TidyHow a settlement is grouped
Some tools post one summary entry per payout. Others post per-order or per-transaction lines. Both can be correct; only one matches how your bookkeeper wants to review a month.
Link My Books
alternatives.
If Link My Books is not the right fit, the realistic alternatives for getting marketplace payouts into your books are A2X, Bookkeep, Synder, TidyPayouts, Webgility, or a documented manual workflow. They differ in which accounting platforms they reach, how they group a settlement, and whether a person reviews the entry before it posts.
REVIEWED OCTOBER 2026✓ Alphabetical, not ranked✓ Provider sources linked
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WHAT ACTUALLY DIFFERS.The three things
The three things
worth comparing.
Not the feature lists.
The mechanics.
Where it can post
QuickBooks Online, Xero, QuickBooks Desktop and NetSuite are not interchangeable. Confirm your accounting platform and your marketplace region before comparing anything else.
What happens to the unmapped line
A fee code nobody mapped is either held for a person or absorbed into a catch-all account. Ask which, because you will meet that line at month end.
SIX OPTIONS.
At a glance.
Positioning from each provider’s
public pages, October 2026.
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| Option | What it is | Accounting software | Choose it when | Check first |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2X | Established marketplace and payment accounting, settlement-first. | QuickBooks Online, Xero and NetSuite. | You need Xero, NetSuite or PayPal alongside marketplaces, and want the longest production track record. | The plan tier for your order volume and each additional channel. |
| Bookkeep | Bookkeeping automation for commerce and payment platforms, often run on a bookkeeper’s behalf. | QuickBooks Online and Xero; check the current list. | An accountant or bookkeeper owns your close and wants one repeatable process across clients. | Whether it fits a single small store, and who signs off the monthly review. |
| Manual workflow | Marketplace reports, a journal-entry template and a monthly checklist. | Any accounting system. | You post a handful of payouts a month and already know the fee structure. | Hours per close, and how you will prove each entry ties to the bank deposit. |
| Synder | Multi-channel sales and payment sync, including processor-funded revenue. | QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Xero. | Money also arrives through payment processors, not only marketplaces. | How settlements are grouped into entries, and what transaction-based pricing costs at your volume. |
| TidyPayouts | Payout review before anything posts, with the source settlement attached. | QuickBooks Online (beta). Xero is not available yet. | You want to see every settlement line, match the bank deposit, and keep the review step. | Beta availability for your channel; five channels only today. |
| Webgility | Commerce operations and accounting automation across orders, inventory and shipping. | QuickBooks Online and Desktop; check the current list. | You need inventory and order operations alongside the ledger, not only payouts. | Whether you want payout-level reconciliation or operational reporting. |
Alphabetical, not a ranking. Provider features, channels and prices change; confirm current terms on the provider’s own site before you decide.
ALTERNATIVE ONE.Is A2X the closest
Is A2X the closest
match?
Same job, wider
accounting reach.
A2X is the most direct swap for most Link My Books users: it is settlement-first rather than order-first, and it adds Xero and NetSuite alongside QuickBooks Online. It also covers PayPal, which matters if some of your revenue never passes through a marketplace. What you give up is Link My Books’ volume-based pricing, which can be cheaper at low order counts.
- ↳Where it fitsYou need NetSuite or PayPal, or you want a tool with years of public production history.
- ↳Where to look closelyChannel-by-channel plan tiers add up faster than a single volume-priced plan, so price your real channel count.
- ↳Our own comparisonWe compared TidyPayouts with A2X on pricing, channels and accounting software, including where A2X is ahead.
ALTERNATIVE TWO.When does Synder
When does Synder
make more sense?
Processor revenue and
desktop books.
Synder wins when your revenue is not marketplace-only. It syncs sales channels and payment processors — Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, Amazon and others — into QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop or Xero, so a store that also takes card payments directly does not need a second tool. The trade-off is configuration: more sources to connect before the first clean post.
- ↳Where it fitsYou take payments directly as well as through marketplaces, or your books still live in QuickBooks Desktop.
- ↳Where to look closelyTransaction-level pricing and whether individual sales are grouped into entries that still tie to the bank at month end.
ALTERNATIVES THREE AND FOUR.Bookkeep
Bookkeep
or Webgility?
One is for the person
closing; one is for operations.
These two solve different problems that both get described as “ecommerce accounting”. Bookkeep automates the close for bookkeepers and firms running several clients into QuickBooks Online or Xero. Webgility connects orders, inventory and shipping to QuickBooks, with operations in view. Pick by whose job you are making easier — the person closing the books, or the person moving stock.
- ↳Bookkeep, whenYour accountant or bookkeeper already manages the close and wants a standard process across clients.
