Archway Platform vs FIS Investment Accounting Manager

Archway Platform9.2Visit FIFIS Investment Accounting Manager9.0Visit

Higher score Archway Platform #2 in Investment Accounting Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Archway

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FI FIS Investment Accounting Manager #4 in Investment Accounting Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit FIS

• Archway Platform fits best

  Private-market and family-office accounting

• FIS Investment Accounting Manager fits best

  Large institutions needing full investment accounting

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Side by side

Feature	Archway Platform 9.2/10 Visit ↗	FIFIS Investment Accounting Manager 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Investment Accounting Software	#4 in Investment Accounting Software
Best for	Private-market and family-office accounting	Large institutions needing full investment 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
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	1 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Archway Platform 3/4 · FIS Investment Accounting Manager 3/4
Performance reporting	✓	✓
Investor reporting	✓	✓
Tax-lot accounting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-currency support	✓	✓
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	Multiple books of record and accounting methodologies Supports diverse assets, funds, currencies and strategies Integrated valuation, tax, fees, workflows and reporting
Cons	Pricing requires an initial conversation with sales Web is the listed platform Integration coverage centers on Canoe Intelligence	Pricing requires contacting sales Web platform only May be more capability than smaller 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… Read the review →	FIS Investment Accounting Manager is a SaaS-based investment accounting and administration system for asset managers, fund administrators, institutional investors and banks. It is designed for organizations managing traditional, hedge… Read the review →

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

• FIS Investment Accounting Manager — where it wins

  • Multiple books of record and accounting methodologies
  • Supports diverse assets, funds, currencies and strategies
  • Integrated valuation, tax, fees, workflows and reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Web platform only
  • May be more capability than smaller 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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• FIFIS Investment Accounting Manager9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A full accounting and administration system for large, complex investment organizations.

  Visit FISFull verdict →