Pilot alternatives

What Pilot does

Bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for startups and small businesses, run by an AI Accountant and a team of finance experts.

Founded

2017; San Francisco, with a second office in Nashville

Funding

More than US$150m raised; Series C expanded to US$100m at a US$1.2bn valuation (2021)

Customers

3,500+ startups and small businesses

Pricing

Bookkeeping from US$99 a month; tax from US$1,000 a year; CFO services from US$1,750 a month

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Alternatives in Bookkeeping

47 other vendors in this category. Vendors with an Accountio profile are shown first; the rest of the directory follows.

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More bookkeeping vendors in the directory

• bexioSwiss accounting and invoicing with local compliance built in.Europe
• Booke AIAI categorisation, queries and error detection for firms.North America
• BookkeepDaily ecommerce sales and fees posted straight to the ledger.North America
• BotkeeperAutomated bookkeeping with human review, built for firms.North America
• Clear BooksUK cloud accounting with VAT returns and MTD filing.United Kingdom
• CoconutIncome, expenses and tax tracking for the self-employed.United Kingdom
• CountingupBusiness account with bookkeeping built into the current account.United Kingdom
• CrunchOnline accounting for freelancers with accountant access.United Kingdom
• DocytAI bookkeeping automation for high-volume, multi-location businesses.North America
• FincentSoftware plus dedicated bookkeepers for monthly financials.North America
• FinlensAI categorisation and reconciliation across client ledgers.North America
• FortnoxNordic cloud accounting for small businesses and firms.Europe
• FreeAgentCloud accounting for freelancers and small businesses, with direct HMRC filing.United Kingdom
• FreshBooksInvoicing and accounting built for service businesses.North America
• HoldedAccounting, invoicing and inventory for small businesses.Europe
• InkleBookkeeping and US tax compliance for incorporated startups.North America
• Jenesys AIAI bookkeeping assistant for UK accounting firms.United Kingdom
• JorttDutch cloud bookkeeping with automated tax returns.Europe
• MantleAI bookkeeping and a single workspace for client engagements.North America
• MoneybirdDutch online accounting with invoicing and VAT returns.Europe
• MYOBAccounting and payroll for Australian and New Zealand businesses.Asia Pacific
• OCTA FlowAI agent workspace that lets accounting and CPA firms automate execution of client work.Middle East
• ReckonAccounting and payroll for Australian small businesses.Asia Pacific
• sevDeskGerman cloud accounting for freelancers and small businesses.Europe
• ShineAccounting, banking and accountant matching for small firms.Europe
• SynderMarketplace and payment data synced into your accounting software.North America
• SyntheticAutonomous AI bookkeeper handling month-end preparation.North America
• WafeqCloud accounting for the Middle East with Arabic and VAT support.Middle East
• WaveFree accounting and invoicing for very small businesses.North America
• ZeniAI bookkeeping and finance operations for startups.North America
• Zoho BooksCloud accounting integrated with the wider Zoho suite.Asia Pacific

How to choose

• Who will keep the books: the business itself, an accounting firm, or a service that does the bookkeeping for you?
• Does it file the taxes you need where you operate, such as VAT returns, sales tax or e-invoicing?
• Which banks, payroll and payment apps does it connect to today?
• Can your accountant work in it alongside you, and how is that priced per client?

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Common questions

What are the main alternatives to Pilot?+

Collective offers bookkeeping, payroll and tax for self-employed owners. Kick, Uplinq and Truewind are AI bookkeeping tools, Finaloop runs accounting for consumer brands, and QuickBooks and Xero suit teams that keep their own books.

How much does Pilot cost?+

Bookkeeping costs US$99 a month on Essentials and from US$299 a month on Core, billed annually. Tax starts at US$1,000 a year and CFO services at US$1,750 a month.

Is Pilot an accounting firm?+

Pilot is not a public accounting firm and does not provide services that need a public accountancy licence. It sells bookkeeping, tax and CFO services, and sells Meridian, its month-end close platform, to accounting firms.

Part of Accountio’s accounting technology coverage.