Looking for a King alternative?
King Financieel and Factureren shut down for good on 31 October 2026. The question is not whether to switch but what to switch to. Here are the best alternatives side by side, so you make the right call once.
Odoo Gold Partner · Amsterdam · experienced with migrations off Dutch legacy software
What is the best alternative to King?
It depends on what you ran on King. If it was only your bookkeeping, a light cloud package (KING Finance, Moneybird or SnelStart) is the fastest like-for-like swap. If you ran your whole trade on King - orders, stock, purchasing and invoicing - a standalone accounting tool replaces just one piece and leaves the rest a patchwork. For those trade businesses, Odoo is the strongest alternative: orders, stock, purchasing, invoicing, accounting and a webshop on one platform.
The best King alternatives, honestly scored
We are an Odoo partner, so we are not neutral about what we build. But an honest overview is the only one worth reading: for pure bookkeeping, Odoo is not the best pick. The difference is how much King did for you.
| Alternative | More than bookkeeping | Switch from King | Cloud | Entry price | Trade-business fit | Short verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OdooTop pick | Yes - orders, stock, webshop, finance | Migration, not like-for-like | Yes | ~€20/user/mo | Strong | Best if you ran your trade on King |
| KING Finance | No, bookkeeping only | Like-for-like | Yes | Low | Weak | Best if you used King for bookkeeping only |
| Exact Online | Partly, bookkeeping + light orders | Migration | Yes | Medium | Reasonable | Strong Dutch accounting, narrower as a platform |
| SnelStart / Moneybird | No, light | Like-for-like | Yes | Low | Weak | Cheap and simple for a small administration |
| AFAS | Yes, broad + HR/payroll | Migration | Yes | High | Reasonable | For larger organisations that also need HR/payroll |
What King did, and where you find it in Odoo
Many King users ran more than bookkeeping. Here is how each King area maps to Odoo:
| In King | In Odoo |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping | Native Accounting on one ledger across the whole business |
| Invoicing | Invoices flow automatically from sales and subscription orders |
| Orders & sales | Sales + CRM, flowing through to stock and finance |
| Stock & warehouse | Multi-warehouse, reservations, backorders, lot tracking, valuation |
| Purchasing | Purchase with reordering rules and vendor pricing |
| Webshop | Native Website & eCommerce reading the same stock as the counter |
| Service & customer contact | CRM, Helpdesk and Field Service on the same customer view |
The deadline sets your pace, not your choice
Vendor Bjorn Lunden stopped support for King Financieel and Factureren on 31 October 2025; from 31 October 2026 the software stops working and you can only view your data. A well-scoped migration to a new platform takes weeks to a few months, not years. Choose now and you migrate calmly and go live before the cut-off, instead of a December panic with migration calendars filling up.
Like-for-like, or clean up the patchwork
Around an ageing King install there is usually already a patchwork: a separate webshop, Excel for stock, a bolted-on CRM. Migrating only the bookkeeping moves one patch and leaves the rest. A forced switch is actually the cheapest moment to replace that patchwork, because you are migrating anyway - the extra disruption is minimal.
Why trade businesses end up on Odoo
King earned its place in Dutch wholesale with solid order and stock administration. That depth no longer develops, and links to modern webshops get harder on software that no longer changes. Odoo continues exactly that trade depth - multi-warehouse, reservations, valuation tied to finance - on a platform that keeps developing, with the webshop and CRM native alongside it.
Curious about realistic hours, cost and timelines? See the Odoo implementation benchmark →
Frequently asked questions about King alternatives
Which King alternative fits a trade business?
For businesses that ran their orders, stock and invoicing on King, Odoo is usually the strongest alternative: it replaces not just the bookkeeping but the whole operation on one platform. If you used King purely for accounting, a light cloud package is enough.
Is KING Finance a good alternative?
KING Finance, the vendor's own cloud successor, is a fine like-for-like swap if you used King for bookkeeping only. If you also ran orders and stock on it, an accounting package leaves those processes elsewhere.
When exactly does King shut down?
Support for King Financieel and King Factureren ended on 31 October 2025. From 31 October 2026 the software stops working entirely and your data is view-only. Exporting still works today.
How long does switching from King to Odoo take?
A well-scoped implementation for a trade business takes weeks to a few months. We start with a fit-gap and a data plan (master data, open items, history), with a trial run before go-live.
What does a King alternative cost?
A light accounting package costs tens of euros a month. An Odoo platform starts around €20 per user per month for the licence, plus a one-off implementation depending on your scope. Our implementation benchmark shows realistic ranges.
King is ending. Where you go next is your call - now.
King ending is forced. The migration is a choice - make it once and make it count. We are happy to think along about which alternative fits your business, even if that is not Odoo.