Bookkeeping Services · pricing · Updated September 2026
Bench pricing (2026)
Bench starts at $199/mo (Bookkeeping Grow) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from Bench's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for small US businesses. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $199/mo (Bookkeeping Grow) · 20% off with annual billing
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR —
- Best for: small US businesses; sole proprietors; catch-up bookkeeping
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-02
Bench plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
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| Bookkeeping Grow STALE · 2026-09-02 | $199 | −20% | Flat monthly | Billed annually at $1,910/yr ($159.17/mo effective). Month-to-month rate $199/mo. For businesses under $250K annual revenue. Includes dedicated bookkeeping experts, monthly books, P&L and balance sheet, pre-scheduled touchpoints. | bench.co |
| Bookkeeping Core STALE · 2026-09-02 | $399 | −20% | Flat monthly | Billed annually at $3,830/yr ($319.17/mo effective). Month-to-month rate $399/mo. Includes dedicated experts, unlimited communication, monthly books, custom categorizations. | bench.co |
| Bookkeeping Core + Tax STALE · 2026-09-02 | $599 | −20% | Flat monthly | Billed annually at $5,750/yr ($479.17/mo effective). Month-to-month rate $599/mo. Includes everything in Core plus licensed tax professionals filing business and individual income tax returns. | bench.co |
Last verified 2026-09-02. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. https://bench.co/pricing/ fetched 2026-06-15 This note predates 3 corrections to the plans above, the earliest from 2026-09-09; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$199/moFirst on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since October 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of Bench, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by Bench. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Bookkeeping Grow. The recorded monthly price held $159, the annual-billed rate, though this dataset defines the monthly price as the month-to-month figure. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $199. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 20%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
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Bookkeeping Core. The recorded monthly price held $319, the annual-billed rate, though this dataset defines the monthly price as the month-to-month figure. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $399. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 20%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
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Bookkeeping Core + Tax. The recorded monthly price held $479, the annual-billed rate, though this dataset defines the monthly price as the month-to-month figure. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $599. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 20%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
Capabilities
Integrations: QuickBooks Online, Gusto, Stripe, Shopify, Square, Relay, Bluevine.
Key features: SOC 2 Type 2 examined annually against AICPA-defined standards by a third party; Dedicated human bookkeeping team with tax-ready monthly financials; Smart automation combined with human expert review; One prior month of bookkeeping prepared free at onboarding.
Plan limits: Grow plan limited to businesses under $250K annual revenue; Core plan: unlimited communication and reports.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Bench cost?
Bench starts at $199/mo (Bookkeeping Grow); it has 3 published plans. Verified 2026-09-02.
Is Bench cheaper billed annually?
Yes. Bench publishes a 20% discount for paying annually (on the Bookkeeping Grow plan). Verified 2026-09-02.
What are cheaper alternatives to Bench?
Cheaper bookkeeping services than Bench (entry $199/mo) include Pilot at $99/mo. Verified 2026-09-02.
Does Bench support HIPAA?
Bench's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA. Its public pages also state SOC 2 compliance.
Does Bench have a free plan?
No — Bench publishes no free tier.
Bench vs alternatives
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