Financial Cents vs Double: Workflow for Bookkeeping Firms

Last verified 2026-10-16. Based on vendor-published facts, third-party reviews, and practitioner reports.

Verdict

Pick Financial Cents if you want firm-wide practice workflow at a published per-user price: Solo $19/month, Team $49/user/month and Scale $69/user/month on annual billing, with a 14-day no-card trial. Scale adds Drake, UltraTax, ProConnect, ProSeries and CCH Axcess print integrations. Pick Double (formerly Keeper) if month-end close review is the job: Core $10, Plus $25 and Scale $50 per connected client per month, unlimited users, QBO/Xero sync, SOC 2 Type II, and a Tax Suite add-on included with a $200/month annual commitment. Double requires a demo; Financial Cents lets you trial first.

Choose Financial Cents if you are…

Solo and small firms wanting published per-user pricing and a free trial
Firms that need tax-software print integrations and broader practice workflow

Choose Double (formerly Keeper) if you are…

Bookkeeping firms priced by client book, not seats
Firms that want two-way QBO/Xero close review with SOC 2 Type II

	Financial Cents	Double (formerly Keeper)
Price	Solo $19/mo; Team $49/user/mo; Scale $69/user/mo (annual). Monthly: $69/$89 (5-user minimum)	Per-client pricing quoted after a demo; Tax Suite included with a $200/month annual commitment
Pricing model	Per user, annual or monthly	Per client per month, unlimited users
Free trial	14 days, no credit card	—
Best for	Small bookkeeping-heavy firms wanting affordable workflow management	Bookkeeping and CAS teams on QuickBooks Online or Xero
Integrations	—	QuickBooks Online and Xero (two-way; Xero editing via Chrome extension), Zapier
Security	—	SOC 2 Type II (2023–2025 reports on trust center), 2FA for accountants and clients
Key features	Workflow and recurring to-dos Client tasks with automatic follow-ups Client portal and e-signatures Time tracking, invoicing and proposals QuickBooks Online integration Print returns from Drake, UltraTax, ProConnect, ProSeries, CCH Axcess (Scale) Zapier and open API (Scale) AI document renaming and checks	Two-way sync with QuickBooks Online and Xero Transaction review and miscoding detection Client question portal Custom management reports Month-end close checklists Tax Suite add-on Unlimited users Zapier connection
Pros	Low entry price Easy setup Good for recurring bookkeeping work Solo plan for one-person firms	Instant two-way ledger sync Unlimited users, billed per connected client Tax Suite bundles tax and bookkeeping clients SOC 2 Type II reports published
Cons	Tax integrations need the Scale plan Monthly billing has a 5-user minimum KBA charged per verification No built-in e-file	Pricing quoted after a demo Xero editing requires a Chrome extension QuickBooks allows one app connection per client file Bookkeeping focus; no return prep
Full profile	Financial Cents →	Double (formerly Keeper) →

Before you sign

Confirm the tool integrates with the tax software you file in.
Ask for the SOC 2 report and data-retention terms (IRS Pub 4557), and plan for 7216 consent.
Get per-return or credit definitions in writing. Several r/taxpros users report credit costs changing mid-contract.

Sources

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