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Pilot

Accounting services for startups and small businesses.

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Pilot - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Pilot overview

What is Pilot?

Pilot: One team for all your accounting needs.

Pilot is the largest startup and small business focused accounting firm in the US. Our team of 250+ US-based accountants, fractional CFOs, and tax specialists are dedicated to building a strong finance foundation for your business.

Starting price

199flat rate /
per month

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Pilot reviews

Overall rating

4.9

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend8.93/10

Rating distribution

Pros

“It very easily lets me see what I need to see and understand important matters to clear my mind and focus on what I need to do and what I am good at which will in turn grow my business.”

Tuto A.

CEO

“I love Pilot because it gives me the peace of mind that our books are in order and that we have access to a team of professionals to steer us in the right direction.”

Abby S.

COO

“Overall, I am very happy with the service that Pilot provides. I like the software that they offer and I'm excited to see how they continue to iterate and set an even higher bar.”

Lars A.

Chief of Staff

Cons

“Customer support outside of book keeping is terrible.”

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“The only thing that I'd complain about is that the categories are sometimes difficult to navigate, and especially as a startup, we have some random expenses so adding a catch-all could be useful.”

Vikram S.

CEO

“This is a minor inconvenience, though; we simply upload the statement manually once a month when Pilot sends a notification reminding us it's time to do so.”

Eric M.

Analyst

Who uses Pilot?

Based on 29 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Information Technology and Services

Computer Software

Financial Services

Food & Beverages

Others

Use cases

Bookkeeper

Accounting

Corporate Tax

Financial Reporting

Enterprise Accounting

Pilot's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Pilot users:

Expense tracking

4.6

(7)

Accounts payable

5.0

(6)

Billing & invoicing

4.0

(4)

General ledger

5.0

(3)

Bank reconciliation

4.5

(4)

Income & balance sheet

4.8

(5)

All Pilot features

Features rating:

4.7

(29)

Document management

5.0

(1)

For small businesses

5.0

(1)

Remote access/control

5.0

(1)

Activity dashboard

4.5

(2)

Accounting

(0)

Data import/export

(0)

Email reminders

(0)

Mobile access

4.0

(1)

Real-Time data

(0)

Real-Time reporting

(0)

Transaction history

(0)

Pilot awards

Bookkeeper

90/100

Pilot alternatives

Pilot

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(29)

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199

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.8

Features

4.7

Value for Money

4.5

Customer Support

4.9

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Ease of Use

4.4

Features

4.3

Value for Money

4.3

Customer Support

4.0

Aplos

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Free trial

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Ease of Use

4.4

Features

4.2

Value for Money

4.4

Customer Support

4.6

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4.3

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Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.1

Features

4.2

Value for Money

4.1

Customer Support

4.1

Pilot pricing

Value for money rating:

4.5

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan

Free trial

Subscription

Essentials

199

Per month

Features included:

Real-time visibility into your finances
Monthly P&L and balance sheet based on your bank and credit card activity
Year-end package for your tax preparer
Support from your dedicated US-based bookkeeping team in-app and over email

Core

599

Per month

Features included:

Real-time visibility into your finances
Monthly P&L and balance sheet enriched with data from all your tools and systems
Faster monthly close with reports delivered on the 10th business day
Year-end package for your own tax preparer
Support from your dedicated US-based bookkeeping team in-app, email and over the phone

Custom

No pricing info

Features included:

Everything in Essentials or Core
Income tax filings and tax planning
Payroll administration
Vendor payments
Sales tax management
Stock administration
R&D tax credit
CFO advisory, financial planning, and fundraising support
Support from your dedicated US-based finance and accounting team through every channel you need—in-app, email, phone, and Slack for CFO advisory customers

User opinions about Pilot price and value

Value for money rating:

4.5

(29)

To see what individual users think of Pilot's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“It very easily lets me see what I need to see and understand important matters to clear my mind and focus on what I need to do and what I am good at which will in turn grow my business.”

Tuto A.

CEO

“I love Pilot because it gives me the peace of mind that our books are in order and that we have access to a team of professionals to steer us in the right direction.”

Abby S.

COO