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Alternatives to Codat

23 apis tools sit alongside Codat in this directory. Below is what separates each from Codat on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed
23
With a free tier
2
Cheaper to start
-
Codat starts at
On request

Why people look past Codat

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Codat entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

There is no free tier

The record for Codat carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 2 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.

There is only one tier

Codat publishes a single plan, Codat Platform at On request. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.

What each alternative does differently

Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.

Free

One API for all your integrations

  • Can be used without paying; Codat cannot.
  • Publishes an entry price of Free, where Codat does not.
  • Sold on a usage-based model rather than quote.
  • 4 tiers to Codat's 1.
$29/month

The safer way to connect financial accounts

  • Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Codat does not.
  • Sold on a usage-based model rather than quote.
$30/month

Cloud accounting from Intuit with country specific editions, seat caps by plan and payroll charged separately

  • Publishes an entry price of $30/month, where Codat does not.
  • Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
  • 4 tiers to Codat's 1.

European bank API aggregation with a free restricted production tier for your own accounts

  • Can be used without paying; Codat cannot.
  • Sold on a Per connected account per month model rather than quote.
  • 2 tiers to Codat's 1.
£100/month

UK banking-as-a-service from a company that holds its own full banking licence

  • Publishes an entry price of £100/month, where Codat does not.
  • Sold on a Per month with usage drawdown model rather than quote.
  • 3 tiers to Codat's 1.
On request

"Neobank in a box" for banks in emerging markets, paid on a performance basis

Priced and rated the same as Codat on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.

Every Codat alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

APIs alternatives to Codat
ToolEntry priceModelTiersHead to head
Codat (this page)On requestQuote1
MergeIf you want a unified API across accounting plus HR, CRM and ticketing rather than a financial services vertical focusFreeUsage-based4vs Codat
PlaidIf bank transaction data rather than ledger data is what underwriting needs$29/monthUsage-based1vs Codat
QuickBooksIf you only ever integrate one accounting platform, in which case its own API is cheaper than a normalisation layer$30/monthSubscription4vs Codat
Enable BankingFreePer connected account per month2vs Codat
Griffin£100/monthPer month with usage drawdown3vs Codat
Fintech FarmOn requestQuote1vs Codat
FlybitsOn requestQuote1vs Codat
LithicOn requestQuote1vs Codat
Brite PaymentsOn requestQuote1vs Codat
i2cOn requestQuote1vs Codat
FintectureOn requestQuote1vs Codat
NeonomicsOn requestQuote1vs Codat
EnfuceOn requestQuote1vs Codat
MambuOn requestQuote1vs Codat
AiiaOn requestQuote1vs Codat
MarqetaOn requestQuote1vs Codat
HighnoteOn requestQuote1vs Codat
MenigaOn requestQuote1vs Codat
PaymentologyOn requestQuote1vs Codat
Ozone APIOn requestQuote1vs Codat
Episode SixOn requestQuote1vs Codat
BackbaseOn requestQuote1vs Codat
10x BankingOn requestQuote1vs Codat

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Codat badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (2)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

What you would be giving up

Codat is most often brought in for a business lender that wants live ledger data for underwriting rather than a borrower emailing exported pdf accounts, a commercial bank monitoring covenant compliance across a portfolio of small business borrowers continuously rather than quarterly, a payment company verifying a merchant trading history before extending working capital, a b2b platform writing bills and payments back into a customer accounting system so reconciliation happens automatically. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.

Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.

If Codat is broadly right and the question is cost, the Codat pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the APIs category lists everything the directory holds, and best apis tools ranks them.

Codat runs on api, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.

Questions about Codat alternatives

What are the main alternatives to Codat?
23 other apis tools are listed in this directory, led by Merge, Plaid, QuickBooks, Enable Banking. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to Codat?
2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Merge, Enable Banking.
Why do people look for an alternative to Codat?
On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from Codat?
Codat is most often brought in for a business lender that wants live ledger data for underwriting rather than a borrower emailing exported pdf accounts, a commercial bank monitoring covenant compliance across a portfolio of small business borrowers continuously rather than quarterly, a payment company verifying a merchant trading history before extending working capital, a b2b platform writing bills and payments back into a customer accounting system so reconciliation happens automatically. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
Is there an open-source alternative to Codat?
None of the apis tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
How were these Codat alternatives chosen?
They are the tools filed in the same category, APIs, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
Where can I compare Codat against one of these directly?
Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Codat covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
Does this list cover every apis tool?
No. It covers what this directory holds in the APIs category, 23 tools beside Codat. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

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