Farm Focus vs Phoenix Financials

Farm Focus7.7Visit Phoenix Financials7.5Visit

Higher score Farm Focus #7 in Farm Accounting Software 7.7/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Farm Focus

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Phoenix Financials #11 in Farm Accounting Software 7.5/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Phoenix

• Farm Focus fits best

  Livestock farms needing tax and cash-flow tools

• Phoenix Financials fits best

  Australian farms needing tax-aware accounting

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Side by side

Feature	Farm Focus 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Phoenix Financials 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.5
Ranking	#7 in Farm Accounting Software	#11 in Farm Accounting Software
Best for	Livestock farms needing tax and cash-flow tools	Australian farms needing tax-aware accounting
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	A$57/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, iOS, Android
Support	Phone, Live chat, Email, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	9 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Farm Focus 5/6 · Phoenix Financials 4/6
Crop cost tracking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Livestock tracking	✓	✓
Enterprise tracking	✓	✓
Farm reports	✓	✓
Tax-ready records	✓	✓
Inventory tracking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Platform support	Web	Web_and_mobile
Our review
Pros	Bank feeds, automatic reconciliation and GST filing support Livestock monitoring, budgeting and cash-flow planning Management tags, reporting, invoicing and document storage	GST and fuel tax credit reporting supports Australian farm records. Livestock, commodity and enterprise analysis cover farm-specific accounting. Live PRO adds cloud hosting, mobile access and field data capture.
Cons	The main subscription and add-on pricing varies by plan Web access only, with no listed desktop or mobile platform Some features are split across limited and add-on products	There is no free plan; paid pricing starts at AUD 57 per month. Cloud-hosted and mobile access are provided through the AUD 90 Live PRO plan. Published prices may vary with modules, quantities and discounts.
Our verdict	Farm Focus is cloud-based farm financial management software for farmers, growers, advisers and rural professionals. Its core scope combines bank feeds, automatic reconciliation, GST calculation and filing with Inland Revenue, Working Plan… Read the review →	Phoenix Financials is farm accounting software for Australian farmers and agribusinesses. It combines double-entry cashbook accounting with bank feeds, GST and fuel tax credit reporting, budgeting, livestock and commodity accounts,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Farm Focus — where it wins

  • Bank feeds, automatic reconciliation and GST filing support
  • Livestock monitoring, budgeting and cash-flow planning
  • Management tags, reporting, invoicing and document storage

  Where it doesn't

  • The main subscription and add-on pricing varies by plan
  • Web access only, with no listed desktop or mobile platform
  • Some features are split across limited and add-on products

• Phoenix Financials — where it wins

  • GST and fuel tax credit reporting supports Australian farm records.
  • Livestock, commodity and enterprise analysis cover farm-specific accounting.
  • Live PRO adds cloud hosting, mobile access and field data capture.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan; paid pricing starts at AUD 57 per month.
  • Cloud-hosted and mobile access are provided through the AUD 90 Live PRO plan.
  • Published prices may vary with modules, quantities and discounts.

• Farm Focus7.7/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad farm accounting platform for livestock operations and rural advisers.

  Visit Farm FocusFull verdict →
• Phoenix Financials7.5/10 · Paid

  Tax-aware farm accounting with livestock, enterprise analysis and field access.

  Visit PhoenixFull verdict →