index, charging per year: median 30 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.

Cite as: "Vatnix MTD Software Index", updated 2026-10-18, https://vatnix.com/datasets/mtd-software-index/.

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11.50 GBP

median for per month, MTD Software Index, across 6 figures, read 12 October 2026

Source: Vatnix MTD Software Index

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