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Rappel vs Link My Books
Link My Books posts tidy summary journals. Rappel verifies every payout against your actual bank deposit — and tells you when something's wrong.
Why teams switch
Beyond summary journals
Verification, not just summaries
Link My Books posts a clean summary journal for each payout. Rappel goes further: every payout is verified against your actual bank deposit with an exact reconciliation equation. If a payout doesn't balance, you know immediately — and why.
Exact fees from Stripe's API
Rappel reads exact fee data from Stripe's balance_transaction API for every transaction — including fee reversals on refunds and application fees. Your books match your bank statement to the penny.
Dual-processor stores work out of the box
Run Shopify Payments online and Stripe Terminal in-store? That's two separate payout streams. Rappel reconciles Shopify Payments and Stripe Terminal separately with dedicated clearing accounts — automatically.
Sees problems before your accountant does
Fee spikes, orphaned refunds, silent sync failures, payouts that quietly stopped arriving — Rappel's anomaly detection runs daily against your workspace's own historical baseline and explains each flag in plain English.
Side-by-side comparison
| Feature | Rappel | Link My Books |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model Link My Books plans step up as your order count grows. Rappel stays flat. | Flat monthly | Tiered by order volume |
| Payout reconciliation Rappel proves every payout balances to the penny. LMB posts summaries without a verification equation. | Verified against your actual bank deposit | Summary journal per payout |
| Exact fee extraction Rappel pulls exact fees from Stripe's API per transaction, including fee reversals on refunds. | From Stripe balance_transaction API | From payout summary lines |
| Dual-processor reconciliation Shopify Payments and Stripe Terminal reconciled separately with dedicated clearing accounts. | Automatic (Shopify Payments + Stripe Terminal) | Manual / not supported |
| Marketplace facilitator tax handling | Automatic (channel_liable detection) | Supported on marketplace channels |
| Anomaly detection | 23 detectors with AI explanations | |
| Profit intelligence (COGS + margin) | Basic P&L benchmarking | |
| Cash flow forecasting | ||
| EU data residency | Frankfurt (Neon eu-central-1) | UK/EU hosting |
| Multi-client accountant dashboard | One plan, unlimited workspaces | Partner programme per client |
| Shopify | ||
| Amazon settlements | Pro plan | |
| QuickBooks Online | ||
| Xero | ||
| Zoho Books | ||
| Sage Business Cloud | ||
| Free trial (no credit card) | 14 days | 14 days |
Last updated June 2026. Link My Books pricing and features subject to change. Verify at linkmybooks.com.
Switching from Link My Books
Migration takes about 15 minutes
Connect your Shopify store, accounting platform, and Stripe. Rappel imports your existing chart of accounts and suggests mappings automatically. Your historical data stays in Link My Books — you can run both in parallel until you're confident.
Connect your store
OAuth in under 2 minutes. Read-only until you approve.
Review AI mappings
Rappel reads your QBO/Xero chart of accounts and maps automatically.
Approve first journal
Review the first journal entry side-by-side. Switch when you're ready.
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