Connect to your accounting software

Your Tide account can connect to any software that works with Open Banking.

If you're using Xero, then visit this dedicated page

If you've chosen Sage, FreeAgent, Coconut, CashFlow, QuickBooks, Crush, ClearBooks or Reckon, keep reading

Connect your account

Connect to Sage Accounting

Find your Tide account, then select Actions > Connect to Bank, then choose or search for Tide in the list of banks

Have your Tide sign-in details ready, then select Continue to review and allow the financial data you’ll share

Select Continue to authenticate with Tide and follow the instructions in your Tide app to confirm the connection

Back on your computer, select the Tide account to connect and click Grant Access > Continue, then select the date you want Sage to start importing transactions

On the Banking page in Sage, your Tide account will update to show the transaction count.

You can see the full journey over on Sage's dedicated page.

Connect to FreeAgent

In FreeAgent, go to Banking > Bank Accounts.

If you're a new user, Connect your bank. If you're an existing one – select your Tide account and click Enable bank feed

Select Tide from the list or search for it, then click Connect to my bank. Give your consent and log in securely with your Tide credentials via the Tide app

Back in FreeAgent, choose your Tide account, pick a transaction start date, and select Link Account.

Click Show me my transactions – your feed will update every 24 hours with cleared transactions.

See all about this on FreeAgent's help centre page.

Connect to Coconut

In the Coconut app, go to More > Bank Connections > Add accounts

Select Tide from the list or search for it, then review what data Coconut will access and consent

You'll be redirected to your Tide app – log in and approve the connection

Back in Coconut, choose to use the account as Mostly business

Once Coconut confirms the connection on the screen, you're all set.

See the steps in details over on Coconut's website.

Connect to KashFlow

In KashFlow, go to Bank > Activate the account you want to connect. If you see Import instead, go to View/Add > Change Source, then return and select Activate

Select Open Banking Feeds and choose Tide from the list, or search for it

Read the information shown, then click Allow and you’ll be asked to log in to your Tide account. Enter your credentials and complete the security steps

Select the Tide account you want to connect, then Confirm

Back in KashFlow, choose which account to link by clicking Select

A pop-up will confirm your account is connected and you can start importing and reconciling transactions.

To see this journey in details, check out KashFlow's knowledge base.

Connect to QuickBooks

In QuickBooks, go to Banking or Transactions and select Link account

Search for Tide and choose it from the list, then give your consent for QuickBooks to access your Tide data

You’ll be redirected to Tide to log in and authenticate, then approve the connection

Back in QuickBooks, choose the Tide account you want to connect and confirm

QuickBooks will begin importing transactions daily, and you can also refresh manually from the Banking/Transactions page.

If you hit connection errors, use QuickBooks’ bank error guide from the Banking/Transactions page.

See all about the software on QuickBooks' support pages.