Exact Online is a familiar name for many Belgian accounting firms and SMEs, but its per-user pricing model and shared multi-tenant infrastructure aren't the only way to run automated bookkeeping. Here's a practical, factual comparison for firms evaluating alternatives.
The core difference: pricing model
Exact Online prices per user, per month — costs scale directly with headcount, regardless of how much of that headcount's time is actually spent in the software. The FiscFort Bundle is priced by the number of clients you serve, not by the number of users: from €299/month for up to 10 clients, €499/month for up to 30 and €899/month for up to 100.
| Factor | Exact Online | FiscFort Bundle |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user, per month | By number of clients: from €299/month (up to 10 clients) |
| Infrastructure | Shared multi-tenant cloud | A dedicated Odoo instance and portal per client, isolated at infrastructure level |
| Data ownership | Data resides on Exact's shared platform | Each client's data sits in its own database, with a downloadable full export |
| Document automation | Built-in OCR, standard workflow | AI reads invoices and bills uploaded through each client's secured portal |
Dedicated infrastructure, not shared tenancy
Exact Online, like most SaaS accounting platforms, runs on shared multi-tenant infrastructure — your firm's data sits on the same servers as thousands of other customers, logically separated by software, not physically isolated. FiscFort works differently: every client gets an independent Odoo instance, database and portal. The separation is at infrastructure level, not software multi-tenancy, and a dedicated server (4 CPU, 13 GB RAM, 100 GB storage) hosts every 10 clients.
Where Exact Online may still fit
To be fair: Exact Online has a longer track record in the Belgian market, a larger existing integration ecosystem, and may suit firms that specifically want a fully self-managed, no-support-included platform at a predictable per-seat cost for a small, stable team. The comparison isn't about one tool being universally better — it's about which cost and control model fits your firm's growth plans.
See the platform
A dedicated Odoo and secured portal for every client, on dedicated, EU-hosted infrastructure — never shared, never mixed with anyone else's data.