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Best Accounting & audit firms for startups, ranked by the Proven Trust Index

The highest Proven Scores in Accounting & audit firms are Cooper Parry (47/100, Emerging), Connor Group (43/100, Emerging) and Ernst & Young Israel (41/100, Emerging). They are ranked on the Proven Trust Index using Proven marketplaces, Member redemption clicks, Client quality, Operating tenure, Market standing, Connected relationships and Connected data. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. Vendors cannot pay to change a score.

Ranking

RankNameProven ScoreBandBest for
1Cooper Parry47EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 1,900 employees · Region: Derby, United Kingdom · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
2Connor Group43EmergingTeam size: 750 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
3Ernst & Young Israel41EmergingTeam size: 395,000 employees · Region: United Kingdom · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
4Deloitte39EmergingStage: Other · Team size: 476,000 employees · Region: Lenexa, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
5Bentleys32EmergingTeam size: 700 employees · Region: Sydney, Australia · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
6CBIZ32EmergingTeam size: 9,500 employees · Region: Independence, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
7IQEQ31EmergingTeam size: 6,300 employees · Region: Luxembourg, Luxembourg · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
8Crowe30EmergingStage: Private Equity · Team size: 7,300 employees · Region: Chicago, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
9Andersen27EmergingTeam size: 2,700 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
10Aprio26EmergingStage: Other · Team size: 2,800 employees · Region: Atlanta, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
11Baker Tilly US21EmergingStage: Debt Financing · Team size: 34,000 employees · Region: Chicago, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
12RSM Ireland21EmergingTeam size: 56,000 employees · Region: United Kingdom · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
13Brennan & Co16EmergingTeam size: 140 employees · Region: Blackrock, Ireland · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
14Forvis Mazars CPA Limited16EmergingTeam size: 40,000 employees · Region: Levallois-Perret, France · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
15Frank, Rimerman & Co16EmergingTeam size: 780 employees · Region: Palo Alto, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
16S&W Group6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Accounting & audit firms
17KPMG US5Emerging. Provisional scoreTeam size: 36,000 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Accounting & audit firms
18Accountancy Cloud5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Accounting & audit firms

How this group is ranked

Vendors in Accounting & audit firms are ordered by Proven Score. Data updated 2026-10-27. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. A score without client quality is marked Provisional score.

InputHow it is measuredMax
Proven marketplacesInvestor, bank and government marketplaces on Proven that list the vendor. Log scale, full marks at 150.15
Profile viewsMember views of the vendor profile across Proven marketplaces. Log scale, full marks at 10,000. Added once the data feed is live.15
Member redemption clicksClicks by verified members on the vendor's offers. Log scale, full marks at 5,000.15
Client qualityClients the vendor names on its own website, case studies or press releases, weighted by caliber. Full marks at 4.20
Operating tenureYears since founding, from a public record. Full marks at 15 years.10
Market standingPublicly traded or owned by a public company 10. Private company valued $1B+ or established partnership 6.10
Connected relationshipsClient relationships confirmed by CRM sync or Crossbeam. Log scale, full marks at 500.10
Connected dataCrossbeam connected 3, CRM syncing 2.5

Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. About the data.

Comparisons

Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. Data updated 2026-10-27. About the data · Proven