How we wrote this: GlassJar publishes this comparison, and GlassJar is one of the tools in it. Every tool is judged on the same points, pricing and features come from each vendor’s public pages, and we say plainly where GlassJar falls short.
Most small CPA and bookkeeping firms produce the same thing every month for every client: a profit and loss, a balance sheet, a few KPIs and a short note on what changed. The software that does this falls into two groups. Reporting tools such as Fathom, Reach Reporting, Spotlight Reporting and Jirav connect to each client’s existing ledger and build the reports on top. A ledger with reporting built in keeps the books and the reports in one place. This comparison covers both, with published prices checked on November 10, 2026.
Comparison at a glance
| Tool | Published price | Priced per | Connects to | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fathom | Pro $450/mo, includes 25 companies, then $17 per extra company | Company | QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, MYOB, FreeAgent, Excel | Management reports, KPIs and forecasts across a client book |
| Reach Reporting | $149/mo for 1 connection, $290 for 10, $550 for 25 | Connected company | QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, Digits, MYOB, Gusto, Google Sheets | Live dashboards and client portal access with unlimited users |
| Spotlight Reporting | Basic 329/mo, Super VCFO 75 at 995/mo (currency not shown) | Not stated | Not listed on the pricing page | Firms selling virtual CFO and advisory packages |
| Jirav | From $50/mo (Controller Essentials), from $150/mo (CFO Enterprise) | Not stated | Accounting systems, payroll, Google Sheets, Excel | Forecasting and planning on top of monthly reporting |
| Intuit Accountant Suite | Core free. Accelerate $149/mo from January 20, 2027 (free in beta) | Not stated | QuickBooks Online | Firms whose clients are all on QuickBooks Online |
| GlassJar | $59 to $299/mo, launching January 2027 | Client company file | Its own ledger | Small firms keeping client books and reports in one system |
Fathom
Fathom is the reporting layer many firms put on top of QuickBooks and Xero. The Pro plan is $450 a month and includes 25 companies, and each extra company is $17, which Fathom rounds to about $18 per company. It covers management reports, KPI analysis, three-way cash flow forecasts, budgets and scenarios, and consolidations, plus an AI commentary writer. Billing is monthly with no contract.
Fathom also lists a Portfolio plan at $67 a month for 100 companies. Check what that tier includes before you assume it replaces Pro. Where Fathom falls short: it is one more subscription and one more login on top of each ledger, and the per-company cost adds up once your book passes 25 clients.
Reach Reporting
Reach Reporting prices by connected company: $149 a month for one, $290 for 10 and $550 for 25. Annual plans save up to 30 percent. Every plan includes unlimited users, client portal access, live shareable dashboards, multi-currency consolidation and three-way forecasting. There is a 30-day free trial with no credit card.
Where Reach falls short: its value is in presentation and client sharing. A firm that only needs a clean monthly profit and loss and balance sheet may pay for more than it uses.
Spotlight Reporting
Spotlight Reporting is built for firms that sell advisory and virtual CFO work. Its accountants pricing page lists Basic at 329 a month and Super VCFO 75 at 995 a month, with Enterprise on request. The page shows no currency symbol, so confirm US dollar pricing with Spotlight before you budget. The suite covers reporting with Spotlight AI, three-way forecasting with budgets and scenarios, KPI dashboards and consolidation of up to 75 entities on Basic. There is a 14-day trial with no credit card.
Where Spotlight falls short: Basic includes one dashboard per organization, with unlimited dashboards only on the higher tiers, and the packaging assumes advisory work that a compliance-focused firm may not sell.
Jirav
Jirav leans toward planning. Controller Essentials starts at $50 a month and CFO Enterprise at $150 a month, and both go through a demo, so your real price depends on that conversation. It adds a KPI library, dashboards, integrated balance sheet and cash flow projections, an automatic forecast, scenario comparisons and white labeling, with unlimited read-only users.
Where Jirav falls short: the published prices are starting points, and the pricing page does not say whether they apply per client or per firm.
Intuit Accountant Suite
If every client is on QuickBooks Online, Intuit’s own tools are the baseline to beat. Intuit says QuickBooks Online Accountant will be discontinued on December 31, 2026, and that its features carry over into the Intuit Accountant Suite. The Core tier is free. Accelerate adds a client insights dashboard, custom fields and KPI tracking. It is free during its beta and lists at $149 a month starting January 20, 2027.
Where it falls short: it only reports on QuickBooks Online files, so a firm with clients on other ledgers still needs a second tool.
GlassJar
GlassJar works differently from everything above. It is not a reporting add-on that connects to your clients’ ledgers. It is the ledger, with reports and dashboards built in. We publish it, and it launches in January 2027, so it has no track record yet.
A GlassJar subscription covers one company’s books, so a firm sets up one file per client. Plans are Foundation at $59 a month for 1 user, Core at $99 for 2 users and Advanced at $299 for 5 users, and at launch every plan is 50% off for the first three months. Every transaction type is entered on one screen, one contact can be a customer, vendor and contractor at the same time, and each user picks which reports load on their own dashboard.
Where GlassJar falls short: Fathom and Reach Reporting do not list GlassJar among their integrations. There is no practice management, client portal or tax preparation, and no published plan above 5 users. If your clients are staying on QuickBooks Online or Xero, one of the reporting tools above is the better fit.
What to compare before you choose
- Cost at your real book size. Multiply the per-company price by your client count instead of reading the headline number.
- Which ledgers your clients use. A tool that only reads QuickBooks Online will not cover a mixed book.
- Advisory or compliance. Forecasting and scenario tools earn their price only if you sell that work.
- Who needs a login. Unlimited users and client portals matter if clients view reports themselves.
- Billing terms. Check monthly versus annual pricing and the trial length before you migrate anyone.
Weighing GlassJar against one tool? See our one-on-one comparisons with QuickBooks and Xero.
FAQ
What is CPA firm reporting software?
It is software that pulls each client’s accounting data and turns it into management reports, dashboards and forecasts across a whole book of clients. Most of it sits on top of QuickBooks Online or Xero rather than replacing them.
Which tool is cheapest for a 25-client firm?
On published list prices, Fathom Pro is $450 a month for 25 companies and Reach Reporting is $550 a month for 25 connections, or less on an annual plan. Spotlight Reporting and Jirav do not publish enough detail to price 25 clients without a quote.
Is QuickBooks Online Accountant going away?
Yes. Intuit says it will be discontinued on December 31, 2026, and that its features move into the Intuit Accountant Suite, whose Core tier is free.
Does GlassJar replace Fathom or Reach Reporting?
Only if you move client books into GlassJar, because its reports run on its own ledger. If your clients stay on QuickBooks Online or Xero, a reporting add-on is the right tool.
Prices were checked on November 10, 2026 on each vendor’s pricing page and can change. Sources: Fathom pricing, Reach Reporting pricing, Spotlight Reporting pricing for accountants, Jirav pricing, Intuit Accountant Suite pricing.
