Is Conta or Happay better?

Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at Free and Happay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Conta or Happay?

Conta has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Conta and On request for Happay.

Does Conta or Happay run on more platforms?

Conta runs on Web. Happay runs on Web, iOS, Android.

Can I use Conta for free?

Yes. Conta has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Happay starts at On request.

What is Conta best used for?

Conta is most often used for norwegian small business accounting and invoicing, project and department cost tracking, ehf/einvoice generation for norwegian regulatory compliance. Of those, norwegian small business accounting and invoicing and project and department cost tracking are not what Happay is typically brought in for.

What can Conta do that Happay cannot?

Happay covers GST-aware capture, Corporate cards, Self-booking travel, Cash advances.

Accounting · head to head

Conta vs Happay

Conta

Accounting

Norwegian accounting software for small and growing businesses

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Happay

Accounting

Indian travel, expense and corporate card platform, now owned by MakeMyTrip

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Conta has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Conta norwegian pricing only: displayed in NOK without multi-currency support for international comparisons; Happay the platform has changed owner twice since 2021, from founders to CRED to MakeMyTrip, and each transition has meant leadership churn and roadmap reprioritisation.
Prices and features above were last checked on 2 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Conta and Happay actually diverge.

Attributes where Conta and Happay differ
Attribute	Conta	Happay
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	subscription	quote
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).

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 Happay does not also cover.

Only in Happay

GST-aware capture
Corporate cards
Self-booking travel
Cash advances
Approval matrix
Analytics

What people use each for

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

Conta

Norwegian small business accounting and invoicingnot Happay
Project and department cost trackingnot Happay
EHF/eInvoice generation for Norwegian regulatory compliancenot Happay

Happay

An Indian enterprise needing GST input credit fields captured at the point of expense submissionnot Conta
A company with field sales staff needing rupee prepaid cards with merchant category limitsnot Conta
A finance team replacing a spreadsheet-and-email cash advance process with a tracked workflownot Conta
An Indian group wanting travel booking and expense from one supplier with domestic content depthnot Conta

Where each one falls short

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

Conta

Norwegian pricing only: displayed in NOK without multi-currency support for international comparisons
Annual billing required: no monthly-pay option for either tier, forcing yearly commitment
Pro tier vaporware: listed as 'coming soon' with no pricing or feature roadmap provided
Limited feature differentiation: Smart tier is 'most selected' by customers but does not clearly explain what additional business value justifies 62% price premium over Standard

Happay

The platform has changed owner twice since 2021, from founders to CRED to MakeMyTrip, and each transition has meant leadership churn and roadmap reprioritisation.
It is now owned by an online travel agency, so the incentive is to grow travel bookings, and expense-only customers are not the strategic centre of the product.
Card issuance depends on partner bank relationships, so limits, approval times and product features are constrained by a bank the customer does not choose.
Coverage is overwhelmingly India-specific, which makes it unsuitable as a group-wide platform for companies with foreign subsidiaries.
Integration depth outside common Indian ERP and accounting systems is thin, and connecting a global SAP instance usually needs bespoke work.

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

Free

Conta Regnskap Standard$209/month (billed annually)
Conta Regnskap Smart$339/month (billed annually)
Conta Regnskap Pro$undefined/mo

Happay

On request

Happay$undefined/year
- Quoted per-user or per-transaction subscription
- Card programme terms set with the partner bank
- Travel booking fees separate from expense subscription

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

You want to start without paying.

Conta review

Choose Happay if

You need gst-aware capture.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want corporate cards.

Happay review

Questions people ask

Is Conta or Happay better?: Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at Free and Happay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Conta or Happay?: Conta has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Conta and On request for Happay.
Does Conta or Happay run on more platforms?: Conta runs on Web. Happay runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Conta for free?: Yes. Conta has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Happay starts at On request.
What is Conta best used for?: Conta is most often used for norwegian small business accounting and invoicing, project and department cost tracking, ehf/einvoice generation for norwegian regulatory compliance. Of those, norwegian small business accounting and invoicing and project and department cost tracking are not what Happay is typically brought in for.
What can Conta do that Happay cannot?: Happay covers GST-aware capture, Corporate cards, Self-booking travel, Cash advances.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Conta: How much does Conta cost per month?

Conta Regnskap Standard costs 209 NOK/month and Smart costs 339 NOK/month, billed annually. Both exclude VAT and include a 30-day free trial option.

Source

Happay: Who owns Happay now?

MakeMyTrip. It agreed in November 2024 to acquire the expense management platform, brand and team from CRED, which had bought Happay in 2021.

Conta: Can I pay monthly instead of annually?

No. Both Standard and Smart tiers require annual billing at a fixed monthly rate. Monthly-payment options are not available.

Source

Happay: Can it be used outside India?

It books international travel for Indian entities, but the expense and card sides are built for Indian tax and banking and do not serve foreign entities well.

Conta: What is included in the Standard vs. Smart plan?

Standard includes accounting, invoicing, unlimited receipts, mobile app, and EHF/eInvoice. Smart adds KID numbers, unlimited EHF, project/department management, free chat/phone support, and exclusive equipment discounts.

Source

Happay: Does Happay issue its own cards?

It issues cards through partner banks rather than under its own banking licence, so card terms follow the partner.

Conta: When will the Pro plan be available and what will it cost?

The Pro tier is listed as 'coming soon' on the pricing page with no published pricing or launch date provided.

Source

Conta vs Happay

Conta

Happay

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Conta

Only in Happay

What people use each for

Conta

Happay

Where each one falls short

Conta

Happay

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

Happay

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

Choose Happay if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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