LucaLedger vs AutoEntry

By Jonathan Solomon, Founder of LucaLedger. Last updated June 2026.

The short answer AutoEntry (by Sage) and LucaLedger both read documents with AI, but they sit at different points. AutoEntry is a per-document capture tool, it extracts data, including line items, and publishes it to your ledger, billed per credit. LucaLedger extracts, categorizes, keeps the books, and prepares the return in one platform. Choose AutoEntry for flexible pay-as-you-go capture on an existing stack; choose LucaLedger to have extraction included in the system that also does the books and the return.

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The quick verdict

Flexible per-document capture: AutoEntry
Best all-in-one (extraction + books + tax): LucaLedger
Pay-as-you-go for variable volume: AutoEntry
Stop metering extraction per document: LucaLedger

AutoEntry is a good capture tool; LucaLedger is the platform that capture belongs to.

Side-by-side

	AutoEntry	LucaLedger
Owner	Sage (acquired 2019)	,
Document extraction (line items)	✓ (per-credit)	✓ (included)
Keeps the books	✗	✓
Tax preparation	✗	✓ 1040, 1120, 1120-S, 1065
Tax planning	✗	✓
Client portal	✗	✓
Integrations	Sage, Xero, QuickBooks +	does the work natively
Pricing	per-credit, scales with volume	Schedule a demo

AutoEntry owns the flexible-per-document-capture row; LucaLedger owns everything downstream. For the cost angle, see the AutoEntry alternative page.

When to choose AutoEntry

You're committed to Sage, QuickBooks, or Xero and want flexible, pay-as-you-go capture.
Your monthly document volume varies and you want to pay only for what you capture.
Clean line-item extraction is your priority and your other tools are settled.

When to choose LucaLedger

You want extraction included in the platform that keeps the books and prepares the return.
You'd rather not meter capture per document as you scale.
You want the books, the return, planning, and the portal in one system.

Migrating from AutoEntry

Lock-in is minimal, AutoEntry is a feeder, not the system of record. The switch is simply that you stop needing a separate, metered capture tool: when LucaLedger does extraction natively and books it, the AutoEntry credits go away. The one task to plan is re-creating any supplier/categorization rules.

Frequently asked questions

Is AutoEntry a bookkeeping system?

No, it captures document data and publishes to Sage/QuickBooks/Xero. LucaLedger keeps the books and adds tax prep.

Does AutoEntry do tax?

No. LucaLedger prepares 1040, 1120, 1120-S, and 1065.

Will I stop paying per document?

Yes, LucaLedger includes extraction in the platform, with no per-document credits.

Is LucaLedger SOC 2 compliant?

LucaLedger is SOC 2 ready, controls and evidence in place.

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How we compare: based on each vendor's public documentation and pricing, hands-on use, and LucaLedger's capabilities as of June 2026. We build LucaLedger and have worked to represent AutoEntry fairly. Last updated June 2026.