# Keel AI Summary

Keel is audit-ready finance operations software for companies running on QuickBooks Online.

## What Keel Does

Keel sits above QuickBooks Online and helps finance teams manage audit prep, PBC response, close control, multi-entity consolidation, SaaS revenue support, auditor handoff, and binder export. QBO remains the source ledger.

## Who Keel Serves

Keel serves CFOs, controllers, and finance teams at audit-pressured companies on QuickBooks Online. The best-fit customer has multiple QBO entities, consolidated reporting needs, intercompany activity, SaaS deferred revenue, board reporting, audit requirements, or close workflows that have outgrown spreadsheets.

Keel also serves audit consultants, fractional CFOs, accounting advisors, and referral partners who help QuickBooks clients prepare for audits. For independent audit firms, Keel is a client-controlled evidence portal, not an auditor-controlled workspace.

## Key Product Areas

- AI Audit Agent for PBC intake, request classification, evidence-backed response drafts, gap recognition, internal edits, and controller approval.
- Auditor portal for engagement-scoped audit-firm users, released support, structured Q&A, drillback, watermarked binder handoff, and download logging.
- CFO ROI dashboard for audit-cycle baselines, response automation, avoided rework, and board-ready ROI evidence.
- Multi-entity close management.
- QuickBooks Online consolidation.
- Consolidated P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Intercompany matching, eliminations, settlements, and aging.
- SaaS deferred revenue schedules and QBO tie-outs.
- ASC 606 review flags and controller gates.
- Balance sheet reconciliations.
- Close calendar and ownership.
- Audit binder package.
- AI-assisted controller workflows with evidence and approval.

## Important Boundaries

Keel does not replace QuickBooks Online. Keel does not autonomously post accounting entries. AI in Keel assists controllers by drafting explanations and suggestions from evidence; humans approve workflow-impacting outcomes and auditor releases. Independent audit firms should review independence requirements before any referral, implementation, or advisory arrangement.

## Canonical Site

https://www.keelos.io

## Canonical Pages

- Product: https://www.keelos.io/product
- Audit Ready: https://www.keelos.io/audit-ready
- SaaS Revenue: https://www.keelos.io/deferred-revenue
- For Firms: https://www.keelos.io/for-firms
- Pricing: https://www.keelos.io/pricing
- Security and controls: https://www.keelos.io/security
- Compare to NetSuite: https://www.keelos.io/vs/netsuite

## Pricing Summary

Keel publishes annual pricing:

- Audit Ready: $18,000/year, up to 3 entities, unlimited audit cycles.
- Close + Audit: $30,000/year, up to 8 entities, unlimited audit cycles.
- SaaS Close + Audit: $36,000/year, up to 8 entities plus revenue support, unlimited audit cycles.
- Enterprise / PE: from $90,000/year, custom scoped.
- Audit Sprint: about $30,000 one-off for a single audit cycle.

AI usage is bundled. Published tiers have no per-seat fees and no implementation fees. Additional entities beyond a tier cap are $200/month each until Enterprise.