Ignition vs StackGo
Ignition is built for verification at the moment a client signs. StackGo is built for a compliance record that lives in your practice system.
What each product does, the facts side by side, and which firms each suits.
Facts checked against Ignition's own published sources on 22 Aug 2026.
What Ignition is
A proposal, engagement letter and billing platform for accounting firms, with 8,500 customers. In June 2026 it added identity verification at the point a client signs, provided by ComplyCube inside an Ignition-branded workflow.
Where StackGo fits
The record lives in your practice system. StackGo writes each check's status back to the client record in Xero Practice Manager, Karbon, FYI or MYOB. Ignition's own documentation says "Compliance currently lives only inside Ignition."
Evidence kept with the check. On Growth plans and above, StackGo writes the collected details and a PDF of each check back to the client record.
Multi-entity clients. A company, its trust and the people behind both are the usual Australian accounting client, and Growth plans and above handle them together.
Where Ignition fits
Verification at signing. The client verifies when they sign the engagement, inside a step they are already taking.
Linked to billing. Service delivery, and so billing, waits until verification passes.
Nothing new to buy. For existing customers it is a setting inside software they already use. Its Enhanced check costs A$10 and covers biometric identity verification, proof of address, PEP and sanctions screening, and ongoing monitoring.
The facts, with sources
| Integration depth | Tier 0, no connection · record kept in Ignition What the tiers mean |
| Records in your system | Updates existing records |
| Pricing | Published |
| Standard identity check (ID document only) | 6 · Does NOT satisfy Tranche 2 on its own — their words |
| Enhanced identity & AML/CTF check | 10 · biometric + proof of address + PEP/sanctions + continuous monitoring |
| Company with one director (worked example, theirs) | 20 · $10 entity + $10 director, billed separately |
| Jurisdictions | AU |
Review platforms
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xero App Store | 4.93 | 547 | Invited |
| Capterra | 4.7 | 152 | Invited |
| Trustpilot | 3.9 | 36 | Organic |
Invited reviews are requested by the vendor, usually at onboarding. Organic reviews are written unprompted.
What reviewers say
Ignition's platform scores 4.7 to 4.93 on review sites that invite customers to review at onboarding, and 3.9 on Trustpilot. Its compliance feature launched in early access in June 2026 and has no reviews yet.
Which suits your firm
Ignition suits firms already using it whose clients are mostly individuals or single-director companies, who want verification to happen at signing without a separate tool, and who are content for the compliance record to sit in Ignition.
StackGo suits firms that want a compliance record that lives in your practice system. You can start free without a sales call.
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