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Portal 360 vs Karbon
Karbon is a US-built practice management platform priced per user in US dollars. Portal 360 is built for Australian practices, priced in Australian dollars and hosted onshore.
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Based on each vendor’s public pages, last checked 17 October 2026.
| Portal 360 | Karbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Australian accountants, bookkeepers, fractional CFOs and advisory firms | Accounting firms globally |
| Pricing | Per user, per month, in Australian dollars (ex GST): Starter A$29, Professional A$49, Advanced A$99 | Per user, per month: Team US$59 and Business US$89 billed annually; Enterprise is custom |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial on Starter, Professional and Advanced; Discovery is A$1 | No free trial listed on its pricing page; it offers a demo |
| Data hosting | Australia, in Microsoft Azure data centres | Not stated on its pricing page |
| Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks | Integrations with all three | Ecosystem integrations on all plans; Industry Integrations are on Business and above |
| ATO and ASIC | ATO integration; ASIC integration coming soon | Not stated on its pricing page |
| Moving from another system | Migration program: A$2,999 per practice (ex GST), data transfer and full set-up done for you | Group onboarding services are listed on its site |
Sources: Karbon pricing, karbonhq.com. Karbon may have changed since this page was checked.
Where each fits
Karbon
An established platform with a large ecosystem, templates, training and community resources, aimed at accounting firms of all sizes worldwide.
Portal 360
Built for Australian practices: Australian-dollar per-user pricing, Australian data hosting, Xero, MYOB and QuickBooks integrations, an ATO integration, an ASIC integration coming soon and a migration program.
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Switching practice management software? We move you across.
For a fixed A$2,999 per practice (ex GST), our team completes your data transfer and sets up the whole of Portal 360 for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for Australian practices that want Australian-dollar per-user pricing, onshore data hosting and a self-serve free trial.
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