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Bench pricing
Bench does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Bench paid version starts at US$249.00/month.
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Bench Reviews
Feature rating
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Love Bench!
Bench is the easiest way to manage our books online. It's been a huge time and money saver over the last few years.
Pros
I've been using Bench for years now and it's so simple to see and manage my books. When something isn't categorized correctly, I add a comment and it's moved over to the right one. It's been great and easy to use.
Cons
The monthly income statements are behind often. I have to ask to get them on time. I wish it integrated with Quickbooks as my CPA can easily manipulate the data for reports.
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QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseReasons for Choosing Bench
The accountant was slow and took forever to make small updates.Reasons for Switching to Bench
I didn't want to do the work!Response from Bench Accounting
Thanks, Chris! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and feedback. We've passed your comments to your team as well! Wishing you all the best.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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A great value of service for taking care of bookkeeping
Great experience and helpful service. Awesome value since an in-person CPA would be double the cost.
Bench was especially around tax time when it comes to working with me to get my numbers buttoned up.
Pros
The iOS app is simple and easy to use. I appreciate the quick access to messaging back and forth with my bookkeeper, making notes about transactions, and they referred me to Gusto for an integrated payroll service
Cons
Some of the features like their Pulse tab of real time bank account syncing and electronic PDF statement syncing are glitchy.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Warning: Do Not Use Bench Tax Services
I use it because I've already paid for the tax return to be filed with them for 2022 and don't want to have to pay twice to have it filed. I will never use them again for a tax return and feel their ability to offer this service should be revoked as I have never worked with a more unprofessional tax service.
Pros
After months of back and forth with their accounting team I was finally put with an account manager who knows what they are doing and can communicate effectively
Cons
They are incapable of filing an accurate tax return. It is now August and they are still figuring out how to file my 2022 return. Each time they send anything over there are multiple errors they need to fix. Their response times are abysmal and their team has little to no knowledge about actual tax compliance and filling.
Response from Bench Accounting
Hi Amber, thank you for taking the time to continue to share your feedback with us.
We're sorry to hear about your experience and are currently looking into it. A member of our Client Success team is in active communication with you regarding this situation, and if you have any additional questions or concerns, please let us know.
- Industry: Law Practice
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Bench is great
My accounting was solved using bench, literally it's set it and forget it, these guys are top notch and make your life easy.
Pros
Incredibly supportive staff, intuitive friendly user-interface, provided year end tax portfolio that I could easily give to my CPA. Bench is just fantastic, I can't say enough good things about the way they have handled my accounts for the past 3 years, highly recommend. If you're a professional, this is for you.
Cons
The only con here is that I didn't switch sooner.
Response from Bench Accounting
Thank you so much Byron for your kind words! We are so happy to be working with you.
- Industry: Law Practice
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Great product, worth the cost for peace of mind
Pros
I like that it's easy to use, comes in a user-friendly format, and simplifies accounting for me. It's dummy-proof! I'm mostly looking forward to an easier tax season with this software.
Cons
It's a little expensive for a one-person office, so I wish there were more tiers in pricing. But I like the product and will continue to use it, and understand that it costs money for a good product.
Response from Bench Accounting
Hi Heidi! Thanks so much for the kind words. If you ever feel that your average monthly expenses have decreased, we can always conduct a pricing review to see if you fall into another pricing tier. All the best!
