# Sistava vs Pilot

*AI Finance and Accounting*

Pilot vs Sistava

Pilot handles bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for startups and small businesses, explicitly as a hybrid: roughly half people and half software. Its AI Accountant provides real-time expense tracking, cash-flow scenario modelling and automated reporting, while a US-based advisory team of CFOs and operators handles judgment. Backed by Bezos Expeditions at a $1.2B valuation with 3,500+ customers. Sistava provides a finance employee inside a broader workforce, which is a genuinely different proposition from an outsourced accounting firm.

> **Bottom line:** Sistava gives you finance capability alongside sales, marketing, support and operations on one plan. Pilot is a finance service.

## Profile

- **Pricing:** Not published on the homepage. Packages are quoted by company stage and transaction volume, with bookkeeping, tax and CFO services sold as tiers. A free trial is offered.
- **Founded:** 2017, by Waseem Daher, Jeff Arnold and Jessica McKellar
- **Funding:** $100M round led by Bezos Expeditions and Whale Rock with Sequoia and Index Ventures, at a $1.2B valuation. Serves 3,500+ companies
- **Focus:** Startup bookkeeping and CFO services combining software with human accountants

## Why Sistava

- Sistava gives you finance capability alongside sales, marketing, support and operations on one plan. Pilot is a finance service.
- Sistava employees work inside your own systems and tools with full visibility into every action. Pilot performs the work on your behalf as a service.
- Sistava is self-serve and priced publicly from a free tier. Pilot quotes by company stage and transaction volume.
- Sistava employees run on your schedule continuously, not a monthly close cycle. Pilot operates on accounting periods.
- Sistava does not provide qualified human accountants or sign off on your books, which is exactly where Pilot is stronger and you should weigh that honestly.

## Feature Comparison

| Feature | Pilot | Sistava |
|---|---|---|
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | ✓ | ✗ |
|  | Core service | Finance employee assists |
|  | ✓ | ✗ |
|  | Finance and accounting | Sales, Marketing, Support, Ops, Finance |
|  | Human advisory team | ✓ |
|  | Performed as a service | ✓ |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | ✗ | ✓ |
|  | Quoted by stage and volume | Free (2,000 lifetime credits) + $49/mo |