Pilot vs SBKA

Pilot is web-based accounting software with bank feeds, automated reconciliation, and accountant access. It does not provide inventory tracking, and web is the only listed platform. The free Core plan is listed at free, billed annually, with $0 in monthly expenses and up to 10 vendor bills per month. Essentials costs $99 a month, billed monthly, and supports up to $100,000 in monthly expenses. A Custom plan has no listed price and is described for complex business structures, custom workflows and reporting, full accounts receivable, full accounts payable, payroll administration, and CFO advisory. Pilot’s pricing note states that a 15-day trial is available and paid plans start from $99/mo. The maker is Pilot, founded in 2017, with headquarters in San Francisco, California, and Nashville, Tennessee. Access is through a browser rather than a listed mobile application.

SBKA is an AI-assisted bookkeeping platform for small businesses in the EU, available on web, Android, and iOS through an installable PWA. Users can describe a transaction for SBKA to draft a bookkeeping entry, which they review and approve. It also analyzes uploaded or emailed invoices and receipts, and matches imported CSV bank statements. Reports cover income, balance, VAT, and SIE/SAF-T. The platform supports 39 currencies, daily ECB exchange rates, and historical rates from 2006; it lists support for 13 EU countries. Users can export data as JSON. SBKA says documents and sensitive database fields are encrypted with AES-256-GCM, communications use TLS 1.2+, and personal data is pseudonymized before AI analysis. Two-factor authentication is mandatory, and users are responsible for reviewing AI suggestions before saving them. Plans are Enskild at €490 a month, Start at €1,590 a month, Företag at €3,490 a month, and Byrå at €12,990 a month. A 10-day trial is available; some freemail registrations require a credit card to activate it.