Pick Pilot if
uS startups that will pay $99+ for a close and maybe tax.
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Our take
Pick Pilot if you're uS startups that will pay $99+ for a close and maybe tax. Pick Zeni if you're startups that will pay mid-hundreds a month for books plus a Slack-able team. Skip Pilot if you're on a team that want to operate the ledger themselves (Digits / Puzzle). Skip Zeni if you're a founder who want to close themselves for $30–$100 (Puzzle / Digits).
Best for
Pilot Someone else closes the books
Zeni Outsourced books plus a named team
Free plan
Pilot No free plan
Zeni No free plan
Lowest paid
Pilot Tax $1
Zeni CFO Lite $1
Next step up
Pilot Bookkeeping Essentials $99
Zeni Tax Starter $2
Watch out
Pilot Core’s dollar is a slider
Zeni “Starting at” is not a checkout SKU
Last checked
Pilot 2026-10-28 · pilot.com/pricing
Zeni 2026-10-28 · zeni.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Zeni if
startups that will pay mid-hundreds a month for books plus a Slack-able team.
Read the Zeni page