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Outmin vs Manual Bookkeeping

Traditional bookkeeping needs people, software, and tools. Autonomous bookkeeping just needs… Outmin.

Autonomous bookkeeping: a league of its own

Most practices rely on a combination of accounting software, “automation” tools, and bookkeeping staff to deliver client bookkeeping. It works, but costs, errors, and manual labour caps growth.
Outmin replaces the entire stack with autonomous bookkeeping infrastructure.

What you’re really comparing

Traditional approach

Accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage)

Software that requires people to use it. Faster data entry, better reports, but still fundamentally manual.

Automation tools (Dext, Hubdoc, AutoEntry)

Speed up parts of the process. Documents captured faster, but people still code, reconcile, and close.

Bookkeeping staff

Manual work done by your team or outsourced. Labour-dependent, hiring-constrained, quality-inconsistent.
Autonomous bookkeeping infrastructure

Work gets done without people doing it.

Rex™ collects, processes, reconciles, and closes - continuously, autonomously, at scale.

Autonomous bookkeeping infrastructure

Why are practices switching to Outmin?

The differences in capacity, time, quality, and costs are impossible to ignore.
The capacity difference

Manual month-end

Multi-day close marathons

Discovering gaps during close

Balance hunting expeditions

"Almost done" status updates

Surprise unmatched transactions

Manual period-end checklists

With Rex Close

Close when ready, not when desperate

Gaps flagged continuously

Balances validated constantly

See everything that’s blocking close

Unmatched activity caught immediately

Automated validation check

Impact: Practices report handling 50-100% more clients on the same team size.
The time difference

Manual bookkeeping:

Junior staff code transactions manually

Partners review bookkeeping work

Month-end reconciliation takes days

Document chasing eats hours weekly

VAT prep requires hours of data compilation

Outmin

Rex codes transactions autonomously

Partners work from finished books

Books stay reconciled continuously

Documents flow in automatically

VAT workings arrive ready for review

Impact: Practices report 60-80% time savings per client, with VAT prep dropping from hours to minutes.
The quality difference

Manual bookkeeping:

Quality depends on staff experience

Manual work introduces errors

Inconsistency across clients

Issues discovered at month-end or year-end

Reconciliation backlogs create risk

With Rex Close

Quality consistent across all clients

Autonomous processing eliminates manual errors

Standardised workflows portfolio-wide

Issues flagged immediately

Continuous reconciliation eliminates backlogs

Impact: 99.8%+ reconciliation accuracy combining autonomous processing with expert verification.
The economics difference

Manual bookkeeping:

Client software (Xero + Dext): €500-900/year

Bookkeeping staff salaries: €30k-50k/person

Training and management overhead

Capacity constraints limit revenue

Thin margins on bookkeeping services

Outmin

Platform + Rex: Usage-based pricing

Zero bookkeeping staff costs

No training or management overhead

Unlimited capacity for growth

60%+ margins on bookkeeping reported

Impact: ~25% reduction in bookkeeping costs per client while improving quality and capacity.

Traditional vs. autonomous

See how each approach handles every stage of bookkeeping.

Capability

Manual bookkeeping

Document collection
Manual chasing, client delays
Rex™ collect autonomously via banks, portals, email, mobile
Transaction coding
Manual entry by staff
Rex™ processes and codes automatically
Reconciliation
Manual matching across bank, AR, AP, VAT, payroll - month-end sprints
Rex™ reconciles everything continuously: bank, AR, AP, VAT, payroll, control accounts
Period close
Multi-day manual process
Books maintain ready-close state
Accuracy
Depends on staff skill (80-95%)
99.8%+ with expert verification
Speed
Days to weeks
Continuous, daily updates
Scalability
Limited by headcount
Unlimited, no hiring required
Cost structure
High fixed costs (salaries + software)
€39 (platform) + Rex™ (usage-based). Scales with volume
Quality consistency
Varies by staff
Consistent portfolio-wide
Month-end bottlenecks
Yes, capacity crunch
No, continuous processing
Partner involvement
Review and firefighting required
Work from finished books
Client experience
Depends on staff responsiveness
Always current, instant visibility

What practices gain by switching

Stop hiring for bookkeeping

Add clients without adding bookkeepers. Growth limited by opportunity, not headcount.

Get partners out of delivery

Partners stop reviewing bookkeeping work and fixing errors. Rex™ delivers finished books ready for higher-value work.

Happier clients, better service

Clients get daily updates, instant visibility, and always-current books. Faster responses, cleaner data, stronger relationships.

Eliminate month-end chaos

Books stay reconciled continuously. No backlogs, no close delays, no capacity crunches.

Scale without hiring constraints

Handle 50-100% more clients on the same team. Capacity unconstrained by recruitment ability.

Deliver consistently at scale

Quality independent of staff skill variance. Every client gets the same level of service regardless of portfolio size.
“The amount of time that you save [with Outmin] is huge. The visibility that you have in the business is night and day compared to before.”
– Gabriel Larraz
Founder, Broken Eggs

But wait, I still have questions…

How does Outmin differ from Xero, QuickBooks, or Sage?

Xero and QuickBooks are accounting software – they still need someone to do the bookkeeping. Outmin does the bookkeeping work autonomously. Rex™ collects data, processes transactions, and reconciles everything continuously. You get ready books, not software that speeds up manual work.

I’m a business owner – can I use Outmin without knowing anything about bookkeeping?

Absolutely. Upload a receipt from your phone and we handle everything. You never need to code, reconcile, file, or chase documents.

Do I still need bookkeepers if I use Outmin?

Your bookkeeping work massively reduces. Practices redeploy staff to advisory and compliance. SMEs don’t need internal bookkeeping roles.

How secure is the platform?

Enterprise-grade encryption, controlled access, and audit trails across every entry.

Is Outmin replacing accountants?

Not at all. Outmin creates clean books. Accountants use those books for compliance, reporting, advisory, and planning.

Who do I talk to if something looks odd?

Your Outmin team. Practice View shows you what’s happening, and we handle the exceptions.

How is Outmin priced?

A simple platform fee per client plus usage for Rex™. Clean, predictable, and scalable. See the full breakdown on our Pricing page.

Will Outmin work with merchant systems like Stripe, Shopify, or POS?

Yes. We reconcile merchant payouts, fees, refunds, FX, partials — all automatically.

Does Rex™ work in real time?

Financial data flows continuously. Bank feeds, supplier invoices, payouts, payroll — always current.

What if there are tricky edge cases?

Rex™ flags them, and our expert accountants resolve them. You stay informed, not involved.

Will I still have visibility and control?

Yes. Practices have full oversight through Practice View. Business clients see simple daily clarity in Business View.

What happens at year-end?

Outmin delivers reconciled ledgers, supporting schedules, and full source trails. Year-end becomes faster and cleaner.

Does Outmin work for multi-entity or complex operations?

Yes. We support multi-entity, multi-currency, and higher-volume environments. If you’re unsure about a client, we’ll check.

Can Outmin scale as we grow?

Yes. Practices scale client capacity without hiring. SMEs scale operations without bookkeeping bottlenecks.

Is switching difficult?

No. Our onboarding process handles the heavy lifting. SME clients continue business as usual.

Stop overpaying for underperformance

Book a demo and witness the future first-hand.