CPA software pricing (2026)
Real starting prices for every tool in this guide, grouped by category — taken from public pricing pages, with custom-quote vendors marked as such. No vendor pays for placement.
Tax Preparation
- Drake Tax — From $2,145/yr · 16.3% share
- Lacerte — Custom · per-return · 15.8% share
- ProConnect — Pay-per-return · 3.8% share
- ProSeries — From $419/yr · 10.5% share
- UltraTax CS — Custom quote · 22.9% share
- CCH Axcess — From $2,299/yr · 12.5% share
- ATX — From $939/yr · 4.6% share
Deadline & Compliance Tracking
- File In Time — Paid license
- DueDateHQ — Free · beta
- ONESOURCE Calendar — Custom quote
Practice Management
- Karbon — From $59/user/mo
- TaxDome — From $67/user/mo · 10,000+ firms
- Canopy — From $45/user/mo
- Financial Cents — From $19/user/mo
- Jetpack Workflow — From $36/user/mo
- Keeper — From $200/mo
- Firm360 — From $49/user/mo
- Pixie — From $129/mo
- Aiwyn — Custom · enterprise
- Ignition — From $39/mo
Accounting & Bookkeeping
- QuickBooks Online — From $35/mo
- Xero — From $25/mo
- Bill.com — From $45/user/mo
- Sage — From ~$10/mo
- ProAdvisor — Free · program · 500k+ members