Best SaaS Accounting Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Zuora CPQ is ranked #1 of 27 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Holded API and Puzzle. The best-ranked option with a free plan is FreeAgent. The lowest first paid tier on this page is FreeAgent at £4.17/mo.
Subscription businesses have distinct accounting questions, from recognizing revenue over time to tracking deferred revenue and subscription metrics. Compared on those needs as well as close workflows and multi-entity accounting, these entries also specify deployment, free-plan availability and paid-from pricing. Zuora CPQ, Holded API and Puzzle are among the options to examine. Consider how your organization closes its books, whether accounting spans multiple entities and which revenue details matter to your reporting. The listed criteria give you a way to weigh workflow and access needs alongside cost.
27 SaaS accounting software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
SaaS Accounting Software, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 8 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 Zuora CPQ API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.8
- 02 Holded API API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7€15/mo
- 03 Puzzle API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.7$30/mo
- 04 Accounting Seed API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 05 FreshBooks API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 06 Ordway API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 07 Rillet API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.6
- 08 Chargebee RevRec API yesOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 6.5
- 09 FreeAgent API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9£4.17/mo
- 10 Odoo Accounting API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 11 Zoho Books API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$15/mo
- 12 Zoho Inventory API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9$39/mo
- 13 Akaunting API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 14 Exact Online API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 15 Trullion Leases API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3
- 16 Numarics Accounting API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 17 Sage 200 API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.2
- 18 Campfire API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 19 DualEntry Revenue Recognition API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 20 Maxio API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1$599/mo
- 21 MYOB Business API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1A$26.25/mo
- 22 QuickBooks Time API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 23 Sage Accounting API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 24 TallyPrime API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0$630/mo
- 25 Xero Expenses API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
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Questions about this list
Which SaaS accounting software is ranked first on Inferse?
Zuora CPQ is ranked #1 of 27 with a score of 6.8. Holded API is second and Puzzle third.
How many of these have a free plan?
4 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, FreeAgent has the lowest first paid tier we found: £4.17/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.