Fortnox review (2026): is it worth paying for?
Swedish online bookkeeping and invoicing sold in packages
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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for Swedish bookkeeping, invoicing and payroll
Fortnox is a Swedish bookkeeping and invoicing platform that links to Swedish banks and the tax agency, with payroll in the dearer packages. But everyone pays a base fee on top, invoices cost extra, and a three-month term adds 15%. Outside Sweden it isn't built for you.
Who Fortnox is for
- Fits if you run a Swedish company and want bank-connected books
- Makes sense if you start a new company and can use the free half year
Who Fortnox is not for
- Skip it if you are outside Sweden, because it links to Swedish banks and the tax agency
- Pricey if you send a lot of invoices: 4.90 kr each through the invoice service, 39 kr each when you send them yourself on the simple tier
- Watch out: the Access base fee of 9 to 199 kr a month goes on every package
- Watch out: a 3-month term adds 15% to every list price
- Tight if you want to try before you pay, since there is no trial and the free half year is for new companies only
Why Fortnox gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money209 kr a month for the Mini package on a 12-month term, roughly the category's middle. The Access base fee, per-invoice fees and the 15% extra on a 3-month term all come on top.
- DFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial. New companies get the first half year free, but everyone else pays from day one.
- BFeaturesBookkeeping, invoicing, company card and receipts, payroll, supplier payments and a mobile app. The listing names no gap in the core work, only extra fees.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you link banks and the tax agency before it works for you.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with connections to Swedish banks and the tax agency and unlimited integrations on Mellan+.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Fortnox's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/fortnox#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/fortnox.svg" alt="Fortnox: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Fortnox stands among accounting and invoicing tools
Fortnox's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 43 of the 127 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 30.
It stands best on features (B, above 86 of 127) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 23).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 128 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Fortnox’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 127, level with 69
- DFree plan and trialAbove 23 of 127, level with 11
- BFeaturesAbove 86 of 127, level with 41
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 127, level with 109
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 127, level with 92
Keep Fortnox, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Fortnox you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
What you could make
- Invoicing, expense tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Cards issued through a bank.
- Money moved between bank accounts, which takes a licensed payments partner.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Fortnox’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Fortnox?
Fortnox is a Swedish cloud platform for bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll and related tools, sold as packages on top of a small base fee called Fortnox Access. It connects to Swedish banks and the tax agency and has a mobile app for receipts and invoices. Prices are in Swedish kronor.
Worth knowing
- Built for Swedish businesses: it links to Swedish banks and the tax agency, and prices are in kronor.
- Every customer pays the Access base fee: 9 kr a month under 40 vouchers a year, 99 kr at 100 to 999, 199 kr at 1,000 or more.
- Invoices cost extra: 4.90 kr each through the invoice service, and 39 kr each by sending yourself on the simple tier.
- A 3-month term adds 15% to every list price; the prices shown are for a 12-month term.
Key features
- Bookkeeping
- Reads transactions from connected bank and tax accounts and books most of them automatically, with suggested postings for supplier invoices.
- Invoicing
- Create and send invoices, track which are paid, and let Fortnox handle distribution, matching and reminders for a per-invoice fee.
- Company card and receipts
- A free company card sends each purchase and receipt into the books; receipts can also be photographed in the mobile app.
- Payroll
- A payroll program and a simpler pay-run option both pay out salaries and send payslips, with e-ID sign-in.
- Payments from the platform
- Pay suppliers inside Fortnox by signing with e-ID; payments are matched and booked automatically.
- Mobile app
- The Fortnox app, for Android and iOS, handles supplier invoices, mobile invoicing and receipt capture.
Fortnox pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Fortnox is a paid product, starting at 209 kr per month, 12-month term, plus a base fee of 9 to 199 kr.
- Starts at
- 209 kr per month, 12-month term, plus a base fee of 9 to 199 kr
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | 209 krper month on a 12-month term, plus the Access base fee | Bookkeeping package. A 3-month term adds 15%. New companies pay the first half year free. |
| Liten | 349 krper month on a 12-month term, plus the Access base fee | Bookkeeping plus Fakturering Plus, the fuller invoicing program. |
| Mellan+ | 659 krper month on a 12-month term, plus the Access base fee | Adds payroll, supplier-invoice approval and unlimited integrations. A Mellan package without the plus lists at 490 kr. |
| Stor+ | 919 krper month on a 12-month term, plus the Access base fee | Adds fixed-asset register and two reporting programs. A Stor package without the plus lists at 710 kr. |
Read from fortnox.se on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Fortnox before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- StartupsFirst half year free for new companies
Fortnox says a newly started company's first six months with the service cost nothing.
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Common questions
Does Fortnox have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Fortnox is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Fortnox have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Fortnox is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Fortnox open source?
Fortnox is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
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