Karbon is cloud practice management software for accounting firms, bringing workflow, team communication, client services, and billing together. Teams can build workflow templates, assign tasks, schedule work, and use dashboards to follow activity. They can share and comment on emails and coordinate work around tasks and clients. Client tools include profiles, activity timelines, automated requests, a portal, and document sharing. Billing and payment processing are available, with US fees that vary by payment type. The integrations directory includes Xero, Xero Practice Manager, Zapier, and Calendly, and an API supports custom solutions using listed programming languages. Karbon is available on the web, iOS, and Android. Team costs $59.00 USD per user per month when billed annually; monthly billing is $79 per user and available only to teams of four or more. Business is $89.00 USD per user per month annually, and Enterprise has custom pricing. Karbon says its web application is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and uses TLS for data transmissions.
Who it is for
Karbon suits accounting firms that need workflow coordination, client communication, document sharing, and billing in one platform. Its finite Team and Business usage limits may be relevant when choosing a plan.
What is good
- Workflow templates, task assignment, scheduling, and dashboards
- Client portal, activity timelines, requests, and document sharing
- Billing and payment processing included
- API and listed integrations such as Xero and Zapier
- 24/7 support and 99.9% uptime listed for all plans
What to know first
- No free plan is listed
- Team and Business plans have finite usage limits
- Monthly billing requires a team of at least four
- US payment processing fees vary by payment type
Verdict
Karbon combines accounting-firm workflow and client tools with billing, communication, and integrations. Compare plan limits and billing terms with your team’s needs; Enterprise pricing is custom.
Karbon plans and pricing
All plansCompared on accounting practice management software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $59/user/mo
- Client portal
- Yes
- Workflow automation
- Yes
- Time tracking
- Yes
- Billing and invoicing
- Yes
- Document management
- Yes
- Deadline tracking
- Yes
- Staff capacity planning
- Yes

