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Tide reviews

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Rated Excellent 4.65/5

Tide reviews

Verified business Last reviewed within 14 days
  • Positioned as being a socially responsible organisation
    Positioned as being a socially responsible organisation
  • On-line application and approval process
    On-line application and approval process
  • Fully digital service with no in-person branches
    Fully digital service with no in-person branches
  • Manage your account or policy via an app or website
    Manage your account or policy via an app or website

Review summary

People rate this company as Excellent based on 5,697 product reviews

Average score of 4.65/5
5 star
89%
4 star
7%
3 star
1%
2 star
0%
1 star
3%
Reviews for Tide have trended positively over the past 90 days

Tide makes business banking straightforward with an easy-to-use app and helpful features like invoicing and accounting integration. The customer service is often praised for being friendly and responsive. However, many have faced serious issues with account freezes, poor communication, and slow or unhelpful support, causing major business disruptions.

Positive themes

  • Tide Business Banking app is simple, intuitive, and great for managing finances.
  • Customer service with Tide is friendly, quick to respond, and very helpful.
  • Opening a Tide business account is fast and hassle-free compared to others.

Negative themes

  • Tide freezing accounts without notice has caused severe business disruptions.
  • Customer support is often slow or unresponsive when urgent help is needed.
  • Tide’s repeated document requests and bureaucracy frustrate many business owners.
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About Tide

Tide help UK businesses to manage their business finance admin in one place.

Tide have offices in countries across the world including the UK, Bulgaria, India and Germany.

Tide is a business financial platform that offers bank accounts, loans and a variety of tools to help you run your business.

Tide at a glance

Reviews for Tide

Showing 11 of 5697 company reviews Last reviewed within 14 days

I'm testing sole trader accounts and this is great

Business banking 24th May 2026

I've been trying different business bank accounts for the sole trader aspects of my freelance work. I was a bit put out because I had... I've been trying different business bank accounts for the sole trader aspects of my freelance work. I was a bit put out because I had got a limited company account with Starling, then they turned me down for a sole trader account and even after asking repeatedly they would not explain why, which is insane, so I regret giving them a good review last week. I'm kind of pleased though because tide.co sole trader account is excellent it is much clearer and brighter and I feel more positive using it. Tide has virtual cards which are really useful and I am preferring the look and feel of it. Read more Read less

Rated Excellent 5.00/5
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great products and customer service

Business banking 25th March 2026

great products and customer service

Rated Good 4.00/5
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  • 5.00/5

    Tide - The Ideal of a Digital Bank for Business Account

    The app is simple to use, the account setup was quick, and managing my business finances has been smooth. I appreciate the dashboard's clarity and... The app is simple to use, the account setup was quick, and managing my business finances has been smooth. I appreciate the dashboard's clarity and how easy it is to track transactions. Read more Read less

  • 5.00/5

    switched to tide from a traditional bank

    great app and functionality - free banking and helpful set up for running a small business

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    Business banking
    m f 24th March 2026
  • 5.00/5

    Great for business owners, they work with you all th...

    Great for business owners, they work with you all through

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    Business banking
    Abike A 20th February 2026
  • 1.00/5

    Awful experience

    I applied to tide with a £80 incentive offer. The account took 3 weeks to open. Support was non existent and after using the account... I applied to tide with a £80 incentive offer. The account took 3 weeks to open. Support was non existent and after using the account for a few months, paying their extortionate fees for just receiving money into the account. I never got the offer money and they denied that I qualified for it. Untrustworthy and awful value service. Read more Read less

    {"display":"Jon R","full_name":"Jon R","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Business banking
    Jon R 14th January 2026
  • 1.00/5

    Beware Tide can freeze your account

    Beware of using Tide for your business. Tide have frozen my account without offering any reason, or engaging with me to resolve any issues. I... Beware of using Tide for your business. Tide have frozen my account without offering any reason, or engaging with me to resolve any issues. I have offered to provide any information they might require, but they have refused. It is now 2 weeks, and my business is now in danger of having to close. Avoid them like the plague Read more Read less

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    Business banking
    lambuza 15th October 2025
  • 1.00/5

    The worst customer service with Tide.

