Firm profile
Pilot
Pilot was named in 3 of the 15 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 721 of the 1144 AI responses sampled across those questions (63.0%).
Pilot is strongest on “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, where it was named in 360 of 382 responses (94.2%), placing it in tier 1 of that report.
What Pilot is surfaced for in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms
Based on the measured answers, Pilot is most likely to be surfaced when buyers ask about “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?” and “What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?”.
How the answers describe the firmOffers technology-enabled bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO services to startups and small to midsize companies.
In this sample, Pilot was named on 3 of the 14 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms ranking questions measured. These are the buyer questions where it appeared most often:
- Fractional CFO firms — named in 360 of 382 responses (94.2%), tier 1.
- Fractional CFO startups — named in 203 of 382 responses (53.1%), tier 1.
- Outsourced accounting small business — named in 158 of 380 responses (41.6%), tier 1.
This describes when the firm is surfaced, not whether it is the right firm to hire. The sample measures recommendation visibility, not client outcomes.
Every question in fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms
Pilot was named on 3 of these 14 ranking questions. The rest are questions buyers ask that it did not come up for — with whoever did.
Who leads fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms overall: Pilot tops 3 of 14 · Armanino tops 1 of 14 · Burkland Associates tops 1 of 14 · Etisson tops 1 of 14 · InterimCFO tops 1 of 14 · Local Fractional tops 1 of 14. See all reports.
Where Pilot was named
| Question | Tier | Responses | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are the best fractional CFO firms? | 1 | 360 of 382 | 94.2% | |
| Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups? | 1 | 203 of 382 | 53.1% | |
| What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business? | 1 | 158 of 380 | 41.6% |
What Pilot gets named for
Across the 15 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured, Pilot is named most often on “What are the best fractional CFO firms?” — it appears in 360 of the 382 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 94.2% of them. Its next strongest question is “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?”, where it appears in 203 of 382 responses (53.1%).
Pilot clears the reporting threshold on 3 of the 15 questions. The spread matters as much as the peak: a firm named across several different questions is one an assistant reaches for generally, where a firm named on one is attached to a single specialism.
What Pilot’s tier placings mean
On “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, Pilot sits in tier 1 of 7, named in 360 of 382 responses (94.2%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 14 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pilot from them.
On “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?”, Pilot sits in tier 1 of 4, named in 203 of 382 responses (53.1%). Tier 1 does not mean it was ranked first. It means that at 382 responses, the gap between Pilot and the most-named firm in that sample is inside the margin of error, so the two cannot be told apart. Pilot shares tier 1 with Kruze Consulting and Burkland Associates, and the order they are listed in is arbitrary. 7 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pilot from them.
On “What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?”, Pilot sits in tier 1 of 5, named in 158 of 380 responses (41.6%). It holds tier 1 alone: no other firm on this question was named often enough to be grouped with it, so on this question the sample does put one firm clearly ahead. 9 further firms were named on this question but fell into lower tiers, meaning the sample did separate Pilot from them.
Firms named alongside Pilot
When ChatGPT names Pilot, these firms most often turn up on the same questions: Bookkeeper360 (2 shared questions), Burkland Associates (2 shared questions), inDinero (2 shared questions) and Kruze (2 shared questions).
That overlap is the closest thing this data holds to a shortlist: these are the firms a buyer asking the same questions is most likely to see beside Pilot. It says nothing about which of them is the better fit.
Bookkeeper360 · Burkland Associates · inDinero · Kruze
What this page is, and is not
- It is a count of how often AI assistants named Pilot when asked buyer questions about fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
- Pilot did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
- A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
- Wrong details, or a firm merged with another of a similar name? We fix those.