Colombia is a growing tech hub in Latin America with increasing SaaS adoption. Electronic invoicing is mandatory, driving demand for compliant local solutions. Siigo is the dominant accounting platform.
8 supported accounting platforms + 4 on the radar
Where the major platforms sit and which Apideck supports today. Figures are company-reported unless marked as an estimate.
1,531,437
formally registered active companies in Colombia, H1 2025
Confecรกmaras, Dinรกmica de Creaciรณn de Empresas, Aug 202592%
of Colombian companies are microenterprises
Confecรกmaras, Dinรกmica de Creaciรณn de Empresas, Aug 2025| Platform | Colombia market position | Apideck | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siigo | Colombia leading cloud accounting and DIAN-authorized electronic invoicing platform for SMEs, stating more than one million customers across Latin America | On the radar | Siigo |
| Alegra | Bogotรก-founded cloud accounting and invoicing platform for micro and small businesses across Latin America | Supported | Alegra |
| World Office | Colombian accounting and inventory management software used mainly by SMEs and accounting firms | On the radar | World Office |
| Helisa | Established Colombian accounting software brand used by SMEs and accounting firms | On the radar | Helisa |
| Defontana | Chilean-founded cloud ERP with an established presence in the Colombian SME market | On the radar | Defontana |
| QuickBooks Online | Used mainly by multinational subsidiaries and export-oriented businesses in Colombia given the DIAN pre-clearance invoicing model | Supported | EDICOM Colombia e-invoicing guide |
| NetSuite | Used by multinational and larger Colombian companies, part of a worldwide Oracle-stated customer base of more than 41,000 organizations | Supported | Oracle NetSuite company information |
Subscriber and customer counts are the best available public indicators and may include accountant-managed multi-entity accounts; they are not a direct count of distinct businesses. Estimates are marked accordingly.
Colombia has mandated electronic invoicing (factura electrรณnica) for essentially all taxpayers since a phased rollout that began in 2019 and extended to nearly all businesses by late 2020, requiring each invoice to be submitted to the DIAN for pre-clearance validation and a unique CUFE code before it can be delivered to the buyer.
Electronic invoicing has been mandatory for companies operating in Colombia since a phased rollout starting in January 2019 that reached all taxpayers by 2020.
EDICOM Colombia e-invoicing guideEvery invoice must be digitally signed and sent to the DIAN or an authorized provider for validation before it can be delivered to the buyer.
Sovos Colombia e-invoicing overviewThe DIAN assigns each validated invoice a Cรณdigo รnico de Factura Electrรณnica that confirms its legal validity.
The Invoicing Hub, Colombia compliance guideColombian e-invoices must follow the UBL 2.1 XML standard with mandatory local tax and identification extensions required by DIAN.
Basware Colombia compliance mapBusinesses must store electronic invoices for five years from the year they were issued or received.
EDICOM Colombia e-invoicing guideConnect to these Colombia accounting systems through one unified API
QuickBooks
Xero
Zoho Books
FreshBooks
NetSuite
Odoo
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Alegra
Popular Colombia accounting software we are tracking. Some of these are upcoming, while others are not on our roadmap as of now.
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