Kashoo vs Patriot Accounting

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

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Patriot Accounting costs less for a six-person team.
Kashoo fits retail shop, online store.

Compare	KashooKashoo	Patriot AccountingPatriot Software
In one line	One flat plan with unlimited users, inventory, and multi-currency	Plain US bookkeeping from $20 a month, with payroll from the same company
Starting price	From $27/mo	From $20/mo
Six-person team	$27/mo	$20/mo
Plans	One plan: $30/mo, or $324/yr ($27/mo); unlimited users; each extra business is a separate subscription	Accounting Basic $20/mo (unlimited users); Accounting Premium $30/mo (estimates, recurring invoices, user permissions); 50% off the first 3 months; 30 days free
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited
Both connect to	Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	Square POS	Patriot Payroll
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · CA	US
Phone support	Every plan	Every plan
Live chat	Every plan	Every plan
Support hours	Not published	Phone: 9a.m. - 7p.m. ET, Monday - Friday
Incidents posted	We found no public status page for Kashoo.	2 incidents posted on Patriot Software's status page, which covers all Patriot Software products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Patriot Software. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 132 reviews	4.8 / 5 from 3,966 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.2 / 5 from 1 reviews (few reviews)	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	55
Fit: Service business	80	82
Fit: Agency or studio	72	70
Fit: Trades or contractor	72	80
Fit: Online store	60	45
Why people pick it	Unlimited users at no extra cost Inventory and multi-currency in the one plan	Low price with US phone support Pairs with Patriot Payroll
Where it falls short	No free plan Payroll only through an integration	US only No inventory or multi-currency
	Visit Kashoo	Visit Patriot Accounting

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

Kashoo vs Patriot Accounting

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