Accupe vs Kitchen.co

Accupe combines practice management, client onboarding, e-signatures and AI for professional firms, including accounting practices in the UK and UAE. Client records bring together filing deadlines, recurring jobs, checklists, time, documents and invoicing. Workflow templates can create monthly, quarterly and annual work with tasks, owners and due dates. Accupe imports Companies House details and checks daily for changes. Each client receives an isolated portal for documents, messages, tasks and signature history, with client-code and PIN sign-in. Signature requests support up to ten signers and five CC recipients; completed documents receive a SHA-256 certificate and public verification page. The service connects with Xero and Zoho Books to pull invoices and send completed jobs as draft invoices. It says it uses encryption in transit and at rest and row-level security to separate firm data. Identity and document verification include a review trail, but Accupe does not run sanctions, PEP or adverse-media screening. Solo costs £20/mo, Growth £55/mo and Elite £185/mo. Each paid tier includes a 14-day trial without upfront card details. Accupe lists offices in London and Dubai.

Kitchen.co is a client portal for agencies that brings projects, requests, tasks, messages, invoices, and files together. Shared Kanban boards let teams and clients assign tasks, post updates, and track status in real time. Conversations support internal and client discussions, and client email replies sync with Kitchen.co. Users can organize and preview files; message attachments can be up to 1 GB. Billing includes one-time and recurring invoices, automatic payments, and gateways such as Stripe, Square, PayPal, Razorpay, and 2checkout. Integrations include Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Zapier, and accounting services FreshBooks, FreeAgent, QuickBooks, and Xero. Agency White-label adds branding controls, unbranded emails, and custom domains. Kitchen.co states that connections use 256-bit SSL, that it is Level 1 PCI compliant, and that it does not store card numbers or payment tokens. The Free plan is free forever for up to two internal users, unlimited clients and projects, and 2 GB storage with a 500 MB per-file limit. Paid service starts at $29/user/mo, and a 14-day trial includes all features without requiring a credit card.