Digits vs Kick: which fits your firm?
Digits starts at $65 per month and Kick publishes a free plan; both list solo and small firms.
Prices and details verified August 15, 2026. Both records sit in Core ledger and bookkeeping and are compared on vendor-published specifications, the same way across every tool.
Digits vs Kick side by side
5 of 13 dimensions differ. Rows marked "Differs" are where the two records do not match.
| Dimension | Digits | Kick |
|---|---|---|
| Entry priceDiffers | $65 per month | Free plan |
| Pricing modelDiffers | Per entity | Flat rate |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Free planDiffers | No | Yes |
| Firm size fit | Solo, Small | Solo, Small |
| Built for | Firms and their clients | Firms and their clients |
| Specialisation | Bookkeeping | Bookkeeping |
| Automation profile | High volume, routine work | High volume, routine work |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Cloud, Mobile |
| Geo availability | US | US |
| Integrations listedDiffersBoth list: Gusto, Mercury, Plaid, Ramp, Stripe. | 6 listed | 6 listed |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Support channelsDiffers | Chat, Email, Knowledge base | Email, Knowledge base |
Which one fits your firm
Choose Digits if
- US founders and early-stage businesses on cash basis or simple accrual that want hands-off bookkeeping.
- Firms that want firm-specific AI models and free books for their own practice, on per-client pricing that scales from solo practices upward.
- US clients standardized on Stripe, Ramp, Mercury, BILL, and Gusto that want one ledger absorbing those feeds.
Think twice about Digits if
- Firms with UK, AU, CA, or EU clients. Digits is US-only at every layer.
- Mid-market accrual-heavy clients with inventory. Multi-entity and multi-currency sit in the higher-priced Pro tier.
- Firms wanting an ongoing two-way QuickBooks sync. Digits replaces QuickBooks rather than syncing with it.
Choose Kick if
- Solo bookkeepers serving US founder-clients with multiple LLCs or holding companies in one workspace.
- Small US CAS firms standardizing client books off QuickBooks for cash-basis tech-forward SMBs.
- US founders managing their own books on Stripe, Ramp, and Gusto pre-scale onto Xero or NetSuite.
Think twice about Kick if
- Firms with UK, EU, AU, or Canadian clients. Kick is US-only at every layer.
- Inventory or accrual-heavy clients. Cash-basis is the practical default and accrual depth is shallow.
- Mid-size practices with diverse client stacks. Integrations are narrow beyond Stripe, Ramp, and Gusto.
What each one does
About Digits
Digits is a standalone AI-first accounting platform built around an Autonomous General Ledger that auto-categorizes transactions, reconciles bank feeds, and runs through to financial statements. It replaces QuickBooks rather than overlaying it, and offers firm plans with per-client wholesale pricing and firm-specific AI models that scale from solo practices up to large multi-office firms.
Worth considering if your firm wants an AI-native ledger replacing QuickBooks rather than layered on top of it.
About Kick
Kick is an AI bookkeeping platform that auto-categorizes transactions, identifies tax deductions, and produces P&L and balance-sheet reports for US small businesses. The differentiator is per-user pricing with multiple entities under one subscription, so a founder running several LLCs sees inter-company transfers in one place. Backed by OpenAI Startup Fund, General Catalyst, Felicis, and GV.
Fits best when solo or small US firms serve founder-clients running multiple LLCs on simple cash-basis tech stacks.
Frequently asked questions
- Which is cheaper, Digits or Kick?
- Kick has the lower published entry tier, a free plan, against $65 per month for Digits. That covers the cheapest published plan only, not the plan either vendor would put in front of your firm.
- Do Digits and Kick both offer a free trial?
- Yes. Both Digits and Kick list a free trial. Kick publishes a permanently free plan, and Digits does not.
- Which one integrates with QuickBooks and Xero, Digits or Kick?
- Neither published integration list names QuickBooks or Xero. Both lists do share Gusto, Mercury, Plaid, Ramp and Stripe. Check the vendor pages for anything added since these records were last checked.
- Which suits a smaller firm, Digits or Kick?
- Both records list the same firm sizes: solo and small. The split comes from the rest of the record, including deployment, specialisation and the integrations each vendor lists.