Source: [Ledgermast vs. QuickBooks and Xero — Accounting comparison](https://www.ledgermast.com/compare/)

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# A different answer to QuickBooks and Xero

QuickBooks and Xero are capable products, and for many teams they are the right ones. They are also mature answers to an older question — how to make bookkeeping easier — asked at a time when ease meant letting anyone change anything. Ledgermast begins from a different question: what should accounting software look like if its first obligation is that the books cannot quietly be wrong?

|  | Ledgermast | QuickBooks & Xero |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Posted history | Append-only by construction. A correction is a storno reversal that remains visible in the record. | Posted transactions can generally be edited or deleted, with an audit log recording the change after the fact. |
| Approvals and segregation of duties | Built in at every price, with approval ceilings and the separation of preparer from approver enforced by the database when segregation is enabled. | Typically reserved for premium tiers, or left to office policy rather than to the system. |
| Pricing | $29 USD a month including 3 active users; +$6 per additional user. Automated bank feeds included. | Three to five tiers, with core capabilities unlocking as you pay more. |
| Usage limits | None. Invoices, bills, and journals are unlimited. | Entry plans commonly cap monthly invoices, bills, or users. |
| Free trial | 90 days of available accounting features, lapsing to read-only with every record preserved. | Typically 30 days. |

Explore [ledger integrity](https://www.ledgermast.com/product/ledger-integrity/), [approvals and permissions](https://www.ledgermast.com/product/approvals/), or [full pricing and trial terms](https://www.ledgermast.com/pricing/).

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Start the 90-day trial and run your books in it properly. If you decide not to subscribe, your organization becomes read-only and every record, report, and export remains available.

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