Bright

About Bright
Bright provides a suite of industry-leading software solutions for accountants, bookkeepers and SMEs across the UK and Ireland. Our multi-award-winning, user-friendly and innovative products allow users to support clients while profitably running their practices, with the backing of exceptional support.
Our product suite includes:
• BrightPay (Payroll software)
• BrightManager (Practice management software)
• BrightPropose (Proposal and pricing software)
• BrightTax (Tax and accounts software for the UK only)
• BrightCosec (Company secretarial software for the UK only)
• BrightAccountsProduction (Accounts production software for IE only)
• BrightBooks (Bookkeeping software for IE only)
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- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent practice management for small accountancy practice
Reviewed on 2019/08/27
Accountancy Manager has helped organise my practice. It keeps all information securely and allows...
Accountancy Manager has helped organise my practice. It keeps all information securely and allows clients to update/check their information anytime; assisting us to meet the GDPR requirements. The secure portal allows us to share information and obtain electronic signature, greatly reducing our postage costs. We’ve also noticed a better efficiency and improved cash flow thanks to a more streamline way of working.
Pros
Cloud access - I can check my tasks at work/home/on my mobile.
Easy search function
Good record of deadlines
Easy to use portal
Regular improvements and updates
Cons
Sometimes it can be hard to navigate the site.
I think clients get confused with logging in to the portal from Accountancy Manager - would love an embedded log in for my own website.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Cheap and easy to use. Could do with more customisation options
Reviewed on 2023/02/11
It does the job and is straightforward to use.
It does the job and is straightforward to use.
Pros
Inexpensive and talks directly to payroll software.
Cons
Lacking on customisation and some of the more advanced features available in other software
Response from Bright
Hi Mark, thank you for your review and recommendation. It would be great to hear your customisation suggestions if you could email us at [email protected] and we can add them to the development list.
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Practice Managment Review
Reviewed on 2019/09/02
Pros
The cost is reasonable
Ease of on-boarding new clients
AML check link to Veriphy
Cons
No link to submit Confirmation Statements to Co Hse
Lack of workflow
Lack of link to other software
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Does what it says on the tin…
Reviewed on 2022/08/25
Insanely positive. Took a punt on it a few years ago and never looked back!
Insanely positive. Took a punt on it a few years ago and never looked back!
Pros
Deadline management, client interaction through the portal and the ease of document approval is but a few of the things that make this piece of kit genuinely helpful.
Cons
Still have to use accountants and tax software to prepare accounts and tax returns etc - I can only imagine how epic this would be if they developed integrated software to do that too - literally a dream!
- Industry: Accounting
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent system for keeping track in my practice
Reviewed on 2019/08/27
This system has helped me to keep all of my clients and prospective clients details in one easy to...
This system has helped me to keep all of my clients and prospective clients details in one easy to reach place. I can now easily keep track of the number of hours I am spending on each client task and it has reduced the amount of chasing up I was previously having to do in order to get paperwork from clients. It has also really helped my practice in becoming GDPR compliant with regards to sharing documentation with them. My clients have also commented on how easy the registration process with my practice is now that I have implemented Accountancy Manager.
Pros
The amount of client information that you can enter including details of any communication that has occured is extremely useful. I really like the task list and the automatic reminders that can be sent out to clients for various pieces of missing information. I also like the time tracking features and the fact that it is GDPR compliant.
Cons
I found the initial setup quite difficult to get to grips with and trying to tailor each template that was in the system was quite labourious but has paid off in the long run. I don't like not being able to pause a task for when I have to take a telephone call.
Bright FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Bright.Q. What type of pricing plans does Bright offer?
Bright offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: £279.00/year
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
All prices are per tax year and exclude VAT. BrightPay's optional add-on product, BrightPay Connect is billed on a monthly subscription, based on usage where you only pay for what you use. The usage subscription model is based on the number of active employees in the billing month.
Q. Who are the typical users of Bright?
Bright has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
Q. What languages does Bright support?
Bright supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Bright support mobile devices?
Bright supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Bright integrate with?
Bright integrates with the following applications:
AccountsIQ, Clear Books, FreeAgent, FreshBooks, Modulr, Quick File, QuickBooks Online Advanced, Smart Pensions, Twinfield, Xero
Q. What level of support does Bright offer?
Bright offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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