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Crypto accounting · November 2026 Edition

SoftLedger vs CoinLedger

One of fourteen models named SoftLedger first on the direct prompt; zero named CoinLedger. SoftLedger was named by eleven of the fourteen models and CoinLedger by thirteen and SoftLedger carries 18 labels and CoinLedger 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

SoftLedger

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

CoinLedger

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%17%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 13; printed, not drawn.
Labels1829A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, SoftLedger reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Bitwave was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Bitwave vs SoftLedger · Bitwave vs CoinLedger · Cryptoworth vs SoftLedger

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

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SoftLedgerFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCoinLedger
Direct10
Paraphrase10
Comparative01
Budget-constrained011 against SoftLedger
Scale-constrained00
Negative005 against CoinLedger
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, SoftLedger and CoinLedger were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 72 answers naming SoftLedger and the 74 naming CoinLedger. In those answers CoinLedger took the first choice three times and SoftLedger zero.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where SoftLedger and CoinLedger stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
SoftLedger CoinLedger first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, SoftLedger on the left and CoinLedger on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where SoftLedger and CoinLedger stood in it.

SoftLedger first, CoinLedger not the choice

1 of 14 modelsCoinLedger was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Kimi K2SoftLedger alternatives: Bitwave, Cryptoworth

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.
Claude Haiku 4.5Cryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Breezing, Sage Intacct, SoftLedger
GPT-5.4 miniCryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Cryptio, SoftLedger
Grok 4.20Bitwave alternatives: Cryptio, Cryptoworth, SoftLedger

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashBitwave alternatives: Cryptio, Cryptoworth, TRES Finance
Perplexity SonarCryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Ledgible, TRES Finance
Mistral SmallBitwave, Cryptio alternatives: Cryptoworth
DeepSeek V4 FlashCryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Cryptio, Ledgible
Llama 4 MaverickCryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Cryptio
Qwen 3.7 FlashBitwave alternatives: Cryptio, TRES Finance
GLM 4.7 FlashXCryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Breezing, Cryptio, Ledgible
MiniMax M2.5Cryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Breezing, Cryptio
GPT-6 LunaBitwave alternatives: Cryptio
Muse Glimmer 30BCryptoworth alternatives: Bitwave, Cryptio

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

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
CoinLedger leads by two points.
CoinLedger3%#8 of 12
SoftLedger2%#10 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: SoftLedger leads at mid-market.
SoftLedger4%#6 of 13
CoinLedger2%#7 of 13
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
SoftLedger leads by four points.
SoftLedger4%#3 of 11
CoinLedger0%#10 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

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

What the models said about CoinLedger

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Accuracy & Support Issues ... Users report significant calculation errors” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“In late 2025, CoinLedger experienced a security incident involving one of its analytics vendors (Mixpanel).” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“may work for individual tax reporting, but they generally are not substitutes for a business general ledger” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Start with CoinLedger if you want a truly free plan with live chat, CPA-ready exports, and strong audit support.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“CoinLedger ⭐ Best Overall Value ... Start with CoinLedger's free plan” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Similar to Koinly; unlimited plans ~$199–$299. Good for high-volume but pay-per-report model keeps it cheap initially.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared

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.