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Pennylane vs BlackLine

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Pennylane

Software

French tool combining business finances, accounting and a pro account in one platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
BlackLine logo

BlackLine

Software

Finance & accounting automation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Pennylane no pricing is displayed on the homepage or linked pricing page; visitors are directed only to a Demarrer maintenant (Start now) signup flow with no published EUR figure; 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 Pennylane and BlackLine actually diverge.

Attributes where Pennylane and BlackLine differ
AttributePennylaneBlackLine
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
FoundedUnknown2001

Identical on both: 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 Pennylane

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.

Pennylane

No use cases recorded yet. See the Pennylane review.

BlackLine

  • Financial closenot Pennylane
  • Reconciliationnot Pennylane
  • Continuous accountingnot Pennylane

Where each one falls short

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

Pennylane

  • No pricing is displayed on the homepage or linked pricing page; visitors are directed only to a Demarrer maintenant (Start now) signup flow with no published EUR figure
  • The product bundles accounting, invoicing and a business bank account together, so buyers cannot subscribe to only one function

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

Pennylane

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Pennylane review.

BlackLine

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Pennylane if

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

Pennylane review

Choose BlackLine if

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

Questions people ask

Is Pennylane or BlackLine better?
Neither clearly leads. Pennylane 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, Pennylane or BlackLine?
Pennylane starts at On request and BlackLine at $29/month.
Does Pennylane or BlackLine run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Pennylane do that BlackLine cannot?
BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Journal entries, Task management, Variance analysis.
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