Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Bookkeeping Services (2026)
The cheapest bookkeeping services is Botkeeper at $59/mo. This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Botkeeper at $59/mo (25+ Licenses).
- Typical paid price: from $59/mo, median $209/mo, up to $399/mo — across 7 with published pricing.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Bookkeeping Service | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botkeeper | $59/mo 25+ Licenses | No | — | Yes | accounting firms | botkeeper.com |
| 2 | Pilot | $99/mo Essentials | No | — | — | startups | pilot.com |
| 3 | Bench | $159/mo Bookkeeping Grow | No | — | Yes | small US businesses | bench.co |
| 4 | 1-800Accountant | $209/mo Tax Advisory | No | — | Yes | small business owners | 1800accountant.com |
| 5 | Merritt Bookkeeping | $250/mo Standard Bookkeeping | No | — | — | small businesses | merrittbookkeeping.com |
| 6 | Xendoo | $355/mo Essential | No | — | Yes | small to mid-sized businesses | xendoo.com |
| 7 | Bookkeeper360 | $399/mo Monthly Bookkeeping | No | — | — | fast-growing businesses | bookkeeper360.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest bookkeeping services?
Botkeeper has the lowest published entry price at $59/mo (25+ Licenses), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does bookkeeping services cost per month?
Across the 7 bookkeeping services with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $209/mo, ranging from $59/mo to $399/mo, as of 2026-06-15.
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How we compiled this
Six vendor pricing pages fetched directly via WebFetch on 2026-06-15/16. QuickBooks Live (quickbooks.intuit.com/live/) returned HTTP timeout on every attempt (JS-heavy SPA) and all known alternate Intuit pricing URLs either 404'd or timed out; QuickBooks Live is excluded rather than guessed. Pilot Core plan shows '$0/month billed annually' for pre-revenue startups only; for revenue-generating companies the price requires contacting sales, so Core is recorded as null. Botkeeper is priced per accounting-firm license (one license = one client entity), so billingModel is per_seat. Bench annual prices confirmed as $1,910/$3,830/$5,750/year with 20% discount versus $199/$399/$599 month-to-month. All minutesIncluded/callsIncluded/overagePerMin/overagePerCall fields are null (non-telephony vertical). hipaa/baa/bilingual set to null unless explicitly stated on vendor pages.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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