Fortnox
Fortnox is a paid bookkeeping program from Fortnox, a maker founded in 2001 and headquartered in Växjö, Sweden.
What Fortnox is
Fortnox is a paid bookkeeping program from Fortnox, a maker founded in 2001 and headquartered in Växjö, Sweden. The software runs on iOS and Android and includes bank feeds, automated reconciliation, invoice creation, receipt capture, inventory tracking, and accountant access. These functions cover bringing bank transactions into the workflow, matching records, preparing invoices, storing receipt information, tracking inventory, and involving an accountant. Fortnox has no free plan. Named options are Mini, Liten, Mellan, Stor, Mini+, Mellan+, and Stor+. Mini is described as Fortnox Access plus bookkeeping, while Liten combines Fortnox Access, bookkeeping, and invoicing. The supplied details do not specify additional included features for the other plan names, and no plan prices are listed. Buyers can use the Fortnox bookkeeping product page to review the offering. Its mobile platform support makes the listed accounting functions available on Android and iOS devices, while accountant access supports participation by an external or internal accounting professional.
Good
- Available on Android and iOS
- Includes bank feeds
- Provides automated reconciliation
- Supports invoice creation and receipt capture
- Allows accountant access
Watch out
- No free plan
- Features for several named plans are unspecified
Who it suits
It suits businesses wanting mobile bookkeeping on Android or iOS with banking, reconciliation, invoicing, receipts, inventory, and accountant access. Buyers should note that there is no free plan.
Verdict
Fortnox covers core bookkeeping workflows in a mobile-focused package with accountant access. Its paid model and unlisted plan pricing mean buyers need further commercial details from Fortnox.
Plans and prices
From Fortnox's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Mini | $209 a month | entrepreneur package · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Liten | $349 a month | entrepreneur package · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Mellan | $490 a month | entrepreneur package · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Stor | $710 a month | entrepreneur package · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Mini+ | — | — |
| Mellan+ | — | — |
| Stor+ | — | — |
| Kvitto & Utlägg | 4.90 SEK, paid once | no fixed licence fee · free for purchases with Fortnox company card · per receipt |
| Fortnox Access (0–39 verifications) | 9 SEK a month | platform access fee · based on last 12 months' verifications · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Integration | 189 SEK a month | unlimited integrations · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Bokföring | 189 SEK a month | accounting module · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
| Lön | 199 SEK a month | plus 25 SEK per employee paid that month · plus 5 SEK per Kivra payslip · 12-month contract; 3-month term costs 15% more |
The facts
Each one read from Fortnox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Administrators can assign granular permissions for vouchers, invoices, payments, reports, registers and period locking.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Accountant access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- API
- The public Fortnox API is REST-oriented, uses a modified OAuth2 flow, supports XML and JSON, and limits each access token to 25 requests per five seconds.checked 21 Oct 2026
- API extensibility
- Fortnox provides separate alpha and beta API documentation with examples, response details and error-handling guidance.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Automated bookkeeping
- The accounting product automatically records many bank and tax-account transactions and can generate AI bookkeeping suggestions for supplier invoices.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Automated reconciliation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Bank connections
- Fortnox lists automatic connections for Swedbank, Länsförsäkringar Bank, SEB, Nordea, Handelsbanken, Danske Bank, Sparbanken Syd and Ekobanken.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Bank feeds
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Business card
- The company card is included at no extra cost in all Fortnox packages; credit up to 25,000 SEK is free for 14 days when repaid on time.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Fortnox provides a searchable support centre, getting-started material, product articles and free customer support for the bookkeeping product.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- The bookkeeping software is online and cloud-based, so users do not install it locally and need an internet connection.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integration licence
- A Fortnox integration licence costs 189 SEK per month and covers an unlimited number of integrations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Fortnox advertises more than 500 integrations and supports partner connections such as Shopify, WooCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, Zettle and Mynt.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Inventory tracking
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Invoice creation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Fortnox AB and lists Jan Älmeby as founder.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: language and offline use
- G2 reviewers mention that the platform is Swedish-focused, lacks a full English interface and requires an internet connection.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: mobile reliability
- Google Play reviews report bugs in customer creation and receipt or invoice uploads, including problems after updates.checked 21 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser requirements
- Fortnox recommends Google Chrome first and Mozilla Firefox second because those browsers have the best program support.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company founding
- Fortnox says it was founded in Växjö in 2001 by Jan Älmeby.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Fortnox as a public software company with 501–1,000 employees and headquarters in Växjö.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Växjö, Swedenchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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