Pilot: Stock Administration add-on gets free Founders Tier for pre-seed startups
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Pilot's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Stock Administration add-on broadened from C corps to all startups, added Pulley support alongside Carta, and introduced a free Founders Tier (cap table setup, platform config, equity questions) for pre-seed founders with up to 5 cap table members; $450/hr overage-rate disclosure removed, $399/hr base rate unchanged. In detail: Stock Administration add-on broadened from C corps to all startups, added Pulley support alongside Carta, and introduced a free 'Founders Tier' (cap table setup, platform configuration, equity questions) for pre-seed founders with up to 5 cap table members; the $450/hr overage-rate disclosure was removed while the $399/hr base rate is unchanged. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on change) with a neutral direction. The current page 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.
It lands 82 days after Pilot's previous change, "Pilot Opens Stock Administration to All Startups, Adds Free Founders Tier" (Apr 13, 2026). Pilot has been tracked since 2023-11-19.
In the same window Zoho, Xero, Sage, Freshbooks and Quickbooks also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Stock Administration · Add-onChangedC corpsall startups
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Administration | Add-on | C corps | all startups | Changed |
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 Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "C corps" becomes "all startups".
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Pilot, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 4, 2026packagingPilot: Stock Administration add-on gets free Founders Tier for pre-seed startups · this change
- Apr 13, 2026packagingPilot Opens Stock Administration to All Startups, Adds Free Founders Tier
Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- ZohoJul 4Zoho Sprints: Calendar View & Sprint Capacity Planning added
- XeroJul 4Xero boosts intro discount to 90% off, slashing promo prices for 6 months
- SageJul 4Sage Payroll: promo switched from 90% off/5mo to 3 months free
- FreshbooksJun 29Freshbooks doubles free trial to 6 months, launches $40 Payroll
- QuickbooksApr 24Quickbooks Launches Free Plan With Limited Invoicing and Banking
Questions about this change
Did Pilot raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on change.
What changed on Pilot's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Stock Administration add-on: C corps → all startups, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Pilot change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Pilot in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Pilot Opens Stock Administration to All Startups, Adds Free Founders Tier" on Apr 13, 2026; Pilot has been tracked since 2023-11-19.