Alternatives to Zoho Books
Other Accounting vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Zoho Books does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 25 that differ from Zoho Books on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Zoho Books has 9 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, No third-party tracking before consent, Notice before subprocessors change. The column “publishes and Zoho Books does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Zoho Books does not | Zoho Books publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xeroxero.com | 42/100 | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +1 | 1 HTTPS enforced with HSTS | Compare |
| Odooodoo.com | 48/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing | nothing | Compare |
| FreeAgentfreeagent.com | 43/100 | 3 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Billbill.com | 39/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Lexware Officelexware-office.de | 26/100 | 3 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named | 3 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116), Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Clear Booksclearbooks.co.uk | 30/100 | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Wavewaveapps.com | 30/100 | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| QuickBooksquickbooks.intuit.com | 27/100 | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | 1 Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Meliomelio.com | 26/100 | 2 Public pricing, Certifications named | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| FreshBooksfreshbooks.com | 18/100 | 2 Status page with history, Public pricing | 2 HTTPS enforced with HSTS, Named privacy contact | Compare |
| Billomatbillomat.com | 26/100 | 1 Data location stated | 1 security.txt (RFC 9116) | Compare |
| Candiscandis.io | 22/100 | 1 Status page with history | 1 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.