AttestWork vs BrightWorkpapers (formerly MyWorkpapers)

AttestWork is a web workspace for audit, review, compilation, preparation, agreed-upon procedures, and examination engagements. It imports trial balances and general ledgers, compares account balances, and surfaces exceptions. Document processing extracts text and structured fields from scanned PDFs, images, and ledger exports. Teams can search indexed engagement files, including OCR-processed PDFs, and an assistant can draft procedure documentation and workpaper tables using engagement context and files. Firms can connect AI clients such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini Spark, or another MCP client through an OAuth-secured connection. The workspace tracks prepared-by-client requests and can link client responses to the relevant request and procedure. Preparers and reviewers must sign off, and editing resets the affected sign-off tier. WorkpaperOS says it does not train its own models on customer work; files are kept in private buckets with short-lived signed links. A five-day trial costs nothing, with no card required. Professional is $57.50 a month for three months, then 115 USD per month; Premium is $92.50 a month for three months, then 185 USD per month.

BrightWorkpapers, formerly MyWorkpapers, is a web-based digital working-paper platform for accountants, auditors, bookkeepers, and businesses. It automates routine workflows and supports real-time team collaboration, client reminders, and dashboards. Cloud document management provides real-time access, collaboration, and audit trails, while client and firm portals support document exchange with clients and external accountants. Firms can adapt workflows and templates, edit industry or third-party templates, and create unlimited firm templates for different client engagements. Excel Connect links Excel workpaper data into BrightWorkpapers workflows and helps standardize spreadsheet versions and processes. BrightWorkpapers Essential is designed for small UK firms with 1–5 users or up to 150 clients preparing FRS 105 or FRS 102 1a accounts. It includes a trial-balance-first workflow, one-click Excel workpapers, prebuilt templates, automated schedules, and progress dashboards. The Essential page describes encryption and automatic backups for cloud access. Listed integrations include Bright Accounts Production, QX, HAT, Sage Accounting, QuickBooks, Office 365, DOT, FYI Software, Chartered Accountants Ireland, and Xero.