Xero
Xero Limited
R450/mo incl VAT
South African business software
What this software actually costs in rand.
We track 37 products against VAT201 EMP501 BCEA leave SARS eFiling and bank feeds.
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All 37 productsSold in South Africa Sold in South Africa QuickBooks Online
Intuit Inc.
R322/mo
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Zoho Corporation
Freeto start
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PaySpace
On request
Sold in South Africa Sage HR
Sage Group plc
R28/employee /mo
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Browse all 37 products
Open the full register with filtersAccounting, payroll, HR, CRM, ERP and project management software, each with what it starts at in rand. Open one to see every plan, its features and how it handles SARS.
Showing 37 of 37 products, A to Z
- AcumaticaAcumaticaPrice on requestERP
- AsanaAsana, Inc.Free to startProject management · 3 plans
- BambooHRBambooHRFrom R165 /employee /moHR · 3 plans
- ClickUpClickUpFree to startProject management · 3 plans
- FreshBooksFreshBooksFrom R380 /moAccounting · 3 plans
- FreshsalesFreshworks Inc.From R149 /user /moCRM · 3 plans
- HubSpotHubSpot, Inc.Free to startCRM · 4 plans
- LabourNetLabourNetPrice on requestHRSold in South Africa
- monday.commonday.com LtdFree to startProject management · 4 plans
- NetSuiteOraclePrice on requestERP
- OdooOdoo SAFree to startERP · 3 plans
- PaySoftPaySoftPrice on requestPayrollSold in South Africa
- PaySpacePaySpacePrice on requestPayrollSold in South Africa
- PeopleHRPeopleHRFrom R66 /employee /moHR · 4 plans
- PersonioPersonio SEPrice on requestHR
- PipedrivePipedriveFrom R231 /user /moCRM · 4 plans
- QuickBooks OnlineIntuit Inc.From R322 /moAccounting · 4 plansSold in South Africa
- Sage 200 EvolutionSage Group plcPrice on requestERPSold in South Africa
- Sage 50cloud PastelSage Group plcFrom R1 375 /mo excl VATAccounting · 3 plansSold in South Africa
- Sage AccountingSage Group plcFrom R270 /mo incl VATAccounting · 2 plansSold in South Africa
- Sage CRMSage Group plcPrice on requestCRMSold in South Africa
- Sage HRSage Group plcFrom R28 /employee /moHR · 5 plansSold in South Africa
- Sage IntacctSage Group plcFrom R21 858 /moAccountingSold in South Africa
- Sage Pastel PayrollSage Group plcPrice on requestPayrollSold in South Africa
- Sage PayrollSage Group plcFrom R97 /mo incl VATPayrollSold in South Africa
- Sage X3Sage Group plcPrice on requestERPSold in South Africa
- Salesforce Sales CloudSalesforce, Inc.Free to startCRM · 6 plans
- SAP Business OneSAP SEPrice on requestERP
- SimplePaySimplePayFrom R23.55 /employee /moPayrollSold in South Africa
- SmartsheetSmartsheet Inc.From R170 /user /moProject management · 2 plansSold in South Africa
- SYSPROSYSPROPrice on requestERPSold in South Africa
- TrelloAtlassianFree to startProject management · 4 plans
- Wave AccountingWaveFree to startAccounting · 2 plans
- WrikeWrike, Inc.Free to startProject management · 3 plans
- XeroXero LimitedFrom R450 /mo incl VATAccounting · 3 plansSold in South Africa
- Zoho BooksZoho CorporationFree to startAccounting · 6 plansSold in South Africa
- Zoho CRMZoho CorporationFree to startCRM · 5 plans
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All categories- Accounting softwareBookkeeping, invoicing, VAT and bank reconciliation.8
- ERP softwareAccounting, stock, manufacturing and purchasing in one system.7
- Payroll softwareSalaries, PAYE, UIF, SDL and the SARS returns that follow.5
- HR softwareEmployee records, leave and onboarding under the BCEA.5
- CRM softwareSales pipelines and customer records.6
- Project management softwareTasks, boards and delivery tracking for teams.6
Start free
All 11 that start freeProducts whose starting price is zero, in alphabetical order. A free tier usually limits users, storage or features, so check what it leaves out.
