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5 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Payroll for the first person you hire
Gusto covers just the payroll piece of what Collective bundles, from $49, if you would rather assemble the S Corp back office yourself.
Form the company, then keep its books
doola covers the same formation-plus-bookkeeping back office at $297; Collective builds its version around the S Corp election, payroll and both tax returns.
Tax filing that hunts for freelance write-offs
Keeper handles the tax-filing piece alone, hunting for freelance write-offs, at a one-time $199, the price of a single month of Collective.
Accounting a freelancer can run without help
Xero is the do-it-yourself route, accounting a freelancer can run without help from $25, leaving the payroll and returns for you to arrange.
Banking, bookkeeping and tax in one account
Found folds banking, bookkeeping and tax into one account with a free tier, a self-serve answer to the problem Collective solves with a service.
