Kick is an AI accounting platform with auto-categorization and expert review for business owners and accountants. Free plan; paid plans from $40/month.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Kick is an accounting platform that the company describes as an agentic ledger that does your books with you. It is built for business owners and accountants, and its homepage says it is used by more than 5,000 of them. Kick, Inc. calls its approach self-driving accounting: transactions are categorized automatically, then reviewed by an expert for accuracy.
Conrad Wadowski, listed as founder, announced the product in September 2023 after the $250M Teachable acquisition. The company says it has raised $20M and is backed by 60+ investors with backgrounds at companies such as Stripe, Notion and Square. Its stated mission is to automate the finances of millions of business owners by bringing together the AI and accounting industries.
Business owners connect their accounts, and Kick categorizes transactions in real time. The pricing page lists connections to Stripe, PayPal, Mercury, Plaid and Ramp, plus more than 50 others, along with a universal importer and statement sync on paid plans. Suggested rules can be customized, receipts are matched to transactions, and Kick says an expert reviews categorization for accuracy.
Underneath is a general ledger that supports multi-entity journal entries that always balance, with intercompany receivables, payables and transfers handled automatically. The output is a Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet that can be shared with an accountant. Kick also exposes its books to AI tools through MCP and a command line interface, with an approvals step to preview changes before they are written.
Kick's bookkeeping features include real-time auto-categorization, receipt matching, reconciliation, custom rules, and deduction tracking for items such as home office, vehicle and travel. For insight, it offers custom revenue lines, monthly vendor breakdowns for monitoring spending, and one view across unlimited entities. Free invoicing with zero added fees launched in October 2026, and a chart of accounts editor followed.
Accounting depth increases on higher tiers: classes, AR/AP automation and an accrual ledger on Plus, then consolidation, revenue recognition, and beta prepaid & accrued and multi-book features on Advanced. Security controls listed include SOC 2 Type II, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit, US hosting, period locks and undo. Role-based permissions control who can view and edit the books.
Kick is an accounting platform the company calls an agentic ledger that does your books with you. It categorizes transactions in real time, has an expert review them, and produces financial statements for business owners and accountants.
Kick has a Free plan at $0/month, Basic at $40/month, Plus at $100/month and Advanced at $300/month. Accountant plans are Starter (10% off, pay as you go), Partner (50% off, minimum commitment), and custom Enterprise and Platform pricing.
Yes. The Free plan costs $0/month and includes auto-categorization, receipt matching, a Profit & Loss and a Balance Sheet. It is limited to 250 categorized transactions per year and 1 entity.
Kick is aimed at business owners, from new sole proprietors to growing multi-entity companies, and at accountants managing client books. The plan descriptions match tiers to business complexity.
The pricing page names Stripe, PayPal, Mercury, Plaid, Ramp and more than 50 others, plus Gusto. ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor connect through MCP and CLI.
Yes, on Plus and Advanced, which support unlimited entities. New entities start free for their first 250 transactions per year, then cost $50/month. Kick also accounts for intercompany receivables, payables and transfers.
Kick lists SOC 2 Type II audited controls, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS in transit and US hosting. It also lists role-based permissions, activity tracking, period locks and the ability to undo changes.
Yes. Kick launched invoicing in October 2026, which the company says has zero added fees. Invoicing includes creating invoices and matching customer payments.