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Custom AI agentsWe build and run an agent for one jobPricingAboutBlogBench shut down in December 2024 and came back under Employer.com; its bookkeeping now starts at $199 a month. Here are 9 alternatives with prices read on each vendor page, who each fits, and one honest limit for each.
Checked October 27, 2026. Prices were read on each vendor's own pricing page; where a price is not public, we say so. Prices change: re-check before you buy. Dooza Crew is our product. It is not a bookkeeper, so we say where it fits next to the services below, not instead of them.
For a person who keeps your books: Merritt Bookkeeping ($250 a month, no contracts) or Pilot Essentials ($99 a month). For a dedicated team: Bookkeeper360 (from $400 a month) or Zeni (from $494 a month, billed yearly). For AI-first books you run yourself: Digits (from $65 a month) or Xero (from $27 a month). For the admin around the books (chasing receipts, sorting documents, reminders, phones), our pick is Dooza Crew: free to try, and it asks before it sends anything.
Bench shut down without warning in late December 2024. A former customer wrote at the time: "If you were a Bench customer and you hadn’t recently backed up your bookkeeping data, that data might now be gone for good." Employer.com then bought it. In March 2025 TechCrunch reported that some customers said Bench was charging them for work they had already paid for; Employer.com's CMO answered, "We have been, and are honoring pre-paid services for our customers".
Bench is running again. Its pricing page lists Bookkeeping at $399 a month, Bookkeeping Light at $199 a month ("For businesses doing $250K a year or less in revenue.") and Bookkeeping + Tax at $649 a month (checked October 27, 2026). Many former customers now want two things: a copy of their own books they control, and a provider they can leave easily.
| Option | What you get | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench (for reference) | Bookkeeper, year-end financials | $199/mo (Light, under $250K revenue); $399/mo | Former customers who want the same setup |
| Dooza Crew (ours) | AI employees for the admin around the books; not a bookkeeper | Free to try, no card needed | Owners who keep their own books and want the busywork done |
| Merritt Bookkeeping | Human bookkeeper, flat price | $250/mo, no contracts | Small businesses that want one simple price |
| Pilot | Bookkeeping, monthly close | Essentials $99/mo (up to $100,000 monthly expenses) | Low-cost books from a known provider |
| Bookkeeper360 | Dedicated team, weekly or monthly books | From $400/mo; cleanup from $1,000 | Businesses that want a team and tax help |
| Zeni | AI bookkeeping plus a finance team | $494/mo billed yearly ($549 monthly) | Startups |
| Digits | AI-first accounting software | $65/mo; 30-day free trial | Owners happy to run AI books themselves |
| Xero | Accounting software (you do the books) | $27/mo after a discounted first 6 months | Do-it-yourself owners |
| Decimal, Paro | Bookkeeping firms / finance experts | Quote only | Businesses that want a custom scope |
Bench did two things: it kept the books, and it chased you for what it needed. Crew does not keep books. It takes the second job, and the rest of the back-office busywork. You tell Dooza, your master agent, the job in plain words from the web or your phone; it builds the helper agents it needs and reports back. Each agent has its own computer and browser in a private, isolated workspace. Before it sends an email or clicks Send, Submit or Pay, it asks you to Approve, Edit or Reject.
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Merritt's pricing page is short: "$250 per month No pricing tiers No Contracts No hidden fees".
Pilot lists "Essentials $99 /month Up to $100,000 in monthly expenses".
Bookkeeper360 offers "Monthly & weekly books, done for you. From $400 / month".
Zeni's Starter plan is "Starting at $549" a month, or $494 a month billed yearly (checked October 27, 2026).
Digits lists "Essentials ($65/mo), Core ($100/mo), or Pro ($250/mo)" and a 30-day free trial.
Xero's US plans start at "Then $27 per month" after a discounted first six months; Growing is $59 and Established $97 (checked October 27, 2026).
Neither lists a price; both ask you to book a call. Worth a quote if you need more than monthly books, such as a fractional controller.
If Bench worked for you, it is still there: $199 a month for Bookkeeping Light under $250K revenue, $399 a month for Bookkeeping (checked October 27, 2026). Export a copy of your books every month either way, so you are never locked in again.
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Bench shut down abruptly in late December 2024, and Employer.com then acquired it. TechCrunch reported in March 2025 that some customers said they were charged again for work they had already paid for; Employer.com's CMO disputed this, saying "We have been, and are honoring pre-paid services for our customers". Bench is operating again at bench.co.
On October 27, 2026, bench.co/pricing listed Bookkeeping at $399 a month, Bookkeeping Light at $199 a month for businesses doing $250K a year or less in revenue, and Bookkeeping + Tax at $649 a month.
If you want a person to keep your books, Merritt Bookkeeping is $250 a month flat with no contracts, and Pilot Essentials is $99 a month. If you keep your own books in an app like Xero ($27 a month after the intro offer), our pick for the admin around them is Dooza Crew (our product): AI employees that chase receipts, sort documents and draft reminders, free to try, and it asks before it sends anything. It does not do your bookkeeping or taxes.
Yes. Pilot Essentials is $99 a month (up to $100,000 in monthly expenses), Digits starts at $65 a month with a 30-day free trial, and Xero starts at $27 a month if you do the books yourself. Merritt is $250 a month for a human bookkeeper.
No. Dooza Crew is not a bookkeeper or a CPA, and no bookkeeping software (such as QuickBooks or Xero) is integrated with it, so it does not sync with your books. It does the admin around them: chasing missing receipts and statements, sorting files for your accountant, drafting payment reminders for you to approve, filling forms you upload and answering your phone. Pair it with a bookkeeper or an accounting app.
Get a cleanup quote first. Merritt publishes catch-up pricing of $200 a month for each month you are behind if it builds a new QuickBooks file, and Bookkeeper360 lists cleanup from $1,000. Have a CPA review the books before you file.
A lead AI agent plus helper agents that browse the web, write files and ask you before they send or pay. free to try (no card needed).
Ten AI tools a bookkeeper or small bookkeeping practice can use in 2026, from receipt capture and AI categorization to practice management, with prices read on each vendor page, who each fits, and one honest limit for each.
Ten AI tools an accounting firm can use in 2026, from document capture and AI bookkeeping to tax research and practice management, with prices read on each vendor page, who each fits, and one honest limit for each.
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