Exact Online vs Syft Analytics

Exact Online is a cloud-delivered package for accounting and business operations, with accounting and CRM included across its products. Online accounting provides bank feeds and invoicing, while Time & Billing includes time tracking, invoicing, and CRM. Industry solutions are available for manufacturing, wholesale, and professional services. Wholesale offerings list order, relation, and stock management; a listed manufacturing plan includes calculation, planning, and production. The service also includes inventory and order management, and users can work together online. The accountancy solution supports administration management with clients. Exact says around 675,000 companies use Exact Online and that 2,000 specialists are ready to help. Packages are priced monthly and exclude VAT; payments, including extensions, are made by direct debit. The pricing note says From £25/mo, while the listed Accountancy Professional plan costs £91 a month. There is no free plan, and the free trial's duration and feature limits are unstated.

Syft Analytics turns accounting and connected business data into financial reports, visualizations, budgets, forecasts, and insights. Reports support sorting, filtering, comparisons, drill-down, and export to PDF, Word, or Excel, and can be shared as interactive Live View reports. Budgets can combine profit and loss, balance sheet, KPIs, and non-financial Connections data. Scenario support in the newer budget and forecast experience is available on Advanced. Syft Assist AI can generate report and visualization insights, summaries, and action items, depending on plan. Listed connections include Xero, QuickBooks Online, Sage, MYOB, FreeAgent, Sage Intacct, Stripe, Shopify, and HubSpot. Spreadsheet Link works with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets on Standard, Plus, and Advanced. Standard includes one dashboard and P&L budgets only; Plus allows up to three dashboards and budgets; Advanced allows unlimited dashboards and budgets. The web service has a free plan and a 14-day trial, with encryption, access controls, MFA, and stated SOC 2 certification.