Kashoo vs Bench

Two accounting tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	KashooKashoo	BenchEmployer.com
In one line	One flat plan with unlimited users, inventory, and multi-currency	A bookkeeping team that does your books each month
Starting price	From $27/mo	From $199/mo
Six-person team	$27/mo	$199/mo
Plans	One plan: $30/mo, or $324/yr ($27/mo); unlimited users; each extra business is a separate subscription	Bookkeeping Light $199/mo (up to $250K revenue/yr); Bookkeeping $399/mo; Bookkeeping + Tax $649/mo; 20% off yearly; catch-up free on yearly plans
Pricing model	Free trial	Paid
Free trial	14 days	—
Users	Unlimited	n/a (service)
Both connect to	Square POS, Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	No others on record	Gusto, Shopify, BigCommerce, Shoeboxed
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · CA	US
Phone support	Every plan	Every plan
Live chat	Every plan	Every plan
Support hours	Not published	Phone: weekdays 7am to 5pm PST
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Kashoo.	We found no public status page for Employer.com.
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 132 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	3.2 / 5 from 1 reviews (few reviews)	4.1 / 5 from 1,355 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	70	65
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	60
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	72	80
Fit: Trades or contractor	72	70
Fit: Online store	60	75
Why people pick it	Unlimited users at no extra cost Inventory and multi-currency in the one plan	A bookkeeper you can message any time Free catch-up on yearly plans
Where it falls short	No free plan Payroll only through an integration	Costs far more than software Service paused in late 2024 before the sale
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices