More features. Every tier. Less than half the price.
Aplos pioneered nonprofit accounting software. NP Ledger builds on that foundation with full Form 990 support, Voice Entry, Receipt Scanning, AI Help, and modern design — starting at $29/mo instead of $79.
| Tier | NP Ledger | Aplos | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | $29/mo | $79/mo (Lite) | 63% |
| Mid | $59/mo | $129/mo (Core) | 54% |
| Top | $99/mo | $229/mo (Advanced) | 57% |
Features Aplos doesn't have
What you get with NP Ledger
Full Form 990 Wizard
990-N, 990-EZ, and full Form 990 with auto-variant detection, account mapping, and 6 schedule computation services. Aplos only supports 990-N and 990-EZ.
Voice Entry
Speak a transaction and have the form pre-filled automatically. Real-time speech-to-text with AI field extraction. Aplos has no voice features.
Receipt Scanning
Photograph a receipt and extract vendor, amount, date, and category automatically using AI vision. The receipt photo is auto-attached to the transaction. Aplos has no receipt scanning.
AI Help
Context-aware AI that explains your actual data in plain language on every page. Not generic help docs. Aplos has no AI features.
Budget vs Actual at $59/mo
Budget by fund, program, and project on our Standard tier. Aplos requires the $229/mo Advanced plan for budgeting by fund.
Grant Dashboard at $59/mo
Per-grant budget/spent/remaining with color-coded progress bars and overspend alerts. Available on Standard, not gated to the top tier.
6 Bank Import Sources
OFX/QFX/QBO file upload plus PayPal CSV, Venmo CSV, Mercury API, and Stripe API. Aplos offers bank feeds from 2 providers.
Full comparison
Feature by feature
| Capability | NP Ledger | Aplos |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $29/mo | $79/mo |
| Fund accounting | Native, enforced | Native (tags) |
| Form 990 support | 990-N + 990-EZ + Full 990 | 990-N + 990-EZ only |
| Voice Entry | ||
| Receipt Scanning | ||
| AI Help | Context-aware | |
| Budget by fund/project | $59/mo (Standard) | $229/mo (Advanced) |
| Grant dashboard | $59/mo (Standard) | $229/mo (Advanced) |
| Bank import sources | 6 sources | 2 providers |
| In-kind contribution tracking | 15 categories + rates | Basic |
| Donor management | Contacts + giving history | CRM via Velora suite |
| Online giving pages | AplosPay | |
| Payroll integration | Gusto | |
| Multi-org support | Up to 10 orgs | 1 org per subscription |
Aplos pricing verified March 2026. Aplos rebranded to Velora in August 2025. Prices may change; visit aplos.com for current pricing.
Your data is always yours.
Every NP Ledger plan includes full data export — your complete chart of accounts, transactions, contacts, funds, projects, and bank accounts as a CSV bundle. No premium tier required, no export fees, no lock-in. If you ever need to move on, your data goes with you.
Built for donation-driven nonprofits.
For most small and mid-sized nonprofits, donations and grants are 80%+ of revenue. If that describes your organization, NP Ledger handles your accounting needs today.
NP Ledger is designed for organizations whose primary revenue comes from donations, grants, and fundraising — the nonprofits that need fund accounting most and are least well-served by general-purpose tools like QuickBooks. If your organization also invoices for services (fee-for-service programs, membership dues, event registrations), you can record that revenue in NP Ledger today using standard journal entries or Quick Entry.
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