Asana
Software by Asana, Inc.
Product description
Work management for teams, with a free plan for two users and paid plans that add timelines, dashboards and portfolios. Learn more about Asana or read the full review
Available to South African businesses online, with the price shown here in rand.
Starts at:Free
Price checkedChecked 11 OCT 2026Plans and pricing
Personal
Free
Free to start
Free forever, two users.
Starter
R182
/user /mo
Billed annually. About R226 when billed monthly.
Advanced
R413
/user /mo
Billed annually. About R510 when billed monthly.
Enterprise is priced through Asana's sales team.
Features: Tasks and projects with list, board and calendar views, Timeline and Gantt views from Starter, Reporting dashboards and forms, Unlimited free guests on paid plans and 2 more.
- Free plan
Product description
An all in one work platform for tasks, docs, goals and chat, with a Free Forever plan and low priced paid tiers. Learn more about ClickUp or read the full review
Available to South African businesses online, with the price shown here in rand.
Starts at:Free
Price checkedChecked 11 OCT 2026Plans and pricing
Free Forever
Free
Free to start
Unlimited tasks, 60 MB of storage and five spaces.
Unlimited
R116
/user /mo
Billed annually. About R167 when billed monthly.
Business
R198
/user /mo
Billed annually. About R318 when billed monthly.
Enterprise is priced through ClickUp's sales team.
Features: Tasks, subtasks, docs, goals and chat, Kanban boards, calendar and sprint management, Gantt charts and dashboards on paid plans, Native time tracking and 2 more.
- Free plan
HubSpot
Software by HubSpot, Inc.
Product description
A CRM platform with a free CRM that has no expiry, and paid tiers that add marketing, sales and service tools. Learn more about HubSpot or read the full review
Available to South African businesses online, with the price shown here in rand.
Starts at:Free
Price checkedChecked 11 OCT 2026Plans and pricing
Free
Free
Free to start
Up to two users, no expiry.
Starter
R248
/user /mo
Discounted for new customers.
Professional
R827
/user /mo
Enterprise
R1 240
/user /mo
Features: Contact management and deal pipelines, Sales quotes and email tracking, Meeting scheduling and email templates, Live chat and ticketing and 3 more.
- Free plan
monday.com
Software by monday.com Ltd
Product description
A configurable work platform built around boards, with a free plan for two seats and separate CRM, service and dev products. Learn more about monday.com or read the full review
Available to South African businesses online, with the price shown here in rand.
Starts at:Free
Price checkedChecked 11 OCT 2026Plans and pricing
Free
Free
Free to start
Up to two seats, three boards and three Docs.
Basic
R149
/user /mo
Per seat, billed annually. Unlimited items and free viewers.
Standard
R198
/user /mo
Per seat, billed annually. Timeline, Gantt and calendar views and 250 automations a month.
Pro
R314
/user /mo
Per seat, billed annually. Private boards, time tracking and 25 000 automations a month.
Enterprise is priced through monday.com's sales team.
Features: Boards with configurable columns, More than 200 templates, Timeline, Gantt and calendar views on Standard, Automations and integrations and 2 more.
- Free trial
- Free plan
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Head to head
All 15 comparisonsAsana vs monday.com
- Asana
- Free to start
- monday.com
- Free to start
Both start free.
Read the comparisonClickUp vs Trello
- ClickUp
- Free to start
- Trello
- Free to start
Both start free.
Read the comparisonHubSpot vs Pipedrive
- HubSpot
- Free to start
- Pipedrive
- From R231 /user /mo
HubSpot starts cheaper at Free against R231 /user /mo for Pipedrive.
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Pricing12 OCT 20263 min readSage Payroll's 22 bands: what 5, 25 and 100 employees pay
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Two accounting products on the register start free. What each free plan covers, where it stops, and what a business that is registered for VAT should check before it builds on one.
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- R270
- R322
- R450
- Free
- R1 375
Pricing11 OCT 20262 min readWhat accounting software costs in South Africa, October 2026
Five accounting products, their entry plans and the next plan up, read from the vendors on 11 October 2026. Two include VAT, two leave it out and one does not say.
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