Flare FS

Flare is the financial operating system for nonprofits. In practice that means recording transactions, reconciling banks and producing financial statements.

It makes the most sense for small businesses and their accountants. They also list Accounting, Financial Services and FinTech, so expect those to show up in the feature set. As a very small product team themselves (1 to 10 people), they tend to serve customers of a similar scale best. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

Flare FS is based in Chicago, Illinois. More on flarefs.com.

Our checklist for this category: bank feeds, multi-entity support, and accountant access. A short pilot with your real data tells you more than any demo.

If you have worked with Flare FS, tell the next buyer what you paid and what surprised you. That is the part of this page we cannot write.