{"id":676051,"date":"2026-07-06T03:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/676051\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T03:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T03:53:08","slug":"10-best-tide-alternatives-for-smes-and-freelancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/676051\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Tide Alternatives for SMEs and Freelancers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUse this section to compare the best Tide alternatives by account type, fees, payment features and business fit:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes. Many UK businesses use more than one account. For example, you might use one account for local payments and another for international collections, supplier payments or foreign currency balances.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSole traders don\u2019t always need a separate business account by law, but many freelancers use one to keep income, expenses, invoices and tax records easier to manage.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA multi-currency account can be worth it if you get paid by overseas clients, sell through marketplaces or pay suppliers abroad. It can help you receive, hold and convert supported currencies without relying only on a GBP-first account.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload your statements, export transaction history, update invoice details, check direct debits, review accounting software connections and confirm where marketplace or payment provider payouts land. Keeping the old account open briefly can help avoid missed payments during the changeover.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Use this section to compare the best Tide alternatives by account type, fees, payment features and business fit:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":676052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-676051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/676052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}