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The docs only show it as a query parameter" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 62, "payments": 20, "reliability": 67, "schema": 79, "security": 36, "transparency": 26 }, "provenanceScore": 75 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://sandbox.rutterapi.com/versioned/accounting/invoices?access_token=$RUTTER_ACCESS_TOKEN\" \\\n -u \"$RUTTER_CLIENT_ID:$RUTTER_CLIENT_SECRET\" -H \"X-Rutter-Version: 2024-08-31\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/accounting.unified", "tool": "https://letme.dev/rutter" }, "area": "domain-data", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Rutter", "domain": "rutter.com", "domainRegistered": "1996-10-28", "domainNote": "rutter.com was registered in 1996, long before the company, so the domain was bought later. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/merge-accounting.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/merge-accounting.json\n- Rutter Accounting API: grade C, 55.8/100, rank #311 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rutter.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/rutter.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Merge Accounting API for reliability (+8), schema \u0026 documentation (+7), agent ergonomics (+5), security \u0026 auth (+31), payments \u0026 pricing (+15), maintenance \u0026 community (+21), transparency \u0026 trust (+19).\n\nPick Rutter Accounting API for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Merge Accounting API | Rutter Accounting API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 67 | Merge Accounting API +8 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 79 | Merge Accounting API +7 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 67 | Merge Accounting API +5 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 67 | 36 | Merge Accounting API +31 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 35 | 20 | Merge Accounting API +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 62 | Merge Accounting API +21 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 70 | 51 | Merge Accounting API +19 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **70.2 · BB** | **55.8 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Merge Accounting API | Rutter Accounting API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Merge | Rutter |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.merge.dev/api/accounting/v1` | `https://production.rutterapi.com/versioned` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-24 |\n| Popularity | 15 stars, 201k npm/wk, 235k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Merge Accounting API.** 12 accounting platforms behind one set of common models, with writes. Launch jumps from free to $650 a month at the fourth linked account.\n\n**Rutter Accounting API.** Idempotency-Key header on writes, and prefer_sync writes that fall back to async after 30 seconds. Production prices are quote-only.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Merge Accounting API\n\n1. Call GET /invoices/meta/post for the linked account first. Required fields differ by platform\n2. Bills and sales invoices are one model. Set type to ACCOUNTS_PAYABLE or ACCOUNTS_RECEIVABLE\n3. Append .md to any docs URL for the Markdown twin\n4. Check sync_status before reading a freshly linked account. Common models fill in over the first sync\n5. Look the record up before retrying a POST that timed out. There's no idempotency key\n\n### Rutter Accounting API\n\n1. Send X-Rutter-Version: 2024-08-31 on every call\n2. Send an Idempotency-Key on every create so a retry after a timeout doesn't write twice\n3. Use response_mode=prefer_sync and handle the 202 async_response anyway\n4. Treat 452 as the ledger throttling you and 429 as Rutter's 500-per-10-seconds organisation limit\n5. Keep access_token out of logged URLs. 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