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Puzzle pricing and alternatives

Puzzle starts at $30 per month (Starter plan). There's a 14-day free trial.

What does Puzzle do?

Puzzle is AI-native accounting software that drafts the books for the owner to approve. Its AI suite categorizes transactions, reconciles accounts and drafts financial statements for review. AI Chat answers questions from the books in plain English, an AI agent prepares tasks such as matching invoices to payments, and optional accounting services add a bookkeeper.

What else should you know about Puzzle?

Puzzle says it serves accounting and bookkeeping. Puzzle doesn't state any security or compliance standard.

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PriceFrom $30 per month (Starter plan).Oct 17, 2026
Free trialYes, 14 daysOct 17, 2026
Built forAccounting and bookkeepingOct 17, 2026

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

If you are setting up your first books and are happy to check the work yourself, Puzzle's Starter plan is $30 a month with the AI suite included and a 14-day free trial.

The catch: Starter comes with 25 lifetime AI credits, and a bookkeeper who closes your books each month comes through the optional accounting services. Digits offers a 30-day free trial, then Essentials at $65 a month.

What are the alternatives to Puzzle?

Other AI bookkeeping software to compare with Puzzle are Dext (from $25.21 per month, billed annually), BooksGPT (from $29 per month) and Paula AI (from $29 per month).

Prices as each vendor states them, never converted.
ToolPrice as statedFree plan or trialCompliance it statesChecked
DextDext · Vendor site From $25.21 per month, billed annuallyFree trial (14 days)ISO 27001, GDPROct 17, 2026
BooksGPTBooksGPT · Vendor site From $29 per monthFree trial (7 days)Not statedOct 17, 2026
Paula AIBookkeeping.ai · Vendor site From $29 per monthFree plan, Free trial (30 days)Not statedOct 17, 2026
InkleInkle · Vendor site From $30 per monthFree planSOC 2 Type IIOct 17, 2026
QuickBooks OnlineIntuit · Vendor site From $38 per monthFree plan, Free trial (30 days)Not statedOct 17, 2026

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