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Nakisa Lease Administration

by Nakisa · Lease Accounting

Enterprise lease accounting software for IFRS 16, ASC 842 and GASB 87 compliance.

Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.

Works with
SAPOracleWorkday
Deployment
Cloud
Company size
Enterprise
Pricing
Quote-based

Overview

Nakisa Lease Administration (NLA) is an enterprise lease accounting application from Nakisa, a company with over 20 years of history in decision-intelligence and finance software, best known for its long-standing SAP Solution Extension partnership dating back to 2007. NLA is built for large organisations managing complex, high-volume lease portfolios spanning real estate, equipment, fleet and land, and is designed to keep those portfolios compliant with IFRS 16, ASC 842, GASB 87 and local GAAP simultaneously through dual-ledger and parallel-standard accounting.

The platform covers the full lease lifecycle: AI-assisted abstraction of lease terms from contracts and amendments, contract- and asset-level accounting, complex payment structures (variable rent, CPI indexation, multi-currency), mass operations for bulk modifications, critical-date alerts, and audit-ready disclosure reporting (asset roll-forward, lease liability, weighted-average metrics, maturity analysis) suitable for regulatory filings.

Nakisa markets NLA at organisations with 1,000+ leases, citing customers such as Pfizer, Walmart, Nestle, L'Oreal, PUMA, 3M, Danone, Volvo, BP and Unilever, and claims it can be deployed faster than competing solutions that require lengthy custom ERP integration work because of its prebuilt Nakisa Cloud Connector to SAP and Oracle.

Screenshots & demo

Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel.

Modules & capabilities

Nakisa Lease Administration covers 22 of 41 capabilities we track in this category

54%
  • ASC 842 (US GAAP) compliance
    Core strength
  • IFRS 16 compliance
    Core strength
  • GASB 87 / public-sector compliance
    Supported
  • Parallel multi-standard reportingDual-ledger support for parallel accounting under multiple standards
    Core strength
  • Finance vs. operating lease classification
    Supported
  • ROU asset & lease liability calculation
    Supported
  • Automated remeasurement on modificationsAutomated lease classification and remeasurement
    Core strength
  • Lessor accounting
    Not evidenced
  • Embedded leases, subleases & sale-leasebacks
    Not evidenced

“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.

Common use cases

  • Consolidating a global real estate, equipment and fleet lease portfolio of 1,000+ leases onto one system
  • Running parallel IFRS 16 and ASC 842 (or GASB 87) compliance for the same lease population without duplicate data entry
  • Automating lease journal entry postings directly into SAP or Oracle general ledgers
  • Abstracting lease terms from scanned contracts and amendments with AI instead of manual data entry
  • Producing audit-ready disclosure reports (asset roll-forward, maturity analysis) for 10-K/10-Q filings
  • Managing complex variable and CPI-indexed rent schedules across multiple currencies
  • Replacing spreadsheet-based lease accounting ahead of an ASC 842/IFRS 16 compliance deadline

Strengths & considerations

Strengths

  • Long-standing SAP Solution Extension (SolEx) partner since 2007, with native SAP ECC and S/4HANA integration built collaboratively with SAP
  • Supports parallel dual-ledger accounting for IFRS 16, ASC 842 and GASB 87 simultaneously rather than a single standard
  • Nakisa Cloud Connector supports up to 45 concurrent bi-directional ERP integrations, positioned for large multi-entity, multi-ERP enterprises
  • AI-powered lease document abstraction to reduce manual data entry on large portfolios

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ERP integrations

SAPNakisa Cloud Connector (SAP Java Connector)
Prebuilt connector
Bi-directionalMaster dataJournal entriesGL account postings

Native bidirectional integration for SAP ECC and S/4HANA over SAP's Java Connector (TCP/IP); syncs master data and posts journal entries to GL accounts. Vendor states the connector is listed in the SAP marketplace, but we could not independently confirm a store.sap.com listing.

Oracle Fusion CloudNakisa Cloud Connector (REST API)
Prebuilt connector
Bi-directionalMaster dataJournal entries

Bidirectional integration with Oracle Cloud Financials syncing master data and posting journal entries to GL accounts. Vendor states it is validated by Oracle partners; not independently confirmed on an Oracle marketplace domain.

Open API
Varies by connectorJournal entries

Vendor product materials list Workday among supported ERPs, but the vendor's own integration-technology page does not name a Workday connector; no docs found.

Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-11.

Pricing

Full Nakisa Lease Administration pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs

Model
Quote-based
Free trial
No

Pricing is not publicly listed. Nakisa describes a modular approach where organisations pay for the modules and features selected, scaled to portfolio size (typically aimed at 1,000+ leases). Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.

What does Nakisa Lease Administration cost?

Nakisa Lease Administration prices by quote, like most of this category. Here is what actually drives your number — and what to ask before you get one.

  • Licence basisask whether you are billed per named user, per active user, or per entity — the same headline rate can differ several-fold between them.
  • Implementationask for the one-off setup, data-migration and configuration fee as a separate line from the subscription.
  • ERP integrationask whether the connector for your ERP is included, a paid add-on, or custom work quoted per interface.
  • Contract term & upliftask for the annual uplift cap in writing; an uncapped renewal is where multi-year savings disappear.
  • What is not includedask which features sit in a higher tier — sandbox environments, SSO, audit logs and API access are common upsells.

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Technical & security

Hosting
SaaS (cloud-native)
Compliance
SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, GDPR
Languages
English

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Nakisa Lease Administration — frequently asked questions

Does Nakisa Lease Administration integrate with SAP?

Yes. Nakisa has been an SAP Solution Extension partner since 2007 and offers native bidirectional integration with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA via the Nakisa Cloud Connector, syncing master data and posting lease journal entries directly to GL accounts.

Which lease accounting standards does Nakisa Lease Administration support?

It supports IFRS 16, ASC 842, GASB 87 and local GAAP, including running parallel dual-ledger accounting so the same lease population can be reported under more than one standard at once.

How much does Nakisa Lease Administration cost?

Nakisa does not publish pricing. It uses a quote-based, modular pricing model scaled to the modules selected and the size of the lease portfolio, and is typically aimed at organisations with 1,000 or more leases.

What ERPs does Nakisa Lease Administration connect to besides SAP?

The Nakisa Cloud Connector also supports bidirectional integration with Oracle Cloud Financials and Workday, and can connect to reconciliation and reporting tools such as BlackLine over REST APIs, with support for up to 45 concurrent ERP connections.

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