Billing vs invoicing: what UK small businesses need to know
Learn the difference between billing and invoicing, including when to send both and some tips to manage payments.
If your business trades globally, or you’re a freelancer with clients all over the world, then you’ll need to figure out how to invoice in multiple currencies. One popular solution is to use invoicing software, which lets you create and send professional invoices in your client’s preferred currency, and even handles the automatic conversion to your base currency for easy reconciliation.
But which is the best multi-currency invoicing software for UK businesses and sole traders in 2026? Read on for a rundown of what’s out there, including pricing, features and customer ratings.
Plus, a look at how you can use Wise Business to invoice and get paid in multiple currencies fast, as well as saving on international conversion fees.
Now, let’s take a look at the best multi currency invoicing software in 2026 for UK businesses:
| Provider | Pricing | Trustpilot score |
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| Xero | From £50/month¹ | 4.1/5 - ‘Great’² |
| QuickBooks Online | From £38/month³ | 3.9/5 - ‘Great’⁴ |
| FreshBooks | From £16/month⁵ | 3.8/5 - ‘Great’⁶ |
| Sage Accounting Plus | From £59/month⁷ | 4.0/5 - ‘Great’⁸ |
| Zoho Books | From £20/month⁹ | 4.0/5 - ‘Great’¹⁰ |
| FreeAgent | From £190/year for sole traders From £330/year for Limited Companies¹¹ | 4.5/5 - ‘Excellent’¹² |
| Clear Books | From £44/month¹³ | 3.8/5 - ‘Great’¹⁴ |
Multi-currency invoicing software is a specialised tool that allows businesses and freelancers to create, send and manage invoices in multiple currencies - rather than being tied to their home currency.
This offers the advantage of being able to bill clients in their own currency, no matter where they are in the world. The invoice is sent to the client with figures automatically converted to their currency, and in some cases the invoice is provided in the client’s own language too.
When the invoice is paid, the sum is automatically converted back to the company’s base currency for reconciliation and reporting. This allows businesses to track payments across multiple currencies and countries.
While there are standalone invoicing tools out there, most of the options covered here in this comparison of multi-currency invoicing software are accounting tools.
Invoicing is built in among other core features such as real-time bank reconciliation, expense tracking and detailed financial reporting.
Some of the key benefits of multi-currency invoicing software for UK businesses include the following:
Popular cloud-based UK accounting software Xero offers multi-currency features, including the option to invoice and receive payments in 160+ currencies.
It’s only available on the two higher tier plans - Comprehensive (£50/month) and Ultimate (£65/month).¹ Like many other accounting tools, Xero often has introductory discounts and free trials - so you can test it out before committing.
Key features include:
You can also connect Xero to your Wise Business account, to sync all of your foreign currency transactions to your accounting software for easy reconciliation.
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Another popular cloud-based accounting tool with UK businesses, QuickBooks Online offers multi-currency invoicing and accounting to eligible business accounts. This doesn’t include its cheapest two plans - Sole Trader and Simple Start, so it’s perhaps not the best choice for freelancers with international clients.
To use multi-currency features with QuickBooks, you’ll need an Essentials (£38/month), Plus (£56/month) or Advanced (£123/month)plan.³ Like Xero, it often has new customer discounts and free trial periods.
Multi-currency also needs to be switched on, and it can’t be switched off again. Once active, you’ll be able to assign a currency to each customer when creating their customer profile.
Key features include:
QuickBooks can also be seamlessly synced to Wise Business - find out how here.
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An accounting tool aimed at small businesses and freelancers, FreshBooks offers invoicing in multiple currencies - and in multiple languages too. This means you can customise each invoice, estimate or proposal, setting currency and language on a per-client basis to save you time.
Multi-currency invoicing looks to be available on all FreshBooks plans, so you should be able to access it from £16/month.⁵ FreshBooks also offers free trials and new customer discounts.
Key features include:
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Formerly known as Sage One, the cloud-based Sage Accounting is a popular accounting and payroll tool designed for small businesses, start-ups, and sole traders.
It offers multi-currency invoicing only on its premium plan - Sage Accounting Plus, which costs £59/month after an initial trial period.⁷
Key features include:
| 💡 Learn how to create an invoice with Sage |
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The comprehensive, cloud-based accounting software Zoho Books offers a range of tools for globally trading businesses and individuals.
This includes multi-lingual invoicing (available on all plans) and multi-currency invoicing - only available on the Professional Plan for a cost of £20/month.⁹
If you want to have multi-currency transactions for each vendor, you’ll need to upgrade to the Premium Plan for a cost of £25/month.⁹
Key features include:
Find out how to connect your Wise Business account to Zoho Books.
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The user-friendly cloud-based accounting software FreeAgent is designed for small business owners, freelancers, contractors and landlords.
It offers a range of plans for each type of user, and all include multi-currency and multi-lingual invoicing at prices starting from £190/year (sole traders) or £330/year (Limited Companies).¹¹ Free trials and new customer offers are often available.
Key features include:
FreeAgent can also be synced with international accounts like Wise Business - find out how here.
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The UK-based, cloud-powered online accounting software Clear Books offers multi-currency invoicing only on certain plans - and unfortunately, it’s not a feature available to sole traders and freelancers. You’ll need to be on a Large business plan, which costs £44/month.¹³
There’s a free trial available so you can test it out before committing, and Clear Books often has new customer discounts.
Key features include:
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After reading this, you should have a better idea of what’s out there in terms of multi-currency invoicing software for UK businesses. There may even be features available in your existing accounting tools.
But this isn’t the only way to invoice clients overseas. With a Wise Business account, you can combine easy multi-currency invoicing with fast, convenient international payments - and sync it all seamlessly with your accounting software.Get a Wise Business Advanced account for a one-time fee of £50, and you can receive payments with local account details in 8+ currencies - as well as unlocking all other advanced features such as invoicing.
With Wise Business, you can:
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Sources last checked: 13-May-2026
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