The self-hosted Soldo alternative
Cashora — Self-hosted petty cash ledger software for the cash box you already keep: an imprest float, categorised disbursements, and a balance that proves out at month-end. Own it once, run it on your own server, and stop paying Soldo every month.
Soldo Standard £21 per month + VAT (1 wallet, 3 users, 3 physical or virtual cards, up to 20 outbound bank transfers a month); Plus £33 per month + VAT (3 company wallets, 3 users, 3 cards); a 30-day free trial. Two published plans on the UK page, both priced in pounds Cashora is $59.00 once, runs on your own server, and never invoices you again.
How Soldo pricing grows with you
Soldo meters by wallets and cards rather than by spend: the plan you need is set by how many company wallets and physical cards you want, and the users are included in the plan.
“your standard plan starts with: 1 wallet 3 users 3 physical or virtual soldo cards” — their own page, read 2026-09-03
What Soldo does that we don't
Soldo includes its users in the plan instead of charging per head, and says so directly about the rest of the market.
“many 'free' spend management platforms charge for extra users or add hidden fees” — their own page
Who should stay with Soldo
Stay with Soldo if you want the cash replaced by cards — the bank rails, the card controls and the receipt capture that ride on them are a regulated payment service, and Cashora is not one. Cashora is the imprest ledger for the box you already keep: categorised disbursements and a balance that proves out at month-end, on your own server. Full honest limitations are on the product page.
Why owning beats renting Soldo
- One payment. No monthly, per-seat, or per-location fees — the license is perpetual.
- Your data stays on your server. It never lives in Soldo's cloud.
- No plan ceilings. Records and users are limited by your hosting, not a pricing tier.
- It keeps working if the vendor doesn't. Self-hosted software can't be sunset or price-hiked out from under you.
Fair trade-offs: you host it, back it up, and apply updates yourself — see the product page for honest limitations, and the full Cashora vs Soldo comparison.
Sources
- Soldo — price checked 2026-09-03 —
source “£21 per month+vat ... £33 per month+vat ... try it free for 30 days ... your standard plan starts with: 1 wallet 3 users 3 physical or virtual soldo cards”
Competitor prices change — always confirm on the linked page. We only print figures we could verify on the date shown. This vendor is tracked in the Price Observatory — every figure verbatim, dated, re-checked quarterly.