# Pilot

Outsourced books, tax, and CFO help.

A tech-forward outsourced back office: bookkeeping on a dedicated US-based team, business tax filing, and fractional CFO and COO support, built around accrual accounting and a monthly close. Aimed at startups and growing companies, it fits a newly acquired business whose books need to become clean and stay that way without an in-house hire.

- Category: Operating Resources
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Where it fits: Operate & Grow the Business
- Website: https://pilot.com

## At a Glance

Strong for investor-grade books and CFO help; weigh its startup-first fit against a plain operating SMB.

## What It Costs

Bookkeeping from $99/mo (Essentials, up to $100k monthly expenses) up to a Core plan with a dedicated US bookkeeper; business tax filing from $1,000/yr (single-member LLC) to $2,450/yr (C-corp); fractional CFO from $1,750/mo and COO/operations support from $850/mo. Pre-revenue discounts advertised. Verified on pilot.com/pricing.

## Best For

A new owner who wants clean accrual books and fractional CFO help without hiring in-house

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: A dedicated US-based bookkeeper plus [accrual accounting](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/cash-basis-vs-accrual) and a monthly close, not just software
- Pro: Tax filing and fractional CFO and COO support under one roof, so the back office scales with the business
- Pro: Transparent, published monthly pricing, which is rare among outsourced accounting firms
- Con: Explicitly built for startups and growing companies, so an established blue-collar SMB may pay for a growth-stage feature set it does not need
- Con: Priced per month on top of the purchase, and the CFO tiers climb quickly
- Con: Provides no full-time or part-time officer, so it is support rather than a hire

## What Searchers Say

A well-known venture-backed outsourced accounting provider, commonly compared with Bench and Bookkeeper360; established enough that its startup-first positioning is the main caveat for an SMB buyer.

## Compared With

- Which outsourced back office fits the business you just bought? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/decimal-vs-pilot.md)
- Which outsourced back office for a newly acquired business? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/pilot-vs-bookkeeper360.md)

## Sources

- https://pilot.com/pricing
- https://pilot.com

Also on this site: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/category/operating-resources.md
Source: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/pilot
Last checked: 2026-07-21

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