Best for
Best for small and mid-sized companies that want accounting and ERP in one cloud platform, chosen by business type rather than by tier.
- Small and mid-sized
ERP Comparison
Exact Online vs. Troi
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for project-based agencies and service providers that need budgets, time, resources and billing in one ERP.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Exact Online | Troi |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $25 / month US price list, excluding VAT. The ERP packages are priced separately: Time & Billing $158, Project Management from $316, Wholesale Distribution from $237 and Manufacturing from $422 per month. | From €19 / user / month Troi Teams licence. Licences are freely combinable. |
| Free trial | Yes, a free trial is offered on every package | 20 days, all features |
| Users | More than 675,000 companies use Exact software | 13,500+ |
| API | Yes, the Exact Online REST API | Not stated |
| Languages | Not stated | German, English |
| Hosting | Cloud; Exact for Manufacturing can also run on-premise or in a customer cloud | EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant |
| Made in | Not stated | Munich |
| Project costing | Yes, via Exact for Project Management, with budget, cost and margin tracking per project | Yes, with AI assistance |
| Invoicing | Yes, including converting recorded hours into project invoices, with reminders for outstanding items | Yes |
| Digital receipt capture | Yes, via the Scan & Recognise add-on, which reads paperwork photographed with a smartphone or tablet | Yes, digital receipt capture |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, dashboards across the process from sales to invoicing, plus business analytics and the Exact Insights add-on | Yes, reporting and controlling |
| Time tracking | Yes, time registration with a planning board that assigns staff by skill and capacity | Yes |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a REST API with webhooks, plus more than 220 add-ons in the Add-on Center | Yes, integrations and API |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized | more entries Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Shopify, WooCommerce, HubSpot, Salesforce, Stripe, Mollie | more entries Asana, Jira, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange (Outlook), Microsoft Power BI, Personio, HubSpot, Memtime, Spendesk, DATEV, Bexio |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Exact Online From $25 / month Troi From €19 / user / month
- Free trial Exact Online Yes, a free trial is offered on every package Troi 20 days, all features
- Company size Exact Online Small and mid-sized Troi Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting Exact Online Cloud; Exact for Manufacturing can also run on-premise or in a customer cloud Troi EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant
- Support Exact Online Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum Troi Email helpdesk, Phone
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Exact Online
Strengths
- Package prices are published, which is uncommon for an ERP of this size
- Separate packages for accounting, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, projects and time and billing
- Documented REST API with webhooks and an Add-on Center with 220+ add-ons
- Scan & Recognise automates entry of invoices and receipts from a phone photo
Limitations
- Scope is tied to the package you buy, so growing into another one is a commercial step
- Warehouse management is an add-on rather than part of the manufacturing package
- Published prices exclude VAT and vary by region
Troi
Strengths
- Covers costing, time tracking, resource planning and accounting in one system
- Hosted in the EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant
- Trial covers all features for 20 days
Limitations
- Interface is available in German and English only
Plans
Pricing
Exact Online
- Exact for Accounting $25 Per month, excluding VAT. $25 to $38 depending on the edition.
- Exact for Accountancy $131 Per month, excluding VAT. For accountancy practices.
- Exact for Time & Billing $158 Per month, excluding VAT.
- Exact for Wholesale Distribution $237 Per month, excluding VAT. $237 to $554 depending on the edition.
- Exact for Project Management $316 Per month, excluding VAT. $316 to $369 depending on the edition.
- Exact for Manufacturing $422 Per month, excluding VAT. $422 to $739 depending on the edition.
Troi
- Troi Teams €19 Per user and month. For operational team members, including time tracking and editing project tasks.
- Troi Professional €49 Per user and month. The full feature set for project leads, all in one.
- Troi Enterprise On request For large-scale, complex project environments.
What users say
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Exact Online
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
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- Features
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Troi
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Value for money
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Exact Online https://www.exact.com · no check date recorded yet
Troi https://troi.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14
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