A ScaleXP alternative for groups that mainly need consolidation
If group accounts are the main job for your companies and you do not need revenue recognition, deferred revenue or software metrics, consider Finconsol. Finconsol includes unlimited users, locked months and statistical accounts for any figure at one price per company. Stay with ScaleXP if you run a subscription business that wants those revenue tools as well as consolidation.
ScaleXP and Finconsol side by side
Each ScaleXP cell repeats what ScaleXP says on its own website. We have not used ScaleXP, so a cell that says the point was not found only means the pages we read do not cover it.
| ScaleXP | Finconsol | |
|---|---|---|
| Connections | Xero, QuickBooks Online and Zoho Books connect directly, for up to 50 entities. Companies on other systems come in by trial balance from Google Sheets or Excel Online. How often the connections refresh is not described on the pages we read. | Zoho Books, Xero and QuickBooks Online connect directly, read-only, and sync daily. Excel and any other system come in by monthly trial balance upload. |
| Multi-currency translation | ScaleXP says profit and loss is translated at the monthly average rate and the balance sheet at the rate on the last day of the month. Rates come from Open Exchange Rates and can be replaced at the parent. A translation reserve is not described on their public pages. | Each company is translated into one group currency at closing, average and historical rates, and the translation reserve is calculated. Rates are suggested from published reference rates and can be changed. This is on every plan. |
| Intercompany eliminations | ScaleXP says you tag intercompany accounts or flag them on an Eliminated Accounts page, and that foreign exchange differences from eliminations are calculated automatically. | Balances are compared pair by pair at account level every month. The amount both sides agree on is eliminated, and any difference stays on a list for review until it is resolved. |
| Minority (non-controlling) interests | ScaleXP says non-controlling interest is recorded through a consolidation adjustment entity. Its Zoho Books page also lists ownership percentages and ownership calculations. | Ownership percentages are set for each company and can change from any month. The minority share of profit is worked out every month for part-owned subsidiaries and recorded by an approved journal. A holding company and its subsidiaries can be reported as a sub-group. This is on every plan. Calculated for direct holdings. The minority of a part-owned holding company does not yet share in the translation of the company it holds. |
| Locked months and change log | Locked months are not described on their public pages. Their pricing page lists a full audit trail for journals. | A closed month is locked. Reopening it needs an administrator and a recorded reason. A change log records who did what and when. |
| Statements produced | ScaleXP says it produces a consolidated profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow, by entity, department, business unit, region or for the whole group. | Balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow, fund flow, consolidation worksheet and group trial balance, with comparison columns and a balance check on each. A statement of changes in equity shows how group equity moved in the period. What is on screen exports to Excel and PDF. |
| Budgets | Up to 15 budgets, with a consolidated budget at the parent or subsidiary budgets uploaded, and budget against actual by team, department and class. | Budgets and latest estimates for each company or the whole group, in several versions, with budget against actual and variance. This is on every plan. |
| Board packs | ScaleXP says board packs refresh from the group data. | Board packs hold the pages you choose, including custom reports and dashboard components, with commentary. A pack can be approved only once its month is closed, and an approved pack cannot be edited. Packs print or save as PDF and export to Excel. |
| Statistical figures | More than 30 software-as-a-service metrics, such as recurring revenue and churn, from accounting and CRM data, listed on Growth and Scale. Other statistical figures such as headcount or stores are not described on their public pages. | Statistical accounts such as headcount, units and stores are recorded for each company and month, added up at group level and used in KPIs, dashboards and report layouts. Five industry packs are included. |
| Users | Starter allows up to 2 users and Growth up to 6. Scale is listed as everything in Growth, plus more, and the pricing page does not say whether the limit of 6 users applies to it. Extra users are an add-on. | Unlimited users on every plan, with seven roles, from administrator to board reader. |
| Price for 2 companies | Starter is about $175 a month and Growth about $430, assuming the base price covers one company. These are the monthly prices as listed, and paying annually saves 10%. For a group on Zoho Books, ScaleXP's Zoho Books page lists $111.25 a month for 2 entities. | $120 a month paying yearly in advance and $144 paying monthly. |
| Price for 10 companies | Starter is about $575 a month and Growth about $1,070, assuming the base price covers one company. Monthly prices as listed. For a group on Zoho Books with 6 or more entities, ScaleXP's Zoho Books page quotes a custom price. | $525 a month paying yearly in advance and $630 paying monthly. |
| Price for 30 companies | Starter is about $1,575 a month and Growth about $2,670, assuming the base price covers one company. Monthly prices as listed. Zoho Books groups of this size get a custom price. | $1,275 a month paying yearly in advance and $1,530 paying monthly. |
Checked against each company's public website on 11 November 2026. Prices and features change, so check each company's own site before you decide.
ScaleXP prices a base plan plus each additional subsidiary, in US dollars: Starter is $125 a month plus $50, Growth is $350 plus $80, and Scale starts at $600 plus $120. Starter is described as for companies with less than $2M in revenue, and allows up to 200 invoices a month. Prices exclude UK VAT where it applies. ScaleXP's pricing page does not say whether the base price covers one company, so the totals above assume it does. ScaleXP's Zoho Books page lists a lower price for Zoho Books groups: $81.25 a month for the first entity and $30 a month for each entity from the 2nd to the 5th, with a custom price for 6 or more.
Finconsol charges per company per month. Paying yearly in advance, the first 5 companies cost $60 each, companies 6 to 15 cost $45 each and companies 16 to 30 cost $35 each. Paying monthly, they cost $72, $54 and $42. The smallest group is 2 companies.
Where we checked: ScaleXP pricing, ScaleXP consolidation software page, ScaleXP Zoho Books page, ScaleXP Xero and QuickBooks consolidation page.
ScaleXP is a name used here only to identify that company. Finconsol is not affiliated with ScaleXP.
Choosing between ScaleXP and Finconsol
Choose ScaleXP if
- You run a subscription business and want revenue recognition, deferred revenue, prepayments and software metrics from your CRM, as well as consolidation.
- You want companies on other systems to come in by trial balance from Google Sheets or Excel Online.
- Your group is on Zoho Books and you want a vendor that describes itself as an approved Zoho Books app and lists security and data protection compliance on its pricing page.
- Your group is on Zoho Books with up to 5 entities and price matters most. ScaleXP's Zoho Books page lists $111.25 a month for 2 entities and $201.25 for 5. For 2 companies Finconsol is $120 a month paying yearly in advance and $144 paying monthly. For 5 companies it is $300 a month paying yearly in advance and $360 paying monthly.
Choose Finconsol if
- Consolidation is the main job and you do not need revenue recognition or software metrics.
- You want unlimited users and every feature at one price per company. ScaleXP's plans list user and invoice limits.
- You want months locked and a change log of settings and entries. ScaleXP's public pages describe an audit trail for journals and do not describe locked months.
- You want statistical accounts for any figure, such as headcount, stores or rooms.
- You want minority interest worked out from ownership percentages, and a translation reserve calculated as part of translation.
- The Finconsol price includes minority interests on every plan, translation into one group currency, locked months with a change log, unlimited users and every feature in every plan. At 10 companies it is $525 a month paying yearly in advance and $630 paying monthly. ScaleXP Starter at 10 companies is about $575 a month as listed, assuming the base price covers one company.
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