# Patriot Software

Patriot Software sells online accounting and payroll software for small businesses with up to 500 employees. Its accounting product covers invoicing, bank imports, reconciliation and financial reports, and an optional bookkeeping service is available. Payroll, time and attendance, and HR add-ons run under the same login. Customers use it in a web browser without installing software.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/patriot-software · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Founded: 1986
- Headquarters: Canton, Ohio
- Employees: 51–200
- Company type: Private, bootstrapped
- Latest funding: Series A (undisclosed, led by RZC Investments)
- Deployment: Cloud-based, 100% online software accessed from any internet-connected device without downloads
- Best for: US small businesses with up to 500 employees, and the accountants and bookkeepers who serve them
- Compliance: SOC 2 Type II

## Products

- Accounting Software: Invoicing, bank imports, account reconciliation, expense tracking and financial reports.
- Bookkeeping Service: Optional add-on in which Patriot's team closes the books monthly, hosts a monthly review and reconciles accounts.
- Payroll (Basic Payroll and Full Service Payroll): Payroll runs with direct deposit, contractor payments, and in Full Service, federal, state and local tax filings and deposits.
- Time & Attendance: Add-on in which employees enter hours or clock in and out, with custom overtime rules, feeding payroll.
- HR Software: Add-on with paperless employee files, manager permissions and an HR Compliance Center.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll | 6 of 46 | 19.3 | 28 |
| Accounting Software | 20 of 48 | 2.0 | 3 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 23.9 | 37.0% |
| google_ai_mode | 17.4 | 33.3% |
| perplexity | 16.5 | 33.3% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Patriot Software AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/patriot-software, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).