How much does Pilot cost?

Pilot's pricing page lists Bookkeeping Essentials at $99/month; Tax: single-member LLCs at Starts at $1,000+/year; Tax: partnerships and S corporations at Starts at $2,000+/year; Tax: C corporations at Starts at $2,450+/year; CFO Basic at Starts at $1,750/month, with Bookkeeping Core and Bookkeeping Custom priced on request. Checked October 15, 2026.

Does Pilot offer a free trial?

Pilot's free-trial page offers 15 days with no credit card required; it doesn't say which plan the trial covers.

What is Pilot's pricing based on?

Bookkeeping scales with monthly expenses, bill volume and service level; tax with entity type and extra filings; CFO by tier and meeting cadence.

Does Pilot charge extra fees or add-ons?

The pricing page lists 4 add-ons or fees, including Additional state income tax filing ($250 per state (single-member LLC); $500 per state (other entities)), Additional city income tax filing ($250 per city (single-member LLC); $500 per city (other entities)), Foreign subsidiary (Form 5471) ($2,500 per subsidiary). See the table on this page.

Pilot pricing

Pilot publishes bookkeeping from $99 a month (Essentials, for businesses with up to $100,000 in monthly expenses), plus separately priced tax, CFO and operations services. Tax and operations plans must be bought with Pilot bookkeeping.

Checked against Pilot’s pricing page (opens in a new tab) on October 15, 2026. Prices change; confirm with the vendor before you buy.

At a glance

Prices published: Yes, for the plans shown below
Priced by: Bookkeeping scales with monthly expenses, bill volume and service level; tax with entity type and extra filings; CFO by tier and meeting cadence.
Free plan: No.
Free trial: Pilot's free-trial page offers 15 days with no credit card required; it doesn't say which plan the trial covers.
Source: pilot.com/pricing

Pilot plans and prices

Pilot plans as listed on pilot.com, October 15, 2026. Prices exclude taxes unless the vendor says otherwise.
Plan	Price	Billing	What the vendor lists
Bookkeeping EssentialsSmall businesses with up to $100,000 in monthly expenses	$99/month	Not stated	AI categorizes transactions, reconciles accounts and closes the books monthly Cash-basis bookkeeping from bank and card data Standard chart of accounts Year-end package for your tax preparer In-app support
Bookkeeping CoreStartups and growing businesses	Shown by expense slider (not readable in our check)	Billed annually	Everything in Essentials U.S.-based bookkeeper who reviews and explains your books Cash or accrual basis Bill management for up to 10 vendor bills a month Custom chart of accounts Dedicated support team
Bookkeeping CustomCompanies needing a customized back office	Not published	Not stated	Everything in Core, plus options such as keeping your QuickBooks account, full AR and AP, payroll administration and CFO advisory
Tax: single-member LLCsMust be bought with Pilot bookkeeping	Starts at $1,000+/year	Annual	Not listed
Tax: partnerships and S corporationsMust be bought with Pilot bookkeeping	Starts at $2,000+/year	Annual	Not listed
Tax: C corporationsMust be bought with Pilot bookkeeping	Starts at $2,450+/year	Annual	Not listed
CFO Basic	Starts at $1,750/month	Annual	Budget and forecast model Budget vs. actuals Scenario planning KPI dashboard Monthly CFO call

Add-ons and fees

Add-ons and fees listed on Pilot’s pricing page.
Add-on or fee	Price
Additional state income tax filing	$250 per state (single-member LLC); $500 per state (other entities)
Additional city income tax filing	$250 per city (single-member LLC); $500 per city (other entities)
Foreign subsidiary (Form 5471)	$2,500 per subsidiary
Foreign shareholder return (Form 5472)	$500 per shareholder (C corporations)

What the pricing page doesn’t say

The Core price is set by an expense slider and didn't render as text in our check; Pilot's own page description says plans start at $99 a month.
The page has a monthly/annual toggle, and the Essentials card doesn't say which billing cadence $99 applies to.
Pilot says pre-revenue companies can contact it for a discount.

Beyond price: what Pilot states about data and review

SOC 2: Unconfirmed
Trains on customer data: Yes
Human review: Human review

Sources for each field are on the Pilot listing.

How Pilot’s pricing compares

Other bookkeeping tools in the directory, with the starting price each publishes.

Starting prices as recorded on each listing. Vendors without public pricing sell by quote.
Tool	Starting price	Pricing page
Booke AI	$129/month per business	See listing
Botkeeper	$53 per license/month	Botkeeper pricing
Copilot in Business Central	$80 per user/month, billed annually	See listing
Dext	$25.21/month	Dext pricing
Digits	$65/month	Digits pricing
Docyt	$299 per property/month	See listing
Double	$10 per client/month	See listing
Hubdoc	$12/month	Hubdoc pricing

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Pilot pricing: questions

How much does Pilot cost?: Pilot's pricing page lists Bookkeeping Essentials at $99/month; Tax: single-member LLCs at Starts at $1,000+/year; Tax: partnerships and S corporations at Starts at $2,000+/year; Tax: C corporations at Starts at $2,450+/year; CFO Basic at Starts at $1,750/month, with Bookkeeping Core and Bookkeeping Custom priced on request. Checked October 15, 2026.
Does Pilot have a free plan?: No.
Does Pilot offer a free trial?: Pilot's free-trial page offers 15 days with no credit card required; it doesn't say which plan the trial covers.
What is Pilot's pricing based on?: Bookkeeping scales with monthly expenses, bill volume and service level; tax with entity type and extra filings; CFO by tier and meeting cadence.
Does Pilot charge extra fees or add-ons?: The pricing page lists 4 add-ons or fees, including Additional state income tax filing ($250 per state (single-member LLC); $500 per state (other entities)), Additional city income tax filing ($250 per city (single-member LLC); $500 per city (other entities)), Foreign subsidiary (Form 5471) ($2,500 per subsidiary). See the table on this page.