Short answer: AI360 CPA installs a managed digital workforce that is already built, branded to your firm, and monitored by our team for a fixed monthly fee. Fixed Labs, by its own description, maps your firm's workflows, identifies where AI returns the most, and builds agent workflows around them. Choose AI360 CPA if you want a working system installed. Choose a mapping-and-build engagement if you need something bespoke to processes you intend to keep.
What does each company actually deliver?
Fixed Labs positions its CPA practice around workflow discovery and custom construction. Its own page describes mapping CPA firm workflows, finding AI automation ROI, and building agent workflows across tax, bookkeeping, advisory and follow-up, aimed at owner-led firms and CAS teams where document collection, bookkeeping cleanup and client follow-up consume staff capacity.
AI360 CPA starts from a different premise: the system already exists. Your firm gets it installed, branded as your own, and run by our team. The client-facing portal, document intake, reminder and follow-up sequences, and preparation support are configured to your office rather than assembled from scratch.
Which approach gets you working faster?
A discovery-and-build engagement produces something shaped precisely to your firm, and takes as long as design plus construction requires. An installed system is live sooner because the building already happened. The honest trade is customization depth against time to value.
Most firms we speak with are not looking to preserve their current process. They are looking to stop losing evenings to chasing documents. If your process is a source of pride, build custom. If it is a source of pain, install something that works.
Who runs it after launch?
This is the question firms underestimate. A custom build has to be maintained by someone once the engagement ends. AI360 CPA is managed on an ongoing basis as part of the monthly subscription, which is why the pricing is a subscription rather than a project fee.
What does it cost?
AI360 CPA publishes its pricing openly. Database Rescue is a one-time flat fee. Spark, Ignite and Full Service are a one-time install plus a fixed monthly subscription. You can see the current figures on the pricing page without booking a call. Custom engagements are typically scoped and quoted per firm, so comparing them requires a conversation with that provider.
Does either replace your tax software?
Neither is a tax preparation engine. AI360 CPA runs alongside the software your office already uses, handling the client-facing and document-readiness work that surrounds preparation.
Which should your firm pick?
| If your firm… | Lean toward |
|---|---|
| Wants a working system installed and managed | AI360 CPA |
| Has unusual processes worth preserving exactly | Custom workflow build |
| Has no internal technical staff to maintain a build | AI360 CPA |
| Wants published pricing before a sales call | AI360 CPA |
| Wants a bespoke roadmap across the whole practice | Custom workflow build |
Descriptions of Fixed Labs are drawn from its own public website as of August 2026. Providers change their offerings; verify current details directly with them before deciding.