About botkeeper

botkeeper is a bookkeeping service built with machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). It can integrate with popular accounting software like Quickbooks Online and can pull data from bank platforms and other sources. All transactions are automated and verified with botkeeper's team of experienced accountants. botkeeper can be accessed on mobile devices. Other features include real-time dashboards and reporting, helpful insights, financial statements, payroll, invoicing, account reconciliation, plus more. botkeeper is available on a monthly subscription basis and support is available via documentation, phone, email, and online help desk.
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botkeeper pricing

botkeeper does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. botkeeper paid version starts at US$55.00/month.

Starting Price:
US$55.00/month
Free Version:
No
Free trial:
Yes

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botkeeper Reviews

Feature rating

Value for Money
4.5
Functionality
4.4
Ease of Use
4.2
Customer Support
4.5
5 reviews of 71 View all reviews
Chris
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 14/11/2018

Using Botkeeper from its Early Days at Kinnami Software, a Seed-Stage Startup

Botkeeper absolves Kinnami from the drudgery and hassle of book keeping. Basically, all I have to do is ensure the receipts are there, and then all book keeping is handled. This makes filing the annual tax returns less painful as Botkeeper already has all the information the accounting firm needs to create the tax return.
At Kinnam, we do not have nor want large teams of people to handle administration. Outsourcing book keeping to Botkeeper is a great way to solve part of that problem.

Pros

The best thing about Botkeeper's software is that it is invisible in the sense that it doesn't dictate how you should use it to collect information that it needs, and so it's very easy to fit into your workflow. Historically, Botkeeper had its own Dropbox-style integration, and now it is switching to Google Drive. This means that providing receipts and other information is as simple as putting the digital scan of a receipt into the Google Drive folder. Or if you prefer, you can upload files by hand using the portal.
Secondly, their portal provides nice views that show the state of your company's finances.

Cons

Botkeeper is a young company, and so growing pains are painful. The system has undergone several major changes during the 2 years that I've been using it, and those transitions were not completely smooth. However, to date, all problems were successfully resolved and the team really worked to address them, and those problems were rare.

John
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Features
3
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 07/06/2019

Botkeeper

Right now I'm only testing the Botkeeper team on my most important client. They have consistently performed (or outperformed) whenever I had feedback for them. This bodes well for the future when I expect to add at least 5-10 more clients in the future!

Pros

I just hung out the shingle on my new CPA firm, and I want to use a strategic partner like Botkeeper to help me scale. So I love that I can white label the platform while having a dedicated team of accountants assigned to my clients.

Cons

I feel like their portal still has room for improvement even after their recent upgrade. One of the worst problems was the difficulty editing the dashboards for your own needs. That was one of the improvements on this last rollout.

Alternatives Considered

Pilot and Bench

Reasons for Switching to botkeeper

I was lucky enough to meet the Botkeeper founder Enrico Palmerino. And I wanted to work with a young, scrappy, and hungry competitor. And now that they recently completed a new financing round, I have to say that the future looks bright.
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
2
Features
3
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
2

3
Reviewed on 11/01/2019

Mediocre platform; mediocre product; mediocre results

Pros

It's ok-ish if you don't know anything about bookkeeping and you're on a super super tight budget

Cons

Response times were slow
Struggled to get anyone to answer basic questions about my SLA, bill, contract, etc.
Regular errors on the GL

Misty
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 22/09/2022

Time Saver for Sure!

The onboarding process and platform are very intuitive and easy to use.

The communication from the accounting team is amazing, they assign tasks to you with any questions they may have with transactions, uncleared checks, or reconciliation issues.

Pros

I love everything about bookkeeper but here are some stand outs:

Their customer service is amazing, we meet weekly with our account manager and he is very helpful with any questions or onboarding needs we have

It saves time on the day-to-day updates and monthly reconciliations, we estimate we save about 25% of the time for each of our 30 clients on the platform.

We just recently were impacted by the great resignation and lost about 40% of our staff (we are a small firm so we lost 3 of the 7 we employed) if it weren't for Botkkeper we would have been in a terrible position.

Cons

I don't really have any cons, I would be hard-pressed to think of any. Usually, if we have problems my account manager resolves them fairly quickly!

Anthony
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 12/10/2022

An accountants dream come true

Botkeeper has a dedicated customer service rep that you meet with twice a week who is always helpful. Customer service is creme de la creme. Tech support is also helpful and usually responds pretty swiftly. THeir [SENSITIVE CONTENT] is brilliant, someone to look out for in the future of tech and accounting.

Pros

I like that Botkeeper is able ot do a lot of the tedious part of my job, it frees me up to focus on more important things for my clients that need my personal touch. I would say Botkeeper saves about a quarter og my client hours each month allowing me to spend more time speaking to the clients about the health of their business or answer Q's they may have.

Cons

Sometimes the connections with the bank break. I don't think this is Botkeepers fault (it's usually Amex) but it can still be frustrating nad time-consuming to relink the accounts.

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