AARO CPM vs Control
AARO CPM
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| Figure | AARO CPM | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Financial Consolidation Software | 8.4 (#3) | 8.2 (#5) |
| Integrations | AARO Integrator customers load data from ERP systems including VISMA, Navision, Hogia, Agresso, NetSuite, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics. | Accounting integrations include Netvisor, Procountor, Fortnox, Visma eEkonomi, Tripletex, e-conomic, Xero, QuickBooks, Xledger, NetSuite, and Odoo; Stripe is supported for billing and payment data. |
| Security | AARO states that its information security management system is ISO 27001 certified and covers areas including access control, business continuity, and incident management. | Finata Oy’s information security management system is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified, and the site says the core platform is EU-hosted and GDPR-compliant. |
Plans
Control
- Starter (early company discount)€99 a month
- Starter€249 a month
- Growth€499 a month
- Enterprise€999 a month
In their own words
AARO CPM
AARO CPM provides financial consolidation and reporting for organizations with multiple entities. It supports group accounting, consolidated financial statements, analytics, operational management analysis, simulations, recalculations, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. AARO says it can support groups ranging from three companies to a thousand, with users able to analyze data and generate consolidated statements during financial close. The preconfigured Base Package includes an EU BAS chart of accounts based on IFRS, an acquisition register, cash flow, financial statements and notes, acquisition elimination, Excel add-ons, and a dashboard. AARO Integrator imports data from multiple ERP systems, including VISMA, Navision, Hogia, Agresso, NetSuite, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics; imports can be scheduled or handled semi-automatically with mapping and conversion rules. AARO Connector makes figures available in other systems, including BI, budgeting and forecasting solutions, Excel, and other Office tools. Deployment is available as a managed cloud service or on-premise. Pricing is on request, with demos offered.
Control
Control connects accounting systems and consolidates financial reporting for single companies and multi-entity groups. It provides live profit-and-loss, balance-sheet, and cash-flow statements with drill-down to source transactions. Group reporting supports currency translation, CTA, intercompany eliminations, and group account structures. Planning covers budgets, forecast versions, and variance analysis while preserving approved plans. Integrations include Netvisor, Procountor, Fortnox, Visma eEkonomi, Tripletex, e-conomic, Xero, QuickBooks, Xledger, NetSuite, and Odoo; Stripe supplies billing and payment data, while CSV imports cover other systems. Syncs run at least daily, with on-demand refresh and re-syncs for backdated entries or restatements. Control exposes structured financial data through MCP to compatible tools. It is available by web and API. Pricing starts at €99/month for qualifying early companies, with plans up to €999/month.