How much does Bench cost?

Bench starts at $299/month. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.

Does Bench have a free plan?

Not on the record we hold. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.

Which accounting tools can I use without paying?

1 of the 8 accounting tools listed alongside Bench have a free tier: Mesh Payments.

What am I actually paying for with Bench?

The record lists 13 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for bookkeeping outsourcing, tax preparation, financial reporting.

Does Bench charge per user?

The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.

Are these Bench prices current?

They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.

What should I compare Bench against before paying?

The closest accounting tools in this directory are Rydoo, Happay, Moss, Mesh Payments. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Bench covering price, platforms and features.

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Bench pricing

No tier breakdown is published on the record we hold for Bench. Below is what is on record, and how it compares with the accounting tools listed alongside it.

As of 30 August 2026, Bench pricing is $299/month. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.

Entry price: $299/month
Model: Not recorded
Tiers: -
Free tier: Not on record

What is on record

The Bench catalogue entry carries a starting price of $299/month, but no tier breakdown. The category comparison below is still useful, and the Bench review carries the full feature record.

What the product covers

The full Bench feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.

Other

Dedicated bookkeeper
Monthly financial statements
Bank reconciliation
Tax preparation
Expense categorization

Integrations

Stripe
PayPal
Square

Security

SOC 2
Bank-level encryption

Platform

Web support
Ios support
Android support

People bring Bench in for bookkeeping outsourcing, tax preparation, financial reporting. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Bench are worth a look before you commit to a tier.

How that compares in Accounting

Across the 3 accounting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $13/month. Bench starts at $299/month, which puts it above the middle of its category.

Bench entry price against other Accounting tools
Tool	Entry price	Model	Rated	Head to head
Bench (this page)	$299/month	-	-
Rydoo	$10/month	Per user per month	-	vs Bench
Happay	On request	quote	-	vs Bench
Moss	On request	quote	-	vs Bench
Mesh Payments	Free, then $13/month	Per user per month	-	vs Bench
Medius Expense	On request	quote	-	vs Bench
Ottimate	On request	quote	-	vs Bench

Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Bench badges page.

Before you pay for Bench

Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.

What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: not published on the record we hold. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Bench against the tools that do have one before committing.

Bench runs on web, ios, android, and is published by Bench Accounting Inc of Vancouver, Canada. The full record is on the Bench review, and the rest of the category is under best accounting tools.

Bench pricing on the vendor's own site

Bench pricing questions

How much does Bench cost?: Bench starts at $299/month. No tier-by-tier breakdown is published on the record we hold.
Does Bench have a free plan?: Not on the record we hold. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
Is Bench expensive for a accounting tool?: It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 3 accounting tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $13/month; Bench starts at $299/month.
Which accounting tools can I use without paying?: 1 of the 8 accounting tools listed alongside Bench have a free tier: Mesh Payments.
What am I actually paying for with Bench?: The record lists 13 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for bookkeeping outsourcing, tax preparation, financial reporting.
Does Bench charge per user?: The record carries a price and a billing period, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
Are these Bench prices current?: They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
What should I compare Bench against before paying?: The closest accounting tools in this directory are Rydoo, Happay, Moss, Mesh Payments. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Bench covering price, platforms and features.