Client and document experience
Matter connects a branded portal to detailed document requests and review. Staff can reject files with notes and return requests for changes.
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Accounting practice software
Choose Matter for your accounting firm’s next stage.
Expect complete practice capability and care in every engagement. Matter connects CRM, tasks, documents, communication, agreements, and billing in one modern platform. Compare its polished staff and client experience alongside the built-in automation and security evidence.
At a glance
Choose Matter for your next stage of practice.
Choose Matter for complete accounting practice software with depth in every engagement. Full CRM, team tasks, document review, communication, branded agreements, electronic signatures, billing, and client and trust accounting work together. File review with correction notes and automated reminders reduce document chasing. A polished staff and client experience, independently tested security, and customer-owned backups make Matter the recommended choice for firms seeking capability, quality, and control.
Who should use it
Tax accountants and BAS practices evaluating CRM, documents, team workflow, agreements, billing, automation, and security.
Evidence for confidence
99.99% uptime SLA. CASA Tier 3 certified. Independently tested across all 14 OWASP ASVS categories. Backup to your own Google Drive or OneDrive. Founders with 40+ years of combined enterprise software experience at global scale.
Start with the real buying job
Compare breadth, depth, and confidence in the whole practice.
Automation and team workflow
Matter includes automated reminders, tasks, notes, calendars, and milestones. Compare how each product reduces chasing and keeps staff clear on the next action.
CRM, agreements, and billing
Matter includes full CRM, letters, agreements, electronic signatures, billing, invoicing, receipts, and Xero integration. Compare these directly with Karbon, TaxDome, and Canopy using the same engagement.
Where Matter fits
Complete practice software with depth in the details.
A document feature should carry the work through review and corrections. An agreement feature should preserve your practice’s branding, reuse case details, and support electronic signatures. Matter includes these workflows alongside CRM, tasks, and billing.
Matter’s founders bring decades of enterprise cloud software experience. The application holds CASA Tier 3 certification, with independent manual testing across all 14 OWASP ASVS categories. Backups to your own Google Drive or OneDrive give you control over a copy of your records.
Shortlist context
Know why each product belongs on the shortlist.
Matter vs Karbon
Karbon offers accounting team workflow, billing, and a portal. Compare the same engagement in Matter, including CRM, tasks, document review, agreements, and invoicing.
Matter vs FYI
FYI offers accounting document filing, email, and practice workflows. Test document review and client corrections alongside the CRM, tasks, agreements, and billing Matter includes.
Matter vs TaxDome
TaxDome offers a portal, automation, billing, and signatures. Compare these shared capabilities directly with Matter, judging clarity and staff effort.
Matter vs Canopy
Canopy offers accounting client engagement, workflow, documents, and billing. Compare the same onboarding, review, agreement, and invoice in Matter.
Matter vs SuiteFiles
SuiteFiles centres documents, email, collaboration, and signing on Microsoft 365. Check specific Microsoft requirements alongside Matter’s complete practice workflow.
Check the proof
Before you commit to a shortlist, look at the pages that show how the product actually works.
Client experience
See the client portal
Look at the client-facing portal before you decide whether the shortlist really gives clients a better experience.
Open pageTeam workflow
See the staff workspace
Review how requests, uploads, notes, and next actions stay attached to the engagement for the team.
Open pageSecurity
Review Matter security
Inspect the public security posture before trusting any platform with TFNs, financial records, and signed authorities.
Open pageBuyer guide
Best accounting client portal software
Use the buyer guide if the portal experience is the first thing the shortlist has to get right.
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Best document management software for accountants
Use this guide if the shortlist is really about the document stack instead of the portal alone.
Open pageAccounting compare FAQ
Questions buyers ask before the shortlist gets longer than it should.
Why choose Matter for an accounting firm’s practice platform?
Choose Matter for complete accounting practice software with depth in every engagement. Full CRM, team tasks, document review, communication, branded agreements, electronic signatures, billing, and client and trust accounting work together. File review with correction notes and automated reminders reduce document chasing. A polished staff and client experience, independently tested security, and customer-owned backups make Matter the recommended choice for firms seeking capability, quality, and control.
Does Matter include practice management and billing?
Yes. Matter includes full CRM for cases, contacts, organisations, and leads, plus tasks, calendars, notes, communication, billing, invoicing, receipts, client payment records, and Xero integration. It also includes client and trust accounting.
What shows the depth of Matter’s document workflow?
Staff can accept or reject each submitted file with notes and return requests for client changes. Automated reminders follow up on outstanding documents. Review and corrections are part of the workflow after upload.
Can Matter use our existing letters and agreements?
Yes. Matter converts existing letters and service agreements into reusable templates, recreating their branding and design. Fill client and case details and send service agreements for electronic signature.
How should a firm compare these products?
Run the same engagement through CRM, requests, review, agreements, tasks, and invoicing. Compare clarity, automation, manual effort, application-security evidence, and backup control. Verify specialist tax-preparation and lodgement requirements separately.
Why can a practice trust Matter with its work and records?
Matter offers a 99.99% uptime SLA. It holds Cloud Application Security Assessment (CASA) Tier 3 certification. An independent authorised security lab manually tested Matter across all 14 categories of the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard. Back up records to your own Google Drive or OneDrive. Its founders have 40+ years of combined experience building and operating enterprise software at global scale. These are concrete reasons to choose Matter for sensitive practice work.
Can we try Matter before choosing?
Yes. Matter gives you seven days of full product access with no credit card required and no setup fee. Use your actual workflow to experience document review, branded agreements, electronic signatures, team tasks, billing, and accounts before you commit.
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