Fintura vs BSharp
Looking for a BSharp alternative that acts on SARS, not just watches it? BSharp does one thing very well: it shows you what SARS sees across every taxpayer, in near real time. Fintura is an official SARS ISV Partner too, and gives you that same live SARS picture, then carries the work forward: AI that drafts your response to a SARS letter, VAT and PAYE submissions, direct CIPC filing and the practice management layer BSharp says it deliberately does not build.
30-day free trial · Cancel anytime on Track and Manage · No setup fees
BSharp
- SARS letters surfaced
- Submit VAT on eFiling
- File CIPC in another tool
- Track and bill the work elsewhere
Still on your plate
- SARS letters read, tasks created
- VAT and PAYE submitted in platform
- CIPC filed in the same login
- Work tracked, billed and invoiced
Done in one platform
The short answer
BSharp makes SARS genuinely visible: live compliance status, deadlines and correspondence across every taxpayer, running within 48 hours. It stops there by design, as its own site says. Fintura is an official SARS ISV Partner too, and gives you the same SARS view plus submissions, CIPC filing and practice management.
Same SARS picture, very different scope
BSharp is built to make SARS visible, and its own pricing page says so plainly: “There are plenty of tools that help you manage tasks in your practice. BSharp is not that.” Fintura gives you that visibility and the practice around it.
✦ Fintura
SARS visibility, plus the whole practice
The same live SARS view, with AI that drafts your response, submissions to SARS, direct CIPC filing, and practice management and billing in one login.
- YesOfficial SARS ISV Partner
- YesLive SARS compliance status, correspondence, statements and outstanding returns
- YesAI reads SARS letters, creates the task and drafts the response and the client email
- YesVAT and PAYE submissions in platform, with IRP6 coming very soon
- YesDirect CIPC filing, 50+ compliance services including Trusts BO, COIDA and UIF
- YesFull practice management: tasks, time tracking, engagements and billing
- Yes30-day free trial and Free Submit Access for your own practice
BSharp
SARS, made visible
A focused SARS platform. Connect your eFiling portfolios and see every taxpayer's deadlines, compliance status and correspondence on one live view.
- YesOfficial SARS ISV Partner
- Yes90+ South African practices and 35,000+ taxpayers
- Yes4.9 out of 5 across 42 Google reviews
- YesLive within 48 hours, with no per-client setup
- YesReal-time SARS compliance status, correspondence and statements of account
- YesClient payment reminders by email, and by WhatsApp on the upper plan
- PartialSARS correspondence automation listed as coming soon on the Automate plan
- NoNo submissions of any kind, it sits over eFiling
- NoNo CIPC or company secretarial
- NoNo practice management, by their own description
Being fair about it: BSharp runs 35,000+ taxpayers across 90+ South African practices and is rated 4.9 out of 5 across 42 Google reviews, a review record well ahead of ours. Connect an eFiling portfolio and you are live within 48 hours with no per-client setup, and their real-time SARS visibility is genuinely strong. If a live SARS view is all your firm needs, they do it well.
Side by side
A straightforward look at what each platform does and does not do.
Tax and SARS
Live SARS compliance status
Filed, not filed, filed but not paid
YesFinturaYesBSharpOutstanding returns, penalties and unallocated payments
YesFinturaYesBSharpStatements of account and payment tracking
YesFinturaYesBSharpSARS correspondence surfaced with its deadline
YesFinturaYesBSharpAI SARS correspondence automation
Letters read, tasks created and the response drafted
YesFintura · AI reads letters, creates tasks and drafts the responsePartialBSharp · Correspondence automation marked coming soonVAT and PAYE submissions, in platform
YesFinturaNoBSharp · A visibility layer over eFiling, no submissionsProvisional tax (IRP6) submissions
NoFintura · Coming very soonNoBSharp
Compliance
Direct CIPC filing, in platform
YesFinturaNoBSharp50+ compliance services
CIPC, Trusts BO, COIDA, UIF, SARS
YesFinturaNoBSharpCompany secretarial and Statutory Register
YesFintura · Full register download with supporting docsNoBSharpBeneficial Ownership
Visual organograms and submissions
YesFinturaNoBSharp
Practice management
Task and deadline management
YesFinturaNoBSharp · Not what BSharp is built for, in their own wordsClient and engagement management
YesFinturaNoBSharpClient onboarding forms and automation
YesFinturaNoBSharpClient reminders
YesFintura · Deadline-driven, from your own Gmail or OutlookYesBSharp · Payment reminders by email, and WhatsApp on the upper planE-signatures and engagement letters
YesFintura · Multiple signers as standardNot comparedBSharp · Outside their SARS scopePractice reports and WIP analytics
YesFinturaNoBSharp
Billing and time
Time tracking and invoicing
YesFinturaNoBSharpXero, Sage and QuickBooks billing
YesFintura · Direct integrationsNot comparedBSharp · No billing module
Getting started
Speed to first value
YesFintura · Bulk CIPC import at portfolio scaleYesBSharp · eFiling portfolio connected in about 10 minutes, populated within 48 hoursFree trial
YesFintura · 30 days, whole platformYesBSharp · One month freeNo lock-in, cancel anytime
PartialFintura · Track and Manage monthly; Submit is a 12 month termYesBSharp · No setup fee, no lock-inTransparent public pricing
YesFinturaNoBSharp · Figures shown after selecting a planFree Submit Access for your own practice
YesFinturaNot comparedBSharp
What each one costs
BSharp prices per practice but publishes no figures: you choose a plan and team size before a number appears. Fintura's pricing is public, per module. Both platforms are tax-led here, so the like-for-like figure is Fintura's Tax module.
