Spotlight Reporting alternatives: five consolidation tools for groups of 2 to 20 companies

Spotlight Reporting alternatives at a glance

For a group of 2 to 20 companies, five alternatives to Spotlight Reporting are Joiin, Syft, JustConsolidate, Reach Reporting and Fathom, the financial reporting app (fathomhq.com). Joiin Core is $122 a month for 10 companies against Spotlight's $329, both billed monthly.

Spotlight's US business page, read on October 30, 2026, lists $35 a month for 1 organization and $35 for each additional one, Business 10 at $329 for up to 10 organizations, and a Franchise and Not for Profit plan at $329 for up to 10 organizations plus a head office. By its per-organization prices, 5 companies come to $175 a month and 20 to $579. Its prices exclude sales tax, and no annual price is shown.

Joiin: the lower price at 10 companies

Joiin Core is $122 a month for 10 companies, billed monthly, against $329 for Spotlight's Business 10 plan. Both prices are monthly and counted by company or organization. Joiin reports in one currency on Core, and forecasting, which Spotlight includes in its business plans, starts on Joiin Pro at $130 a month for 10 companies.

Joiin has no limit on how many companies it can consolidate, but its price rises with the number of companies you connect. It connects QuickBooks Online, Xero and Sage Accounting directly, while Spotlight lists Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB, Sage 50, Sumday, Excel and Google Analytics as sources. For the head-to-head, see Joiin vs Spotlight Reporting.

Fathom: up to 300 entities

Fathom consolidates up to 300 entities in one group; for entities that report in several currencies its consolidation page says up to 50. It costs $315 a month for 10 companies, billed monthly, and charges nothing extra for consolidated groups. Its prices exclude sales tax and its pricing page shows no annual price.

Fathom says it does not natively support partial ownerships or minority interests, and that it is a management reporting tool rather than a statutory reporting tool.

Syft and JustConsolidate

Syft Analytics (syftanalytics.com), the reporting app, consolidates an unlimited number of entities, lists Standard at $23 a month and Plus at $47 a month, and prices each connected entity. Its help center says you can add journals in a consolidation for goodwill, fair value and non-controlling interests.

JustConsolidate has no limit on how many companies it consolidates and caps its price at $165 a month. It costs $90 for 10 QuickBooks companies, billed monthly, plus the separate QuickBooks subscription for its consolidation company.

Reach Reporting, and when Spotlight stays the pick

Reach Reporting charges by data connection, and each connection is one company file: $290 a month for 10 connections, with a 30-day trial and no credit card. Spotlight offers a 14-day trial.

Spotlight stays the pick for a franchise with a head office, because its Franchise and Not for Profit plan adds a head office to up to 10 organizations at $329 a month.

• Joiin for 5 to 10 companies across QuickBooks Online, Xero or Sage Accounting at $122 a month for 10, billed monthly; it starts with 14 days on Max and no card on file.
• Syft for a consolidation that needs goodwill and non-controlling interest journals; see Syft Analytics alternatives.
• For the wider shortlist around Joiin, see Joiin alternatives.