IronLedger compared
IronLedger next to Sage, Xero, QuickBooks.
Review draft. Competitor cells are unchecked; “To be checked” marks a gap on purpose.
| IronLedger | Sage | Xero | QuickBooks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posted entries are never edited or deleted, only reversed | Yes | To be checked | NoLock dates only; no full audit trail of changes planned | NoTransactions can be deleted; audit log shows details to re-enter |
| Imports from Pastel | Yes | To be checked | PartlyNo built-in importer; partner conversion tools (CloudConvert, MMC Convert) | To be checked |
| Built for IFRS for SMEs and South African VAT | PartlyVAT rules built; no returns filed with SARS | Yes | PartlySA VAT201 prepared and filed; IFRS for SMEs not stated | To be checked |
| Photograph a slip and have the entry proposed | PartlyBuilt; relies on an outside AI service and has had failures | To be checked | YesHubdoc in ZA plans: photo/email upload, extracts data, drafts transaction | YesZA app: snap receipt, data extracted into transaction for review |
| Bank statement import and reconciliation | PartlyABSA statements only | Yes | YesAPI bank feeds from SA banks (e.g. Nedbank, Investec) and reconciliation | Yes |
| Customer and supplier ledgers with payments allocated to documents | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Trial balance, income statement, balance sheet, VAT report and age analysis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Many client companies in one practice, isolated in the database | Yes | To be checked | To be checked | To be checked |
| Public REST API with idempotent writes | Yes | To be checked | YesIdempotency-Key header on POST/PUT/PATCH; key cached 6 minutes | Yesrequestid parameter returns original response on repeat; no published window |
| Fixed-asset register and depreciation | NoNot built | Yes | YesFixed assets register with automatic depreciation; SARS tax book needs add-on | To be checked |
| VAT return submission | NoFigures only | PartlyVAT201 to eFiling in Accountants Edition; one e-submit per period | YesSubmits VAT201 to SARS from Xero (since 2021; 2025 update) | NoIntuit ZA help: cannot e-file in QBO; file on eFiling then record payment |