Every (every.io) is an all-in-one managed back office for venture-backed tech startups — incorporation, banking, a dedicated bookkeeper and controller, tax filing, and payroll bundled into one service. Bookkeeping starts around $330/month (under $20k monthly spend), tax filings from about $1,500/year, and payroll at roughly $25/employee/month plus a base fee — so a full bundle is several hundred dollars a month.
HelloBooks is self-serve AI bookkeeping software you operate yourself: a full double-entry ledger you own, 95%+ AI categorization, Plaid bank feeds, and every feature on every plan. Free to start, with Pro at a founding-member $9.99/month (then $19.99) and unlimited users.
Choose Every if you want a team to run your finance function end to end. Choose HelloBooks if AI can do most of that self-serve and you would rather own and run your books at a fraction of the price.
Researched & written by the HelloBooks editorial team. Checked against Every's public pricing and docs on 2026-06-09 · how we compare.
An at-a-glance rating on the criteria that decide an accounting-software purchase. Ratings reflect verifiable facts — not an invented score. See how we compare.
HelloBooks rates strong on 5 of 6 buyer criteria
| Criterion | HelloBooks | Every |
|---|---|---|
| Price & value | Strong | Partial |
| AI automation | Strong | Partial |
| Free tier & limits | Strong | Not offered |
| Migration & lock-in | Strong | Partial |
| Users & collaboration | Strong | Not verified |
| Support & reliability | Partial | Strong |
Where a value is shown as “—”, the feature was not verified at review time. See Every's site for the latest specifics. No paid placements — how we compare.
| Feature | HelloBooks | Every |
|---|---|---|
| Product model | Self-serve AI bookkeeping software you operate | Managed finance service — Every’s team does the work for you |
| Starting price | Free plan + founding-member Pro $9.99/mo (then $19.99) | Bookkeeping from ~$330/mo (under $20k monthly spend) — verify on every.io |
| Pricing model | Flat per-account — does not scale with your spend | Scales with monthly expense volume; tax & payroll billed separately |
| Free plan | Yes — free forever, 5,000 AI credits/mo, all 154 features | No free plan — service engagement only |
| Who keeps the books | You (AI does the work); invite your accountant free | A dedicated bookkeeper plus a controller on Every’s team |
| You own & control the ledger | Yes — full double-entry GL, exportable anytime | Books delivered as a managed service |
| Accounting basis | Cash and accrual | Accrual basis for investor- and tax-ready financials |
| AI automation | AI categorization (95%+), OCR, reconciliation, anomaly detection | AI-assisted, layered under a human-managed close |
| Tax filing | Reports & exports for your CPA; India GST/TDS built in | Federal & state tax filings from ~$1,500/yr add-on |
| Payroll | Integrates with your payroll provider | Bundled payroll & HR, ~$25/employee/mo + base fee |
| Target customer | SMBs, startups, ecommerce, agencies, finance teams, firms | US venture-backed / high-growth tech startups (C-corps) |
HelloBooks is self-serve software — you operate a full double-entry ledger with AI doing categorization, OCR, reconciliation, and anomaly detection. Every is a managed service: a dedicated bookkeeper and controller keep your books, file your taxes, and run payroll while you review the output. One is software you control; the other is a finance function you outsource.
Substantially, and the gap widens with scale. Every’s bookkeeping starts around $330/month and scales with monthly expense volume, with tax (from ~$1,500/year) and payroll (~$25/employee/month plus a base fee) billed on top. HelloBooks is free to start and Pro is a founding-member $9.99/month (then $19.99) with unlimited users — it does not scale with your spend. Verify Every’s current pricing on every.io.
Yes. HelloBooks is your book of record — a complete double-entry general ledger, chart of accounts, journals, and financial statements that live in HelloBooks and that you can export anytime. With Every the books are a service deliverable rather than software you operate yourself.
Yes — HelloBooks supports both cash and accrual basis, with full financial statements and audit trails. Every’s draw is that accrual books are produced and reviewed for you by a controller; with HelloBooks you (or your invited accountant) run accrual books in software you control.
Yes — you can invite your own accountant or bookkeeper for free, or use the HelloBooks CPA/CA Partner network. The difference from Every is that the professional works inside books you own, rather than the books being a managed-service deliverable.
Yes. HelloBooks supports CSV import for chart of accounts, customers, vendors, items, invoices, and bills, and offers guided migration help for a structured cutover — so you can move off a managed service and bring the books in-house onto an AI ledger you own.
HelloBooks supports CSV import for chart of accounts, customers, vendors, items, invoices, and bills. For QuickBooks Online, we offer a built-in two-way sync. For other platforms, our migration team can assist with a structured cutover.
AI bookkeeping software
How AI keeps your books without a managed service.
HelloBooks pricing
Free plan + founding-member Pro $9.99/mo (then $19.99).
For startups
AI bookkeeping built for early-stage and growth startups.
Advanced reporting
Accrual financials, cash flow, and AI insights.
Find an accountant
Invite a vetted CPA/CA to work inside your books.
Contact sales
Moving off a managed startup finance service?