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Head-to-head · Investment Accounting Software

Archway Platform vs Aladdin Accounting

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Archway Platform #2 in Investment Accounting Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Archway
Aladdin Accounting #5 in Investment Accounting Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit BlackRock

Archway Platform leads on 0 checks, Aladdin Accounting on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreArchway Platform · 9.2/10
  • Most featuresArchway Platform · 3 of 4

Archway Platform scores higher on our rubric for investment accounting software: 9.2 against 8.8 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

Archway Platform is the better fit for private-market and family-office accounting. Aladdin Accounting is the better fit for institutional public-and-private book accounting.

  • Archway Platform fits best

    Private-market and family-office accounting

  • Aladdin Accounting fits best

    Institutional public-and-private book accounting

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Side by side

Feature Archway Platform 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Aladdin Accounting 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.8
Ranking #2 in Investment Accounting Software #5 in Investment Accounting Software
Best for Private-market and family-office accounting Institutional public-and-private book accounting
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Archway Platform 3/4 · Aladdin Accounting 1/4
Performance reporting ✓ ✓
Investor reporting ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Tax-lot accounting Not checked yet Not checked yet
Multi-currency support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Asset coverage Both Both
Transaction limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Combines investment and accounting books of record
  • Supports public and private investment consolidation
  • Covers partnership waterfalls, investor reporting, and K-1 summaries
  • Unifies investment, accounting and performance books of record
  • Supports GAAP, STAT, IFRS and TAX accounting bases
  • Covers public and private assets with NAV and performance oversight
Cons
  • Pricing requires an initial conversation with sales
  • Web is the listed platform
  • Integration coverage centers on Canoe Intelligence
  • Pricing requires a conversation with BlackRock’s sales team
  • Institutional breadth may exceed simpler bookkeeping requirements
  • Its multi-market scope may be more than single-asset teams need
Our verdict

Archway Platform is a general-ledger-based investment accounting and reporting system for single-family offices, multi-family offices, private banks, and private fund managers. It brings investment and accounting books of record together…

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Aladdin Accounting is BlackRock’s institutional investment accounting platform for asset managers and asset owners, including insurers and pension funds. It brings together an Investment Book of Record, Accounting Book of Record and…

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  1. Archway PlatformInvestment Accounting Software 9.2Pricing on request
  2. Aladdin AccountingInvestment Accounting Software 8.8Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Archway Platform — where it wins

    • Combines investment and accounting books of record
    • Supports public and private investment consolidation
    • Covers partnership waterfalls, investor reporting, and K-1 summaries

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires an initial conversation with sales
    • Web is the listed platform
    • Integration coverage centers on Canoe Intelligence

  • Aladdin Accounting — where it wins

    • Unifies investment, accounting and performance books of record
    • Supports GAAP, STAT, IFRS and TAX accounting bases
    • Covers public and private assets with NAV and performance oversight

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a conversation with BlackRock’s sales team
    • Institutional breadth may exceed simpler bookkeeping requirements
    • Its multi-market scope may be more than single-asset teams need
  • Archway Platform9.2/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad investment accounting platform for private-market and family-office operations.

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  • Aladdin Accounting8.8/10 · Pricing on request

    A unified accounting platform for complex institutional portfolios and reporting workflows.

    Visit BlackRockFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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