Digits vs Pilot
Digits
Business owners and accountants: solopreneurs and early-stage businesses, small and growing companies, scaling businesses with finance teams, and accounting firms
Pilot
Startups and small businesses, from early-stage companies to those preparing for an exit
2017; San Francisco, US (second office in Nashville)
Digits and Pilot both use AI to keep the books for startups and small businesses.
Digits is an AI-native general ledger that business owners and accountants run themselves; Pilot, founded in San Francisco in 2017, sells bookkeeping, tax and CFO services run by its AI Accountant and a team of finance experts.
Digits vs Pilot: side by side
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| Digits | Pilot | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | AI-native general ledger with automated bookkeeping and reconciliation, month-end close, bill pay, invoicing and real-time financial reporting | Bookkeeping, tax and CFO services run by an AI Accountant and a team of finance experts |
| Best for | Business owners and accountants: solopreneurs and early-stage businesses, small and growing companies, scaling businesses with finance teams, and accounting firms | Startups and small businesses, from early-stage companies to those preparing for an exit |
| Founded and HQ | Not published | 2017; San Francisco, US (second office in Nashville) |
| Ownership and funding | Venture-backed; US$65m Series C (Mar 2022) led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with 20VC Growth; earlier backers include Benchmark and GV | Private; more than US$150m raised; Series C expanded to US$100m at a US$1.2bn valuation (2021) with Bezos Expeditions and Whale Rock |
| Customers or users | 7,000+ accountants and business owners | 3,500+ startups and small businesses |
| Pricing | Essentials US$65 a month, Core US$100; Pro US$250 (coming soon); 30-day free trial | Bookkeeping US$99/month (Essentials), Core from US$299/month billed annually; tax from US$1,000/year; CFO from US$1,750/month |
| Deployment and markets | Cloud, with native iPhone and iPad apps; bank, card and payroll feeds from 12,000+ financial institutions | US; cloud platform with US-based bookkeepers and CFO advisers |
Main differences
Digits is software that owners or their accountants use; Pilot's team and AI Accountant do the bookkeeping for the customer.
Digits costs US$65 a month for Essentials and US$100 for Core; Pilot costs US$99 a month for Essentials and from US$299 for Core, billed annually.
Pilot sells business tax filing from US$1,000 a year and CFO services from US$1,750 a month; Digits does not sell tax filing.
Digits has 7,000+ accountants and business owners; Pilot has 3,500+ startups and small businesses.
Which to choose
Choose Digits if
- You or your accountant want to run the books yourselves on an AI-native ledger
Choose Pilot if
- You want bookkeeping, tax filing and CFO support done for you
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Common questions
What is the difference between Digits and Pilot?+
Digits is an AI-native general ledger with automated bookkeeping and reconciliation, month-end close, bill pay, invoicing and real-time reporting, for business owners and accountants. Pilot provides bookkeeping, tax and CFO services run by an AI Accountant and a team of finance experts.
How much do Digits and Pilot cost?+
Digits costs US$65 a month (Essentials) or US$100 (Core), with a 30-day free trial. Pilot bookkeeping costs US$99 a month (Essentials) or from US$299 a month billed annually (Core); tax starts at US$1,000 a year and CFO services at US$1,750 a month.
Who are Digits and Pilot for?+
Digits serves solopreneurs and early-stage businesses, small and growing companies, scaling businesses with finance teams, and accounting firms. Pilot serves startups and small businesses, from early-stage companies to those preparing for an exit.
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