FathomHQ vs. Reach Reporting
Easy to Trust.Built to Go Further.
Comparing Fathom to Reach Reporting? Compare financial reporting, forecasting, analysis, and consolidation for financial professionals who need more time to do what matters most.
Why Financial Professionals Choose Reach
A safe choice should still give you room to work
Fathom is proven. Reach is built for the same serious financial work, with more control over how reports are built, reused, explained, and delivered.
More Freedom Beyond the Standard Report
Fathom uses a structured, component-led reporting workflow. Reach starts with automation and pre-built templates too, then opens into a familiar spreadsheet-style builder when you need a different table, chart, calculation, narrative, or complete financial deck.
Reporting and Consolidation Stay Connected
Combine entities and currencies, standardize account mapping, drill into individual companies, and take the consolidated result straight into a report. Reach keeps that work in one connected system instead of treating consolidation as a separate handoff.
Power Without Making the Work Feel Heavy
Reach is designed to be useful quickly, then keep up as the work gets more sophisticated. Templates, automation, an Excel-like environment, and hands-on onboarding give your team a practical path from first connection to finished output.
From Raw Data to a Decision
One practical flow for the work financial professionals do every month
Connect, automate, customize, understand, plan, and consolidate without rebuilding the story in another tool.
Connect your data
Bring in accounting data from QuickBooks, Xero, MYOB, spreadsheets, or a CSV trial balance.
Automate repeatable work
Start with useful reports and dashboards, sync current data, and reuse the work every month.
Make every report your own
Shape statements, KPIs, charts, comparisons, live text, branding, and complete report packages.
Explain what matters
Use interactive metrics, variance analysis, drill-down, and context that decision-makers can follow.
Plan all three statements
Budget and forecast the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow together, then test the drivers.
Consolidate and benchmark
Combine entities and currencies, manage full-account eliminations, and compare performance.
Side-by-Side
Feature comparison: Reach vs. Fathom
Both platforms handle serious reporting and planning. The real difference is how much structure or flexibility you want in the everyday workflow.
| Capability | Reach Reporting | Fathom |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Powered Report & Dashboard Generation | ~ | |
| 3-Way Integrated Forecasting | ||
| Budgeting | ||
| Cash Flow Tools | ||
| What-If Scenarios | ||
| Visual Data Storytelling with Live Text | ~ | |
| Spreadsheet-Style Report Builder | ✕ | |
| Fully Customizable Templates & Dashboards | ~ | |
| Secure Report Sharing | ~ | |
| Non-Financial Data (Google Sheets, Datasheets) | ~ | |
| Multi-Entity Consolidation | ||
| QuickBooks / Xero / MYOB Integration | ||
| Custom Branding on Reports | ||
| U.S. Based Live Human Support | ~ | |
Fully supported~ Partial support✕ Not available | ||
For Accounting Software Users
Built to work the way your accounting data already does
If you're managing reports for QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, MYOB, or Digits, or bringing in data from Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, or CSV trial balance imports, here's what changes when you switch from Fathom.
Automatic Sync, No Manual Import
Connect QuickBooks Online directly. Your data refreshes automatically, with no manual CSV exports or reports to upload again every close.
Multi-Entity Accounting Data Consolidation
Managing more than one QBO, QBD, Xero, Digits, MYOB or accounting data company file? Reach consolidates across entities with automatic currency conversion. It is built for firms handling multiple clients or a multi-entity business.
Client-Ready Reports, No Rebuilding
Build once in Reach's spreadsheet-style editor and share through a client portal instead of exporting QuickBooks data into Excel to finish the report by hand.
Pricing
Reach Reporting vs. Fathom: Pricing at a Glance
Start with the basic free version, or choose the complete Reach Reporting platform from $149 per month. Paid plans scale by data connections and include unlimited users.
Save 30% with annual billing · 30-day paid-plan trial · No credit card required during the trial
How Reach Reporting Pricing Compares to Fathom Pricing
| Scale | Reach Reporting | Fathom Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 company / connection | $149/mo | $59/mo |
| 2–10 companies / connections | $290/mo | Up to $315/mo |
| 11–25 companies / connections | $550/mo | Up to $450/mo |
| Users included | Unlimited, every plan | Unlimited, every plan |
| Free trial | Yes, no credit card required | Yes, 14 days |
| Free version | Yes | No |
What Sets Reach Apart
Built for how financial professionals actually work
Accountants, CFOs, CPAs, advisors, business owners, and financial professionals and managers all need the same thing: software they can trust to do the work.
Spend Less Time Building, More Time in the Business or Advising Clients
Your P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements rebuild automatically as data syncs. Templates update dynamically each month. Stop reformatting and start analyzing.
Create the Exact Reports Your Clients or Stakeholders Need
A familiar spreadsheet environment with the flexibility to customize every template. Add visual storytelling with live text, drill into underlying data, set KPI targets, and brand everything to your firm.
A Support Team That Treats Your Deadlines Like Theirs
Our team isn't on commission. They're here to help you succeed. Real humans who know financial reporting, available for 1:1 onboarding and ongoing support when quarter-end hits.
Proven in the Work That Matters
What people who evaluated Fathom say about Reach
Not generic praise. These reviewers explicitly considered, used, or switched from Fathom.
“The interface was much easier and the reporting looked much better. It was also much more flexible.”Joni P. · Business Advisory Manager
“I found Reach just as strong as these tools, but far easier to use.”Brian M. · Director of Accounting Services
“Reach is easy to use and provides professional reporting the banks love.”Taylor M. · Financial Operations Manager
“More customizable reporting and consolidated reporting was more streamlined.”Aaron K. · CFO
“Reach Reporting makes financial reporting and analysis significantly faster and more structured.”Suian J. · Assistant Manager, Accounting
“Being able to customize just about anything in one reporting system is a huge improvement.”Jim P. · Controller · G2
“This tool is easy to use and has saved me a significant amount of time each month, about 10 hours.”Jamine S. · Partner
“I like the ability to present our financial and non-financial data in a visually appealing way.”Patricia F. · Director of Finance
“Reach had the best customer support and all the customization options I needed for my reporting.”Shawna D. · Controller
“Reach is ready to use and intuitive. All of the others lacked in capability and ease of use.”Candice R. · Accountant and CEO
“Ease of use was a major advantage. Access to templates. Beautiful reports.”Keaton H. · CEO
“Reach Reporting was the easiest to use and gave us the most flexibility to create our own reports.”Jessica B. · Bookkeeper
“Reach gave me exactly what I was looking for. I can bring in non-financial metrics and create real-time dashboards.”Aaron S. · Verified reviewer
“It checked all the boxes: customizable, easy to navigate, and robust enough to do anything we ask.”Craig · Verified reviewer
“Customization is off the charts. Incredible service and a great competitor for Fathom Reporting.”Ryan Vu · Verified reviewer
Support You Can Count On
Your deadlines are our deadlines
When a report is due, support is part of the product. Reach pairs the software with experienced people who understand financial reporting, onboarding, and the pressure behind a real deadline.
“The support is great! Highly recommend.”Verified reviewer · G2
“The customer service is phenomenal. They helped me create exactly what I needed for my financial reviews and budgets.”Shawna D. · Controller
Common Questions
Switching from Fathom: What to Know
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