    I have two business accounts with Tide. The last five days have been pure hell after they paused my business accounts without notice. There’s no... I have two business accounts with Tide. The last five days have been pure hell after they paused my business accounts without notice. There’s no one to actually speak with and conversations are via chat app only. It’s been the worst and most frustrating experience of being in business for over 20 years. Apparently there was a security risk they were alerted to by a client of mine that was delaying payment for an outstanding invoice. There was no warning, no explanation and I had to find out when my card was declined and I couldn’t accept payments or make payments. 5 days of auto generated replies and being pushed form one AI bot to another with the same generic answers. The stress has been unbelievable and even after providing ID and evidence on my part they couldn’t tell me what was going on. I must have spoken to 10 different chat people all with auto generated replies. It was only when I rung their fraud team and said they were incompetent and had frozen my accounts causing me loss of business and that I would be seeking compensation and reporting them to the Financial Ombudsman that they unpaused one of the accounts. They said I had to show evidence that my dispute with a client was resolved. There was no dispute and the client had deliberately caused a security alert to delay paying me what they owed. I would avoid this bank at all costs as this is the second time this has happened and to compromise a persons business and livelihood is totally unacceptable on every level. There’s no customer service and you’re treated like a criminal with no support and left with anxiety and stress whilst they have control and power over your finances without due cause. There’s very least you would expect is to be supported throughout a security check. Almost on the brink of a breakdown with these bunch of unprofessional idiots! Read more Read less

  • 5.00/5

    I do my business banking with them and great service...

    I do my business banking with them and great service, product and nice app

    {"display":"Andy","full_name":"Andy","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Business banking
    Andy 12th June 2025
  • 1.00/5

    I needed to export transactions to CSV for the purpo...

    I needed to export transactions to CSV for the purpose of my accounts. Seems like a simple task right? Previously I have been able to... I needed to export transactions to CSV for the purpose of my accounts. Seems like a simple task right? Previously I have been able to do this both on the mobile app and website, until recently I reported this via the live chat over a week ago, after a 2 hour response time, I was provided steps to do it but the options they given were not available.. so the agent asked me to send a screenshot, which would be ok but the app doesn't allow it. You would think someone working in support would know this about the app they are supporting? After back and forth they asked me to update the app and restart my phone, after trying this it still did not work, by this point the chat had ended Tried again to open their chat and do it again but I had to start from step one of the agent asking the same questions, eventually running out of time as I don't have a whole day to dedicate to pushing them to fix the issue. The response times are hours apart sometimes My 3rd attempt was unsuccesful as they taken 5 hours to reply eventually at 1:00am in the morning which is quite normal for people to be asleep at that time I'm on my 4th attempt so far, been waiting for half an hour and have to press a button to stop me being logged out every 10 minutes So poor, I would have cancelled my account by now but the transactions are essential to my accounts Read more Read less

  • 1.00/5

    They have frozen the business account and all the m...

    They have frozen the business account and all the money that the account was holding because of "security reasons", but the problem is that they... They have frozen the business account and all the money that the account was holding because of "security reasons", but the problem is that they are blocking the whole account because they have to check one transaction. Today it's a payday for my employees and I need to pay some other companies and I can't because they froze all the account rather that freeze only part of the money that then needs to check. Ithe customer support it does NOT offer any support and they don't care. As a business owner it's crucial for me to pay my employees and keep the business running instead they don't care. Terrible experience and as soon as they unfreeze the account I will move the money out instantly! Terrible terrible experience! I had to pay one employee from my own personal account because they were relying on the salary they were going to get. Its suspicious the fact that all of this to all of us is happening all at the same time. Seems like they are holding the money for some other reasons Read more Read less

    {"display":"S","full_name":"S","avatar":{"url":"\/assets\/images\/default_new.png"}}'s avatar
    Business banking
    S 25th April 2025

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