Intuit TurboTax vs. Pilot.com

Pilot.com

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Intuit TurboTax	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Intuit now offers and supports TurboTax, a tax preparation and filing service for individuals and small businesses available online, or installed via CD and download (Windows, Mac).	$120 one-time fee
Pilot	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Pilot is a startup-focused accounting firm headquaertered in the US with a team of 350+ US-based employees including accountants, fractional CFOs, and tax specialists who focus on building a strong finance foundation for clients' businesses. Pilot offers Bookkeeping, CFO, tax services, and more for startups and small businesses, ranging from two founders in a garage to hundred-person teams.	$499 per month

Pricing

Intuit TurboTax

Pilot.com

Editions & Modules

Home & Business: $120
one-time fee
Self-Employed: $120
per year

Core: $499
per month
Plus: Contact us
per month billed annually

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Intuit TurboTax	Pilot
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Required

Additional Details

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Pilot Core - For pre-revenue companies that are just getting started | starting at $499/month Core includes: - Dedicated finance expert - Accrual basis bookkeeping - P&L, balance sheet and cash flow statements - World class support and advice Pilot Plus - Advanced support for revenue-generating companies | Custom pricing For businesses dealing with multiple entities, multiple locations, AR/AP, or special revenue recognition. Everything in Core, plus: - Fully customizable chart of accounts - Inventory tracking - Support for class tracking, multiple entities, and consolidated reporting - Billable expense

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Intuit TurboTax	Pilot.com
Top Pros	Pro Tax forms Pro Ability to select Pro Step by step	Pro Clean interface Pro Help system Pro Set of features
Top Cons	Minus Improvements needed Minus Sign up Minus Price point	Minus Data provided Minus Experienced any area Minus Historical information

Best Alternatives
	Intuit TurboTax	Pilot.com
Small Businesses	Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank) Score 9.1 out of 10	Dext Prepare (with Receipt Bank) Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Vertex Score 8.5 out of 10	Vertex Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Vertex Score 8.5 out of 10	Vertex Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Intuit TurboTax	Pilot.com
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.5 (6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Intuit TurboTax	Pilot.com
Likelihood to Recommend	Intuit Intuit TurboTax is well suited for most scenarios ranging from simple filing (i.e., single filing, one employer, limited asset, same state as employer) to complicated filing (i.e., married filing jointly, changing employers, different state as employers or WFH, multiple assets such as real estate and cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurship side-gig). TurboTax does not have wide-range offerings and partnerships with crypto exchanges so crypto owners may use a different service to generate the necessary tax forms for TurboTax to digest. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Pilot.com, Inc. Pilot.com is a well-established solution that clearly works very well for early-stage startups like us that don't have a dedicated finance team/hires, and want to save as much time as possible closing books each month and filing taxes. Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Intuit fill in tables or cells with numbers directly from scanned tax forms (1099s, W2s, etc) determine necessary tax forms needed to fill based on users' answers to selected questions customization capability for users that are well-versed in their tax situation (i.e., ability to select deductions themselves) Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Pilot.com, Inc. Quick responses to questions submitted to support Integration with various banking systems and software, including HR systems and cap table system, which saves time when filing taxes Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Intuit integration with other applications such as Mint online and cloud sign-up for multiple Intuit applications is unsmooth price point for state tax filing can be made staggered (cheaper for simple form) Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Pilot.com, Inc. I would say that only room for improvement would be to offer more educational opportunities that explain what the numbers mean. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Intuit We select TurboTax for its wide user base (familiarity), price points (multiple offerings based on users' needs), user experience (intuitiveness), technology (adaptive to user tax situations and simplify user data entry by means of upload feature), customer support (for implementer and end-users) and expert support (i.e., CPA), cloud capability, safety and security. Other products also offer several features like those but not to the same level of comprehensiveness and sophistication. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Pilot.com, Inc. Pilot.com is reliable and trustworthy. You don't have to worry that your bookkeeper is going to retire (which has happened to us before) and that you'll need to start all over with someone new. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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