Koinly vs SoftLedger
Zero of fourteen models named Koinly first on the direct prompt; one named SoftLedger. Koinly was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and SoftLedger by eleven and Koinly carries 42 labels and SoftLedger 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the crypto accounting page.
By framing
KoinlyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSoftLedger
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Koinly and SoftLedger were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 107 answers naming Koinly and the 72 naming SoftLedger. In those answers SoftLedger took the first choice one time and Koinly five.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Koinly SoftLedger first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Koinly on the left and SoftLedger on the right.The direct prompt
SoftLedger first, Koinly not the choice
1 of 14 modelsKoinly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Koinly10%#3 of 12SoftLedger2%#10 of 12SoftLedger4%#3 of 11Koinly0%#11 of 11What the models said about Koinly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Koinly, CoinLedger, CoinTracker, ZenLedger, and similar products may work for individual tax reporting, but they generally are not substitutes for a business general ledger” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Multiple users across platforms (including Koinly and CryptoTaxCalculator) report: Slow or non-existent support responses” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution: Use Koinly for basic reporting, but be prepared to spend significant time auditing the data to ensure accuracy.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Koinly offers a free plan with support for up to 10,000 transactions and over 700 connections... making it an excellent starting point.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, Koinly stands out as one of the best options among crypto accounting/tax platforms.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“High ratings (~4.5–4.7 on Trustpilot with 2,000+ reviews). Praised for ease, multi-wallet syncing, and tax reports.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about SoftLedger
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“What to Avoid ... SoftLedger ($749/mo) ... overkill for limited budgets” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“For a typical mid-sized B2B company, I'd suggest starting with SoftLedger” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“SoftLedger ⭐ Best Overall for Mid-Market” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“SoftLedger takes a fundamentally different approach: it *is* the accounting system, designed for crypto-native companies” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.