✦ Fintura
Tax starts from
R29per taxpayer / month
- ·Like for like on SARS: correspondence, compliance statuses, statements and the dashboard
- ·Compliance starts from R35 per company / month
- ·Practice Management starts from R299 per user / month
- ·30-day free trial across the platform
- ·Free Submit Access for your own practice
Full breakdown on the pricing page.
BSharp
Per-practice pricing
Not published
- ·Figures shown after selecting a plan and team size
- ·Two plans: Core and Automate
- ·One month free
- ·No setup fee, no lock-in, cancel anytime
As of July 2026, per bsharp.app.
See the full Fintura breakdown, with a cost calculator, on the pricing page.
Moving from BSharp takes a session, not a project
Bring your clients across
Bulk CIPC import pulls your client base straight from the registry, and every taxpayer's SARS correspondence and compliance status populates in the platform.
Switch on services
Enable services per client and every CIPC, SARS and DoL deadline is scheduled automatically.
Run both during your trial
Keep BSharp running while you test Fintura on real work for 30 days, and file your own practice's returns with Free Submit Access.
The results speak for themselves
Outcomes reported by accounting firms running their practice on Fintura.
85%
Less admin
10h+
Saved per accountant, per week
0
Compliance penalties for Fintura users
R15,000+
Recovered per month
“Fintura is our go-to for CIPC compliance. We've processed a high volume of Beneficial Ownership and Annual Return submissions in-platform and the tracking makes it easy to stay audit-ready across all clients. The compliance e-sign functionality is a game changer.”
Rated 5.0 on Capterra across 5 reviews
“We have implemented Fintura in our accounting practice and it has quickly become an essential part of our workflow. The platform is intuitive, easy to navigate, and has significantly improved our efficiency across clients, engagements, tasks and compliance.”
“All in one place, simple and so user friendly. Local, with the best technology to streamline your work, and the customer service has been excellent.”
Frequently asked questions.
Everything accounting firms ask before making the switch from BSharp.
BSharp is a focused SARS visibility platform: it connects to your eFiling portfolios and shows every taxpayer's deadlines, compliance status and correspondence on one live view. Both of us are official SARS ISV Partners, so the difference is not the SARS connection, it is what happens next. Fintura gives you that same SARS picture and then carries the work forward, with AI that drafts your response to a SARS letter, VAT and PAYE submissions, direct CIPC filing and full practice management. As their own pricing page puts it, BSharp is not a tool for managing tasks in your practice, which is what makes Fintura the natural BSharp alternative for a whole practice.
No. BSharp is a visibility and correspondence layer over SARS eFiling, so the returns themselves are still submitted on eFiling. Fintura submits VAT and PAYE in platform, with IRP6 coming very soon, alongside the same live view of compliance status, statements and outstanding returns.
Both platforms surface SARS correspondence against the right taxpayer with its deadline, so nothing sits unread in eFiling. The difference is what happens next. BSharp lists SARS Correspondence Automation as coming soon on its Automate plan, while Fintura's AI already reads the letter, creates the task with its response window and drafts both the supporting letter back to SARS and the email to your client.
BSharp prices per practice but does not publish figures: you select a plan, Core or Automate, and a team size before a number appears, with one month free, no setup fee and no lock-in. Fintura's pricing is public: Tax starts from R29 per taxpayer per month, Compliance from R35 per company and Practice Management from R299 per user, with a 30-day trial across the whole platform.
Most firms are onboarded in a single session. Bulk CIPC import pulls your client base from the registry, services switch on per client, and SARS and CIPC deadlines are scheduled automatically. The 30-day trial covers the whole platform, so you can keep BSharp running alongside it while you test on real client work.
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