Software · head to head
Pilot vs Jobvite
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Pilot the Essentials bookkeeping plan at $99 per month covers up to $100,000 in monthly expenses, and is cash-basis only using bank and credit card data; Jobvite no pricing is published and no minimum is stated
- They diverge on capability: Pilot covers Bookkeeping, Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pilot and Jobvite actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Pilot
- Bookkeeping
- CFO services
- Tax preparation
- R&D tax credits
- Financial reporting
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- Brex
Only in Jobvite
- Applicant Tracking
- CRM
- Career Sites
- Social Recruiting
- Employee Referrals
- Analytics
- Onboarding
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pilot
- Outsourced monthly bookkeeping for startups and small businessesnot Jobvite
- Federal, state and Delaware franchise tax filing for US companiesnot Jobvite
- Fractional CFO support for financial planning and fundraisingnot Jobvite
Jobvite
- Applicant tracking and recruitment workflow managementnot Pilot
- Recruitment marketing and candidate onboardingnot Pilot
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Pilot
- The Essentials bookkeeping plan at $99 per month covers up to $100,000 in monthly expenses, and is cash-basis only using bank and credit card data
- A dedicated US-based bookkeeper, accrual-basis books and phone support require the Core plan, which is contact sales and billed annually
- Core caps bill management at 10 vendor bills per month
- Keeping an existing QuickBooks account with historical data requires the Custom plan
- Accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll administration and CFO advisory are Custom plan only
- Monthly reports arrive on the 10th business day on Core and the 6th business day only on Custom
- Tax filing is sold separately, starting at $1,000 per year for single member LLCs and $2,000 per year for partnerships and S-Corps, billed annually
- The tax service must be purchased together with Pilot Bookkeeping
- Partnership and S-Corp tax filing includes up to 25 1099-NEC filings
Jobvite
- No pricing is published and no minimum is stated
- The product is sold as a core applicant tracking system with onboarding, AI and recruitment marketing as separately added modules, so cost depends on a combination rather than a tier
- Every route to a figure is a quote request
Pricing, plan by plan
Pilot
$29/month- Core$599/month
- Bookkeeping
- Accrual basis
- Monthly close
- Plus$849/month
- CFO support
- Custom reporting
- Board deck
Jobvite
On request- Jobvite$undefined/month
- ATS
- CRM
- Career Sites
Which should you pick?
Choose Jobvite if
- You need applicant tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want crm.
Questions people ask
- Is Pilot or Jobvite better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pilot starts at $29/month and Jobvite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pilot or Jobvite?
- Pilot starts at $29/month and Jobvite at On request.
- Does Pilot or Jobvite run on more platforms?
- Pilot runs on Web. Jobvite runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Pilot best used for?
- Pilot is most often used for outsourced monthly bookkeeping for startups and small businesses, federal, state and delaware franchise tax filing for us companies, fractional cfo support for financial planning and fundraising. Of those, outsourced monthly bookkeeping for startups and small businesses and federal, state and delaware franchise tax filing for us companies are not what Jobvite is typically brought in for.
- What can Pilot do that Jobvite cannot?
- Pilot covers Bookkeeping, CFO services, Tax preparation, R&D tax credits. Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking, CRM, Career Sites, Social Recruiting. Both handle Web support.