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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.
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
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Chris
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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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
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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.
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
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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
Sheryl
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5
5
Reviewed on 19/10/2018
Saved me money
I love the management reports and up to date books the most. Also, they respond quickly with anything I need, they are capable with even the most complicated unrecognized revenue reporting, fast, responsive, and nice in their communications. My business is a corporation, and botkeeper has saved us a lot of money.
Pros
I liked their flexibility in working with my Quick Books online - my super complicated - incorporation with employees - setup! I saved over $2000 per month in accounting costs by switching to botkeeper. I'm hoping they don't raise their prices. They are super fast, and able to handle my business accounting which has "unrecognized revenue" calculations to do each month, and everything is in GAAP format "ACCRUAL" based because I was setup to take on investors and sell common stock from an equity crowdfunding fundraise. I would say I love their MANAGEMENT REPORTS! I love being able to look and see everything in one report and I also love that my books are reconciled and up to date nearly daily - so every time I look it is valid data - SO HELPFUL! Also - they take the time to teach me how to do things on my own if I am confused about anything. My old super expensive accountants never did that and they were super slow and it was always a point of pain for me. Botkeeper does everything I don't want to do - and they do it fast and accurately.
Cons
I have no complaints, because they are fast and accurate, and responsive for all of my accounting needs. They are highly capable of even the most complicated bookkeeping - I didn't think they would take on my books but have surpassed my expectations.
Verified Reviewer
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5
5
Reviewed on 30/10/2018
Smart Bookkeeper Solutions Worked for Us
Pros
I have answers only an email away at all hours. What is not to like about that. Instead of relying on a bookkeeper that worked part-time for us, I now feel like we have a full-time bookkeeper on staff without any of the hassle.
Cons
Took some "training" to get them onboard on complex accounting set ups, but once learned, it has been smooth.
