2026 Roundup

The best invoice chasing software in the UK

Four serious contenders. We tried them all so you don’t have to. Here’s an honest, opinionated breakdown of who each one is for — and what each one costs.

Pricing at a glance

ToolStarting priceBest for
Owed£29 / monthSole traders, freelancers, small businesses
Chaser£199 / monthMid-market companies with finance teams
Satago£25 / monthSmall businesses wanting credit insurance + finance
Equisettle~£30 / monthSpecialised dispute / settlement workflows

The picks

#1 · Best for sole traders & freelancers

Owed — £29/month

Owed is the simplest, most affordable invoice chaser in the UK market. It connects to Xero, finds every overdue invoice, and runs a four-stage chase sequence in your name. It auto-calculates statutory interest under the Late Payment Act, and it’s the only tool here that ships with a written 5× Recovery Promise — if it doesn’t recover 5× your subscription cost in 90 days, the next 3 months are free.
Pros: Cheapest in class. No contract. Two-minute setup. Recovery guarantee.
Cons: Xero only (QuickBooks coming). No multi-user roles.
Verdict: If you’re under 10 staff, this is the obvious pick.
#2 · Best for mid-market finance teams

Chaser — from £199/month

Chaser is the UK market leader and it’s genuinely well-built. Mature debtor management, payment portals, CRM integrations, multi-user permissions, customer credit checking. The full kit. The catch is the price tag — their Compact plan starts at £199/month and the Growth tier is £399/month, both with annual contracts.
Pros: Feature-rich. Mature. Good support.
Cons: Expensive. Annual contract. Demo required to sign up.
Verdict: Right answer if you have a finance team. Wrong answer if you are the finance team.
#3 · Best if you want bundled finance

Satago — from £25/month

Satago started as a credit-control tool and now bundles invoice chasing with credit insurance and invoice finance facilities. If you actually want a line of credit alongside your chasing, that’s a real value proposition. If you just want chasing, you’re paying for features you may not use.
Pros: Cheap base tier. Optional credit insurance & finance.
Cons: Sales-led signup. Interface is dated. Chasing UX isn’t the focus.
Verdict: Good if you need bundled finance. Otherwise, overcomplicated.
#4 · Best for dispute-heavy industries

Equisettle — from ~£30/month

Equisettle is a smaller player focused on dispute resolution and structured settlement workflows. If your business deals with contested invoices regularly — e.g. construction, legal, or specialist B2B — Equisettle’s flow is purpose-built for that. For a generalist freelancer, it’s the wrong shape of tool.
Pros: Dispute workflow done well.
Cons: Niche use-case. Steeper learning curve.
Verdict: Specialist pick, not a generalist one.

Our take

For the vast majority of UK small businesses — the sole traders, the consultants, the agencies, the tradespeople, the small Ltds — Owed is the right answer. It’s the cheapest, the simplest, the fastest to set up, and it’s the only tool here that puts a written guarantee behind the outcome. If you’ve got a finance team and a five-figure software budget, look at Chaser. Otherwise, start with Owed.

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