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Accounting services for startups and small businesses.

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Pilot - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

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 pros, cons and reviews insights

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Reviews sentiment

 
 
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5(26)

What do users say about Pilot?

Pilot charges a premium, but offers far below average customer support for tax filing.

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Who uses Pilot?

Based on 29 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Information Technology and Services
Marketing and Advertising
Defense & Space
Human Resources
Others

Use cases

Bookkeeper
Accounting
Corporate Tax
Financial Reporting

Pilot's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Pilot users:

Accounting
Activity dashboard
Data import/export
Document management
Email reminders
For small businesses
Mobile access
Real-Time data
Real-Time reporting
Remote access/control

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Features rating:

Accounting
Activity dashboard
Data import/export
Document management
Email reminders
For small businesses
Mobile access
Real-Time data
Real-Time reporting
Remote access/control
Transaction history

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Pilot pricing

Value for money rating:

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

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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:

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

“The consultative sales process made me confident in choosing Pilot for our accounting & tax needs, the onboarding process was smooth, and their online portal is eye pleasing, easy to use, and makes collaborating with our dedicated bookkeeper seamless.”
WB

Will B.

COO

“The onboarding and bookkeeping experience have so far delivered above expectations, I'm loving their online portal, which is easy to navigate and presents our financials in a useful way - far better than pulling reports directly within QuickBooks.”
WB

Will B.

COO

Pilot integrations (5)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 29 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Pilot integrations and how users feel about them.

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Gusto

Integration rating: 5.0 (3)

I am in the process of switching to gusto simply so we can have payroll software that integrates with Connecteam.

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Jazzmine S.

Executive Director

Integration rating: 5.0 (2)

quickbooks is where I did all my bookkeeping. was a little clunky to send the balance invoice via honeybook because there was no way to differentiate products and services, which is why i took off one star.

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Pilot support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Email/Help Desk
Knowledge Base
Chat

Pilot FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of Pilot?

Pilot has the following typical customers:
Small Business, Freelancers

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Q. What level of support does Pilot offer?

Pilot offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Chat

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