e-conomic vs. Fortnox

At a glance

Best for

Best for small and mid-sized Danish companies that want online bookkeeping with direct bank integration and free access for their accountant.

Small and mid-sized

Fortnox

Best for

Best for Swedish small businesses and accounting firms that want the books, invoicing and payroll in one platform built for Swedish rules.

Freelancers
Small and mid-sized

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Full Comparison

Criterion	e-conomic	Fortnox
Starting price	From 249 DKK / month plus VAT The Basis package for 1,000 postings a year. The price rises with the number of postings, and an account that exceeds its limit is moved to the next tier automatically. Extra users cost 149 DKK a month.	From 238 SEK / month The Mini package, which bundles Fortnox Access and the Bokföring module. Fortnox Access is priced from 29 SEK per month and scales with how active the company is, so the package total rises with activity. Quarterly and annual commitments are priced differently.
Free trial	14-day free trial with no commitment	Six months free for companies started within the last three months, with the code NYSTARTAD; a 30-day money-back guarantee on all subscriptions
Users	More than 250,000 customers, per the vendor	More than 500,000 Swedish companies, per the vendor
API	Yes, an open REST API on the Plus, Smart and Komplet packages, not on Basis	Yes, a REST API with OAuth 2.0 authorisation and an integration marketplace
Hosting	Cloud (SaaS)	Cloud (SaaS)
Made in	Denmark	Sweden
Invoicing and quotes	Yes, invoices by email, PDF or online link and as OIOUBL or OIOXML e-invoices, with custom templates on every package; orders, quotes, reminders and subscriptions with Betalingsservice from Plus upwards	Yes, invoices as e-invoices, by email or by post, with recurring invoices, automated reminders, foreign currencies, ROT and RUT handling and optional invoice factoring
Bookkeeping and bank feeds	Yes, general ledger, bank integration with all Danish banks, bank reconciliation, accruals, fixed assets and multi-currency on every package; bank workflows and automatic reconciliation suggestions on Smart and Komplet	Yes, with connections to Swedbank, Nordea, SEB, Handelsbanken and other Swedish banks, AI posting proposals and automatic matching of incoming payments
Expenses and receipts	Yes, scanned vouchers, voucher requests, a mobile voucher submitter and manual approval on every package; Smart and Komplet add automatic voucher reading, voucher matching, posting suggestions and the Firmakort company card, and Komplet adds approval by up to three approvers	Yes, Kvitto & Utlägg captures receipts in the mobile app with automatic interpretation, Resa covers business travel claims and the Fortnox corporate card posts itself
Tax and compliance	Yes, suggested VAT codes, VAT statement and VAT reconciliation reports, EU sales listings for SKAT and integrations with year-end tools; registered under the Danish Bookkeeping Act (Denmark)	Yes, an integration with Skatteverket, plus the year-end close and tax return through the Bokslut & Skatt module (Sweden)
Payroll	Integrations with external payroll systems on every package; the built-in Løn payroll module is an add-on for accountants and bookkeepers with an administrator module	Yes, the Lön module, bundled from the Mellan+ package upwards
Reports and exports	Yes, income statement, balance sheet, trial balance, account cards, debtor and creditor balances, sales and purchase statistics and key figures, with import and export of data; budgets from Plus and up to three dimensions on Komplet	Yes, the Rapport & Analys module for data visualisation and financial analysis, plus Fortnox Koncern for group consolidation
Integrations and API	Yes, an open REST API with OpenAPI documentation on Plus, Smart and Komplet, and more than 200 integrations in the app market	Yes, a REST API with OAuth 2.0 documented at apps.fortnox.se/apidocs, with an integration marketplace
AI features	No	stated Yes
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support	more entries Phone, Chat, Email helpdesk	Phone, Chat
Onboarding	more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials	Documentation and knowledge base
Company size	Small and mid-sized	more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations	Budget123, Rackbeat	more entries Swedbank, Nordea, SEB, Handelsbanken, Skatteverket

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price e-conomic From 249 DKK / month plus VAT Fortnox From 238 SEK / month
Free trial e-conomic 14-day free trial with no commitment Fortnox Six months free for companies started within the last three months, with the code NYSTARTAD; a 30-day money-back guarantee on all subscriptions
Company size e-conomic Small and mid-sized Fortnox Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Support e-conomic Phone, Chat, Email helpdesk Fortnox Phone, Chat
Made in e-conomic Denmark Fortnox Sweden

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

e-conomic

Strengths

Direct integration with all Danish banks and OIOUBL e-invoicing on every package
Free access for the company's accountant or bookkeeper
No setup fee and free phone, chat and email support on every package
More than 200 integrations through the open API

Limitations

Built for Danish accounting rules and banks, with no stated support for other countries
The Basis package has no API, quotes, orders or reminders
The price depends on the number of postings a year and rises automatically when the limit is exceeded
Automatic voucher reading, posting suggestions and bank workflows start at Smart

Fortnox

Strengths

Books, invoicing, payroll, receipts, travel claims, time reporting and the year-end close in one platform
Connections to the major Swedish banks with AI posting proposals and automatic payment matching
REST API with OAuth 2.0 and a marketplace that pays integration partners 75 percent of subscription revenue
Six months free for newly started companies, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee on all subscriptions

Limitations

Built for Sweden: the Skatteverket integration, Swedish bank links and ROT and RUT handling do not transfer to other markets
Fortnox Access is charged as part of every package and scales with company activity, so the published package rate is a floor rather than the bill
Packages and product pages are published in Swedish and priced in SEK

Plans

Pricing

e-conomic

Basis From 249 DKK / month Plus VAT, for 1,000 postings a year. Invoicing, general ledger, VAT, bank integration, reconciliation, scanned vouchers and standard reports.
Plus From 299 DKK / month Plus VAT, for 1,000 postings a year. Adds orders, quotes, reminders, extended sales functions, budgets, subscriptions with Betalingsservice and the API.
Smart From 399 DKK / month Plus VAT, for 1,000 postings a year. Adds the Firmakort company card, automatic voucher reading and matching, posting suggestions and bank and voucher workflows.
Komplet From 649 DKK / month Plus VAT, for 1,000 postings a year. Adds up to three accounting dimensions, a holding company subscription, approval by up to three approvers, shared charts of accounts for groups and a dedicated advisory team.

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Fortnox

Mini From 238 SEK / month Fortnox Access and Bokföring.
Liten From 378 SEK / month Fortnox Access, Bokföring and Fakturering.
Mellan+ From 688 SEK / month Adds Lön, supplier invoice approval and the integration module.
Stor+ From 948 SEK / month Adds the fixed asset register, Rapport & Analys and Rapport & Analys Plus.

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e-conomic https://www.e-conomic.dk · checked against the official source on 2026-09-25

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