Active vs. Silverfin

A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work—some clients need only minimal work, while others require more in-depth attention. With Active, you can deliver a standardised service while still tailoring your approach to each client’s needs.

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The flexible cloud solution you and your team need

Customisable workpapers for clients of all shapes & sizes

As well as having our own templates, you can customise your binders and add your own content. Customise binders to suit your firm, and your client types.

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Flexible and familiar workflows

Our deep Microsoft 365 Integration gives a split-pane view of your client data in Excel, allowing for flexibility on a job, and familiarity for the user

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Reporting without the limitations

Do your consolidated reporting from any data source, and combine these data sets to create highly customisable reports for your clients.

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Trusted by firms large and small

“ACTIVE WORKPAPERS MAKES TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF A JOB EASY, WITH CUSTOMISABLE STATUSES TO FIT OUR INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE NEEDS.”

Kate Edginton, Director, Hazlewoods

“Since starting to use Active Workpapers we have streamlined our accounting working papers process and have started rolling out for VAT and management accounts. Our working papers now follow a systemised and structured process compared to the haphazard spreadsheet approach we used to use.”

Mark Stewart, Partner, Stewart Accounting Services

"Active has significantly sped up our workpapers production and established a standardised way of working that our team truly appreciates. We love how intuitive the product is, and we were particularly impressed with the exceptional support we received throughout the process. Active has become an invaluable tool for our operations!"

Brian Munjanja, Partner, Broadwing Accountancy Services

“We moved our personal tax workpapers from Excel to Active last year and were really impressed both by the flexibility of the software and also the support provided.”

Georgi Rollings, Co-CEO, Starfish Accounting

“Active Workpapers has helped to standardise the workpapers in my firm and now we're all on the same page. We particularly like the two way integration with Xero and QBO.”

Lars Swann, Managing Partner, The Bean Counters

“WE’VE ACCEPTED THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO GO FULLY AWAY FROM EXCEL IN SOME CAPACITY, BUT WE NEED TO USE IT IN THE RIGHT WAY. ACTIVE REALLY HELPS WITH CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD.”

Adam Ginns, Managing Partner, Layers

How we compare

2-way integration with Xero & QBO - send your journals back to bookkeeping automatically

One-way integrations only

Add your own workpaper templates easily.

No option to add your own templates without coding

Integrate with your document management through FYI Docs, Sharepoint and iManage with the ability to add external links.

No Document management integrations

Weaves Excel into the platform for granular management of the numbers and a familiar interface for easy adoption.

SAAS interface only

ISO27001 accredited with servers on Azure in the UK

Servers in Belgium.

Our Products

WorkPapers

£30

+ VAT

per user per month

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Accounts (Ledger & Reporting)

£30

+ VAT

per user per month

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Tax

TBC

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Standardise. Automate. Scale

Reduce manual effort and increase accounting accuracy with Active’s all-in-one cloud accounting platform.

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Questions? We have answers…

We’d love to help answer any questions you have about Active. If you can’t find what you’re looking for below, email us at activeuk@businessfitness.com or book a demo here.

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A cloud-based, automated, collaborative workspace for faster workpapers, accounts, and tax.

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Active vs. Silverfin

The flexible cloud solution you and your team need

Customisable workpapers for clients of all shapes & sizes

Flexible and familiar workflows

Reporting without the limitations

“ACTIVE WORKPAPERS MAKES TRACKING THE PROGRESS OF A JOB EASY, WITH CUSTOMISABLE STATUSES TO FIT OUR INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE NEEDS.”

“Since starting to use Active Workpapers we have streamlined our accounting working papers process and have started rolling out for VAT and management accounts. Our working papers now follow a systemised and structured process compared to the haphazard spreadsheet approach we used to use.”

“We moved our personal tax workpapers from Excel to Active last year and were really impressed both by the flexibility of the software and also the support provided.”

“Active Workpapers has helped to standardise the workpapers in my firm and now we're all on the same page. We particularly like the two way integration with Xero and QBO.”

“WE’VE ACCEPTED THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO GO FULLY AWAY FROM EXCEL IN SOME CAPACITY, BUT WE NEED TO USE IT IN THE RIGHT WAY. ACTIVE REALLY HELPS WITH CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD.”

How we compare

Active

Silverfin

WorkPapers

Accounts (Ledger & Reporting)

Tax

Standardise. Automate. Scale

Questions? We have answers…

Ready to take accounting to the cloud?Get Active.

Ready to take accounting to the cloud?
Get Active.