Dancing Numbers vs Synder (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dancing Numbers grades higher than Synder: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dancing Numbers grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dancing Numbers
Bulk import, export and delete tool for QuickBooks data
Synder
Syncs sales, fees and payouts from 30+ platforms into your books
Which one is for you
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
Pick Synder if
- Fits if you sell through Stripe, Shopify or Amazon and reconcile the payouts by hand today
- Works for bookkeepers matching processor payouts to bank feeds for clients
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a small seller, as Basic is $52 a month billed yearly on top of your ledger
- Tight if you pass 500 sales a month, need more than 2 integration slots or more than one import a day, the limits on Basic
- Not for you if you're on NetSuite or Sage Intacct and want a price up front, as both need Pro, sold through sales
- Watch out: Essential and Pro prices rise with volume, and importing past data costs extra on Basic and Essential
- Watch out: extra users cost a fee, and it's web only, with no phone or desktop app
How we grade them
| 2.0GPADancing NumbersFair | 1.8GPASynderWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DGraded against its own alternatives, as it syncs sales rather than keeping books: Basic is $52 a month billed yearly ($65 monthly) for 500 sales, about twice Dext's $25.21 or Xero's $27, with the ledger paid for on top. Busier sellers start at $103. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free trial with no card, but its length isn't stated. There is no free plan. | CA 15-day free trial with no card needed, long enough to sync a couple of weeks of real sales and check they land in the right accounts. There's no free plan. |
| Features | DOne narrow job, bulk moves of data in and out of QuickBooks, and it needs QuickBooks to be useful at all. | DNext to its alternatives it does one job, and does it fully: sale-by-sale or daily summary sync, fees, sales tax, refunds, payout matching and product mapping. But it needs QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct, paid separately, to be useful at all. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you map spreadsheet columns to QuickBooks fields. | CNo store rating on record. Mapping products, customers, accounts and platforms is real setting up, and it's worth getting right, since every sale lands straight in your books. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a Windows program, with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Salesforce. | BWeb only, but it connects 30+ sales platforms, including Stripe, Shopify, PayPal, Square and Amazon, to QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite and Sage Intacct. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | bulk QuickBooks imports from spreadsheets | syncing store and payment sales into your books |
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: Dancing Numbers and Synder. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dancing Numbers starts at $10 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Synder starts at $52 a month and scores 2.0.
They score the same, and Dancing Numbers starts $42 a month lower. Of the other accounting and invoicing tools on the chart, 32 score higher than Dancing Numbers for less, and 69 score higher than Synder 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
- Dancing Numbers also covers templates and workflow automation.
- Synder also covers reports.
At a glance
| Dancing Numbers | Synder | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month for 1 company file and 2 users (Online) | $52 per month for up to 500 sales transactions, billed yearly ($65 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered, no credit card required; length not stated | 15-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Dancing Digits, LLC | CloudBusiness Inc. |
| Price read from | dancingnumbers.com | synder.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Synder
- Synder does not keep the books itself: it posts into QuickBooks, Xero, Puzzle, NetSuite or Sage Intacct, which are paid for separately.
- Basic stops at 500 sales transactions a month, 2 integration slots and one import a day; on higher plans, volume past the included amount is billed separately.
- NetSuite, Sage Intacct and premium integrations such as Clover, Walmart and the Synder API need Pro or above, both sold through sales.
- Historical data import is paid on Basic and Essential, and free for 3 months on Pro and Pro Max; extra users cost a fee.
Key features
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.
Synder
- Multi-channel sales sync
- Brings sales, refunds, discounts, gift cards, shipping and customers from 30+ platforms, including Stripe, PayPal, Shopify, Amazon, Square, Clover and Toast.
- Per transaction or summary sync
- Record every sale with its items, customer, tax and location, or post one entry per location per day for high-volume and point-of-sale businesses.
- Fees and sales tax tracking
- Captures processing fees, marketplace commissions and sales tax or VAT from each platform and books them to the accounts you choose.
- Payout reconciliation
- Synced transactions post to clearing accounts and link to bank feed entries when payouts arrive; duplicates are skipped to avoid double entries.
- Product and account mapping
- Map products, customers, accounts, POS categories and Xero tracking categories once, and tips or gift cards can go to their own accounts.
- COGS, inventory and history import
- From Essential, cost of goods sold and inventory update as sales sync, and past transactions can be imported into the books.
Plans
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.
Synder
Basic$52
per month for up to 500 transactions, billed yearly ($65 monthly)
2 integration slots, a daily import, tax tracking, multi-currency and 1 additional user, with QuickBooks Online, Xero or Puzzle. Email support.
Essential$103
per month for 1,000 sales transactions, billed yearly ($129 monthly)
A 'from' price that rises with volume up to 3,000 transactions a month. Unlimited integrations, hourly import, COGS tracking and phone, email and chat support.
Pro$240
per month for 10,000 sales transactions, billed yearly ($299 monthly)
Sold through sales; rises with volume up to 20,000 a month. Adds NetSuite, Sage Intacct and premium integrations such as Walmart and BigCommerce, and 2 extra users.
Pro Max$480
per month for 20,000 sales transactions, billed yearly ($599 monthly)
Sold through sales; rises with volume up to 40,000 a month. Adds custom ERP connections, light custom development and a monthly workflow review.
PremiumCustom
Unlimited sales transactions, users and history import, with dedicated implementation and custom development for enterprise setups.
Ways to pay less
Dancing Numbers
No public discounts listed.
Synder
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Yearly billing lowers Basic from $65 to $52 a month, Essential from $129 to $103, Pro from $299 to $240 and Pro Max from $599 to $480.
- Other savings
Partner discounts for accounting firms
Firms in Synder's partner program get 10% off all plans with 3 or more clients, 15% with 7 or more and 20% with 15 or more.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dancing Numbers or Synder?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dancing Numbers is cheaper to start with: $10 a month, against $52 a month for Synder. Dancing Numbers starts at $10 per month for 1 company file and 2 users (Online), and Synder starts at $52 per month for up to 500 sales transactions, billed yearly ($65 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Dancing Numbers or Synder?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Dancing Numbers nor Synder has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Dancing Numbers and Synder 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.