AuditFile vs CAGos

AuditFile is a cloud platform for audits, reviews, and compilations, combining methodology, risk assessment, trial balance, workpapers, reporting, and AI. It includes industry-specific audit programs and planning documents, and firms can load custom programs. Trial balance imports are listed for QuickBooks Online, Xero, and NetSuite, alongside Microsoft Office 365 integration and Excel and Word add-ins. The product overview lists real-time dashboards and notifications, firm analytics, target tracking, and one-click financial statement generation. AuditFile says data is encrypted at rest and in transit, backups run nightly, and data is replicated across at least three AWS data centers. It reports a SOC 2 Type II examination and says it complies with GDPR and NIST 800-53 Revision 5. Authentication options include multifactor authentication, SSO, SAML, Active Directory, and LDAP. The Professional plan costs $179 a month per user with a one-year agreement, billed monthly; Pro Plus costs $249 a month per user on the same term. A 14-day trial is available.

CAGos is a cloud-native, multi-tenant practice-management platform for Indian Chartered Accountant firms. Its modules bring client CRM, HRMS, GST-compliant billing, an encrypted document vault, workflow and task management, compliance deadlines, and payments into one service. Firms can import more than 1,000 clients from CSV or Excel and reuse GST and PAN details across workflows. Users can configure client workflows, reminders, staff roles, and access controls without code. The platform tracks GST, TDS, ITR, and ROC deadlines, generates GST-compliant invoices, and exports client lists, invoice ledgers, and compliance summaries. Razorpay integration supports UPI, cards, net banking, recurring NACH mandates, and hosted payment links. CAGos says data is held in Indian data-center regions and user actions are captured in immutable audit logs. The 14-day trial includes all features and modules without a credit card.