AccountView review

AccountView is accounting and business management software from Visma Software BV, built for organizations in the Netherlands. It serves both businesses managing their own books and accounting or administrative firms handling bookkeeping for clients.

The core covers financial administration: general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, and journal entries. It can fetch bank transactions and process electronic payment batches. For incoming invoices, the feature list includes AutoInvoice and support for UBL formats to capture, verify and enter invoices.

AccountView comes in local and cloud plans, with separate options for individual users, small teams and accountancy teams. That distinction matters when comparing prices: the entry-level local plan is €55 per month, while the cloud Starter plan is €115 per month. Prices are listed exclusive of VAT, and annual-billing rates are not published.

The feature set is aimed at day-to-day bookkeeping, not just basic ledger entry. It brings together receivables, payables, journal entries, bank transactions and electronic payment batches. Invoice processing supports AutoInvoice and UBL formats, which gives teams a defined route for capturing and entering invoices.

For firms managing more than one client, Central Client Management is designed to help accountants manage multiple administrations. The local Business plan includes unlimited administrations; the cloud Starter plan lists a cap of 20. Those are useful distinctions to check against the number of entities you handle.

AccountView also has controls and reporting beyond the core accounts. Its Audit Trail records the user, workstation, timestamp, and old and new values for administrative changes. BusinessReporter supports analytical reporting, while custom fields and automation scripts provide ways to extend the setup.

The plan range gives buyers a choice between local and cloud accounting, with published tiers for solo users, small teams and accountancy teams. That makes it possible to compare the likely starting cost before contacting sales, although add-ons can change the total.

The starting price is not the likely price for every team. According to the published pricing, Local Team costs €137.50 per month for 2–5 users, and Local Business costs €247.50 for 6+ users. Extra users on those plans are €18.50 per month each. Online Advanced is €210 for two users; Online Accountancy is €240 for 3+ users, with extra users at €51.50 each. All prices are monthly and exclude VAT.

Add-ons can push the bill up further. Local Team and Business bundles for Handel cost €170 per month and Projecten en Uren cost €135 per month. Listed Online add-ons cost €120 per month each. AutoInvoice and AutoReport are available for Online Starter, but their prices are not published.

There is no free plan, and trial availability is not published. Annual-billing prices are also not published, so buyers cannot compare a discounted annual rate from the available figures. Cloud Starter is limited to one user and 20 administrations; teams needing more users must consider a higher tier. AccountView is built for the Dutch market, so organizations outside that scope should confirm regional fit before switching.

AccountView starts at €55/month for Solo Compleet (Local), but that price covers one user. Team (Local) is €137.50/month for 2–5 users; Business (Local) is €247.50/month for 6+ users. Team and Business charge €18.50/month for each extra user. Business includes unlimited administrations.

Cloud starts at €115/month for Online Starter, with one user and 20 administrations. Online Advanced costs €210/month for two users, while Online Accountancy is €240/month for three or more users. Extra users on Accountancy cost €51.50/month each. The jump from Starter to Advanced is €95/month, and from Advanced to Accountancy is €30/month before extra-user charges.

Prices are monthly starting rates, exclusive of VAT. Annual-billing prices are not published. Add-ons can materially raise the bill: local Handel is €170/month and Projecten en Uren is €135/month; listed online add-ons are €120/month each. Starter AutoInvoice and AutoReport prices are not published.

The published product information does not specify migration services, supported import formats for existing accounting data, export options, or data-retention terms. Those details matter if you need to move ledgers, open items, invoice records, or audit history, so get them in writing before signing. AccountView does support UBL invoice formats and electronic payment processing, but that does not establish that it can import or export your full history from another system.

The Audit Trail records users, workstations, timestamps, and old and new values for administrative changes. The available information does not say whether that history transfers when you leave. Nor does it document contract terms or cancellation fees, so we can’t assess commercial lock-in from these materials.

We also don’t have Reddit posts or comments in the published material, so we can’t reliably say why users leave AccountView. Ask for a sample export and a migration plan covering every administration before comparing the subscription price with the cost of switching.