Transparency alternatives to Output Books
Other Accounting vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Output Books does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 71 that differ from Output Books on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Output Books has 10 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and Output Books does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Output Books does not | Output Books publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccountKitaccount-kit.com | 61/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Acodeiacodei.com | 52/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, No third-party tracking before consent, +1 | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Odooodoo.com | 48/100 | 4 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116), +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Clear Booksclearbooks.co.uk | 30/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| FreeAgentfreeagent.com | 30/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Billbill.com | 26/100 | 3 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Meliomelio.com | 26/100 | 3 Certifications named, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 1 Data location stated | Compare |
| Candiscandis.io | 22/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| Fortnoxfortnox.se | 22/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| Papierkrampapierkram.de | 22/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| Tripletextripletex.no | 22/100 | 3 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116) | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | Compare |
| sevDesksevdesk.de | 17/100 | 3 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact | 2 Data location stated, Public pricing | 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.