Aqilla vs Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

Aqilla8.2Visit Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT6.8Visit

Higher score Aqilla #2 in General Ledger Software 8.2/10 From £16/user/mo ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Aqilla

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Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT #7 in General Ledger Software 6.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Blackbaud

• Aqilla fits best

  Cloud businesses needing automated accounting

• Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT fits best

  Nonprofits managing restricted funds and grants

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Side by side

Feature	Aqilla 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	6.8
Ranking	#2 in General Ledger Software	#7 in General Ledger Software
Best for	Cloud businesses needing automated accounting	Nonprofits managing restricted funds and grants
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	1,700+ integrations	6 integrations
Features Aqilla 1/5 · Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT 1/5
Multi-currency	Not published	Not published
Multi-entity support	Not published	Not published
Period locking	Not published	Not published
Audit trail	✓	✓
Journal approval	Not published	Not published
Specs
Included entities	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Automated reconciliation, cash matching and recurring journals Multi-company, multi-entity and multi-currency accounting AI invoice capture, audit trails and REST API integrations	Tracks restricted funds, grants, projects, and endowments Combines budgeting, reconciliation, reporting, and audit trails Connects with Blackbaud products, APIs, and Microsoft Power Platform
Cons	No free plan is available Plans cost £16 to £97 per user per month Listed plan highlights are identical across tiers	Pricing requires a personalized quote There is no free plan Its broad feature set is tailored primarily to nonprofits
Our verdict	Aqilla is cloud-based accounting software for growing businesses, mid-market organisations and business groups. It brings general ledger and journal processing together with purchase-to-pay, order-to-cash, multi-company and multi-currency… Read the review →	Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT is cloud-based financial management software designed for nonprofit organizations. Its general ledger capabilities center on fund accounting, with segmented charts of accounts and subfund functionality.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aqilla — where it wins

  • Automated reconciliation, cash matching and recurring journals
  • Multi-company, multi-entity and multi-currency accounting
  • AI invoice capture, audit trails and REST API integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Plans cost £16 to £97 per user per month
  • Listed plan highlights are identical across tiers

• Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT — where it wins

  • Tracks restricted funds, grants, projects, and endowments
  • Combines budgeting, reconciliation, reporting, and audit trails
  • Connects with Blackbaud products, APIs, and Microsoft Power Platform

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a personalized quote
  • There is no free plan
  • Its broad feature set is tailored primarily to nonprofits

• Aqilla8.2/10 · From £16/user/mo

  Aqilla combines multi-entity accounting, automation and reporting for cloud-based finance teams.

  Visit AqillaFull verdict →
• Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT6.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A nonprofit-focused ledger for restricted funds, grants, controls, and reporting.

  Visit BlackbaudFull verdict →