Outgrown QuickBooks? Meet Ledger.
QuickBooks was built for US small businesses. Ledger is built for accounting firms with clients in multiple jurisdictions — VAT, GST, PPN, EU data residency, and per-firm pricing instead of per-client subscriptions.
Feature-by-feature, honestly.
Where Ledger isn’t there yet, we say so. No marketing-grade exaggeration.
| Capability | Ledger | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|
| Per-firm pricing (not per-client subscription) | Yes | — |
| Multi-entity from a single login | Yes | QBO Advanced only |
| Double-entry rigor (real journals, no shortcuts) | Yes | Yes |
| Hash-chained, append-only audit trail | Yes | Standard audit log |
| EU data residency by default | Yes | US-primary |
| Multi-jurisdiction tax compliance (SL, ID, EU) | Yes | US/CA-centric |
| SL VAT, SVAT, APIT, EPF/ETF compliance | Yes | — |
| Indonesian PPN / PPh / Coretax | Coming soon | — |
| EU VAT (multiple jurisdictions) | Coming soon | — |
| GST (AU, IN) | Coming soon | AU edition only |
| Bank feeds (Open Banking) | Yes | yes (US/UK/CA) |
| White-glove migration from existing tools | Yes | Self-serve only |
| 30-day free trial — no credit card | Yes | 30-day, card required upfront |
| Designed accounting-firm-first | Yes | QBO Accountant (paid add-on) |
| Sub-100ms UI interactions (edge-delivered) | Yes | Variable |
| Client portal (read-only books) | Yes | Accountant view only |
| Multi-currency with auto forex gain/loss | Yes | QBO Essentials+ |
| AI-first transaction matching | Coming soon | Yes |
Based on QuickBooks Online’s publicly documented features as of mid-2026. QB capabilities vary by edition (Simple Start, Essentials, Plus, Advanced) and region. “Coming soon” entries are on the Ledger roadmap with an estimated availability inside 90 days.
How we’ll migrate your existing QuickBooks data
A guided 4-step process. You don’t touch a spreadsheet.
- 1
Export from QuickBooks
We send you a step-by-step export checklist. Pull chart of accounts, customers, vendors, invoices, bills, and the trial balance directly out of QBO.
- 2
Upload to Ledger
Drop your QBO exports into the migration tool. Our parser understands QuickBooks’ column schema — no manual mapping.
- 3
Review mappings
We walk through every QBO account-type mapping, tax code, and opening balance. You approve before anything posts.
- 4
Go live
A migration engineer joins your cutover call. We verify the Ledger trial balance ties exactly to your QBO closing balance before go-live.
What stays the same
- ✓Double-entry bookkeeping — every transaction posts to a debit and a credit
- ✓Standard financial reports (P&L, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, Cash Flow)
- ✓Bank feeds, automated invoicing reminders, multi-currency
- ✓Customers, vendors, products, classes (we map QBO’s “class” to our tracking categories)
- ✓Your existing bookkeepers can use it on day one
What’s better in Ledger
- →Multi-jurisdiction tax compliance — VAT, GST, PPN handled natively (QB is US-centric)
- →EU data residency by default — GDPR Article 44 covered without enterprise add-ons
- →Hash-chained audit trail — tamper-evident, not just append-only
- →Per-firm pricing — one bill for the whole firm, not per-client subscriptions
- →Multi-entity native — no need to step up to “Advanced” tier
- →White-glove migration included — not a paid partner service
Ready to leave QuickBooks?
Talk to a Ledger engineer about your migration plan, or start a 30-day free trial right now.
No credit card required · Typically responds in 1 business day