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Senta
What Senta is
Senta is cloud-based practice management software for accountancy and bookkeeping practices. It combines client relationship management, customizable workflows, document handling, deadline tracking, time tracking, and staff capacity planning. The CRM uses email and SMS, while its client portal supports secure document sharing and unlimited e-signing. Integrations include Xero, QuickBooks, GoProposal, GoCardless, CircleLoop, and Zapier; connecting Xero brings client financial data and reports into client records. Senta runs in a browser on PC, Mac, tablets, and smartphones without installation. Its feature overview says data is stored in the EU across redundant data centres, and workspaces can require two-factor authentication or leave it optional. Senta says there are no record limits or per-module charges, though documents are limited to 150 MB. Support is included and described as free and unlimited. Pricing starts at $32/user/mo, while a listed plan costs $29 a month per user. A 30-day trial is available without a credit card.
Who it suits
Senta is aimed at accountancy and bookkeeping practices managing clients, workflows, documents, deadlines, and staff capacity. It suits teams wanting browser access across computers and mobile devices.
What it does well
- CRM supports email and SMS
- Client portal offers secure sharing and unlimited e-signing
- No record limits or per-module charges
- Works on PC, Mac, tablets, and smartphones
- 30-day trial requires no credit card
What to know first
- 150 MB maximum document size
- No free plan
- Pricing is per user per month
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 12-month plan | 12-month commitment, excluding VAT · per user · additional users discounted | £23.20 a month |
| Senta | per user per month · Unlimited client records · no per-module charges · client access included | $29 a month |
| Monthly subscription | month-to-month, excluding VAT · per user · additional users discounted | £29 a month |
| Basic | per user per month · cloud · all features included · no record limits · no per-module charges | $29 a month |
As senta.co lists them, read 21 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Senta brings practice management, client communication, workflow controls, and document exchange together for accounting practices. Its web access, integrations, and trial support evaluation before subscribing.
Facts from Senta's own pages
- Audience
- Senta describes its intended users as accountancy and bookkeeping practices. · senta.co, 2 Oct 2026
- Automation tasks
- Tasks assigned to Senta can send email or text messages, issue notifications, start or cancel jobs, set fields, call URLs and add notes. · support.senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Client portal
- The portal supports secure document exchange, client uploads, workflow requests, multiple portals and unlimited electronic signatures. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Communications
- Users can send rich-text email and SMS, operate a practice-wide outbox, view client emails and connect Gmail, Exchange, Office365, IMAP or SMTP. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Company size
- Senta’s history page says its Bristol team had grown to 18 people before the IRIS acquisition. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- CRM
- The CRM supports unlimited clients and contacts, custom forms and fields, audit trails, imports, exports, notes and client statuses. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Crunchbase profile
- Crunchbase lists Senta SaaS Limited, founders Phil Murphy and James Kilford, Bristol as location, an 11–50 employee range and acquisition by IRIS. · crunchbase.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Data hosting
- The Gmail integration policy says integration data is stored on Amazon AWS infrastructure in Dublin. · support.senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Senta’s feature overview says data is stored in the EU and lists redundant data centres. · senta.co, 2 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center contains getting-started material, troubleshooting, tutorials, integration guides and workflow instructions. · support.senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Document management
- The platform offers unlimited document storage, drag-and-drop uploads, document text extraction, previews and Word-document generation. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Financial data
- The Xero integration brings client financial data and reports into Senta client records. · senta.co, 2 Oct 2026
- Founded
- Companies House records incorporation on 28 March 2014. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, 21 Oct 2026
- Founders and crowdfunding
- Senta’s history page names Phil Murphy and James Kilford as founders and says two crowdfunding rounds attracted 350 individual investors. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- The registered office is Heathrow Approach, 4th Floor, 470 London Road, Slough, England, SL3 8QY. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, 21 Oct 2026
- Independent positioning
- Karbon says Senta mainly serves UK accounting firms and is especially suited to practices already using IRIS. · karbonhq.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Xero, QuickBooks, FreeAgent, GoProposal, GoCardless, Companies House, Credas AML, Twilio, Zapier, PracticeWEB, CircleLoop, Melu, Xavier and The Pensions Regulator. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Legal entity
- Senta SaaS Limited is an active private company registered in England and Wales as a software-development business. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk, 21 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The terms state that Senta and its underlying software are owned by Senta or its licensors and grant no general intellectual-property licence, so it is proprietary. · senta.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: collaboration
- Karbon reports that Senta lacks @mentions for internal collaboration. · karbonhq.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: interface
- Karbon’s 2026 comparison describes Senta’s interface as outdated and counterintuitive and says firm-wide visibility is limited to task level. · karbonhq.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing and regional fit
- G2 feedback identifies price as a concern and says payment and integrations work better for UK firms than US firms. · g2.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Senta says it has no record limits or per-module charges; its feature overview lists a 150 MB maximum document size. · senta.co, 2 Oct 2026
- Limit: usability and automation
- G2 criticism says some efficiency features are missing, data requires constant updating and the home screen design could be better. · g2.com, 21 Oct 2026
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