Puzzle

Smarter accounting software designed for startups

5.0•33 reviews•

1.4K followers

Smarter accounting software designed for startups

5.0•33 reviews•

1.4K followers

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Accounting software

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Financial planning

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Startup financial planning

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Fundraising resources

Puzzle is a core accounting solution that helps startups build better companies. You get real-time financial statements for fundraising and taxes, plus insights, metrics (like burn, runway, ARR), FDIC coverage monitoring, and revenue recognition - all in an intuitive UX.

Puzzle Reviews

The community submitted 33 reviews to tell us what they like about Puzzle, what Puzzle can do better, and more.

5.0

Based on 33 reviews

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Reviews praise Puzzle’s ease, speed, and automation for founders, repeatedly noting relief from bookkeeping chaos and clearer runway, burn, and reporting. Makers of

Central (YC S24)

highlight compliance and automated reporting that outclass legacy tools. Makers of

Mesh

commend the team and automation behind a robust ledger. Users cite painless setup, responsive onboarding, and real-time insights that reduce admin and support fundraising. Many report switching from QuickBooks/Pilot, valuing auto-categorization, concise cash-in/cash-out summaries, and investor-ready dashboards that keep finances transparent and current.

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time-saving (12)

user-friendly interface (10)

metrics tracking (8)

real-time reporting (8)

automation features (7)

financial dashboards (5)

responsive team (5)

excellent customer support (4)

actionable insights (3)

all-in-one platform (3)

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•3 reviews

Finally, a beautiful accounting software that made organizing, categorizing, and financial planning less of a pain. I used to have a QuickBooks account for each of my businesses. It was clunky, but I didn't know we have better options until Puzzle. My favorite feature is the clear visualization of runway, plus the onboarding support from a startup CPA. He got my questions clarified swiftly. The CX itself made the product worth trying. I have enabled their AI autopilot, which helps flagging new transactions that they haven't seen before, and I can just reply with the category over email. Haven't used that enough to know whether it's useful or gimmicky. I have hopes!

What's great

AI assistant (2)user-friendly interface (10)excellent customer support (4)automation features (7)responsive team (5)financial dashboards (5)

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•1 review

There’s a ton to like about Puzzle, but perhaps nothing greater than how it becomes an instant decoder ring for your financials. Founders don’t have to time to learn how to reconcile a cash flow statement to an income statement. Puzzle makes what should be immediately obvious, obvious: “how much cash did I take in, how much went out, and where did it go?” The way we present key financial metrics and the tools we use to assemble them needed a kick in the pants, and Puzzle just delivered.

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actionable insights (3)time-saving (12)financial dashboards (5)metrics tracking (8)

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33 views3yr ago

•1 review

We <3 Puzzle and the Puzzle team so much - it's truly been a godsend. Easy to use, integrates with what we need it do, and provides a super simple snapshot of the key metrics we need both internally and for our investors. Having both cash basis and accruals in one tool is going to save us significant time. Highly recommend.

What's great

user-friendly interface (10)all-in-one platform (3)time-saving (12)seamless integration (2)metrics tracking (8)

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10 views3yr ago

•1 review

Instead of chasing messy spreadsheets and scattered info, everything landed in one place and just made sense we could see our financial picture clearly, stay on budget, and handle taxes without the usual panic. The dashboards actually helped us track where our money was going, and the automated reports meant we spent way less time on boring admin and more on growing our project. This feels like having a super-organized friend who keeps you out of trouble and helps you focus on what matters most.

What's great

user-friendly interface (10)all-in-one platform (3)time-saving (12)expense tracking (3)automation features (7)financial dashboards (5)

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•3 reviews

@sasha_orloff and team Puzzle 🧩 is such a power boost for founders - especially those of us commercial founders with non-existent accounting expertise 😅 Nothing makes me happier than seeing revenue roll in - but that would quickly disappear when I'd remember the excess tabs of spreadsheets waiting for me to close books at the end of the month 🤯 The ability to understand my metrics and real-time financial health at a glance - as well as share that with investors, auditors, or our team internally - is quite literally a game-changer. 🚀 Founders, this ones for us!!!

