Jetpack Workflow vs Karbon (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Jetpack Workflow grades higher than Karbon: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Jetpack Workflow grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Karbon grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Jetpack Workflow
Workflow and project management built for accounting firms
Which one is for you
Pick Jetpack Workflow if
- Fits if you run an accounting firm with recurring monthly and yearly client work
- Makes sense if you want templates for the same projects every period
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want software to keep books, as it's workflow for firms
- Skip it if you need time tracking or budget reports on the cheaper plan, since they're Premium
- Watch out: document storage is $5 per 100GB, and onboarding is an optional $1,500 one-time add-on
- Pricey if you have many staff: it's priced per seat, $40 to $50 a month each
Pick Karbon if
- Fits if you run an accounting firm and want shared client email and workflow in one place
- Makes sense if your firm already works in Gmail and Google Calendar
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want software for your own books, as it's built for firms
- Skip it if you want to try it yourself first, because there's no self-serve trial
- Pricey if you want automation: reminders and task automation need Business at $89 a user
- Watch out: monthly billing is open only to teams of 4 or more users
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAJetpack WorkflowFair | 1.6GPAKarbonWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$40 a seat a month billed annually ($49 monthly) for Starter and $50 for Premium, above this category's $26 middle. A five-person firm pays $200 a month on Starter. | D$59 a user a month billed yearly for Team and $89 for Business, where the automation is. That's past the $52 where the dearer quarter starts, and Business is above $75. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free trial with no credit card, though the length isn't stated on the page. No free plan. | FNo free plan, and the pricing page says self-serve free trials aren't offered, so access starts with a demo request. |
| Features | CRecurring project templates, client management and change management. It runs the firm's work and isn't accounting software, and time tracking and capacity need Premium. | CShared email, workflow templates, a client portal, time, budgets and billing. It runs a firm and doesn't keep a business's books, and automation isn't on Team. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build templates for each recurring job before it pays off. | CNo store rating on record. You set up templates and client requests, and access starts with a demo. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and no integrations are listed on the pages we read. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Ignition and QuickBooks Online Accountant, plus an API. |
| Best for | workflow and projects for accounting firms | practice management for accounting firms |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Jetpack Workflow and Karbon. How we grade
Price against what you get
Jetpack Workflow starts at $40 a month for each person and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Karbon starts at $59 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Karbon scores higher, and starts $19 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other accounting and invoicing tools on the chart, 38 score higher than Jetpack Workflow for less, and 15 score higher than Karbon for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Jetpack Workflow also covers templates and reports.
- Karbon also covers shared inbox and invoicing.
At a glance
| Jetpack Workflow | Karbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $40 per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | $59 per user / month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Jetpack Workflow, Inc. | Karbon |
| Price read from | jetpackworkflow.com | karbonhq.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Jetpack Workflow
- Time tracking, budget reports and capacity management need the Premium plan.
- Document storage is an add-on at $5 per 100GB, available at checkout.
- An onboarding setup and training package is an optional $1,500 one-time add-on.
- Pricing is per seat, so cost rises with the number of staff who log in.
Karbon
- It is a tool for running a firm, not general ledger software for a business's own books.
- The pricing page says self-serve free trials are not offered; access starts with a demo request.
- Monthly billing is open only to teams of 4 or more users.
- Automatic client reminders, task automation and industry integrations are not on the Team plan.
Key features
Jetpack Workflow
- Recurring project templates
- Set up a service template with custom fields and tasks, give it a recurring schedule, and assign it to one or many clients in bulk.
- Client management
- A native CRM makes client data available and filterable by any project or task.
- Change management
- Updating a template can push the change to all related projects and tasks instead of editing each one.
- Time tracking and budgets
- Premium logs staff time across clients and projects and compares budgets with actuals in reports.
- Capacity management
- Premium shows weekly and yearly staff capacity so firm owners can see who has room for more work.
Karbon
- Shared email triage
- Team members can share, assign and comment on client emails, with comments and @mentions on emails, tasks and notes.
- Workflow templates
- Work is created from templates with statuses and types. Limits rise by plan: 35, 50 or unlimited statuses and 40, 75 or unlimited templates.
- Client requests and portal
- Clients get requests, file uploads and comments through a portal. Automatic client reminders need the Business plan.
- Time, budgets and billing
- Track time against budgets, then bill and collect payment from inside the same workflow.
- Integrations and API
- Connects with Gmail, Google Drive, Ignition and QuickBooks Online Accountant, and has a public API for contacts, work items and timesheets.
Plans
Jetpack Workflow
Starter$40
per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects, clients and templates, customizable automation, team collaboration and live chat and email support.
Premium$50
per seat / month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
Everything in Starter plus time tracking and logs, budget and actuals reports and weekly and yearly capacity management.
EnterpriseCustom
For large firms with security requirements and heavy customization: SSO and a dedicated account manager.
Karbon
Team$59
per user / month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly)
Integrated email, workflow and to-do lists, time tracking and budgets, billing, payments and engagements. Monthly billing needs 4+ users.
Business$89
per user / month, billed yearly ($99 billed monthly)
Team features plus automatic client reminders, task automation and industry integrations. Monthly billing needs 4+ users.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds an enterprise platform, a dedicated Karbon contact, customization and unlimited usage limits.
Ways to pay less
Jetpack Workflow
- Annual discount
Lower per-seat price with annual billing
The pricing page lists Starter at $40 and Premium at $50 per seat a month billed annually, against $49 and $59 billed monthly.
Karbon
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jetpack Workflow or Karbon?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Jetpack Workflow is cheaper to start with: $40 a month for each person, against $59 a month for each person for Karbon. Jetpack Workflow starts at $40 per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly), and Karbon starts at $59 per user / month, billed yearly ($79 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Jetpack Workflow or Karbon?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Jetpack Workflow nor Karbon has a free plan. Jetpack Workflow has a free trial.
Which platforms do Jetpack Workflow and Karbon run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Karbon lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.