Found is a business checking account with bookkeeping, invoicing and a tax set-aside built in; the banking itself is provided by Lead Bank. BrassWell isn’t a bank. It works alongside the account you already have, and puts its effort into the tax side: what each payment owes, what the next quarterly date needs, and the records behind it.
Side by side
| BrassWell | Found | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A year-round money app for the self-employed | A business checking account with bookkeeping and tax tools |
| Price | $19.99/mo Core, $29.99/mo Pro; $199/yr Core, $299/yr Pro | Free; Found Plus $35/mo or $315/yr; Found Pro $80/mo or $720/yr |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card, never auto-charges | 30 days of Plus or Pro |
| Your bank | Works with the bank you have: connections on Pro (via Plaid), CSV import on every plan | Found is the account (banking by Lead Bank); Plus syncs up to 10 other accounts |
| Tax set-aside | The percentage to move, worked out per payment | Auto-saves into a Taxes pocket |
| Quarterly tax estimate | Every plan: 2026 brackets, state rate, reminders | Tax estimate on the free plan; pay federal quarterly taxes in the app on paid plans |
| Invoicing | Core: 5 a month. Pro: unlimited | Unlimited, free plan included |
| Mileage | Pro: IRS-ready log, 2026 mid-year rate by date | Manual trip log or CSV import |
| Time tracking | Pro | Not listed |
| Budgets | Yes | Pockets for budgeting and saving |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad, Android, web | iPhone, Android, web |
Where Found is the better choice
It is the bank. Money for taxes is physically moved into a separate pocket the moment a payment lands. BrassWell tells you what to move; you move it.
The core plan is free, including unlimited invoices and the tax set-aside. BrassWell has no free plan.
Paying the IRS from the app. On its paid plans you can send federal quarterly payments without leaving Found, and balances earn interest.
Where BrassWell is the better choice
No new bank account. Your clients, direct deposits and card stay where they are. BrassWell reads your existing account on Pro, or a CSV on any plan.
An estimate, not just a pocket. BrassWell works out the year’s tax on the 2026 brackets with your state rate, shows what each due date needs, and reminds you before it. That’s on every plan.
Mileage and time that hold up. An IRS-ready mileage log that applies 72.5¢ or 76¢ by trip date, and time tracking that turns into invoices, both on Pro. It also runs on iPad.
A year of each, in dollars
Found’s free plan costs nothing; Found Plus is $315 a year and Found Pro $720. BrassWell is $199 a year for Core or $299 for Pro. They aren’t mutually exclusive: plenty of people keep a business account like Found for the money itself and use BrassWell for the estimates, mileage and invoices.
Using both, or moving across
BrassWell imports a CSV of income and expenses, matches the columns to your file’s headers and skips likely duplicates, so a year of history comes across in one sitting. Download your Found transactions and receipt images first, and keep the account open until your first BrassWell month looks right.
Questions, answered
Is BrassWell a Found alternative?
For the tax and bookkeeping side, yes. Found is a business bank account with those tools built in; BrassWell is an app that works with the bank you already have, with quarterly tax estimates on every plan and a mileage log and time tracking on Pro.
Is Found a bank?
Found is a financial technology company, not a bank. Its business checking accounts are provided by Lead Bank, Member FDIC.
How much does Found cost?
Found lists a free plan, Found Plus at $35 a month or $315 a year, and Found Pro at $80 a month or $720 a year, with a 30-day trial of the paid plans.
Does Found track mileage?
Found’s help center describes a manual mileage log: you add trips yourself or import them from a CSV. BrassWell Pro keeps an IRS-ready log and applies the 2026 mid-year rate change by date.
Sources
- Found on the App Store — Found. Plans and prices, invoicing, tax auto-save, pockets, banking partner and platforms, checked October 24, 2026.
- Found pricing — Found. Plan features and the 30-day trial.
- How do I track my mileage? — Found help center. Manual trip logging and CSV import.
- BrassWell pricing — BrassWell. Core and Pro, line by line.
