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Filed pricing and alternatives

Filed doesn't publish a price: you book a demo first. Filed doesn't state a free plan or trial.

What does Filed do?

Filed is AI for tax firms that works inside tax software such as Drake, CCH and UltraTax. It also works with Lacerte and ProConnect. It reads client source documents, populates returns, cross-checks each figure against its source and runs projections from return data, citing every number, so teams review a draft instead of keying from scratch.

What else should you know about Filed?

Filed is priced at a flat fee. Filed says it serves accounting and bookkeeping. Filed cites SOC 2 Type II and GDPR. Filed lists integrations with QuickBooks and Google Calendar.

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FactAs statedChecked
PriceDemo onlyOct 17, 2026
Pricing modelFlat feeOct 17, 2026
Built forAccounting and bookkeepingOct 17, 2026
Compliance the vendor statesSOC 2 Type II, GDPROct 17, 2026
Integrations it namesQuickBooks, Google CalendarOct 17, 2026

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Who is Filed for, and what's the catch?

Suits a firm that wants to keep its current tax software: Filed works inside it and pulls a client's QuickBooks Online records for prep context. It lists SOC 2 Type II and says it is built around IRS and 7216 requirements.

The catch: Filed quotes a flat monthly plan scoped to your client book, and only through a demo. The Instead platform is free, with agent work starting at $30 per credit on an annual agreement.

What are the alternatives to Filed?

Other AI tax software to compare with Filed are CPA Pilot (from $29 per month), Bizora (from $29.99 per month) and Hive Tax AI (from $79 per month).

Prices as each vendor states them, never converted.
ToolPrice as statedFree plan or trialCompliance it statesChecked
CPA PilotCPA Pilot · Vendor site From $29 per monthFree trial (7 days)Not statedOct 17, 2026
BizoraBizora · Vendor site From $29.99 per monthNot statedNot statedOct 17, 2026
Hive Tax AIHive Tax · Vendor site From $79 per monthFree trial (5 days)Not statedOct 17, 2026
TaxPlanIQTaxPlanIQ · Vendor site From $397 per monthNot statedNot statedOct 17, 2026
Drake SmartExtractDrake Software · Vendor site From $299.99 per yearNot statedNot statedOct 17, 2026

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