The Xero alternative for Canadian corporations.
Xero is a global tool with Canadian rules layered on. Ledg is bookkeeping for a Canadian solo business or small corporation, at a fraction of the monthly cost. GST/HST and PST are recorded separately on every entry, every built-in category carries its CRA GIFI code, and your accountant gets one handoff pack: general ledger, trial balance, GST/PST summary by quarter, and bank reconciliation.
No credit card. Free with no entry limit. Built around Canadian tax rules.
Do the bookkeeping from the AI agent you already use.
On Solo, connect Claude, ChatGPT, or another supported AI agent. Show it a receipt: it saves the receipt and adds its tax breakdown and line items to the bank or statement transaction it belongs to. If that transaction has not arrived yet, the receipt waits and is matched when it does. No entry it writes reaches your statements or tax totals until you confirm it in Ledg. With your approval it can also update your business settings, and each change shows in Activity.
You: “What PST did I collect last quarter?”
Why Canadian corporations switch from Xero to Ledg
One country, not many
Xero sells the same product into many markets and layers each country's tax rules on top. Ledg starts at the CRA. GST/HST and PST are recorded separately on every entry and totalled by quarter, the deadlines follow how your business is set up, and every built-in category carries its CRA GIFI code.
A fraction of the monthly cost
Xero's entry plan, Starter, is $25 CAD a month after its promotional period, and it caps you at 20 invoices and 5 bills. Ledg Free has no entry limit, no time limit and no credit card, and Solo is $4 CAD a month for one business with bank sync and your AI agent connection.
A handoff pack your accountant can open.
One download: general ledger, trial balance, GST/PST summary by quarter, and bank reconciliation, with a README that explains the sign conventions. Send it to your accountant, who files in their own software. In Ledg, every built-in category carries its CRA GIFI code, shown beside each entry and available to a connected AI agent.
Your accountant costs nothing
Invite your accountant from the Members tab in Settings. They create a free Ledg account to accept, then get read-only access to your ledger, statements and reports. They never pay and never count against your plan, on Free or on Solo.
A Canadian tax handbook, built in
123 Canadian tax and bookkeeping entries ship with the product, each citing the Act, regulation, CRA guidance or accounting standard it rests on: CCPC rules, T2 schedules, GIFI codes, shareholder loans, capital cost allowance.
Nothing counts until you confirm it
Bank transactions, CSV imports, entries you type and anything a connected AI agent drafts all land in Stage first. You check the supplier, amount, category and tax, then confirm. Only confirmed entries reach your statements and tax totals.
Ledg and Xero, side by side
Ledg's side is what the product does today. Every Xero cell was read on their own Canadian pricing and bank connection pages. Checked September 19, 2026. Plans change often, so read their pricing page before you decide.
| Capability | Ledg | Xero |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free with no entry limit or time limit | A 30-day free trial of all features. No free plan. |
| Lowest paid plan, regular monthly price | $4 CAD per business | Starter $25 CAD. Standard $60 CAD. Premium $80 CAD. |
| Caps on the entry plan | No entry limit on Free or Solo | Starter: 20 invoices and 5 bills. |
| Automatic bank feed for Canadian banks | Yes, on Solo, through Plaid | Connect an account to import transactions automatically; the page does not name Canadian institutions. |
| GIFI code on every built-in category | Yes, shown on the entry and readable by your connected AI agent | The pricing page does not mention GIFI codes. |
| Multiple currencies | No, books are kept in Canadian dollars | On Premium. Excluded on Starter and Standard. |
Xero and Ledg, answered.
Not as a one-step migration. Ledg's CSV import reads bank transactions: a date, a description and an amount, one account at a time. Download each account's history, import it into Stage, then categorize and confirm. Xero categories, account structure and opening balances do not carry over; you set an opening balance per account in Settings. On Solo, bank connections are made fresh through Plaid.
Ledg does not send invoices, does not track supplier bills as documents, does not run payroll, and keeps one set of books in Canadian dollars rather than converting foreign currency. Xero counts invoices and bills as plan features and lists multiple currencies on its Premium plan, excluded from Starter and Standard (checked September 19, 2026). If you invoice a lot or work in several currencies, keep a tool that does it and let the deposits land in Ledg.
Ledg is free with no entry limit, no time limit and no credit card; you type or import each entry. Solo is $4 CAD a month for one business and adds bank sync and your AI agent connection. Xero lists Starter at $25 CAD a month, Standard at $60 and Premium at $80 after their promotional periods, with a 30-day free trial rather than a free plan (checked September 19, 2026). Prices change often, so read their pricing page before you decide.
Entries only go to Stage. On Solo you can connect Claude or ChatGPT to Ledg. It can read your books, record a purchase from a receipt, and add a receipt's detail to a transaction that is already there. A connected AI agent can draft entries into Stage only. You confirm each one before it reaches a statement or a tax total, and it cannot change an entry after you confirm it. Revoke the connection at any time in Settings. With your approval it can also update your business settings, and each change shows in Activity.
Not today. Tax return submission is not available in Ledg. Ledg keeps the books ready and the handoff pack gives your accountant the general ledger, trial balance, GST/PST summary and bank reconciliation; they file in their own software. Filing from Ledg is planned, with your approval before submission. No date or price has been announced.