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Netvisor vs Wise Business

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Netvisor

Accounting

Finnish cloud accounting and payroll with pricing built from a base fee plus per transaction charges

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Wise Business logo

Wise Business

Accounting

The smart way to send and receive business payments

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Netvisor has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Netvisor pricing is a base fee plus a charge per sales invoice, per purchase invoice, per payslip and per other transaction, so a company with high document volumes pays a bill that scales with trading activity and cannot be budgeted as a fixed monthly cost.; Wise Business opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • They diverge on capability: Netvisor covers Finnish general ledger, Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Netvisor and Wise Business actually diverge.

Attributes where Netvisor and Wise Business differ
AttributeNetvisorWise Business
Starting priceFree$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
FoundedUnknown2011

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 Netvisor

  • Finnish general ledger
  • Value added tax reporting
  • Bank connections
  • Electronic invoicing
  • Purchase invoice workflow
  • Sales invoicing
  • Payroll
  • Incomes register reporting

Only in Wise Business

  • Multi-currency accounts
  • International transfers
  • Batch payments
  • API access
  • Team management
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Various

What people use each for

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

Netvisor

  • A Finnish company whose accounting firm works in Netvisor and wants the client approving purchase invoices in the same systemnot Wise Business
  • A Finnish employer needing payroll that handles collective agreement terms and reports to the incomes register on timenot Wise Business
  • A business receiving and sending structured e-invoices with Finnish counterparties that require themnot Wise Business
  • A Finnish accounting practice standardising clients on one system with a shared role model rather than one instance per clientnot Wise Business

Wise Business

  • Holding and converting multiple currencies as a businessnot Netvisor
  • Paying international suppliers and contractors at the mid market ratenot Netvisor
  • Receiving payments into local currency account details in several countriesnot Netvisor

Where each one falls short

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

Netvisor

  • Pricing is a base fee plus a charge per sales invoice, per purchase invoice, per payslip and per other transaction, so a company with high document volumes pays a bill that scales with trading activity and cannot be budgeted as a fixed monthly cost.
  • It serves Finland, so the tax and payroll logic is useless to entities filing elsewhere, and a Nordic group ends up running a different system in each country even where they belong to the same corporate family.
  • The interface, help material and support operate in Finnish, so a foreign owned subsidiary needs a Finnish speaking bookkeeper or accounting firm to operate it and cannot supervise it directly from head office.
  • Finnish payroll requires collective agreement terms to be configured correctly, and getting holiday pay, supplements and shift rules right is specialist work usually done by a partner, so payroll implementation is a paid project rather than a setup wizard.
  • Because most deployments come through an accounting firm, the practical service you receive depends on that firm's competence with the product, and changing accountant can mean changing system or inheriting a configuration nobody documented.

Wise Business

  • Opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • Volume discounts on transfers start only above 20,000 GBP equivalent sent per month

Pricing, plan by plan

Netvisor

Free
  • Starter$25/month
    • Basic accounting, 1000 transactions, invoicing, payroll for 1 person
  • Basic$25/month
    • Basic accounting plus invoicing, 2.06 euros per invoice item, unlimited users, email support
  • Core$25/month
    • All Basic features, invoices included in monthly cost
  • Professional$25/month
    • All Core features, broadest software interface, budgeting, reporting, forecasting, purchase and sales orders

Wise Business

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Multi-currency account
    • Real exchange rate
    • Batch payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Netvisor if

  • You need finnish general ledger.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want value added tax reporting.
Netvisor review

Choose Wise Business if

  • You need multi-currency accounts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want international transfers.
Wise Business review

Questions people ask

Is Netvisor or Wise Business better?
Neither clearly leads. Netvisor starts at Free and Wise Business at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Netvisor or Wise Business?
Netvisor has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Netvisor and $29/month for Wise Business.
Does Netvisor or Wise Business run on more platforms?
Netvisor runs on Web. Wise Business runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
Can I use Netvisor for free?
Yes. Netvisor has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Wise Business starts at $29/month.
What is Netvisor best used for?
Netvisor is most often used for a finnish company whose accounting firm works in netvisor and wants the client approving purchase invoices in the same system, a finnish employer needing payroll that handles collective agreement terms and reports to the incomes register on time, a business receiving and sending structured e-invoices with finnish counterparties that require them, a finnish accounting practice standardising clients on one system with a shared role model rather than one instance per client. Of those, a finnish company whose accounting firm works in netvisor and wants the client approving purchase invoices in the same system and a finnish employer needing payroll that handles collective agreement terms and reports to the incomes register on time are not what Wise Business is typically brought in for.
What can Netvisor do that Wise Business cannot?
Netvisor covers Finnish general ledger, Value added tax reporting, Bank connections, Electronic invoicing. Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts, International transfers, Batch payments, API access.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Netvisor: Is Netvisor usable outside Finland?

Not as a compliance system. The value is the Finnish tax, banking, e-invoicing and payroll logic. Companies filing elsewhere should look at the local product in the Visma range or another local vendor.

Wise Business: How fast are international transfers with Wise Business?

Wise Business offers fast global payments with 70% arriving in 20 seconds and 95% arriving in under 24 hours. You can also pay up to 1,000 contacts in a single batch transfer.

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Netvisor: Why is the pricing structured per transaction?

It reflects a Finnish market convention where the accounting firm's fee also scales with document volume. It means a low volume company pays very little and a high volume one pays a great deal, so estimate your annual invoice and payslip counts before comparing headline prices.

Wise Business: Does Wise Business offer volume discounts?

Yes, volume discounts are available on monthly transfers over 20,000 GBP or equivalent.

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Netvisor: Can my accounting firm work in it with me?

Yes, that is the intended model. The practice and the client share one instance with different roles, so the firm does the bookkeeping while you approve purchase invoices and issue sales invoices.

Wise Business: How does Wise Business keep funds secure?

Wise customers move over AED60 billion monthly with systems built to keep funds safe. The company runs over 7 million daily fraud checks (80 per second), keeps funds diversified with secure financial institutions, and offers 24/7 customer support.

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Netvisor: Does it handle payroll for collective agreements?

It supports Finnish collective agreement based payroll, but configuring the specific agreement terms correctly is expert work normally done during a paid implementation. Do not assume payroll is switched on the same week as accounting.

Netvisor: What about the incomes register?

Reporting earnings to the national incomes register within the statutory deadline is built in, which is one of the main reasons Finnish employers use a local product rather than an international one.

Netvisor: Is it a full ERP?

It includes inventory and fixed assets alongside the ledger, which covers a good deal of a small distributor's needs, but it is a financial management system rather than a manufacturing or full supply chain ERP.

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