Cranston vs Moneybird

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Cranston

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USD · US · source: cranston.ai

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Bookkeeping Highlighted	USD 30 monthly $30 per client book, per month	Unit · per client book	Standalone · Fixed
Tax prep	USD 40 per prepared return $40 per prepared return, any form	Usage · per prepared return	Standalone · Usage based

Moneybird

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EUR · US · source: www.moneybird.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Compact	EUR 3 / month with annual commitment € 3 per month Save € 12 per year	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Start	EUR 15 / month with annual commitment € 15 per month Save € 36 per year	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Growth Highlighted	EUR 29 / month with annual commitment € 29 per month Save € 72 per year	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Complete	EUR 41 / month with annual commitment € 41 per month Save € 96 per year	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Cranston

Bookkeeping

Highlights Works with the bookkeeping systems you already use: Included
Highlights Classification, reconciliation, and recurring journals done by AI: Included
Highlights Exceptions queued for review, with source links: Included
Highlights Practice management: $0

Included

Tax prep

Highlights One rate, any form: Included
Highlights Federal and state prep in a single workpaper trail: Included
Highlights Diagnostics and source-linked review before anything files: Included
Highlights Tax practice management: $0

Included

Moneybird

Compact

Automation Connect external account: No

Excluded
Automation Process bank transactions: 5

Limited
Automation Electronic VAT return: No

Excluded
Access Users: 1

Limited
Sales invoices Sales invoices: 1

Limited
Sales invoices Recurring invoices: No

Excluded
Purchase invoices and receipts Smart document processing: 3

Limited
Accounting Time tracking: 20

Limited

Start

Highlights Smart Document Processing: Included
Highlights Import Bank Transactions Manually: Included
Automation Connect external account: No

Excluded
Automation Process bank transactions: 20

Limited
Automation Electronic VAT return: Yes

Included
Access Users: 1

Limited
Sales invoices Sales invoices: Unlimited

Included
Sales invoices Recurring invoices: Unlimited

Included
Purchase invoices and receipts Smart document processing: Unlimited

Included
Accounting Time tracking: Unlimited

Included

Growth

Highlights Everything from Start: Included
Highlights Collaborating with Multiple Users: Included
Automation Connect external account: 5

Limited
Automation Process bank transactions: 50

Limited
Automation Electronic VAT return: Yes

Included
Access Users: 5

Limited
Sales invoices Sales invoices: Unlimited

Included
Sales invoices Recurring invoices: Unlimited

Included
Purchase invoices and receipts Smart document processing: Unlimited

Included
Accounting Time tracking: Unlimited

Included

Complete

Highlights Everything from Growth: Included
Automation Connect external account: Unlimited

Included
Automation Process bank transactions: Unlimited

Included
Automation Electronic VAT return: Yes

Included
Access Users: Unlimited

Included
Sales invoices Sales invoices: Unlimited

Included
Sales invoices Recurring invoices: Unlimited

Included
Purchase invoices and receipts Smart document processing: Unlimited

Included
Accounting Time tracking: Unlimited

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Cranston

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Bookkeeping: USD 30 monthly
- Tax prep: USD 40 per prepared return
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Bookkeeping — standard: USD 30 monthly · USD 30 / month with annual commitment

Moneybird

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Compact: EUR 3 / month with annual commitment
- Start: EUR 15 / month with annual commitment
- Growth: EUR 29 / month with annual commitment
- Complete: EUR 41 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Start: EUR 15 monthly
- Growth: EUR 29 monthly
- Complete: EUR 41 monthly