ICB has launched the Bookkeeper Technology Index 2026, a new independent assessment of bookkeeping and accountancy software.
Built by bookkeepers, for bookkeepers, the Index is designed to give the profession a trusted, evidence-based guide to the software available today, helping bookkeepers make informed decisions about the tools they use and recommend.
“This will become the benchmark for the profession,” said Sobi Hariharan, Head of Partnerships at ICB. “We want bookkeepers to have a genuinely independent reference point, built on real evidence and real experience, rather than vendor marketing claims.”
The Index will be launched in full at the Bookkeepers Summit in November, and will become a resource used throughout the year by ICB members, students entering the profession, and bookkeepers reviewing their technology choices.
Products are assessed across six areas:
The final results combine three parts:
The whole project has been developed and approved by ICB's Tech Advisory Board, to ensure the assessment is fair, consistent and independent.
The BTI offers the software vendors that serve the bookkeeping and accountancy community independent recognition from actual users. A strong result is proof of quality that no self-published claim can match. It’s free to enter via before the deadline of Friday 28 August. Software vendors can enter here or contact Sobi.hariharan@bookkeepers.org.uk for further guidance on how to submit an application.
Bookkeeper User Reviews carry the single largest weighting in the final score, which means member participation is central to the Index. ICB members who use bookkeeping software will be invited to score the products they work with, based on their own hands-on experience. Scoring opens 23 September and closes 7 October 2026.
The ICB team will assimilate the scores, and each product will be plotted on the ICB Technology Quadrant, sorting the market into Leader, Innovator, Specialist and Emerging Player. Results go public in mid-November, around the ICB Summit on 16 November, followed by a virtual session on 23 November to walk through the findings in detail.