Patriot Accounting vs Kick

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

Compare	Patriot AccountingPatriot Software	KickKick
In one line	Plain US bookkeeping from $20 a month, with payroll from the same company	Self-driving bookkeeping that categorizes transactions for you
Starting price	From $20/mo	Free
Six-person team	$20/mo	$0/mo
Plans	Accounting Basic $20/mo (unlimited users); Accounting Premium $30/mo (estimates, recurring invoices, user permissions); 50% off the first 3 months; 30 days free	Free (1 entity, 250 transactions/yr); Basic $40/mo ($480 billed yearly); Plus $100/mo ($300 billed quarterly, multi-entity, accrual); Advanced $300/mo; 14-day trial
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	30 days	14 days
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited
Both connect to	Stripe Invoicing
Also connects to	Patriot Payroll	Gusto, Mercury, BILL, Ramp
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US	US
Phone support	Every plan	None listed
Live chat	Every plan	Basic and up
Support hours	Phone: 9a.m. - 7p.m. ET, Monday - Friday	Not published
Incidents posted	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	0 incidents posted on Kick's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 3,966 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	Not listed	4.5 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	60	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	55	45
Fit: Service business	82	82
Fit: Agency or studio	70	85
Fit: Trades or contractor	80	70
Fit: Online store	45	70
Why people pick it	Low price with US phone support Pairs with Patriot Payroll	Categorizes transactions automatically Free plan for new businesses
Where it falls short	US only No inventory or multi-currency	No inventory Accrual books need Plus
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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