Software · head to head
Karbon vs Fiken
Fiken
Software
Norwegian accounting software for sole proprietors and small companies
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Karbon sold as an annual per-user subscription aimed at firms rather than solo practitioners, with no monthly billing option published on the pricing page; Fiken core functions beyond basic bookkeeping are unbundled add-ons billed separately, including bank connection, API access and payroll at 69-99 kr/month each on top of the 219 kr/month base plan (NOK)
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Karbon and Fiken actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Karbon
- Sold as an annual per-user subscription aimed at firms rather than solo practitioners, with no monthly billing option published on the pricing page
Fiken
- Core functions beyond basic bookkeeping are unbundled add-ons billed separately, including bank connection, API access and payroll at 69-99 kr/month each on top of the 219 kr/month base plan (NOK)
- Tax filing is a separate annual add-on costing 1,290 kr for sole proprietors or 1,590 kr for AS companies, not included in the monthly subscription (NOK)
Pricing, plan by plan
Karbon
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Karbon review.
Fiken
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Fiken review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Karbon if
Nothing in the data separates Karbon from Fiken on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Fiken if
Nothing in the data separates Fiken from Karbon on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Karbon or Fiken better?
- Neither clearly leads. Karbon starts at On request and Fiken at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Karbon or Fiken?
- Karbon starts at On request and Fiken at On request.
- Does Karbon or Fiken run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.