botkeeper vs. ScaleFactor

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
botkeeper
Score 9.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Boston based Botkeeper is the world's first and original robotic bookkeeper. The Botkeeper solution uses a combination of skilled accountants, machine learning, and AI to provide the best bookkeeping at the lowest possible cost. Instead of replacing your existing accounting software, we'll hook right up to it! Botkeeper can easily and quickly integrate with Quickbooks Online or Xero. Getting up and running is simple- 1. Data is extracted from both financial and non-financial sources.…N/A
ScaleFactor
Score 9.5 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Austin-based ScaleFactor provides their small business accounting automation platform designed to combine software and expert assistance to SMBs and remove concern for financial, tax and accounting challenges.N/A
Pricing
botkeeperScaleFactor
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
botkeeperScaleFactor
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOur goal is to offer bookkeeping solutions that are not only best in class, but available to all companies at all stages of growth. We have our Free Package, all the way up through Custom Packages, and everything in between!
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
botkeeper
Chose botkeeper
Botkeeper offers a similar service to that of Pilot, however, for the price that we pay, we get a lot more services like accounts payable and accounts receivable, as well as bill payment through Bill.com. I'm also pretty sure that ScaleFactor is no longer running and operating. …
ScaleFactor

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Features
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Security
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botkeeper
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Ratings
ScaleFactor
9.5
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
botkeeper
-
Ratings
ScaleFactor
9.6
5 Ratings
21% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
botkeeper
-
Ratings
ScaleFactor
9.5
5 Ratings
22% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
botkeeper
-
Ratings
ScaleFactor
9.0
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
botkeeper
-
Ratings
ScaleFactor
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Plug-ins00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
botkeeperScaleFactor
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(3 ratings)
9.5
(5 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
botkeeperScaleFactor
Likelihood to Recommend
Botkeeper
Well, Suited Scenarios are: Automating the data entry, analysis, bookkeeping, managing finances fairly on this basis, and pulling out burndown charts, reports, and other analytical chapters. hence it helps in understanding the business, cash flows, or issues related to that which surely end up with the ideas of revenue growth directly and indirectly as well. And the most important thing in all this is done by AI-powered tools so management of resources overhead is no more. Scenarios where it is less appropriate: When it comes to a strong comprehensive accounting then the bookkeeper fails there and we need to integrate with third-party service providers to achieve the goal. So this is the worst scenario. And for detailed resources, one needs a vast knowledge base, and that's not the case with the Botkeeper as its knowledge base appears to be limited to basic.
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ScaleFactor
I work with several businesses and have attempted to bring ScaleFactor into multiple. Thus far the business status/environment has been suitable for ScaleFactor only once, but I'll continue to look for more. ScaleFactor is great when a company has matured beyond the owner making all accounting and banking entries. As soon as multiple systems are needed, it's likely a decent time to call ScaleFactor. I'm confident my operations could run through ScaleFactor for a long time as the next step for us would be something akin to NetSuite or some other more rigid enterprise solution. Additionally, our business has a geographically displaced work force, typically working from home. Having access to all systems via the cloud has been great. No longer do we have to pass a specific computer back and forth for a physical computer software license. It's enabled maximum work flow convenience.
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Pros
Botkeeper
  • They have a clean and easy portal that I can log into and link all accounts so they have access to what they need
  • They are so good at what they do that I only need to respond to 1 or 2 emails a month for uncategorized transactions or clarifications
  • They process all of our AR, AP, year end reports, sales tax, and bookkeeping. And it's all very accurate and on time.
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ScaleFactor
  • ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff
  • Presenting data clearly.
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Cons
Botkeeper
  • their current interface
  • the scoping tool (makes sense once you're using botkeeper)
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ScaleFactor
  • Could connect with All saving accounts i.e. Building society saving aswell as major banks.
  • When a connected bank or savings account hasn't been used for a month or 2 it could show a 0 transaction to keep it updated rather then saying "last updated 3 months ago"
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Usability
Botkeeper
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ScaleFactor
ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff.
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Support Rating
Botkeeper
No answers on this topic
ScaleFactor
Not sure if support is still available.
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Alternatives Considered
Botkeeper
Botkeeper is quite new to accounting solutions. The tech base is quite new and cutting edge. Service support is quite fast and good. Integration support is open to another third party to enhance in all possible ways. Eliminates overhead of hiring permanent resident accountants. Great user experience and well-optimized tools.
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ScaleFactor
Scale factor, can be used like Xero I believe. However all my past data was already stored in Xero so I used it as an add on. It is a lot more user friendly and helpful, i.e. you don't need to be an accountant to use it. However I am not sure it is useable anymore or supported, so i have gone back to using Xero alone.
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Return on Investment
Botkeeper
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ScaleFactor
  • They have been fundamental in helping us grow and scale at a relatively low cost in comparison to out-sourcing these functions. We can spend more on other items that can fuel growth while knowing the back end is taken care of.
  • They provide automated supports for key areas like payroll, expenses, etc so that we can quickly get back to focusing on the other items.
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