Kantax vs Conta
Conta is a Norwegian accounting tool for sole proprietors and limited companies, known for AI suggestions for bookkeeping. Kantax is a newer, AI-driven alternative with payroll with A-melding and an open API included from NOK 100/mo. Here’s how the two compare for small Norwegian businesses.
This comparison is made by Kantax.
Where Kantax is stronger
- Lower entry price: NOK 100/mo for one user, vs NOK 209/mo on Conta Standard (billed yearly, as of Oct 2026)
- Payroll with A-melding included in the price — at Conta an add-on at NOK 49/mo per employee
- Open REST API with webhooks included
- Billed monthly — no paying a whole year up front
Where Conta is stronger
- No extra cost per user
- Unlimited receipts on Standard
- AI suggestions for bookkeeping
- Well established (since 2009), and VAT returns filed directly to Altinn today
- Price (from)
- KantaxNOK 100/mo for 1 user, +50 per extraContaNOK 209/mo (billed yearly)
- Extra users
- KantaxNOK 50/mo per extra userContaIncluded
- Payroll with A-melding
- KantaxIncludedContaAdd-on: NOK 49/mo per employee
- AI receipt extraction
- KantaxYesContaYes (AI bookkeeping suggestions)
- Invoicing
- KantaxYesContaYes (included in the subscription)
- VAT return to Altinn
- KantaxFigures ready for AltinnContaYes
- Open API
- KantaxREST + webhooks, includedContaYes — REST API for accounting and invoicing
- Free trial
- Kantax30 daysConta30 days
Competitor prices are list prices ex. VAT from each vendor’s own pricing page as of 3 October 2026, and may have changed — check the vendor’s site for current pricing.
Verdict
Choose Conta if you have many users or don’t need payroll, and want unlimited receipts at a fixed yearly price. Choose Kantax if you have few users and employees on payroll: payroll with A-melding and an open API are included from NOK 100/mo, paid monthly. Prices as of October 2026, ex. VAT.
FAQ
Is Conta free?
No. Conta has a 30-day free trial. After that Standard costs NOK 209/mo, billed yearly, and payroll is extra at NOK 49/mo per employee. Kantax is from NOK 100/mo for one user, with payroll included. All prices are ex. VAT, as of October 2026 — check conta.no/priser.
Which is better for payroll?
Both run payroll with A-melding. At Kantax payroll is included in the price; at Conta it costs NOK 49/mo per employee on top (as of October 2026). The more employees you have on payroll, the bigger the price difference.