The Synder Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Synder in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Synder
The Insider’s Guide
Syncs sales, fees and payouts from 30+ platforms into your books
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among accounting and invoicing tools, read from Synder’s own pages.
Made by CloudBusiness Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Synder’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Synder’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 0 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade
Synder is bookkeeping automation for businesses that sell through payment processors, online stores and point-of-sale systems. It pulls sales, fees, taxes, refunds and payouts from platforms such as Stripe, Shopify, Square and Amazon into QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct, either one transaction at a time or as a daily summary per location, and matches payouts to bank feeds for reconciliation.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Synder, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for syncing store and payment sales into your books
It's built for sellers with lots of transactions.
- 2
Paid plans start at $52 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $52 per month for up to 500 sales transactions, billed yearly ($65 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
15-day free trial, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 0 of 20
That is against the other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Synder 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.
Synder at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $52 per month for up to 500 sales transactions, billed yearly ($65 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- CloudBusiness Inc., since 2017
- Category
- Accounting & Invoicing
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for syncing store and payment sales into your books
Synder pulls sales, fees, refunds and payouts from Stripe, Shopify, Square, Amazon and the rest of its 30+ platforms into QuickBooks or Xero, and matches payouts to the bank feed. It's built for sellers with lots of transactions. But it keeps no books of its own, and it starts at $52 a month billed yearly before you've paid for the ledger.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Graded 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 | C | A 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 | D | Next 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 | C | No 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 | B | Web 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Synder is for
- Great if you sell through Stripe, Shopify and Amazon and dread reconciling the payouts
- Handy when a restaurant or shop wants one tidy entry per location per day
- Good for bookkeepers matching processor payouts to bank feeds for clients
Who it is not for
- 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 or need more than 2 integration slots, 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
Good to know
Good for
- Online sellers taking payments through several stores and processors
- Restaurants and shops that want POS sales split by revenue stream
- Bookkeepers reconciling Stripe, PayPal or Shopify payouts for clients
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$52
A month to start
Synder is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $52 per month for up to 500 sales transactions, billed yearly ($65 billed monthly).
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.
Premium
Custom
Unlimited sales transactions, users and history import, with dedicated implementation and custom development for enterprise setups.
Trying it first
15-day free trial, no credit card required
Read from synder.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on synder.comOther 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.
Stated on synder.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Syncs sales, fees and payouts from 30+ platforms into your books. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: reports, bookkeeping.
But it needs QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct, paid separately, to be useful at all.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- NetSuite
- Sage Intacct
- Stripe
- Shopify
- PayPal
- Square
Synder is made by CloudBusiness Inc., and has been around since 2017.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/20
Other accounting and invoicing tools it is graded above
Synder's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 2 of 20) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $52 a month, against a middle price of $21 for the category: 18 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 18 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 21 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Synder’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 20
- CFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 20
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 20
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 20
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 20
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 21 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Synder is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Synder 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 20 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools grade higher. It costs $624 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks Online, Xero and NetSuite among them.
What this rests on. Synder’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Dext, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Zoho Books
The 4 tools Synder is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Dext
Free trial · from $25.21/mo
Receipt and invoice capture that codes documents for your ledger.
- Only Dext lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Dext lists a browser extension.
- Synder also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
QuickBooks Online
Free plan · from $38/mo
Cloud accounting from Intuit, from a free plan to 25-user Advanced.
- QuickBooks Online has a free plan. Synder does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only QuickBooks Online lists iOS and Android apps.
- QuickBooks Online also covers invoicing, expense tracking and payroll.
- 2.6GPA
Xero
Free trial · from $27/mo
Cloud accounting for small businesses, with unlimited users.
- Only Xero lists iOS and Android apps.
- Xero also covers invoicing, expense tracking and payroll.
- 3.4GPA
Zoho Books
Free plan · from $15/mo
Online accounting from Zoho, with a free plan and six paid tiers.
- Zoho Books has a free plan. Synder does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Zoho Books lists Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Zoho Books also covers invoicing and expense tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Synder free?
No, Synder is a paid product, but you can try it first. 15-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Synder cost?
Synder lists 5 plans. Basic: $52 per month for up to 500 transactions, billed yearly ($65 monthly).
What platforms does Synder work on?
Synder is available on Web.
Does Synder offer any discounts?
Synder publicly lists the following: Save 20% with yearly billing; Partner discounts for accounting firms.
Does Synder have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Synder is listed for Web.
Does Synder have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Synder is listed for Web.
Is Synder open source?
Synder is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Synder integrate with?
Synder's listing names QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Stripe, Shopify, PayPal and Square.
Who makes Synder?
Synder is made by CloudBusiness Inc. It dates from 2017.
What are the alternatives to Synder?
The closest alternatives to Synder in our directory are Dext, QuickBooks Online, Xero and Zoho Books.
How does Synder compare with other accounting and invoicing tools?
Synder's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 20 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade.
Is Synder good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Synder D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $52 a month, against a middle price of $21 for the category: 18 of the 19 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Synder?
To replace Synder you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Synder’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Synder's own pages on 18 October 2026. Synder's pricing page would not load when we checked it again for this card, so the prices are as the listing has them. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by CloudBusiness Inc. Prices change, so check synder.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Synder’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Synder is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by CloudBusiness Inc. Prices and plans change: check synder.com before you buy.