Software · head to head
Pilot vs Teamtailor
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; Teamtailor no price is published at any tier, so every purchase begins with a sales quote
- They diverge on capability: Pilot covers Bookkeeping, Teamtailor covers Career Site Builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pilot and Teamtailor actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pilot | Teamtailor |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | $99/month |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2017 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Teamtailor
- Career Site Builder
- Applicant Tracking
- Employer Branding
- Analytics
- Employee Referrals
- Automation
- Indeed
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 Teamtailor
- Federal, state and Delaware franchise tax filing for US companiesnot Teamtailor
- Fractional CFO support for financial planning and fundraisingnot Teamtailor
Teamtailor
- Applicant tracking with a branded careers sitenot Pilot
- Managing candidate pipelines and recruitment marketing togethernot 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
Teamtailor
- No price is published at any tier, so every purchase begins with a sales quote
- The pricing page lists no feature comparison, so what a given budget buys is not visible before contact
Pricing, plan by plan
Pilot
$29/month- Core$599/month
- Bookkeeping
- Accrual basis
- Monthly close
- Plus$849/month
- CFO support
- Custom reporting
- Board deck
Teamtailor
$99/month- Teamtailor$99/month
- Career Site
- ATS
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Teamtailor if
- You need career site builder.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want applicant tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Pilot or Teamtailor better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pilot starts at $29/month and Teamtailor at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pilot or Teamtailor?
- Pilot starts at $29/month and Teamtailor at $99/month.
- Does Pilot or Teamtailor run on more platforms?
- Pilot runs on Web. Teamtailor 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 Teamtailor is typically brought in for.
- What can Pilot do that Teamtailor cannot?
- Pilot covers Bookkeeping, CFO services, Tax preparation, R&D tax credits. Teamtailor covers Career Site Builder, Applicant Tracking, Employer Branding, Analytics. Both handle Web support.