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IGuided tax filing software with AI answers and optional help from tax experts
Freemium
Botkeeper vs Wise
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Botkeeper if…
- you're in its core audience: accounting firms, bookkeeping firms
W
Choose Wise if…
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: tutoring businesses, online schools
Side by side
Feature Botkeeper Wise
Pricing modelPaidPaid
Starting price$53/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Data retention—Non-premium data deleted if no purchase within 7 days of expiry; unshared recordings deleted after 7 days
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type IIGDPR
Reconciliation—
Human experts included—
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryFinance & AccountingTools for Teachers
CompanyXendoo Inc.Wise Leap Technologies Private Limited
Based in—India
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
W Wise
- In-platform Zoom sessions with automatic recordings
- Two-way Google Calendar sync and time zone adjustment
- Automated invoicing, reminders and recurring auto-charging
- Tutor payroll with split payments
- AI-generated student performance reports
- AI session summaries shared after each session
- Branded iOS and Android apps
- Session reminders by email, SMS and push
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
Wise
Pay Per Session0.69 per session (currency not stated)
Pay Per Seat0.69 per seat (currency not stated)
EnterpriseCustom
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
Wise
- Usage-based pricing from 0.69 per session or per seat
- Unlimited students and tutors on the Pay Per Session plan
- 0% processing fees listed on paid plans
- Many integrations, including Stripe, Zapier, Moodle and WhatsApp
- Pricing page does not state the currency
- Enterprise pricing is only available from sales
- No public API documentation found on the pages
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