Debits vs Fathom

Debits vs Fathom

Reporting only — priced per connected company. Here's the honest, side-by-side.

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What Fathom is

Fathom is a strong management-reporting and KPI tool, but it's reporting only — and every entity you connect adds to the bill (plans run from about $50/mo up to several hundred, plus per-company add-ons). It doesn't keep the books, run the close, or touch tax.

Fathom
What you get — and what you don't
Per connected company (from ~$50/mo)
  • Management reports & KPIs
  • Consolidations
  • Benchmarking
  • Dashboards
  • — Bookkeeping transaction loop
  • — Month-end close
  • — Tax, portal, billing
  • — W-9 / 1099 service
Debits
The whole firm on one platform
Flat · unlimited seats
  • Tax production — organizers, delivery & unlimited e-sign, reasonable-comp
  • Bookkeeping — the transaction loop, month-end close & client-ready reporting
  • Practice ops — CRM, proposals, client billing & 1099s, included
  • Flat pricing, unlimited seats, self-serve 7-day trial — no per-unit meter

Why firms switch to Debits

  • Client-ready report packages and a branded portal are included in the bookkeeping price.
  • Reporting sits on top of the close and the books — one system, not a bolt-on.
  • Flat $5–$10 per company, not a climbing per-entity meter.
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Fathom is a trademark of its owner; descriptions reflect its category and publicly documented pricing model as of 2026 and may change.