Australian-made
Unlimited staff seats
Built-in STP, BAS & SuperStream
Local support
Where the two differ
Canopy sells you modules. Sole sells you the whole practice.
Canopy is a genuinely capable platform — but its pricing and its design centre on the US tax-resolution market. For a small-to-mid Australian firm, that means paying for parts you assemble yourself, in a product built for someone else's compliance regime.
01 / PRICING
No module spreadsheet
Canopy starts with a base platform, then adds Workflow, Document Management, Time & Billing and Tax Resolution as separately-priced modules. Sole is one plan with everything in it you budget one number, not five.
one price. no surprises
02 / LOCALE
Built for Australia, not adapted to it
Canopy's depth is in US tax resolution and IRS transcript work. Sole is built around the ATO calendar STP, BAS and SuperStream are native, not bolted on.
made for australia
03 / SEATS
Your whole team, one price
Canopy is priced per user, per module costs climb as you grow. Sole includes unlimited staff seats, so adding people doesn't add line items.
one team. one login
The real monthly cost
What a growing firm actually pays
An illustrative small firm needing workflow, document management and billing — the modules most firms end up adding to Canopy anyway.
Sole Practice Manager
One plan · unlimited staff
Your logo and colour palette throughout
Included
Document management
Included
Workflow & jobs
Included
Time & billing
Included
One flat plan
$399/mo
FLAT
Sole "Start" plan, billed monthly. Annual billing saves 20%.
Canopy (assembled)
Base platform + per-module · per user
Client Engagement base
US$150/mo
Workflow module
US$32/user
Document Management
US$36/user
Time & billing
US$22/user
Before AUD conversion
US$240+/mo
PLUS
Indicative Canopy public module pricing (USD), per user where noted.
Feature by feature
Side by side
Capability
Sole Practice Manager
Canopy
Pricing model
One flat plan, all features
Base platform + paid modules
Staff seats
Unlimited
Per user
Built for
Australian firms
US market (tax resolution heritage)
STP / BAS / SuperStream
Native
Not applicable (US)
White-label client app
Yes
No
Document management
Included
Paid module
Workflow & jobs
Included
Paid module
Local support
Australian-based
US time zones
Tax resolution (IRS)
Not applicable (AU)
Strong
We don't claim feature parity on US tax resolution Canopy wins there because that's the market it's built for. The point is right-fit for an Australian firm, not a feature count.
Made here
Built around the ATO calendar — not adapted from another country's
Canopy's compliance depth is US-shaped: IRS transcripts, notices, federal tax resolution. None of that maps to how an Australian firm runs its year. Sole Practice Manager is built for the lodgement cycle your firm actually works to.
Single Touch Payroll workflows
BAS preparation and lodgement support
SuperStream-ready processes
Australian data hosting & local support
Designed with Australian firms, in Australia
Your brand
Your brand in front of clients
Sole's white-label client app puts your firm's name and logo on the tool your clients use every day — not a vendor's. Canopy offers a branded client portal, but not a white-label client app your firm fully owns.
Your logo & colors
Your domain
Branded client app
Available from $24.99/month
White-label, per client
$24.99/mo per client
Indicative white-label licence pricing carried over from the Karbon comparison source. This figure was never confirmed against the live SPM pricing page — confirm with Johann before this band goes live.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions
Is Sole Practice Manager a real alternative to Canopy?
For Australian accounting and bookkeeping firms, yes. Both run client management, documents, workflow and billing in one platform. The difference is that Sole is built for Australian compliance and priced as one flat plan, while Canopy is a US-first product priced module by module.
How does the pricing actually compare?
Canopy charges a base platform fee plus separate per-user modules for workflow, documents, time & billing and tax resolution. Sole is a single plan with everything included and unlimited staff seats. Exact figures should be checked against both live pricing pages, as Canopy is priced in USD.
Does Canopy support Australian compliance like STP and BAS?
Canopy’s compliance strength is in US tax work — IRS transcripts and federal tax resolution. It isn’t built for the Australian lodgement cycle. Sole is designed around STP, BAS and SuperStream from the ground up.
Will I lose features by moving from Canopy to Sole?
If your firm relies on US tax-resolution tools, Canopy is purpose-built for that and Sole isn’t the right fit. For a standard Australian practice running compliance and advisory work, Sole covers practice management, documents, workflow and billing in one place.
Can I put my own firm's branding on the client experience?
Sole offers a white-label client app so your firm’s brand sits in front of clients. Pricing for the white-label licence should be confirmed before relying on a specific figure.