# Try Digits Without Leaving Your Current Setup (Parallel Close)

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### Why Try Digits in Parallel?

Digits is built to make your accounting:

* **Automated** – AI handles most categorization and cleanup
* **Real-time** – dashboards and reports update as new data comes in
* **Easier to understand** – clear views of cash, profit, and trends

But we get it: switching accounting tools can feel like a big decision. That’s why Digits lets you **test-drive everything** while your current system keeps running as usual.

You can:

* Keep using your existing software and accountant
* Let Digits pull in the same data
* Compare how each handles your books

No sudden changes, no disruption—just a chance to see what’s better for your business.

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### Start Your Digits Trial

1. Go to [my.digits.com/busines**s**](https://my.digits.com/business)
2. Choose the setup option that matches where your books live today (QuickBooks, Xero, or a manual CSV import).
3. Connect all your usual data sources:
   * Bank accounts
   * Credit cards
   * Tools like Gusto, Stripe, Ramp, BILL, etc.
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### Run Your Month-End Close in Your Current System

* Close the month like you normally would in your current system.
* Complete **reconciliations, adjustments, and journal entries** as usual.
* Any manual entries or adjustments you make there should also be recorded in **Digits** so you’re comparing apples to apples.
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### Run Your Close in Digits

* In Digits, review your:
  * Transactions
  * Categories
  * Account balances
* Check your **reports and reconciliations** for that same period.
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### Compare Your Results

* Compare **trial balances**, **profit & loss**, and **reconciliations** between Digits and your old system.
* See how Digits **automatically categorizes transactions** and make sure it lines up with your expectations.
* Note any differences and confirm everything is accurate.

Once you’re confident the numbers match and Digits reflects your business correctly, you can stop closing in your old system and manage everything in **Digits** going forward. No new setup required.
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### If You Decide Not to Switch

If you’d rather stay with your current setup:

* You can [**cancel directly inside Digits**](/my-business-account/cancel-digits.md) **(**no need to contact support or explain).
* Your old system remains exactly as it was; Digits never changes or deletes anything in it.

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