Striven

Striven is cloud software that brings accounting together with operational and collaboration tools for small and midsize businesses. It is most compelling for companies that want several functions under one roof, though businesses comparing monthly costs should factor in its per-user surcharge for smaller teams.

Overview

Striven combines accounting with CRM and sales, project management, inventory, human resources, reporting and analytics, and workflows. Finance, order management, manufacturing tools, and multi-entity support extend its reach beyond a basic accounting or customer-management system. That breadth can help businesses coordinate work across functions in one platform; it is less attractive to teams that need only a single, specialized tool.

Key features

Operations and collaboration

Inventory management, order management, and manufacturing tools make Striven relevant to businesses handling products as well as financial and customer work. Multi-entity support is useful for organizations managing more than one business entity. File sharing, instant messaging, task and project management, and shared calendars give teams ways to coordinate day-to-day work alongside those operations.

Integrations and API

Integration guides cover Authorize.net, Google Calendar, Microsoft Calendar, Onfleet, ShipStation, Shopify, Square, Stripe, Gmail, and Twilio. The API supports custom integrations, real-time data syncing, secure data transfer, and developer documentation. This makes Striven more adaptable for businesses connecting existing systems, though custom integration work may require technical resources.

Security and support

Miles IT engages an annual SOC 2 Type II audit covering controls relevant to confidentiality, security, and accessibility of hosted systems. Striven’s data protection measures include encryption, granular access control, automated backup and recovery, and audit trails and monitoring. Free support includes online chat, ticket submission, and answers to how-to questions, which gives customers channels for routine help.

Pricing

Striven offers a 90-day free trial with premium features and no credit card required. Its pricing includes paid plans as well as portal options with free tiers; the portal caps matter for organizations with growing customer, vendor, or application volumes.

Standard and Enterprise are monthly paid choices, with the extra $25/user charge applying when the business has fewer than five users. The portal free tiers suit modest volumes, while the paid Portal raises each stated cap to 500. Portal pricing is custom, so businesses needing the higher limits should account for that before choosing it. The free portal plans are limited by volume and are not a substitute for the broader paid business-management plans.

Platforms

Striven is cloud-deployed and supports web, iOS, Android, and API access. Its collaboration tools are accessible through native iOS and Android apps, giving teams a mobile route to shared work.

Who it's for

Striven suits small and midsize businesses that want accounting connected to sales, projects, inventory, HR, and collaboration. It is a stronger fit for organizations with multiple business functions to coordinate than for buyers seeking a standalone tool with a narrow purpose. Businesses with fewer than five users should weigh the additional per-user charge against the benefit of consolidating operations.

Pros and cons

• Broad operational scope: Accounting, CRM and sales, projects, inventory, HR, reporting, and workflows can live in one platform.
• Useful product-business coverage: Inventory, order management, manufacturing tools, and multi-entity support extend its appeal beyond service-only operations.
• Flexible connections: Named integrations and an API for custom integrations and real-time syncing help businesses connect other systems.
• Trial without payment details: The 90-day premium-feature trial does not require a credit card.
• Small-team pricing caveat: Standard and Enterprise both add $25/user when there are fewer than five users, which can change the cost calculation for the smallest teams.
• Portal caps: Free portal access stops at 100 customers, vendors, and monthly applications, so higher-volume use requires the custom-priced Portal plan.

Alternatives

For a garage-door business comparing more specialized software, Garage Door Software is a category to explore. Buyers looking specifically for accounting suited to funds can browse Fund Accounting Software, while teams focused on release processes can review IT Release Management Software. For a broad business-system comparison, see ERP Software.

FieldForge is a freemium option with a free plan limited to one technician and 15 invoices a month, or a $19 a month Solo Pro plan with unlimited invoices for one technician. Fieseros offers a free plan billed at $0 forever with 100 lifetime jobs and tools for leads, quotes, calendar, invoices, payments, and job photos. Pillar has a free first-person plan with every feature, unlimited customers, at least 25 GB of storage, and 100 jobs, estimates, and invoices per month. These are more focused alternatives for garage-door businesses; SAWIN Service Automation is another option in that space, with pricing available by demo request.

HiveSuite starts at £34.99 a month, including VAT, for one admin and two crew with all features; it also offers a £349 per year option, including VAT. Brivium has a Solo plan at $19.99 a month, billed annually as $239.88/year, for one user. Home Service Pro starts at $65 a month, billed monthly, for one user and includes scheduling, dispatch, CRM, invoicing, a mobile app, and route optimization. Kaldrex starts with a $29/month Solo plan for one user and one trade, with an added $15 per additional trade. These options are worth considering when the listed service-business functions better match a buyer’s needs than Striven’s wider business-management scope.

Verdict

Choose Striven if your small or midsize business needs accounting alongside sales, projects, inventory, HR, and collaboration in a cloud platform. Its breadth, integrations, and 90-day trial are strong reasons to consider it; look elsewhere if you need only a focused tool or if the under-five-user surcharge makes the monthly cost a poor fit.