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Simple Fixed Assets: cost, fit and limits

Simple Fixed Assets is a small web-based fixed asset register that calculates straight-line and reducing-balance depreciation, disposals and year-end rollover for small businesses and bookkeepers, operated under South African law and priced at $50 per month.

What to know first

Simple Fixed Assets is the plainest product here, and its pages say so. Two plans are priced by asset count, depreciation is limited to straight-line and reducing balance, and the vendor lists what it does not offer: barcodes, RFID, GPS and repair scheduling. It also states that financial calculations use fixed logic, not AI. A tool this small suits a bookkeeper, not a group with tax books.

Simple Fixed Assets at a glance

MakerSimple Fixed Assets, South Africa
Free planFree trial only
Entry price$50 per month
API accessNo
CategoryBest AI Fixed Asset Management Software in 2026, rank 4 of 10
Websitesimplefixedassets.com

Who Simple Fixed Assets is best for

Bookkeepers with small clients

Standard covers 200 assets and 5 registers for $50 monthly, so one client register costs less than most per-user tools, and a 14-day trial needs no card.

Owners moving off a spreadsheet

CSV upload maps columns to the register, and year-end rollover sets opening balances in one click, which replaces the manual carry-forward many sheets rely on.

Buyers who want no AI in calculations

The security page states that depreciation, disposals and other financial calculations use fixed application logic, which gives an auditor a simpler thing to review.

Simple Fixed Assets plans and pricing

PlanPriceWhat it includes
Standard$50 per monthUp to 200 assets and up to 5 registers, with a 14-day free trial, no credit card and cancellation at any time.
Pro$100 per monthCovers 201 to 500 assets and up to 10 registers, with the same trial terms.
CustomContact salesFor more than 500 assets or more than 10 registers; no prices or features are printed on the page.

Checked November 2026.

What Simple Fixed Assets does

Two depreciation methods
Depreciation and book value are calculated with straight-line or reducing balance only, so units-of-production and tax-specific methods are outside the product. Choose the method per asset, then check results against a manual calculation of one asset before loading the full register.
Disposals with gain or loss
Selling or scrapping an asset calculates profit or loss, which covers the common bookkeeping case without a manual journal calculation. The calculation uses the book value at disposal, so the gain or loss in a bookkeeper's journal entry follows directly from the depreciation history.
Reconciliation and summary reports
Reports reconcile the register to the ledger and summarize balances, though the page does not list report formats or export types. Confirm during the trial that the reconciliation matches your ledger totals, since the page does not list export formats.
Year-end rollover
One click carries assets forward and sets opening balances for the next year, a step that often causes errors in spreadsheet registers. Because opening balances are set automatically, a mistake in a disposal date carries into the new year, so review disposals first.

How Simple Fixed Assets handles your data

The security page states that traffic is encrypted with HTTPS, that servers enforce a content security policy and clickjacking protections, and that outbound email uses SPF, DKIM and DMARC. Data is stored with infrastructure providers the vendor does not name, and it does not say whether stored data is encrypted or backed up. The terms say data you enter remains yours, and name an individual operator under South African law. Cookie notices list Cookiebot, Lovable, Supabase and Google Analytics. Hosting location was not stated, so ask by email.

Where Simple Fixed Assets falls short in practice

  • No integrations listed. The only import path on the page is CSV upload. Journal entries must be keyed or imported into the ledger by hand, which adds a monthly step.
  • Asset caps drive the price. Standard stops at 200 assets and Pro at 500, so a growing business moves to custom pricing. Asset-heavy companies exceed these caps quickly. A business that crosses 500 assets moves from printed prices to a sales conversation, with no published rate for that tier.
  • Security detail is thin. The page names no hosting provider, region, certification or backup policy, and the operator is a named individual, not a company. Vendor risk reviews at larger firms may stop here.

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Simple Fixed Assets: common questions

What do the Simple Fixed Assets plans cost?

Standard is $50 per month for up to 200 assets and 5 registers, and Pro is $100 per month for 201 to 500 assets and up to 10 registers. Beyond that you contact sales. Every plan includes a 14-day trial with no credit card.

Which depreciation methods does it support?

The product page lists straight-line and reducing balance. Units-of-production, declining balance with a switch, tax-specific methods and multiple books are not mentioned, so a business needing separate tax and book schedules should test another tool. Check method fit against your tax authority's rules before trial, since only two methods are documented.

Does Simple Fixed Assets connect to accounting software?

No integration is listed. The page names CSV upload for importing a register and reports for reconciliation, so ledger entries are handled outside the tool. Confirm with the support contact whether an export format fits your accounting system. Ask whether a file export or a manual journal is expected each month before choosing a plan.

Does it use AI?

The security page says depreciation, disposals and other financial calculations use fixed application logic, not AI. No AI feature is named on the product page. It is a deliberately plain register, which suits audit review but not intake automation. Ask support whether that logic is documented in a form an auditor can inspect.

Who runs Simple Fixed Assets?

The terms name an individual, Gregg Hopfeldt, as operator, with no company name or address, and say they are governed by the laws of South Africa. Support runs through a listed email address, which the security page also offers for due-diligence questions.

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