DataSnipper vs Fieldguide
DataSnipper
Audit and finance teams: external and internal audit, financial control, tax, advisory and government audit
2017; Amsterdam, Netherlands, with offices in New York, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City
Fieldguide
Audit, assurance and advisory firms; also corporate internal audit teams and federal engagements
San Francisco; founding year not published
DataSnipper and Fieldguide both use automation and AI to speed up audit work.
DataSnipper, founded in Amsterdam in 2017, works inside Excel to extract and match documents with a source-linked audit trail and is used in 175+ countries; Fieldguide, based in San Francisco, is a platform for audit and advisory engagements, with AI agents for planning, testing and review and a client portal for evidence.
DataSnipper vs Fieldguide: side by side
“Not published” means the vendor does not state it.
| DataSnipper | Fieldguide | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Document extraction and matching inside Excel with a source-linked audit trail, financial statement checks, client document requests and AI agents for audit and finance work | AI platform for audit and advisory engagements: AI agents for planning, testing, review and financial statement drafting, with a client portal for requests and evidence |
| Best for | Audit and finance teams: external and internal audit, financial control, tax, advisory and government audit | Audit, assurance and advisory firms; also corporate internal audit teams and federal engagements |
| Founded and HQ | 2017; Amsterdam, Netherlands, with offices in New York, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City | San Francisco; founding year not published |
| Ownership and funding | Venture-backed; Insight Partners invested in 2022; US$100m Series B led by Index Ventures in 2024 at a US$1bn valuation | Venture-backed; more than US$125m raised from investors including Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate and Y Combinator |
| Customers or users | All four Big Four firms; used in 175+ countries | Half of the top 100 US accounting firms, including 8 of the top 10; named firms include Baker Tilly, Cherry Bekaert, Aprio, Weaver, BerryDunn and Crowe BGK |
| Pricing | Not published; three plans (Start, Accelerate, Elevate) quoted after a demo or sales call | Not published |
| Deployment and markets | Works inside Excel, including Excel Online; used in 175+ countries | US and Canada (CPA Canada engagement forms built in); FedRAMP certified for US federal work |
Fieldguide integrations
Fieldguide connects client data into request lists from more than 80 accounting, HRIS and ticketing systems, and firms can build their own against a documented REST API. The company does not publish the individual system names. From its platform integrations page, checked September 2026.
Main differences
DataSnipper works inside Excel, including Excel Online; Fieldguide runs the engagement on its own platform with a client portal.
DataSnipper serves external and internal audit, financial control, tax and advisory teams; Fieldguide serves audit, assurance and advisory firms and internal audit teams.
DataSnipper is used by all four Big Four firms; Fieldguide by half of the top 100 US accounting firms, including 8 of the top 10.
DataSnipper is used in 175+ countries; Fieldguide serves the US and Canada and is FedRAMP certified for US federal work.
Which to choose
Choose DataSnipper if
- Your team works in Excel and wants document extraction and matching with a source-linked trail
Choose Fieldguide if
- Your firm wants to run audit and advisory engagements, client requests and evidence on one platform
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Common questions
What is the difference between DataSnipper and Fieldguide?+
DataSnipper extracts and matches documents inside Excel with a source-linked audit trail, and adds financial statement checks, client document requests and AI agents. Fieldguide is a platform for audit and advisory engagements, with AI agents for planning, testing, review and financial statement drafting and a client portal for requests and evidence.
Do DataSnipper and Fieldguide publish prices?+
Neither publishes prices. DataSnipper has three plans (Start, Accelerate and Elevate), quoted after a demo or sales call.
Who funds DataSnipper and Fieldguide?+
DataSnipper raised a US$100m Series B led by Index Ventures in 2024 at a US$1bn valuation, after an investment from Insight Partners in 2022. Fieldguide has raised more than US$125m from investors including Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate and Y Combinator.
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