Pilot Core Plan Price Slashed by 29% to $499/mo, Enhancing Value for Customers
What happened
Between the Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 captures of Pilot's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Core plan decreased from $699/mo to $499/mo (29% decrease); Starter plan decreased from $499/mo to $349/mo (30% decrease). Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Bookkeeping Essentials at $99, Bookkeeping Core at $299, COO Essentials at $500, Tax for Single Member LLCs at $1,000 and CFO Basic at $1,750.
Pilot's previous recorded change was "Pilot Updates R&D Tax Credit Pricing Model to 20% of Credit Received, Significantly Enhancing Value for Clients" (Q4 2023). Pilot has been tracked since 2023-11-19.
In the same window Sage, Quickbooks, Zoho and Freshbooks also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Core · Price−29%$699/mo$499/mo
- Starter · Price−30%$499/mo$349/mo
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Price | $699/mo | $499/mo | −29% |
| Starter | Price | $499/mo | $349/mo | −30% |
Values as written on Pilot's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Pilot's pricing page (pilot.com) from Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where core price reads $699/mo and then $499/mo.
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Pilot, pricing history
Full history- Jan 12, 2026decreasePilot Announces Major Price Drop: Core Plan Now Starts at $299/Month, 40% Reduction
- Q3 2025packagingPilot Expands Offerings with Addition of COO Services to Main Service Lineup
- Q2 2025packagingPilot Restructures CFO Services with Enhanced Features and No Price Change, Elevating Value Across All Tiers
- Q3 2024decreasePilot Core Plan Price Slashed by 29% to $499/mo, Enhancing Value for Customers · this change
- Q4 2023packagingPilot Updates R&D Tax Credit Pricing Model to 20% of Credit Received, Significantly Enhancing Value for Clients
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- SageJan 12Sage Raises Payroll Premium Cost to $16.50 per Employee/Month Amid Other Pricing Changes
- QuickbooksJan 12Quickbooks Essentials and Advanced Plans See Significant Price Hikes Amid New AI Features and Increased Promotional Discounts
- ZohoJan 11Zoho Sprints Premier Plan Enhances Features with New Layout Rules Addition
- FreshbooksJan 10Freshbooks Increases Promotional Discount to 75% Off for 3 Months While Reducing Free Trial Period to 7 Days
Questions about this change
Did Pilot raise prices in October 2024?
No — prices went down. Between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024 Pilot's pricing page showed 2 price cuts: Core: $699/mo → $499/mo (−29%); Starter: $499/mo → $349/mo (−30%).
What changed on Pilot's pricing page between Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024?
Core price: $699/mo → $499/mo (−29%); Starter price: $499/mo → $349/mo (−30%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 1, 2024 and Oct 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Pilot change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Pilot in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Pilot Updates R&D Tax Credit Pricing Model to 20% of Credit Received, Significantly Enhancing Value for Clients" in Q4 2023; Pilot has been tracked since 2023-11-19.