Compare Three other ways to run the books, side by side.
Each comparison uses the same seven rows, and each says when the other option is the better choice.
Kite vs a franchise bookkeeping firm
A franchise bookkeeping firm sells people working your books by hand, usually monthly, priced per location in tiers with add-ons. Kite sells the same outcome with the software doing the nightly work and a named accounting lead approving it, at $350 per location with nothing extra. Choose a firm if you want tax, payroll and a CFO under one roof; choose Kite for current books across many locations.
Kite vs QuickBooks and an in-house bookkeeper
QuickBooks and a bookkeeper give you control and a person down the hall, at a salary plus a subscription per entity, with consolidation, delivery matching and leases done in spreadsheets around it. Kite keeps your QuickBooks in step if you want it, and replaces the spreadsheets and the single point of failure. Keep the in-house model for one or two locations; move when the group outgrows one person.
Kite vs restaurant accounting software
Restaurant accounting software gives your team a better tool — invoice capture, inventory, recipe costing, labour — and leaves the accounting to whoever uses it. Kite is the accounting done: software plus a named accounting lead who closes the month, with royalty, delivery and leases handled. Choose software if you have an accounting team and need inventory; choose Kite if you need the team.
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