Take on more clients. Not more hours.
The Growthy partner program gives bookkeepers three things: free certification, client referrals, and 30% revenue share for three years.
What is the Growthy partner program?
It's a free program for bookkeepers and accountants who want to grow their client list. You take a free certification at your own pace. It has 4 modules. Then you get listed in the Growthy partner directory. Small businesses that ask Growthy for a bookkeeper get matched with certified partners. Every partner earns 30% of net referred subscription revenue for 3 years, billed to the client, for as long as that client stays active. The rate is the same at all four tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Elite. Certified partners also get one free Growthy company license for their own firm books. Tiers change your lead flow, your spot in the directory, and your support. They never change your 30%.
Key Takeaways
- 01
Certification costs nothing
Four self-paced modules. No fee to join, and no client minimum for Bronze.
- 02
Revenue share is flat 30%
Every tier earns 30% of net referred subscription revenue for 3 years. Every partner gets the top rate.
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Clients come to you
Small businesses that ask Growthy for a bookkeeper get matched with certified partners in the directory.
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Your own books are free
Certified partners get one free Growthy company license for their firm's own books.
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Tiers change leads, not pay
Silver at 5 clients, Gold at 15, Elite at 30 by quarterly invite. Same 30% at all four.
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The ceiling is real
Manual categorizing caps most solo bookkeepers near 15 to 25 clients.
Most solo bookkeepers stall out somewhere between 15 and 25 clients.
The bottleneck is the clicking. Categorizing eats 2 to 3 hours a day, and every client you add eats more of it. You didn't get into this work to click "categorize" 500 times a day. At 20 clients, that's most of your afternoon.
So client 26 never happens. There's no room left in the day, and hiring a second set of hands just to click doesn't pencil out.
What you get
Growthy categorizes automatically and asks when it's unsure. It's 85% accurate on the first import. You review and approve the rest. The partner program adds four things on top of that, all free once you certify.
Certification (free, self-paced, 4 modules)
The certification is free and you take it at your own pace. There are four modules: import and connect, the review and approve workflow, client migration patterns, and pricing and positioning your service on Growthy. No fee to start. No renewal fee.
Free Growthy for your firm
Certified partners get one free Growthy company license. Use it on your own firm's books. It doesn't cover client books. Each client runs on their own subscription.
Client leads
Small businesses come to Growthy looking for a bookkeeper. We route them to certified partners in the directory. A person on our team does the matching, and you hear from us within 2 business days. We don't promise a lead count.
Revenue share
You earn 30% of net referred subscription revenue for 3 years. That's on clients you refer. Each client is billed directly, and you earn while that client stays active. The rate is the same at every tier.
Want to see the product first? Try Growthy free on your own books.
How It Works
Four steps, in order. Most partners get through the first two in a week.
Step 1. Certify
Take the free certification. Four modules, self-paced. You can start the day you sign up.
Step 2. Get listed
Once you pass, you go into the Growthy partner directory. That's where small businesses looking for a bookkeeper find you.
Step 3. Get matched
When a small business asks Growthy for a bookkeeper, a person on our team matches them with certified partners in the directory. You get an intro within 2 business days.
Step 4. Earn as you grow
Every client you refer pays for their own Growthy subscription. You earn 30% of that net subscription revenue for 3 years, for as long as the client stays active. Same 30% whether you're Bronze or Elite.
Tier Table
Every partner gets the top rate: 30% for 3 years at all four tiers. Tiers change your lead flow, your directory placement, and your support. Your pay rate stays put.
| What it takes | What you get | Revenue share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Certified | Directory listing, base lead flow, standard support | 30% for 3 years |
| Silver | 5+ clients on Growthy | Higher lead priority, boosted directory spot, standard support | 30% for 3 years |
| Gold | 15+ clients on Growthy | Higher lead priority, featured directory spot, priority support | 30% for 3 years |
| Elite | 30+ clients on Growthy, quarterly invite | Top lead priority, top directory spot, dedicated support | 30% for 3 years |
Elite is invite only, and we review it once a quarter. There's no paywall to climb. The rate stays 30%.
The Math
Here's a Gold-tier example. Say you refer 15 clients. Each one runs a single company on the Solo/Business plan.
Growthy's published founding pricing puts the first company at $39 a month. Current numbers live at growthy.com/pricing.
- 15 clients at $39 a month
- $585/mo
- $585 x 30%
- $175.50/mo
- $175.50 x 12
- $2,106/yr
- Over the full 3 years
- $6,318
That's one illustration. Your actual payouts depend on what your referred clients pay. A client running several companies pays more. A client who cancels stops counting. Prices shown are Growthy's published founding pricing as of August 2026, and they can change.
One honest note on comparisons. A ProAdvisor payout is a cut of QuickBooks prices, so these dollar figures won't line up one to one. What matters here is the rate: 30%, for 3 years, at every tier.
Founding Partner Proof
SDO CPA LLC is a Texas CPA firm and Growthy's founding partner. It runs its own books on Growthy, and it does client bookkeeping work on Growthy too.
Disclosure: SDO CPA is co-owned by Growthy's founder. This is not an independent customer review, and we're not presenting it as one. We show the firm because it's the one that stress-tests the product first. Every workflow in the certification came out of real client files at SDO before it reached partners.
Partner profiles from firms with no ownership tie will join this page as the program grows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Growthy partner program.
Is certification free?+
Do I need to migrate my clients?+
How do referrals work?+
When does revenue share pay out?+
What does Bronze require?+
Does the free license cover my client books?+
Get certified, get listed, and start earning 30%.
Joining is free. Bronze needs the certification and nothing more.
Become a Growthy PartnerGrowthy is bookkeeping software, not a CPA firm. This content is educational, not professional advice.