The short answer
Ravical and Filed are both tax & accounting tools. They overlap on ISO 27001. Neither has a clear edge on the figures we track (entry price, review ratings, integrations, frameworks, customers). Best fit: Ravical for accounting firms standardizing recurring client work across advisers and Filed for accounting firms that want preparation and review automation inside their existing tax software. Shortlist on fit, then compare quotes for the same scope.
Which should you choose?
Choose Ravical if…
- you're among accounting firms standardizing recurring client work across advisers
- you're among tax teams needing source-linked answers grounded in official legal and regulatory material
- you're among professional-services leaders governing AI access, data sources and output quality
- this Filed drawback matters to you: filed does not publish a dollar price
Choose Filed if…
- you're among accounting firms that want preparation and review automation inside their existing tax software
- you're among practices handling recurring individual, business, fiduciary, or exempt-organization returns
- you're among firms that need source-linked workpapers and review evidence for every return
- this Ravical drawback matters to you: pricing, contract terms and any free trial are not publicly disclosed
At a glance
| Attribute | Ravical | Filed |
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| Starting price | Custompricing as of Nov 2026 | Custompricing as of Oct 2026 |
| Pricing model | Annual or recurring subscription, quote-based | Quote-based subscription |
| Free trial | Request a demo. | A self-guided Reviewer trial is available, with a 60-day money-back guarantee. |
| Founded | 2025 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Ghent, Belgium | Brooklyn, NY |
| Funding | $17M seed (October 2026) | $17.2M |
| Frameworks | ISO/IEC 27001:2022; GDPR | SOC 2 Type II; ISO 27001 |
| Coverage | 100+ accounting firms; serves firms across Europe | Forms 1040, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120-S and 990 |
| Integrations | AFAS CRM, AdminPulse, Loket, M-Files, Yuki, Nmbrs Payroll/Accounting, QuickBooks | Drake, CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Lacerte, ProConnect, GoSystem Tax RS, Canopy, Karbon, TaxDome, Financial Cents, Google Drive, SharePoint, Box, Dropbox and SmartVault |
| Customers | 100+ accounting firms | Not published |
| Focus | AI workspace for accounting and professional-services firms | AI tax preparation |
Figures are as published by each vendor or review site on the verification date. "Leads" marks the stronger published figure; it isn't a recommendation on its own.
Where each one leads
Neither tool has a clear edge on the figures we can compare directly (entry price, review rating, integrations, frameworks, customers, free trial).
Pricing compared
Ravical pricing
Custom · pricing as of Nov 2026
- CustomContact sales
AI workspace, agents, workflows, integrations, governance and support configured for the firm
Ravical does not publish plan prices or a self-serve checkout. Pricing is handled through a sales conversation and is positioned around firm outcomes rather than seats or billable hours.
Free trial: Request a demo.
Filed pricing
Custom · pricing as of Oct 2026
- ProCustom
Filed platform, Prowork, Excel add-in, unlimited seats, firm-wide taxpayer coverage, onboarding, and quarterly reviews
- EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Pro, plus dedicated support, a six-hour SLA, on-premise deployment options, SSO, SCIM, custom DPAs, multi-office and white-label setups, API access, custom integrations, and executive sponsorship
Filed does not publish a dollar price. The plan is scoped to the firm’s total taxpayer volume and includes every preparer, reviewer, and live product without per-seat, per-return, or credit charges. Pro includes an eight-week onboarding cohort, while Enterprise adds dedicated support, advanced security, deployment options, and custom integrations.
Free trial: A self-guided Reviewer trial is available, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
Key capabilities
Ravical
- AI client workspace. Queries the client portfolio and combines financial, filing, document, email and firm knowledge into working context.
- Inbox Agent. Drafts client responses using internal systems, knowledge, tone and configurable guardrails, with quality digests for managers.
- Domain Knowledge. Retrieves relevant legal, tax and regulatory sources and links claims to the exact supporting passage.
- Workflow Library. Provides expert-built recurring workflows while allowing firms to add templates, standards and team processes.
- Portfolio monitoring. Scans clients for deadlines, risks, missing information and advisory or revenue opportunities.
- AI governance. AI Architects can inspect agent activity and data sources, set rules, restrict clients, block files and manage permissions.
- Outcome pricing. Identifies potential services and estimates fee ranges using the firm’s own pricing strategy.
