Pilot

Freemium

By AI Bookmarks Editorial Team, Directory editors Last reviewed 2026-10-23

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Bookkeeping and CFO service with a dedicated team, delivered monthly rather than as self-serve software.

Quick facts

Pricing	Freemium
Free tier	No — paid service, quoted after a review
Platforms	Web
Developer	Pilot
Website	https://pilot.com

What Pilot is

Pilot is a bookkeeping service rather than software. You get a dedicated team that closes the books monthly, reconciles accounts, handles payroll and can add CFO support and tax filing. Software is part of the package — a dashboard, expense tracking and integrations with the tools a startup already uses — but the product is the people doing the work. That distinguishes it from a self-serve accounting app: the value is not having to hire a bookkeeper or learn the software. The limits are cost and fit: monthly fees scale with transaction volume, it is aimed at startups and small businesses rather than enterprises, and the quality of the relationship depends on the assigned team. Turnaround is monthly, so it is not a real-time ledger. Pricing is quoted after a review of transaction volume and payroll headcount. Bookkeeping and tax are handled by the same team, so the year-end handoff is shorter.

Best for

Startups without an in-house accountant
Founders who want books closed without learning software
Companies that need tax filing alongside bookkeeping

Not ideal for

Businesses that need a real-time ledger
Enterprises with complex multi-entity accounting

Pros

A named team does the work rather than a tool
Bookkeeping, payroll and tax under one service
No software to learn or configure

Cons

Monthly close, not a real-time ledger
Fees scale with transaction volume
Quality depends on the assigned team

Pricing in detail

Pilot is a paid service quoted after reviewing transaction volume and payroll headcount, with bookkeeping, payroll, tax and CFO support priced as separate or bundled services. There is no free tier. Because the fee scales with volume, a company growing quickly should ask how the price changes at the next bracket rather than only what the first year costs.