Accounting · head to head
Pennylane vs Soldo
Pennylane
Accounting
French tool combining business finances, accounting and a pro account in one platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Soldo
Accounting
Prepaid company card and spend control platform for European businesses
- From
- £21/month
- Rated
- -
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; Soldo cards are prepaid, so if the central wallet runs low the cards decline in front of a supplier, and treasury has to keep an idle float funded rather than using a credit line.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pennylane and Soldo actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Pennylane
Nothing recorded that Soldo does not also cover.
Only in Soldo
- Prepaid company cards
- Card-level budgets
- Receipt capture
- Accounting export
- Multi-currency wallets
- Approval workflows
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pennylane
- Automated invoicing with payment reminders and collectionsnot Soldo
- Real-time cash flow visibility and financial forecastingnot Soldo
- Employee expense management with card controls and workflowsnot Soldo
- Automated supplier invoice payment processingnot Soldo
- Mandatory e-invoicing compliance (France September 2026)not Soldo
Soldo
- A construction firm giving site managers fuel and materials cards with hard per-card limitsnot Pennylane
- A marketing team issuing virtual cards per subscription so a cancelled tool cannot keep billingnot Pennylane
- A UK company that cannot get approved for a credit-based corporate card programmenot Pennylane
- A multi-entity European business needing EUR and GBP wallets without conversion on every purchasenot 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
Soldo
- Cards are prepaid, so if the central wallet runs low the cards decline in front of a supplier, and treasury has to keep an idle float funded rather than using a credit line.
- The plan fee covers only three users, and per-user charges plus physical card fees mean the real monthly cost is several times the advertised headline for a team of twenty.
- It does not extend credit, so it gives no working capital benefit and no card rewards of the kind US charge card issuers use to offset their cost.
- Sole traders and some business types are not accepted, which catches out small consultancies expecting to sign up online.
- Coverage is European; a company with US or Asian subsidiaries will need a second card programme and a second expense workflow for them.
Pricing, plan by plan
Pennylane
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Pennylane review.
Soldo
£21/month- Standard$21/month
- Three users included
- Around £7 per additional user per month
- Physical card issuance fee around £5, virtual around £1
- Plus$33/month
- Three users included
- Around £11 per additional user per month
- Advanced approval and multi-currency features
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Quoted pricing
- Custom card volumes and entity structures
- Dedicated account management
Which should you pick?
Choose Pennylane if
Nothing in the data separates Pennylane from Soldo on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Soldo if
- You need prepaid company cards.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want card-level budgets.
Questions people ask
- Is Pennylane or Soldo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pennylane starts at On request and Soldo at £21/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pennylane or Soldo?
- Pennylane starts at On request and Soldo at £21/month.
- Does Pennylane or Soldo run on more platforms?
- Pennylane runs on Web. Soldo runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- What is Pennylane best used for?
- Pennylane is most often used for automated invoicing with payment reminders and collections, real-time cash flow visibility and financial forecasting, employee expense management with card controls and workflows, automated supplier invoice payment processing. Of those, automated invoicing with payment reminders and collections and real-time cash flow visibility and financial forecasting are not what Soldo is typically brought in for.
- What can Pennylane do that Soldo cannot?
- Soldo covers Prepaid company cards, Card-level budgets, Receipt capture, Accounting export.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Pennylane: What financial processes does Pennylane help automate?
Pennylane streamlines multiple financial functions including invoice creation, expense management, payment collection, and receipt documentation. The platform centralizes data from facturation, purchasing, treasury, and accounting in one unified system.
SourceSoldo: Is Soldo a credit card?
No. It is prepaid electronic money. You fund a wallet and cards spend from it, so there is no credit line and no interest-free period.
Pennylane: Can Pennylane help with corporate spending control?
Yes. Pennylane provides corporate cards for employees with built-in spending controls and authorization workflows, allowing businesses to manage team expenses while maintaining visibility and approval requirements.
SourceSoldo: What licence does Soldo hold?
Soldo is authorised as an electronic money institution, including UK, Irish and Italian entities, which is why it can issue cards without a sponsor bank in those markets.
Pennylane: Does Pennylane provide real-time financial visibility?
Yes. Pennylane's unified dashboard provides live transaction visibility and real-time cash flow monitoring across the entire business, helping teams access financial data instantly.
SourceSoldo: What does it really cost for twenty users?
Take the plan fee, add the per-user rate for the seventeen users beyond the included three, then add card issuance fees per physical card.
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