Filed
- AI tax preparation. Reads source documents and populates drafts directly inside supported tax software.
- AI return review. Cross-checks return figures against source documents and flags exceptions for review.
- Tax planning. Evaluates more than 120 tax strategies using return data and cited projections.
- Tax workpapers. Creates source-linked workpapers, binders, and leadsheets for review and auditability.
- Embedded workflow. Provides a sidebar inside tax software alongside Excel, Outlook, and Google Sheets plugins.
- Document connections. Synchronizes selected folders from supported practice-management, document-management, and storage systems.
- Firm intelligence. Uses Firm Memory and Analyst to retain firm preferences and answer client-specific questions from firm data.
Pros and cons
Ravical
Pros
- Connects client context from existing financial, CRM, document, payroll and communication systems.
- Shows agent plans, reasoning, sources and intervention points instead of presenting a wholly opaque answer.
- Combines productivity, workflow standardization, portfolio monitoring and revenue opportunity discovery.
- Publishes ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification and GDPR compliance claims for regulated-firm buyers.
Cons
- Pricing, contract terms and any free trial are not publicly disclosed.
- The platform is sales-led and may be too specialized for teams outside professional services.
- AI outputs remain subject to adviser review, so automation is not a substitute for professional judgment.
- Ravical does not publish independent review scores, accuracy benchmarks or a complete connector catalogue.
Filed
Pros
- One firm plan includes unlimited seats and the live Filed product suite.
- The platform supports six major federal return families.
- Return entries can be traced back to their source documents.
- Enterprise provides SSO, SCIM, U.S. processing, and on-premise deployment options.
Cons
- Filed does not publish a dollar price.
- The required eight-week Pro onboarding program may not suit urgent deployments.
- Multi-state and prior-year returns are still in active development.
- Professional reviewers remain responsible for judgment, edits, and sign-off.
How they're similar
- Both are listed in our tax & accounting directory.
- Both list ISO 27001.
- Both use quote-based pricing, so the final price depends on scope and negotiation.
How they differ
- Focus
- Ravical: AI workspace for accounting and professional-services firms
- Filed: AI tax preparation
- Pricing model
- Ravical: Annual or recurring subscription, quote-based
- Filed: Quote-based subscription
- Founded
- Ravical: 2025
- Filed: 2024
- Headquarters
- Ravical: Ghent, Belgium
- Filed: Brooklyn, NY
- Funding
- Ravical: $17M seed (October 2026)
- Filed: $17.2M
- Listed only for this tool
- Ravical: Accounting, Tax, Payroll, Legal, Insurance, AI governance +5 more
- Filed: 1040, 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120-S, 990 +5 more
Frequently asked questions
Is Ravical cheaper than Filed?
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The published prices can't be compared directly (they are quote-based, use different billing units, or aren't published), so request quotes for the same scope. Ravical: Custom (annual or recurring subscription, quote-based). Filed: Custom (quote-based subscription). (Ravical pricing pricing as of Nov 2026; Filed pricing pricing as of Oct 2026.) Total cost depends on plan, company size and add-ons.
Which is better for startups, Ravical or Filed?
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Ravical's published positioning doesn't single out startups; its first best-fit group is "Accounting firms standardizing recurring client work across advisers". Filed's published positioning doesn't single out startups; its first best-fit group is "Accounting firms that want preparation and review automation inside their existing tax software". Neither answer replaces a quote for your headcount and scope.
Can I switch from Ravical to Filed?
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Yes. They are separate products, so switching means setting up Filed and reconnecting your systems. Check your Ravical contract term and renewal date before you commit. Data migration tooling isn't covered in our sources, so ask Filed whether it can import your Ravical data.
Does Ravical or Filed have more integrations?
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Ravical: AFAS CRM, AdminPulse, Loket, M-Files, Yuki, Nmbrs Payroll/Accounting, QuickBooks; Filed: Drake, CCH Axcess, UltraTax, Lacerte, ProConnect, GoSystem Tax RS, Canopy, Karbon, TaxDome, Financial Cents, Google Drive, SharePoint, Box, Dropbox and SmartVault. Vendor counts are self-reported and define "integration" differently, so check that the specific systems you use are supported.
Do Ravical and Filed offer a free trial?
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Ravical: Request a demo. Filed: A self-guided Reviewer trial is available, with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
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