Cradle vs DebtBook

Cradle is a web-based system for automating lease accounting and compliance reporting. It supports IFRS 16, ASC 842, GASB 87, GASB 96 and FRS 102, and handles lessee, lessor and sublease accounting. The software calculates present values, accounts for modifications, prepares journal entries and generates required reports. Reports can cover one agreement, a company or a consolidated organization, with balance sheet, income statement, cash flow and disclosure options. Users can enter foreign exchange rates for converting leases into the applicable functional currency. Cradle can mirror a customer's general ledger and cost-center setup so accounting data can be exported into that system. Lease data may be entered manually, uploaded with a bulk template, migrated from Excel or moved through a custom engineering solution. Custom fields can be searched, stratified and exported. The Small Plan costs $99 a month for up to 10 agreements; the Regular Plan costs $199 a month for up to 20 leases. Both plans allow unlimited users and include no training. Cradle offers a 30-day trial and says it provides 24/7 support, guides and videos.

DebtBook provides cloud-based software for finance teams managing debt, cash, leases, and subscriptions. It is built for government and nonprofit finance teams, including public finance teams in higher education and healthcare. Its Treasury Management System brings debt, cash, and investments together. Debt Management centralizes debt data for accounting, year-end reporting, payment schedules, continuing disclosure, refunding tracking, and new issue structuring. Cash Management supports forecasting, fraud detection, cash positioning, transaction categorization, and forecast-to-actual variance analysis. Lease and Subscription Management handles tracking, accounting, and reporting for GASB 87, GASB 96, and ASC 842 arrangements. Other listed capabilities include contract management and investment management, with features such as contract processing and scenario-based portfolio analysis. ERP integration is an add-on for Debt Accounting; Cash Management supports direct API and SFTP bank integrations. The Trust Center lists SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 1 and 2, and CSA STAR Level One certifications. Pricing depends on organization size and needs, requires a custom quote, and no free trial is offered. Plans include ongoing support from DebtBook experts, and the maker says implementation aims to get teams operational in 90 days or less.