Outgrown QuickBooks? MeetLedger.
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) | Coming soon | US/CA-centric |
| SL VAT, 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 statement import (CSV/PDF) | 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) | Target <100ms | 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; no committed availability date.
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 statement import (CSV/PDF), 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