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Economico vs Numeric

Numeric and Economico sit on opposite sides of the finance-team line. Numeric is AI close automation for complex accounting teams — close orchestration, reconciliations, flux analytics, and audit-ready close layered around an ERP. Economico is a ledger-native finance function for a founder before that team and that close process exist. They're not really substitutes: Numeric helps a team close faster; Economico helps a founder avoid building a close process too early.

At a glance

	Economico	Numeric
Where it sits	The source-of-truth ledger & workflow	Close-management layer around an ERP
Buyer	Founder with no finance hire	Accounting teams at scaling / complex companies
Is itself the books of record	✅	❌
Close orchestration, reconciliations, flux, audit-ready close	◐	✅
Full money loop (invoices, AP, credits, scenarios)	✅	❌
Live operating decisions & scenario planning	✅	past-period close focus
Run by the AI agent you already use	✅	no — team product, demo-led
Built for	Day-one, pre-finance-team startups	Complex accounting teams closing the books

Choose Numeric if…

Numeric is the right call when you have an accounting team and a real month-end close to run: it unifies close checklists, account reconciliations, flux/analytics, cash management, and audit readiness, with AI assistance across all of it. Numeric runs its own AI across the close on its own infrastructure, so the team supervises rather than operates an agent — turnkey close automation, and the right fit if you'd rather not run your own agent. For a complex or scaling company where the close is the pain, Numeric is purpose-built and strong — a job Economico deliberately doesn't take on.

Choose Economico if…

Choose Economico when there's no finance team yet and the goal is real books and live decisions, not a faster close — with your own agent as the operator, adapting to the business you already have. Your agent runs a source-of-truth ledger across the whole money loop, with scenario planning and reporting for live operating questions — margin, runway, unit economics — rather than close orchestration for a team. Best fit: a founder who wants finance from the first invoice without building a close process prematurely.

Frequently asked questions

Is Economico close-management software?

No. Numeric is close automation for accounting teams; Economico is the day-one ledger and workflow for founders. Economico is "finance from first invoice," not "faster month-end close for teams."

Does Numeric keep my books?

No — Numeric orchestrates the close around an ERP/GL you keep elsewhere. Economico is the ledger itself.

When would I need Numeric?

When you have an accounting team, real close complexity, and an ERP to close against. Until then, Economico gives you live books without a formal close process.

Can Economico produce audit-ready records?

Economico keeps a double-entry ledger with an audit trail and GAAP-shaped reports. Numeric's audit-ready close workflow is a different, team-oriented job. See audit readiness.

How do I connect Economico to my agent?

Point an MCP-capable host at economi.co/mcp or install the @economico/cli. The setup guide is at economi.co/skill.md.