Switch from Canopy to Uku.
One price for practice management, billing, and reporting — no module math. Uku gives your firm one source of truth for who’s doing what, billed monthly, cancel anytime.
- No module math — one per-member price, every feature in the plan
- Start on day one — 90% of actions are one-click, no long setup project
- Billed monthly — cancel anytime, or ~23% off yearly
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The question that runs a firm is simple: who’s doing what, and is it on time? Uku puts that answer on one screen — without the module math.
Canopy is comprehensive — but modular, complex, and built for US tax work.
Canopy is a capable platform with real strengths in tax resolution. Firms move to Uku when the module-by-module pricing, the long setup, and the US-tax-resolution focus start to outweigh what they get back each day — especially when the work is everyday practice management, not IRS cases.
- The module math
You're budgeting before you've started using it.
Canopy stacks a $150/month base on top of a Document Management module, a Workflow module, and a Time & Billing module — each priced per user, each added separately. Working out the real monthly cost feels like building a spreadsheet before the software does anything.
- The learning curve
Setup is long and the learning curve is steep.
Canopy's breadth means new users navigate multiple menus and modules to do simple things, and most firms report needing real training before it pays off. The complexity becomes a daily tax — the exact admin work good software should remove.
- The specialty
The strengths are built for US tax resolution.
Canopy's standout features — IRS transcript pulling and the notices database — are genuinely strong for US tax-resolution work. But if your day-to-day is bookkeeping, monthly close, or general practice management, you carry the platform's complexity without using its specialty.
- The silos
Your work lives in separate modules.
When clients, documents, workflow, and billing sit in modules you switch between, the answer to “who’s doing what, and is it on time?” is spread across views. Uku keeps it in one place — a single source of truth for the whole team on one screen.
One per-member price, not a base plus modules.
With Canopy you start at a $150/month base, then add Document Management, Workflow, and Time & Billing as separate per-user modules — and do the math to find your real cost. Uku is one per-member price with every feature in the plan: Solo from $19/mo, Team from $38, Elite from $48 with BI Analytics. No modules to calculate, no surprise line items as you grow.
Everything in one place, not split across modules.
In Canopy, clients, documents, workflow, and billing live in modules you move between. The relief firms describe after switching is having it all on one screen — every client, task, deadline, and invoice across the team, in a single view you actually want to open each morning. One view answers the question that runs a firm: who’s doing what, and is it on time?
Billing that takes minutes, not days.
Set up billing contracts once and Uku runs them — time entries, fixed fees, and rounding rules flow straight into invoices you review and send in bulk. Firms report cutting invoice prep from two or three days down to about 30 minutes, and many discover outdated agreements worth roughly 20% more profit once the data is in one place.
How automated billing works
“It’s made specifically for accountants — it brings tasks, clients, planning and billing all in one place. It works for the accountant, not the other way around.”
Mariana T. · verified review on Capterra
Canopy vs Uku, at a glance.
The same firm work, a very different pricing model. All figures are list prices in USD.
Canopy figures sourced from Canopy’s published 2026 pricing. The 15-seat estimate assumes a fully-loaded module stack (Document Management + Workflow + Time & Billing); firms running fewer modules pay less. Uku prices shown are yearly-billed display rates.
Want the full plan-by-plan breakdown? See our deep dives on Canopy pricing, the Canopy review, and the best Canopy alternatives. Or see Uku’s full pricing.
What firms see after switching.
lower annual cost vs Canopy
15-seat firm on the full module stack (≈$18,000) vs Uku Team ($6,840) — about $11,160 saved a year. Firms on fewer modules save less.
days to fully migrate
Discovery call, assisted client import, workflow setup, and team training — a short, guided project.
firms already on Uku
From solo accountants to 100-person teams across 25+ countries.
You won’t do the move alone.
Moving off Canopy sounds heavy — in practice it’s a short, guided project, not a system rebuild. Here’s the shape of it.
Discovery call
A free 30-minute consult to map your current Canopy modules, decide what to migrate first (CRM, workflows, or billing), and find the lowest-friction sequence for your firm.
Assisted client import
Export your client list, contacts, and time entries from Canopy (CSV/Excel). Uku's team handles the data lift — custom fields, tags, and agreements included — or syncs clients straight from your accounting software.
Set up your workflow
We help recreate your most-used Canopy workflows in Uku's task templates and automations. A 90-minute onboarding session, free with every account, gets your members confident fast.
Run parallel, then go live
Run Canopy and Uku side by side for a final week to confirm nothing's missed, then cancel Canopy. Most firms are fully live within 5–7 business days.
Want the step-by-step? Our help center has the full client-import playbook, with screenshots and the exact export/import flow. Read the migration playbook
Switching from Canopy — your questions
How long does it take to switch from Canopy to Uku?
Most firms complete the full move — client import, workflow setup, and team training — within 5–7 business days. It starts with a free 30-minute discovery call, then assisted client import handled by Uku's team, a 90-minute training session, and a final parallel week before you cancel Canopy.
Will I lose my data moving from Canopy to Uku?
No. You export your client list, contacts, and time entries from Canopy (CSV/Excel), and Uku imports them directly — including custom fields, tags, and agreements. You can also sync clients straight from Xero, QuickBooks, or e-conomic. Uku's team handles the data lift, so there's no double-entry.
How much can a firm save switching from Canopy to Uku?
It depends on how many Canopy modules you run. A 15-person firm on the modular track — $150/month base plus Document Management, Workflow, and Time & Billing per user — pays roughly $18,000/year. The same team on Uku Team is $6,840/year, saving about $11,160 a year (around 62% less), with no module math and no per-template or contact caps. A 4-person firm on Canopy Essentials ($66/user/month) versus Uku Team ($38/member/month) saves about $1,344 a year.
Does Uku replace Canopy's tax resolution tools?
Uku is built for accounting practice management, not US tax resolution. Canopy's IRS transcript pulling (up to 20 years) and its notices database with resolution workflows stay specialized strengths for US tax-resolution firms. If your primary work is bookkeeping, monthly close, or general practice management, Uku is typically the stronger day-to-day fit.
Does Uku include reporting like Canopy?
Yes. Uku includes Reporting on every plan from Team up, and BI Analytics on the Elite plan ($48/member/month) — real-time client profitability, billable vs non-billable analytics, and agreed-scope-vs-actual monitoring that flags losses before year-end. No separate analytics module to buy.
Is there an annual contract with Uku?
No. Uku bills monthly with no long-term commitment — cancel anytime. Annual billing for roughly 23% off is optional, never required. That's a contrast with Canopy's modular pricing, where the lowest rates are tied to annual terms.
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