A2X vs Dancing Numbers (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, A2X and Dancing Numbers share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Dancing Numbers starts cheaper, at $10 a month against $29 a month.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
A2X grades higher on features. Dancing Numbers grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
A2X
Ecommerce payout reconciliation for QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite
Dancing Numbers
Bulk import, export and delete tool for QuickBooks data
Which one is for you
Pick A2X if
- Fits if you sell on Amazon and use QuickBooks or Xero
- Works for multi-channel sellers who want payouts as summary entries
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if your orders grow: $29 at 200 orders, $1,039 at 100,000
- Tight on the trial: only 3 settlements can be posted
- Watch out: the prices shown are for Amazon, and Walmart starts at $79
- Not for you if you have no QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite, because it posts into them
- Watch out: plans above 40,000 orders are sold through sales
Pick Dancing Numbers if
- Fits if you move many transactions into QuickBooks from spreadsheets
- Works for accountants who handle several QuickBooks company files
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't use QuickBooks, because it works only with QuickBooks
- Tight if you have more than 1 company file on the entry plan, which allows 1
- Watch out: Online plans are monthly while Desktop plans are yearly, with different file limits
- Watch out: the free trial's length isn't stated
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAA2XFair | 2.0GPADancing NumbersFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$29 a month for up to 200 Amazon orders, near the category's cheaper quarter, climbing with order volume. Each sales channel has its own price list. | C$10 a month for 1 company file and 2 users on QuickBooks Online, just above the category's cheapest quarter. Desktop plans are yearly, from $199. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial, but you can post only 3 settlements, and the page doesn't say whether it needs a card. No free plan. | CA free trial with no card, but its length isn't stated. There is no free plan. |
| Features | CPayout reconciliation, cost of goods sold, and three accounting systems. It does that one job fully, a smaller job than accounting, and needs QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite behind it. | DOne narrow job, bulk moves of data in and out of QuickBooks, and it needs QuickBooks to be useful at all. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you connect your sales channels and accounting system. | CNo store rating on record, and you map spreadsheet columns to QuickBooks fields. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite and the main sales channels. | BWeb and a Windows program, with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Salesforce. |
| Best for | Amazon and Shopify payouts in your books | bulk QuickBooks imports from spreadsheets |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: A2X and Dancing Numbers. How we grade
Price against what you get
A2X starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Dancing Numbers starts at $10 a month and scores 2.0.
A2X scores higher, and starts $19 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other accounting and invoicing tools on the chart, 24 score higher than A2X for less, and 32 score higher than Dancing Numbers for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- A2X also covers reports, inventory, online store and amazon selling.
- Dancing Numbers also covers templates and workflow automation.
At a glance
| A2X | Dancing Numbers | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month for up to 200 orders a month (Amazon plan) | $10 per month for 1 company file and 2 users (Online) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial with all features; up to 3 settlements can be posted | Free trial offered, no credit card required; length not stated |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | A2X Software Limited | Dancing Digits, LLC |
| Price read from | a2xaccounting.com | dancingnumbers.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
A2X
- Prices shown are the Amazon plan set; each sales channel has its own, and Walmart starts at $79 a month.
- Cost rises with monthly order volume, from $29 at 200 orders to $1,039 at 100,000.
- Plans above 40,000 orders show a Talk to sales button rather than self-serve checkout.
- The free trial lets you post only 3 settlements to the accounting system.
Dancing Numbers
- It works only with QuickBooks; the Desktop edition lists Windows 10 and 11.
- Online plans are monthly (or yearly from 25 company files) while Desktop plans are yearly, with different company file limits.
- Plans are capped by company files: 1 on Individual, 3 on Basic, 5 on Intermediate and 10 on Pro.
Key features
A2X
- Payout reconciliation
- Posts each settlement or payout as a summarized entry so the bank deposit matches the books, for Amazon, Shopify, eBay, Etsy and others.
- Three accounting systems
- Connects to QuickBooks Online, Xero and NetSuite. Multi-channel plans are listed for QuickBooks Online and Xero.
- Cost of goods sold
- COGS and inventory-location workflows are listed on the Amazon plans, including FBA inventory locations.
- Subledger and analytics products
- A2X Subledger covers order-to-cash reconciliation for high-volume brands, and A2X Clarity adds profitability analytics.
- Sales tax and VAT workflows
- The site lists workflows for sales tax and VAT in addition to settlement posting.
- Onboarding session
- Every plan includes a 30-minute onboarding session; Premium plans get a 60-minute one.
Dancing Numbers
- Bulk import
- Loads transactions and lists from Excel or CSV files into QuickBooks, including invoices, bills, journal entries, deposits and bank statements.
- Bulk export
- Exports company file data for analysis, audits or reporting, covering customer, vendor, banking and employee transactions and lists.
- Bulk delete
- Deletes many entries at once, such as test or duplicate records. The vendor says an Undo feature can revert a bulk operation.
- Wide entity coverage
- Handles customer, vendor, banking and employee transactions, plus inventory adjustments and transfers.
- Schedulers and integrations
- Offers schedulers and connectors to sync data with other systems; custom integrations are built to order and quoted separately.
- Conversion services
- Separate migration services convert data from other accounting software into QuickBooks, using the vendor's own migration experts.
Plans
A2X
Mini$29
per month for up to 200 orders a month
Amazon: 1 Amazon Merchant ID, 3 months of history, COGS, FBA inventory locations and chat support.
Starter$59
per month for up to 1,000 orders a month
Amazon: 1 Merchant ID and 12 months of history; price rises with order volume.
Standard$79
per month for up to 5,000 orders a month
Amazon: 1 Merchant ID and 24 months of history; Standard 10k is $159 a month for 10,000 orders.
Premium 15k$229
per month for up to 15,000 orders a month
Amazon: 5 Merchant IDs, full history and premium 1:1 support; Premium 20k is $289.
Premium 50k$579
per month for up to 50,000 orders a month
Amazon: 5 Merchant IDs; sold through sales at this volume. Premium 100k is $1,039 a month.
Dancing Numbers
Online Individual$10
per month for 1 company file and 2 users
QuickBooks Online: unlimited import, export and delete for a single company file.
Online Basic$25
per month for up to 3 company files and 5 users
QuickBooks Online: import, export and delete with unlimited records; $40 a month covers 5 files and 15 users.
Online Pro$49.99
per month for up to 10 company files and 20 users
QuickBooks Online: import, export and delete with unlimited records across 10 companies.
Online Unlimited Pro$999.99
per year for up to 50 company files, unlimited users
QuickBooks Online: unlimited users; Unlimited Basic is $799.99 a year for up to 25 files.
Desktop$199
per year for up to 3 company files
QuickBooks Desktop: unlimited export, import and delete; users are covered.
Desktop Accountant Basic$499
per year for up to 10 company files
QuickBooks Desktop with unlimited users and records; Pro $899 for 20 files, Premium $1,999 for 50.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, A2X or Dancing Numbers?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dancing Numbers is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $29 a month for A2X. A2X starts at $29 per month for up to 200 orders a month (Amazon plan), and Dancing Numbers starts at $10 per month for 1 company file and 2 users (Online).
Which has a free plan, A2X or Dancing Numbers?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither A2X nor Dancing Numbers has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do A2X and Dancing Numbers run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Dancing Numbers lists a Windows app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.