Short answer: Tabulate and FIXE are both done-for-you bookkeeping services that work only with restaurants and bars. Tabulate starts lower, at $375 a month for full-service bookkeeping, and lets you add payables, analytics, payroll, catch-up work and tax prep one piece at a time. FIXE starts at $690 per location per month with AP automation, weekly KPIs and software subscriptions already included, and it delivers a reconciled P&L within 5 business days of close.
Updated September 23, 2026. Pricing and features come from each company's public website as of that date.
Tabulate is an Austin-based "done for you" bookkeeping and payroll service for restaurants and bars. It pairs accounting professionals with its own cloud dashboard, which shows daily POS summaries, weekly reports and monthly financial statements. Tabulate says it has no contracts, no setup fees and no hidden fees, resolves issues within one business day, and has a team with a combined 50+ years in food service. It also offers tax preparation and CFO and controller services.
FIXE is outsourced bookkeeping built only for restaurants, trusted by 600+ restaurant locations. We do your books in QuickBooks Online, send weekly KPIs, deliver a reconciled P&L and balance sheet within 5 business days of close, pay your vendors weekly and handle DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats disputes. You get a personal account manager who knows restaurants.
| Question | Tabulate | FIXE |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Restaurant and bar bookkeeping service with its own dashboard | Restaurant-only bookkeeping service with tech included |
| Starting price | From $375 per month for full-service bookkeeping | $690 per location per month (Essentials) |
| Accounts payable | Add-on, from $200 per month | Included, with a MarginEdge subscription |
| Analytics and KPIs | Add-on, from $100 per month | Weekly KPIs included |
| Payroll | Add-on, priced per employee | Add-on, $150 or $250 per month |
| Catch-up bookkeeping | Add-on, from $150 per month | Historical cleanup add-on, $275 per month |
| Tax preparation | From $900 per filing | Not offered. Your CPA files, and we hand them clean books. |
| Monthly P&L timing | Not published | Within 5 business days of period close |
| Delivery app disputes | Not listed | Included |
From Tabulate's pricing page: full-service bookkeeping starts at $375 a month. Analytics is from $100, payables from $200, catch-up bookkeeping from $150, and tax prep from $900 per filing. Payroll is priced per employee.
Let's build the same restaurant both ways. A restaurant that wants bookkeeping, bill pay and performance reporting pays Tabulate at least $375 + $200 + $100, or $675 a month, before payroll. At FIXE, that restaurant is on Essentials at $690 a month, which already includes AP automation, weekly vendor payments, weekly KPIs, delivery disputes and the QuickBooks Online, MarginEdge and Loop subscriptions. If you only need basic monthly books and nothing else, Tabulate's $375 plan is the cheaper door. If you need the whole back office, the prices land in the same place and the question becomes what's included. Our pricing page lists every line.
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At the starting price, yes: $375 a month versus $690 per location. Once you add Tabulate's payables and analytics add-ons, the total starts at $675, close to FIXE's Essentials plan, which includes both.
Tabulate works exclusively with restaurants and bars. FIXE works only with restaurants too.
Yes. Tabulate offers tax preparation starting at $900 per filing. FIXE doesn't prepare tax returns. We keep your books ready for your CPA.
Tabulate uses its own cloud dashboard on top of your bookkeeping. FIXE does every customer's books in QuickBooks Online and includes MarginEdge and Loop subscriptions.
Price out the exact services you need at both, with add-ons, and ask each for its P&L turnaround in writing. Our guide to hiring a restaurant bookkeeper has the full checklist.
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