# UFile review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Canadian tax software, online or for Windows, free to start Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. UFile is Thomson Reuters tax software for Canadian personal returns, sold as an online edition, a Windows edition and a professional edition. You can prepare a return for free and pay only when you print or NETFILE it. The online edition also comes in a Premium tier with priority support. - **Category:** Accounting & Invoicing - **Made by:** Thomson Reuters - **Website:** https://www.ufile.ca - **Runs on:** Web, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Tight if your return is not simple, as the free route needs one T4 or a government pension and standard credits. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, UFile has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20.95 (UFile Online); Windows edition from $26.99. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Free to prepare, and free to NETFILE for simple returns (one T4 or a government pension, standard credits only), first-time filers, post-secondary students and total family income under $20,000. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | UFile Online | $20.95 starting at, per tax return; basis not stated on the page | Start for free and pay only when ready to NETFILE; free email and telephone support. | | UFile Premium | $32.95 starting at, per tax return; basis not stated on the page | Online edition plus priority email, telephone and chat support and exclusive benefits. | | UFile Windows | $26.99 starting at, per tax return; basis not stated on the page | Installed on Windows 11; data stays on your computer; no online storage. | Read from https://www.ufile.ca/get-started/help-me-choose on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with UFile before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Free for post-secondary students** (Education): Under an arrangement with the Canadian Federation of Students, eligible post-secondary students can print or NETFILE free. Source: https://www.ufile.ca/tips-and-tools/file-for-free - **Free for simple and low-income returns** (Other savings): Returns with one T4 or a government pension, first-time filers and families with income under $20,000 file free. Source: https://www.ufile.ca/tips-and-tools/file-for-free ## Key features - **Auto-fill my return:** Downloads tax information from most CRA slips into the return. - **NETFILE certified:** Returns can be filed electronically with the CRA and Revenu Québec. - **Triple guarantee:** UFile advertises guarantees of accuracy, satisfaction and the best tax result. - **Free filing for some:** Simple returns, first-time filers, students and low-income families can file at no charge, as the file-for-free page describes. - **Online storage:** The online edition stores and lets you access a return for 9 years; the Windows edition keeps data on your computer. - **Free phone and email support:** Telephone support is included at no extra charge, with Premium adding priority and chat. ## Good for - Canadians with self-employment, investment or rental income - Simple filers and students who may qualify to file free - People who prefer a desktop edition that keeps data local ## Worth knowing - The pages show only 'starting at' prices ($20.95, $26.99, $32.95); the final price and its basis are not published on the pages read. - The Windows edition is Windows only and has no online storage; the online edition works in any browser. - Free filing for students uses a code from the Canadian Federation of Students, and the low-income route applies under $20,000 total family income. - UFile PRO, for tax preparers, and UFileT2 for corporations are separate products with no prices on the pages read. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. UFile is Canadian tax software, online or for Windows, and it is free to prepare and free to NETFILE for simple returns. Paid editions start at $20.95 per return, and the page does not state the basis of that price. - **Value for money: B.** UFile Online starts at $20.95 and the Windows edition at $26.99 per return, which is a year's cost under the category's $20-a-month middle. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free to prepare, and free to NETFILE for simple returns, first-time filers, students and family income under $20,000, which some people can live on. - **Features: B.** Auto-fill, NETFILE, free phone and email support and online storage do the whole job of a Canadian personal return. - **Ease of use: C.** A web app and Windows program where you enter your figures, and no store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Browser and Windows only, with no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from UFile's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among accounting and invoicing tools - UFile's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 94 of the 127 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 93 of 127) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 2). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/accounting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of UFile you could make: calculator and forms. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 94 of the 127 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade. - You could make: Calculator and forms: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Calculator, Forms ## Alternatives - [StudioTax](https://toolgpa.com/tools/studiotax): Canadian personal tax software for desktop and mobile. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/studiotax-vs-ufile) - [Wealthsimple Tax](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wealthsimple-tax): Canadian personal tax filing with a pay-what-you-want basic plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ufile-vs-wealthsimple-tax) - [TurboTax](https://toolgpa.com/tools/turbotax): US personal and business tax filing, self-serve or with an expert. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/turbotax-vs-ufile) - [TaxAct](https://toolgpa.com/tools/taxact): Online and downloadable tax filing for individuals and businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/taxact-vs-ufile) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.ufile.ca - https://www.ufile.ca/get-started/help-me-choose - https://www.ufile.ca/products/ufile-online-or-premium - https://www.ufile.ca/tips-and-tools/file-for-free - https://www.ufile.ca/products/ufile-windows Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/ufile Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).