Aiwyn vs Anchor
Aiwyn
CPA and accounting firms, from independent to private-equity-backed; customers include roughly half of the IPA Top 500
2020; Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Anchor
Accounting, bookkeeping and tax firms and other professional services firms
New York; founding year not published
Aiwyn and Anchor both automate billing, payment collection and reconciliation for US accounting firms.
Aiwyn, founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2020, combines payments with practice management, a client portal and tax preparation for 800+ firms; Anchor, based in New York, turns proposals and agreements into automatic invoices and payments for 21,000+ accounting firms and professional services owners.
Aiwyn vs Anchor: side by side
“Not published” means the vendor does not state it.
| Aiwyn | Anchor | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Payments and collections, practice management (time, billing, projects, resource planning), a client portal with engagement letters, and AI tax preparation for accounting firms | Billing and collections automation: proposals and agreements that generate invoices, payment collection and reconciliation automatically |
| Best for | CPA and accounting firms, from independent to private-equity-backed; customers include roughly half of the IPA Top 500 | Accounting, bookkeeping and tax firms and other professional services firms |
| Founded and HQ | 2020; Charlotte, North Carolina, US | New York; founding year not published |
| Ownership and funding | Private; US$132m raised from Bessemer Venture Partners and KKR across 2024 and 2025, including a US$113m round (Dec 2024) | Venture-backed; US$15m seed round led by Rapyd, Entrée Capital and Tal Ventures |
| Customers or users | 840 accounting firms at end of 2025 (800+ today), including roughly half of the IPA Top 500; over 625,000 annual end users | 21,000+ US accounting firms and professional services owners |
| Pricing | Not published | No subscription; US$5 deducted from each payment received; ACH bank transfers free; card fees of 2.9% + US$0.30 paid by the client |
| Deployment and markets | Cloud-native platform for US accounting firms (ACH and card payments, IRS e-file) | US |
Main differences
Aiwyn adds practice management, a client portal with engagement letters and AI tax preparation to payments and collections; Anchor focuses on proposals, agreements, billing and collection.
Anchor has no subscription and deducts US$5 from each payment received, with free ACH transfers; Aiwyn does not publish pricing.
Aiwyn serves 800+ firms, including roughly half of the IPA Top 500; Anchor serves 21,000+ US accounting firms and professional services owners.
Aiwyn raised US$132m from Bessemer Venture Partners and KKR across 2024 and 2025; Anchor raised a US$15m seed round led by Rapyd, Entrée Capital and Tal Ventures.
Which to choose
Choose Aiwyn if
- You run a larger or private-equity-backed firm and want payments, practice management, a client portal and tax on one platform
Choose Anchor if
- You want proposals that turn into automatic invoices and payments, with no subscription fee
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Common questions
What is the difference between Aiwyn and Anchor?+
Aiwyn combines payments and collections, practice management (time, billing, projects and resource planning), a client portal with engagement letters, and AI tax preparation for accounting firms. Anchor automates billing and collections: proposals and agreements generate invoices, and payment collection and reconciliation run automatically.
How much does Anchor cost?+
Anchor has no subscription: it deducts US$5 from each payment received, ACH bank transfers are free, and card fees of 2.9% + US$0.30 are paid by the client. Aiwyn does not publish its prices.
Who are Aiwyn and Anchor for?+
Aiwyn is for CPA and accounting firms, from independent to private-equity-backed, and counts roughly half of the IPA Top 500 among its customers. Anchor is for accounting, bookkeeping and tax firms and other professional services firms, with 21,000+ US firms and owners using it.
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