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LiveFlow

Point tool (financial reporting, FP&A, and accounting automation layer that integrates QuickBooks Online and Xero with Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel)

Workable
Data access and AI assessment
Not verified
AI built into the product
modern
Product development signal
Small business
Business size
Custom quote · Per-user
Pricing model
Export route documented; API access not verified
Data access
Not verified
Certified payroll: wage reports required on some public works projects
Not verified
Accounting basis: when income and costs enter the books
Not verified
WIP / percentage of completion: progress and earnings on unfinished jobs

What it is

Category Desc

Point tool (financial reporting, FP&A, and accounting automation layer that integrates QuickBooks Online and Xero with Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel)

Source: quickbooks.intuit.com: What it is
Target User

Finance teams, accounting firms, fractional CFOs, and multi-entity businesses (including construction contractors, technology companies, and franchises) using QuickBooks Online or Xero, typically spanning small-to-medium businesses up to mid-market multi-entity groups (2-50+ entities)

Source: quickbooks.intuit.com: What it is
Ownership

Independent (venture capital-backed; investors include Y Combinator, Valar Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Seedcamp)

Source: ycombinator.com: What it is

Pricing & cost

Pricing Model

LiveFlow does not publish fixed public pricing tiers on its main product and operates on a quote-only custom pricing model tailored to each customer based on entity count, user seats, data complexity, and specific feature needs.

Source: liveflow.com: Pricing & cost
Implementation Cost

Industry research and software reviews cite a one-time onboarding and implementation fee of $2,500, though LiveFlow product marketing for Flow advertises a $0 implementation fee.

Source: gaps.com: Pricing & cost

Not verified from available source evidence: Typical Cost, API Or Integration Fees. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.

API & data access

Data Export Options

LiveFlow does not offer a standalone public API for data extraction; instead, it automatically pushes and synchronizes financial data directly into Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel workbooks using its native add-ons, with support for automated hourly scheduled refreshes. Analysts and developers retrieve data by exporting the connected Google Sheets or Excel files to CSV, XLSX, or PDF, or by accessing the spreadsheet data programmatically via the Google Sheets API, Google Apps Script, or Excel Power Query.

Source: liveflow.com: API & data access

Not verified from available source evidence: Has API. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.

Native AI features

AI Dispatch

None. LiveFlow and Flow ERP focus strictly on financial management, accounting, and FP&A. It does not offer AI-powered field dispatching, scheduling, estimating, or call handling/CSR capabilities.

Source: liveflow.com: Native AI features

Not verified from available source evidence: AI Features Summary, AI Finance, AI Assistant Or MCP. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.

Integrations & ecosystem

Accounting Integrations

LiveFlow connects natively to cloud accounting platforms, specifically QuickBooks Online and Xero, to pull general ledger data and automate financial consolidation, FP&A, and reporting within Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.

Source: liveflow.com: Integrations & ecosystem
Marketplace

LiveFlow maintains an Integrations directory featuring supported platforms across categories including Construction (Procore, BuilderTrend), Spend Management (Bill, Ramp), Payroll & HR (Gusto, Rippling, Paylocity, ADP, Paychex, Deel, Justworks, Paycor, Workforce), Payments & POS (Toast, Square), and Banking.

Source: liveflow.com: Integrations & ecosystem

Accounting fit & implementation

Not verified from available source evidence: Certified Payroll, Accounting Method, WIP POC Support, Implementation Time, Requires Implementer. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.

Adoption & market position

Market Position

LiveFlow is a modern financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and financial reporting platform that integrates accounting software (primarily QuickBooks Online and Xero) with Google Sheets, Excel, and automated dashboards. In the trade and construction sector, it acts as an automated multi-entity consolidation and financial reporting layer for general contractors, home builders, and specialty trades running multiple QuickBooks Online entities, enabling real-time P&L consolidation, WIP reporting, and job costing without manual spreadsheet assembly. Founded in 2021 out of Y Combinator (W21), the company raised a $3.5M Seed round in 2021 and a $13.5M Series A in September 2024 led by Valar Ventures, reaching ~$17M in total funding and an estimated annual revenue of $6.7M-$7.6M.

Source: ycombinator.com: Adoption & market position
Momentum

LiveFlow displays strong upward growth momentum as a modern, AI-enabled cloud platform, rather than a legacy system contractors migrate away from. Contractors and finance teams adopt LiveFlow to eliminate manual multi-entity QuickBooks reporting and automate financial workflows. Driven by its $13.5M Series A funding in September 2024 led by Valar Ventures, the company has expanded its product stack with LiveFlow Next (AI client reporting and forecasting) and Flow ERP (an AI-native ERP tailored for multi-entity construction businesses).

Source: financedirectoreurope.com: Adoption & market position

Not verified from available source evidence: Customer Scale. Unavailable evidence is not a negative product verdict.

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