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Conta vs BlackLine

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Conta

Software

Norwegian accounting software for small and growing businesses

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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BlackLine

Software

Finance & accounting automation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Conta project management, KID numbers on invoices and unlimited e-invoicing are reserved for the higher Smart plan at 339 NOK/month, not included in the 209 NOK/month Standard plan; BlackLine listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Conta and BlackLine actually diverge.

Attributes where Conta and BlackLine differ
AttributeContaBlackLine
Starting priceOn request$29/month
FoundedUnknown2001

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Conta

Nothing recorded that BlackLine does not also cover.

Only in BlackLine

  • Account reconciliation
  • Journal entries
  • Task management
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial close
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • NetSuite

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Conta

No use cases recorded yet. See the Conta review.

BlackLine

  • Financial closenot Conta
  • Reconciliationnot Conta
  • Continuous accountingnot Conta

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Conta

  • Project management, KID numbers on invoices and unlimited e-invoicing are reserved for the higher Smart plan at 339 NOK/month, not included in the 209 NOK/month Standard plan
  • Payroll and annual settlement services are not included in either plan and must be purchased as separate add-ons

BlackLine

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Conta review.

BlackLine

$29/month
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Account reconciliation
    • Task management

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

Nothing in the data separates Conta from BlackLine on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Conta review

Choose BlackLine if

  • You need account reconciliation.
  • You also want journal entries.
BlackLine review

Questions people ask

Is Conta or BlackLine better?
Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at On request and BlackLine at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Conta or BlackLine?
Conta starts at On request and BlackLine at $29/month.
Does Conta or BlackLine run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Conta do that BlackLine cannot?
BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Journal entries, Task management, Variance analysis.
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