Transparency alternatives to Clear Books
Other Accounting vendors we measure, sorted by how much we found at them and not at Clear Books. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 70 that differ from Clear Books on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Clear Books has 8 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “Found there, not found at Clear Books” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Found there, not found at Clear Books | Found at Clear Books, not found there | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccountKitaccount-kit.comSee also Transparency alternatives to AccountKit | 70/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +2 | 2 Status page with history, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Acodeiacodei.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Acodei | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, No third-party tracking before consent, +1 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Odooodoo.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Odoo | 48/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | nothing | Compare |
| Xeroxero.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Xero | 36/100 | 2 Data location stated, Certifications named | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Zervantzervant.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Zervant | 36/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Billbill.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Bill | 26/100 | 2 Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 2 Status page with history, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Billomatbillomat.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Billomat | 26/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | 3 Status page with history, Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Meliomelio.comSee also Transparency alternatives to Melio | 26/100 | 2 Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 2 Status page with history, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Lightyearlightyear.cloudSee also Transparency alternatives to Lightyear | 30/100 | 1 Data processing agreement | 2 Status page with history, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| AuditFileauditfile.comSee also Transparency alternatives to AuditFile | 22/100 | 1 Certifications named | 2 Status page with history, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Bukkubukku.mySee also Transparency alternatives to Bukku | 22/100 | 1 Data location stated | 3 Status page with history, Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Candiscandis.ioSee also Transparency alternatives to Candis | 22/100 | 1 Named privacy contact | 2 Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.