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IGuided tax filing software with AI answers and optional help from tax experts
Freemium
Botkeeper vs Pilot
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Botkeeper if…
- you want the lower entry price ($53/mo vs $99/mo)
- you're in its core audience: accounting firms, bookkeeping firms
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Choose Pilot if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: startup founders, small business owners
Side by side
Feature Botkeeper Pilot
Pricing modelPaidFree trial
Starting price$53/mo$99/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Kept until deletion request; tax data at least seven years
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II—
Bill pay—
QuickBooks/Xero sync—
Reconciliation
Forecasting—
Human experts included
PlatformsWebWeb
CategoryFinance & AccountingFinance & Accounting
CompanyXendoo Inc.Pilot.com, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
B Botkeeper
- AI-powered transaction categorization
- Automated bank reconciliation
- Automated journal entries
- Month-end review with anomaly detection
- Close Tracker at firm-wide or client level
- Firm Insights dashboard
- Activity Hub for client communication
- Password manager and unlimited document storage
P Pilot
- AI transaction categorization and account reconciliation
- Monthly book close with financial reports
- AI answers about past transactions and cash flow
- Cash flow scenario modeling
- US-based dedicated bookkeeping team
- Business tax filing and R&D credit services
- Fractional CFO advisory and fundraising support
- Outsourced payroll, AP, AR and stock administration
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Botkeeper
1-4 Licenses$149/license/mo monthly or $134/license/mo billed annually
5-9 Licenses$109/license/mo monthly or $98/license/mo billed annually
10-24 Licenses$79/license/mo monthly or $71/license/mo billed annually
25+ Licenses$59/license/mo monthly or $53/license/mo billed annually
Pilot
Bookkeeping Essentials$99/month
Bookkeeping CoreContact sales
Bookkeeping CustomCustom
Tax - Single Member LLCFrom $1,000/year
Tax - Partnerships & S-CorpsFrom $2,000/year
Tax - C-CorpsFrom $2,450/year
CFO BasicFrom $1,750/month billed annually
CFO EssentialsFrom $3,150/month billed annually
CFO CustomFrom $5,250/month billed annually
Operations StarterFrom $750 one-time
Operations EssentialsFrom $850/month
Strengths and limitations
Botkeeper
- Prices are published, with volume discounts down to $53/license/mo
- Monthly plans can be cancelled at any time
- SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
- Every license includes the full feature set
- No free trial
- Built only for accounting firms, not individual businesses
- Annual plans are a full-year commitment
Pilot
- Entry bookkeeping plan priced at $99/month
- Pricing for tax, CFO and operations services is published
- Combines AI tooling with US-based bookkeepers and CFOs
- Free tax extension included in tax plans
- Tax and operations plans must be bought with Pilot Bookkeeping
- Core and Custom bookkeeping prices require contacting sales
- CFO plans start at $1,750/month
- Not a public accounting firm, so it does not provide licensed CPA services
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