
CONTPAQi
5.8/10Mexican suite of desktop and cloud accounting, payroll, banking and CFDI invoicing software for businesses and accounting firms that must meet SAT requirements.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
CONTPAQi is a Mexican business software vendor. It started in 1984 as Computación en Acción and is now based in Guadalajara. It sells modular products rather than one platform. Contabilidad handles the general ledger and SAT electronic accounting. Bancos manages income, expenses and bank reconciliation. Nóminas calculates and stamps payroll, including IMSS, ISR and INFONAVIT obligations. The Comercial line (Start, Pro and Premium) covers inventory, purchasing, sales and invoicing. Factura Electrónica, CFDI en Línea and Vende issue CFDI 4.0 e-invoices. Newer cloud tools include Tesorería for cash flow, XML en línea for bulk downloads of CFDI files from the SAT portal, Anticipa for tax risk analysis with an AI agent, and Colabora, an employee self-service portal. The vendor says it was the first software house authorized as a PAC in Mexico, and it claims ISO 27001 certification. The suite suits Mexican small and mid-sized companies and especially accounting firms. Multi-RFC licenses let one firm keep the books for many taxpayers. Pricing is per product under an annual license, with traditional one-time licenses also available. A third-party review lists the 2026 prices as 4,590 MXN per year for single-RFC Contabilidad, 6,190 MXN for multi-RFC, and 1,690 MXN for each extra network user. Certified distributors often sell implementation and support separately. The main limitation is that it is built only for Mexico. Reviewers also call the desktop interface dated and say the cloud versions do not yet match the desktop ones. Total cost rises as buyers add modules, users and RFCs.
Our Rating
Who CONTPAQi is best for
Best software for Accountants and BookkeepersGood fit
Multi-RFC licenses and deep SAT compliance make it a standard tool for Mexican accounting firms.
Entry products such as Comercial Start and Vende target micro and small Mexican businesses.
Less suited
Modular payroll, banking and commercial systems with multi-user licenses fit mid-sized Mexican firms.
Low-cost invoicing exists, but the full suite is more than most freelancers need.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong coverage of Mexican SAT requirements, including CFDI 4.0, electronic accounting, DIOT and payroll stamping
- Multi-RFC licenses let accounting firms manage many client companies from one installation
- Modular, so buyers pay only for the accounting, payroll, banking or commercial products they use
- Widely used by Mexican accountants, so trained staff and certified distributors are easy to find
- Desktop versions work locally without an internet connection
Cons
- Built only for Mexico and not suited to companies operating in other countries
- Reviewers describe the desktop interface as dated
- Cloud versions do not yet match desktop functionality
- Annual license prices reportedly rise about 8 to 15 percent each year
- Implementation usually goes through distributors, which adds service costs
Key Features
CONTPAQi Pricing
Bancos (annual license)
- 1 user
- Bank reconciliation
- Income and expense control
Contabilidad (mono-RFC, annual license)
- 1 RFC, 1 user
- General ledger and SAT electronic accounting
- Additional network users 1,690 MXN per year each
Contabilidad (multi-RFC, annual license)
- Aimed at accounting firms
- Multiple RFCs (companies)
Nóminas (mono-RFC, annual license)
- IMSS, ISR and INFONAVIT compliance
- Multi-RFC version 7,690 MXN per year
- Payroll calculation and CFDI stamping
Frequently Asked Questions
Mainly through annual licenses priced per product, by number of RFCs and users. Traditional one-time licenses are also available for some products.
Yes. Multi-RFC licenses for Contabilidad and Nóminas cover several taxpayers. A third-party review lists the 2026 multi-RFC Contabilidad license at 6,190 MXN per year.
It offers both kinds. Contabilidad and Nóminas come in desktop and cloud versions, Bancos and the Comercial line are desktop, and Vende, CFDI en Línea and Tesorería are cloud.
Yes. It issues CFDI, and CONTPAQi says it was the first software house authorized as a PAC in Mexico. XML en línea bulk-downloads CFDI files from the SAT portal.
Its website lists ISO 27001 certification. It also offers cloud backups through its Respaldos service.
Not practically. A third-party review notes that it operates only in Mexico and is built around SAT rules.
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