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FP&A and advisory reporting

Aider

Period close automation and AI advisory reports for firms.

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Overview

Aider is a close and advisory tool for accounting firms, built by the team behind Karbon. It works across a whole client base rather than one set of books, which is what makes it a firm tool rather than a client one.

The close side runs period-end checks across every connected client and surfaces the problems (uncategorised transactions, odd balances, missing data) before they reach a report. The advisory side takes the cleaned numbers and drafts management reports and plain-English commentary, so a firm moving into advisory work has a starting point instead of a blank page.

Everything sits in a firm-wide dashboard. A manager can see the state of every client's numbers at once, which clients need attention, and where the month-end work stands, without opening each ledger in turn.

Aider prices per client per month, starting around $10 with a $300 monthly minimum and a twelve-month commitment, and the per-client rate falls as the client count rises. That structure suits a firm with roughly thirty clients or more. There is no free trial.

It connects to Xero, QuickBooks Online, and Karbon, and serves firms in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and beyond.

Key facts

Starting price
$10 per month
Pricing model
Per entity
Free trial
No
Free tier
No
Deployment
Cloud
Geography
US, UK, AU, CA, Global
Founded
2018
Support
Email, Knowledge Base
Languages
English
Works with
Xero, Quickbooks Online, Karbon
Last verified
2026-05-25

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Established firms with enough Xero or QuickBooks clients to clear the monthly minimum and justify per-client pricing.
  • Practices building an advisory line that want close automation and AI commentary in one firm-wide view.
  • Karbon firms that want close and reporting data sitting alongside their existing workflow.

Cons

  • Solo practitioners with a handful of clients. The $300 monthly minimum needs roughly thirty clients to add up.
  • Firms that want a free trial first. Aider asks for a twelve-month commitment up front.
  • Businesses looking for their own bookkeeping tool. Aider is sold to firms, not to end clients.

Pricing

TierPriceBillingFeatures
Standard$10Per client per month, $300 monthly minimum, 12-month commitmentPeriod close automation, AI management reports, firm-wide dashboards, and an AI advisory assistant. Per-client rate drops with volume.

Frequently asked questions

What does Aider do?
Aider automates the period-end close across all of a firm's clients and generates AI management reports and advisory commentary from their Xero and QuickBooks data. It gives the firm a single dashboard showing every client's numbers, flags issues to fix before reporting, and drafts the kind of plain-English commentary that starts an advisory conversation.
How much does Aider cost?
Aider prices per client per month, starting at about $10 per client with a $300 monthly minimum and a twelve-month commitment. The per-client rate falls as you add clients, so the effective price drops with scale. Payment is by card. There is no free trial.
What does Aider work with?
Aider connects to Xero and QuickBooks Online for client data and integrates with Karbon, its parent company's practice management platform. Pricing and the dashboard are built around a portfolio of clients rather than a single set of books.
Who is Aider built for?
Accounting and bookkeeping firms with an established client base, rather than end businesses. The monthly minimum means it suits firms with roughly thirty or more clients on Xero or QuickBooks, especially those building an advisory or management-reporting service on top of compliance work.

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Last verified 2026-05-25. Pricing and features come from vendor-published specs. See our methodology.