- ↳Webgility, whenInventory, fulfilment and order accuracy are the problem, not only getting a deposit into the ledger.
- ↳Both, checkWhether settlement detail is exposed at the level you need for a payout review, or reporting stops at order level.
ALTERNATIVE FIVE.Why pick
Why pick
TidyPayouts?
Small, reviewed,
and honest about limits.
TidyPayouts is the alternative for sellers who want to review a settlement before it reaches the books. It breaks a payout into sales, fees and refunds, matches the net figure to your bank deposit, holds unmapped lines instead of guessing, and prepares the entry for QuickBooks Online. It is free during beta, and narrower than Link My Books: five channels, QuickBooks Online only, no Xero, no TikTok Shop, no WooCommerce.
- ↳Where it fitsYou are on QuickBooks Online, you sell on Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Etsy or Walmart, and you want the difference explained before anything posts.
- ↳Where to look closelyBeta access rolls out by account and channel. Confirm your workspace connection status before relying on a live post.
- ↳Price after betaPlanned at $7/month for one channel or $13.50/month for several. These are planned rates, not current charges; the beta is free.
Compare TidyPayouts with Link My Books → · Check channel availability →
ALTERNATIVE SIX.Can a spreadsheet
Can a spreadsheet
replace it?
Yes, for a while.
Then it stops scaling.
A documented spreadsheet workflow — settlement report, a journal-entry template, and a checklist that ties the entry to the bank deposit — genuinely works for a seller posting a few payouts a month. It stops working when channels multiply, currencies differ, or the person who understood the spreadsheet leaves. The honest test is hours per close, not tool cost.
- ↳Make it defensibleKeep the source report beside the entry, name the accounts once, and note the convention for refunds, reserve releases and adjustments.
- ↳Know the failure modeA spreadsheet never tells you a fee line went unmapped. It just balances to the wrong total.
Download the comparison and cutover checklist ↓ · Payout reconciliation calculator →
CHOOSE, THEN CUT OVER.Which one
Which one
should you pick?
Four questions,
in this order.
Which accounting software do you actually use?
Xero, NetSuite or QuickBooks Desktop narrows the list immediately. TidyPayouts supports QuickBooks Online only for now.
Do you sell anywhere Link My Books covers but the alternative does not?
TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and Square are real channels for some sellers. Check the channel list against your own store, not the one in a comparison table.
Who reviews the entry before it posts?
If nobody does, choose the tool that summarises a settlement conservatively. If somebody does, choose the one that shows them the evidence.
What is your busiest quarter worth?
Compare volume-priced plans at your peak, not your average. A flat planned rate and a per-order rate diverge quickly at scale.
And one honest option the listicles leave out: if Link My Books already matches your books, your channels and your accounting software, staying is a valid answer. Switching costs a close cycle and a reconciliation, and only earns that back if something below the line is actually wrong.
What is the best Link My Books alternative?+
For most sellers it is A2X, because it does the same settlement-first job and adds Xero, NetSuite and PayPal. If your revenue also arrives through payment processors, Synder is the closer match. If you want a reviewed, narrower tool on QuickBooks Online, TidyPayouts is the free beta option. The right answer depends on your accounting platform and channels first, price second.
Is A2X cheaper than Link My Books?+
Not necessarily. A2X lists single-channel plans from US$29/month and charges by channel and order tier, while Link My Books prices by monthly order volume and channel count in GBP, USD or AUD. At low order volumes a volume-priced plan is often cheaper; at high volumes the gap narrows. Compare both at your busiest month, not an average one.
Do any Link My Books alternatives support Xero?+
Several do. A2X, Synder and Bookkeep all connect to Xero alongside QuickBooks Online, so they cover sellers whose books are not in QuickBooks. TidyPayouts does not support Xero yet; it posts to QuickBooks Online only. Confirm the current platform list on each provider’s site, because integrations change.
Can I run two tools during the switch?+
Yes, and it is a sensible way to cut over. Run one closed payout through both, compare totals, account mappings and tax lines, then set a cutover point: the last payout handled by the old tool and the first handled by the new one. Avoid leaving both posting the same period.
Is TidyPayouts a full Link My Books replacement today?+
No. Link My Books covers more channels and Xero, and has years of production use. TidyPayouts covers Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Etsy and Walmart into QuickBooks Online during beta. For QuickBooks Online sellers on those five channels it is a reviewed alternative; for everyone else, it is not there yet.
Reviewed . Sources: Link My Books, A2X, Synder, Bookkeep, Webgility and TidyPayouts integration availability. Descriptions are positioning taken from public pages at that date, not endorsements or measured test results; provider features and prices change.
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