What Basis does
Basis builds AI agents purpose-built for accounting firms, automating workflows across tax preparation, audit, client advisory services, and corporate accounting from client intake through review-ready deliverables. The company says more than 25 accounting firms use its platform, including Baker Tilly, CohnReznick, and Wiss. Basis reports that some customers have cut returns that previously took over 100 hours down to 15-20 hours. The company was founded by Matt Harpe and Mitchell Troyanovsky.
How Basis compares with its closest alternatives
None of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan, and neither does Basis. Only Billow AI lists a starting price, $1000 a month. 1 of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Basis. Basis offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Basis was founded in 2023; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2026, 2 of them earlier. Basis is based in New York, United States; 1 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States too, and the others in Germany, Denmark and India.