{
  "title": "Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: how many recognised products work with a spreadsheet",
  "description": "Counts of HMRC-recognised MTD for Income Tax software, split by whether the product is bridging software (connects to records you already keep, such as a spreadsheet) and whether the provider offers a free version.",
  "capturedOn": "25 August 2026",
  "method": "Read from HMRC's own software finder by applying its filters — audience (Individual or Agent), 'Software that connects to your records (bridging software)', and 'Free version'. The counts are the result counts HMRC returned; the names are exactly as HMRC lists them. Nothing is inferred.",
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-software-that-works-with-making-tax-digital-for-income-tax",
  "caveats": [
    "'Free version' is HMRC's own flag and means the provider offers some free tier. It does not mean the whole product is free, and it says nothing about limits.",
    "HMRC states that it does not recommend any specific product. Recognition means a product is capable of filing, not that it is suitable or good.",
    "HMRC recognises new products regularly, so these counts drift. HMRC's finder is the live list."
  ],
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "Fableworks HQ — https://fableworkshq.com/mtd-software/",
  "data": {
    "individual": {
      "audience": "Sole trader or landlord, doing your own taxes",
      "recognisedProducts": 133,
      "bridgingProducts": 71,
      "bridgingShare": 0.534,
      "freeBridgingProducts": 18,
      "freeBridging": [
        {
          "name": "Abridge (MTD for Excel/Sheets)",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3381"
        },
        {
          "name": "Acxite",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3252"
        },
        {
          "name": "Affordable MTD",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3482"
        },
        {
          "name": "Aligned.tax MTD for Spreadsheets",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3485"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coconut Free",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3153"
        },
        {
          "name": "DIY Tax",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3345"
        },
        {
          "name": "flonancial",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3399"
        },
        {
          "name": "GetGround",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3234"
        },
        {
          "name": "MTDone",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3557"
        },
        {
          "name": "My Tax Digital (Free)",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3255"
        },
        {
          "name": "Pandle",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3402"
        },
        {
          "name": "RentalBux Free",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3297"
        },
        {
          "name": "Self Assessment Direct",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3174"
        },
        {
          "name": "SimplifyMTD",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3432"
        },
        {
          "name": "Tax Mouse",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3384"
        },
        {
          "name": "TaxBridge UK MTD by Amelia GB",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3464"
        },
        {
          "name": "TaxHeaven",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3276"
        },
        {
          "name": "TaxUpdates",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3303"
        }
      ]
    },
    "agent": {
      "audience": "Agent or bookkeeper, filing for clients",
      "recognisedProducts": 88,
      "bridgingProducts": 60,
      "bridgingShare": 0.682,
      "freeBridgingProducts": 11,
      "freeBridging": [
        {
          "name": "Abridge (MTD for Excel/Sheets)",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3381"
        },
        {
          "name": "Acxite",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3252"
        },
        {
          "name": "Aligned.tax MTD for Spreadsheets",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3485"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coconut Free",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3153"
        },
        {
          "name": "DIY Tax",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3345"
        },
        {
          "name": "My Tax Digital (Free)",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3255"
        },
        {
          "name": "Pandle",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3402"
        },
        {
          "name": "RentalBux Free",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3297"
        },
        {
          "name": "Self Assessment Direct",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3174"
        },
        {
          "name": "Tax Mouse",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3384"
        },
        {
          "name": "TaxBridge UK MTD by Amelia GB",
          "hmrcProductPage": "https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/find-making-tax-digital-income-tax-software/product-details?productId=3464"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}