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time-saving (12)analytics (3)real-time reporting (8)metrics tracking (8)

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13 views2yr ago

•1 review

Love what Puzzle is doing and who they're doing it for (me!). Being a founder is hard enough, let alone having to navigate all the accounting, taxation, compliance, etc. needs as the biz starts and expands. Puzzle gets this exactly right. One thing we know for sure is the future isn't archaic accounting software, because you shouldn't need to master complex workflows & have to hire a team of bookkeepers and accountants just to gain any value from your financials. The future is real-time, automated, and more like a copilot for helping to run the most critical parts of a business. Puzzle is built for that from day one.

What's great

AI assistant (2)user-friendly interface (10)workflow automation (1)time-saving (12)automation features (7)real-time reporting (8)

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•1 review

Former Quickbooks/Pilot customer here. Wish Puzzle had existed back then! Real time reporting/insights with this level of traceability is an absolute game changer for startups. It's been incredible to see how quickly the product has developed over the last couple of years. Big congrats to @sashaorloff and the whole Puzzle team on this broader launch!

What's great

actionable insights (3)responsive team (5)real-time reporting (8)

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7 views3yr ago

•6 reviews

I have just reviewed but already have a nice impression of it. Firstly, it is really hard to navigate in the Fin regulations, taxes, reports etc. without significant experience and this tool will make the life easier. Secondly, thank you for a intuitive interface for the beginners - the is MVP for such software.

What's great

user-friendly interface (10)time-saving (12)compliance management (2)

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9 views2yr ago

•1 review

This is awesome! Congrats on the launch @sasha_orloff. We spent so much time in the early days of Pinwheel trying to get our financial statements togethers for fundraises and tried for so long to build a real-time tracker for metrics like burn and runway. Puzzle solves such a core need for early stage startups!

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time-saving (12)real-time reporting (8)metrics tracking (8)fundraising metrics (2)

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7 views3yr ago

•4 reviews

I’ve found Puzzle to be a game-changer for managing my startup's finances. The platform is built with founders in mind, making it incredibly easy to track expenses, manage cash flow, and generate accurate financial reports without needing extensive accounting knowledge.

What's great

user-friendly interface (10)time-saving (12)expense tracking (3)analytics (3)financial dashboards (5)

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6 views1yr ago

SandStorm

•1 review

Congrats @sasha_orloff and team on the launch. We've been using Puzzle for a few months and love all the key founder friendly features. It highlights all the metrics startups need upfront and trims out all the painful admin with bookkeeping. Some favorites are the powerful auto-categorization of expenses, the simple email summary of money-in and money-out is extremely helpful, MRR/ARR views, and the multiple views of burn. The burn feature is super valuable for founders and that alone is worth the signup. As background, when I setup the account to test, I DM'd Sasha on Twitter. He replied and setup calls with us and their team to help learn about how we have been using the platform. So not only is it a tool for founders but - Puzzle is practicing what they preach as a startup. 10/10 recommend and I'm hopeful Puzzle can unseat Quickbooks over the next 5 years

What's great

time-saving (12)expense tracking (3)automation features (7)responsive team (5)financial dashboards (5)metrics tracking (8)

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84 views2yr ago

Bardeen

•3 reviews

I just started using Puzzle last month and it's really quite good. I'm moving over from Bench. When I expressed interest in Puzzle, Luke Frye, their CX head, reached out and personally answered questions and helped me onboard. Now, I get to see an always up-to-date Runway Run Rate, which in this economy, is quite helpful 😅

What's great

excellent customer support (4)responsive team (5)real-time reporting (8)fundraising metrics (2)

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11 views2yr ago

AbstractOps

•1 review

The ability to automatically and instantaneously see key startups metrics is - shockingly - a game changer. Prior to Puzzle, to see this data, founders would likely need to hire an expensive CFO or bookkeeper/accountant and have them report this data - not in real-time - to you. We live in a world that moves much faster. Accurate financial data at your fingertips is a critical component of intelligent founder decision-making.

What's great

actionable insights (3)time-saving (12)analytics (3)real-time reporting (8)metrics tracking (8)

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13 views2yr ago