Alternatives to Pennylane
Other Accounting vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Pennylane does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 25 that differ from Pennylane on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Pennylane has 10 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and Pennylane does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Pennylane does not | Pennylane publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odooodoo.com | 48/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116), +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Billbill.com | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| FreeAgentfreeagent.com | 43/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | nothing | Compare |
| Xeroxero.com | 42/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Lexware Officelexware-office.de | 26/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Meliomelio.com | 26/100 | 3 Public pricing, Certifications named, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Clear Booksclearbooks.co.uk | 30/100 | 2 Public pricing, security.txt (RFC 9116) | nothing | Compare |
| Billomatbillomat.com | 26/100 | 2 Data location stated, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Holdedholded.com | 22/100 | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Zoho Bookszoho.com | 17/100 | 2 security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact | 1 Status page with history | Compare |
| Invoice Ninjainvoiceninja.com | 13/100 | 2 Public pricing, Named privacy contact | 2 Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Wavewaveapps.com | 30/100 | 1 Public pricing | nothing | 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.