Accounted
Open-source Swedish double-entry ledger driven by conversation — full BAS, SIE, VAT, payroll, year-end.
Primary
Ledger
Kind
Agentic Native
Raised
Self-funded — open-source under Arcim Technology AB
Pricing
Free (open source) + optional hosted plans from SEK 0/mo
Website
Each dimension is a composite of public signals. The Index is a weighted average; weights are published on the methodology page.
Where the tool plays across the 17-category taxonomy used by this index.
The system of record — chart of accounts, journal entries, trial balance.
Classifying bank and card transactions against a chart of accounts.
Matching ledger entries to bank statements; flagging discrepancies.
Bill capture, vendor management, approval workflows, payment execution.
Invoicing, dunning, collections, payment matching.
Accruals, deferrals, depreciation, task orchestration, review workflows.
P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, variance analysis, board-ready packs.
Income tax, sales tax / VAT / moms, nexus tracking, e-filing.
Documentation, PBC lists, evidence trails, auditor collaboration.
Wage calculation, withholdings, benefits, regulatory filings.
Inter-company elimination, currency translation, consolidated statements.
ASC 606 / IFRS 15 automation, performance-obligation tracking.
Corporate cards, expense policy, reimbursements, spend controls.
Forecasting, budgeting, scenario modeling, variance commentary.
Conversational query, report generation, and action-taking via chat.
Firm-side workflow, client portals, deadlines, CRM, billing, and team orchestration for accounting and tax practices.
Generative-AI research and memo-writing assistants trained on tax code, rulings, and case law.
Accounted is the Swedish open-source double-entry ledger built by Arcim Technology AB, and the only product on this leaderboard whose primary interface is conversation rather than a forms-based UI. It is the project formerly known as gnubok; the rename in 2026 reflected a deliberate move from "developer side-project" framing to "production accounting system for Swedish SMBs and the firms that serve them." The codebase remains fully open source.
Architecturally, Accounted is a real K2 / K3 double-entry ledger with BAS 2026 baked in, SIE 4 import/export, Skatteverket-compatible VAT (moms) workflows including ruta-49 reporting, Bankgirot/Plusgirot reconciliation, supplier-invoice inbox, AGI-ready payroll, and a complete year-end pipeline (period lock → run year-end → set opening balances → close period under BFL). Where it differs from Fortnox and Visma is the operating model: every write goes through a `pending_operation` with a low/medium/high risk grade and is staged for human approval in the web UI before any database commit. That gives the agent layer real authority to act while keeping a clean audit trail — material under Skatteverket's new live / cloud inspection regime (1 April 2026).
The agentic surface is unusually wide because the system was designed to be driven by an LLM from day one. Tools cover the full lifecycle — categorize transactions, suggest categories, match transactions to invoices, propose accruals, propose annual depreciation, run currency revaluation, explain voucher gaps, generate AGI, preview Årsredovisning and EF declarations, calculate salary runs — and each is exposed both through the web app and through an MCP server. Idempotency keys and dry-runs are first-class, which is the right shape for agents that occasionally retry.
Traction is still modest relative to Fortnox or Visma, which is what one expects from an open-source 2026 entrant — and the trade-offs are real: integrations are narrower than Fortnox's ecosystem of certified partners, and the conversational workflow asks more of the user than a polished forms UI. What earns Accounted the narrow lead on the Swedish leaderboard is the combination of native double-entry rigour, an audit-friendly staged-write model that fits Skatteverket's new live-cloud inspection regime, and a price point (free) that no incumbent can match. The gap over Zimply and Fortnox is small and not durable — both could close it inside a quarter with the right ship. But for Swedish SMBs willing to live with a younger product, and for accounting firms that want a ledger their own agents can drive end-to-end, Accounted is currently the most interesting option in the market.
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