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| BoundPro | FastBound | Orchid eBound | Easybound | AIM POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29 / mo | $9 / mo1 | Free → $25 / mo2 | $30 / mo3 | Demo only4 |
| Volume / pricing model | Flat per-FFL · unlimited 4473s on Pro+ | Tiered by acquisitions/yr · $9–$991 | Tiered by acquisitions/yr · $0–$352 | Per-user · e4473 add-on extra3 | Quote-based POS bundle4 |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 14 days, no card1 | Free Starter tier | Free trial | Demo |
| Electronic 4473 | Add-on3 | Via FastBound4 | |||
| QR-code buyer signing (buyer signs on their own phone) |
Touchscreen / Topaz5 | Kiosk mode2 | — | ||
| Multi-firearm 4473 | — | — | |||
| Spanish 4473 | Q2 2026★ | 6 | — | — | — |
| 3310.4 auto-detection (multiple-handgun sale) |
7 | 2 | — | — | |
| 3310.12 auto-detection (border-state long gun) |
7 | 2 | — | — | |
| NICS delay alerts (business-day countdown) |
Add-on3 | — | |||
| NFA registry tracking | 1 | — | |||
| SOT Class III tracking | Manual | Manual | Manual | — | |
| Dealer-sample workflow | Manual tag | Manual tag | Manual tag | — | |
| Multi-FFL support | 1 | ||||
| REST API access | Pro+ | 8 | Custom tier2 | — | |
| Outbound webhooks | Enterprise | 9 | — | — | — |
| Bulk CSV import | |||||
| Audit mode for ATF inspection | Read-only access1 | "Rapid Review"2 | — | — | |
| Hash-chained audit log | Standard log | Standard log | Standard log | Standard log | |
| White-glove migration | Free, all plans | Free support1 | Concierge service | Onboarding included3 | Quote-based |
| ATF legal-defense backing | — | FFLGuard1 | In-house attorneys2 | — | — |
| Modern UI / mobile-friendly | Partial | Desktop-first | Desktop-first | ||
| Annual billing discount | 15% off | Available | Available | Available3 | Quote-based |
Last verified: . Pricing and feature data sourced from each vendor's public pages — see footnotes below. ✓ = ships today · — = not advertised on the vendor's public materials · "Manual" = the data field exists but the workflow isn't automated.
FastBound has been the industry standard since 2010 and remains the deepest, most battle-tested platform. Its tiered $9–$99/month pricing is genuinely competitive — a small dealer doing under 100 acquisitions/year pays less than at any other vendor.1 What FastBound doesn't lead on anymore is interaction design. The 4473 still requires a touchscreen or Topaz signature pad on the dealer's hardware5; BoundPro's QR-code workflow lets the buyer sign on their own phone, no shared device required. FastBound's webhooks and API are mature and well-documented89 — for now BoundPro matches features but not depth here.
Orchid is the enterprise pick. It powers a published 60% of US-made firearms2, ships native 3310.4 and 3310.12 automation, and bundles in-house attorney compliance review — the latter is genuinely unique and a real differentiator for dealers that have been audited. The flip side: Orchid's value really starts at the Performance tier ($35/mo for 2,500 acquisitions); the Free starter caps at 100 acquisitions/year and the $25/mo Essentials tier caps at 1,000.2 Multi-store retailers often end up on the Custom Advanced/API plan with quote-based pricing. BoundPro is flat per-FFL with unlimited 4473s on Pro and up.
Easybound (Easy Bound Book) is the long-running utility option. The Lite tier is $30/mo for dealers ($50 for manufacturers/importers).3 The catch is that the integrated electronic 4473 and NICS background checks are add-ons, not included in Lite — to get a full A and D Software workflow you're looking at Easybound's AD Book tier ($150/mo for the first user, $100 each additional)3. Easybound's strength is depth on inventory ERP for manufacturers; its weakness is that the e4473 / counter experience is bolted on rather than designed in.
AIM is a point-of-sale system first; bound-book features are integrated through a partnership with FastBound rather than built natively.4 If you need a full retail POS — registers, receipts, inventory, layaway — and bound-book functionality on top, AIM is a real candidate, but the bound-book workflow is essentially FastBound under the hood. Pricing is quote-based and not published. BoundPro is the inverse trade: a deep A and D Software with REST/webhook hooks for integrating into your POS, rather than a full POS that includes a bound book.
Silencer Shop's "Full Auto" software is laser-focused on NFA — Form 4 prep, kiosk fingerprinting, customer onboarding for suppressor sales. For the actual A and D Software (bound book + 4473), Silencer Shop partners with Orchid eBound rather than building its own.10 If you're a NFA-heavy shop that's already on Silencer Shop's stack, the path of least resistance is staying on Orchid through that partnership. BoundPro's NFA registry covers the same ground (Forms 1/3/4, tax stamps, dealer samples) without requiring the kiosk integration.
If you're a high-volume single-FFL dealer with under 100 acquisitions/year and you don't care about UI polish, FastBound's $9/mo Starter is hard to beat on cost. If you want the most established compliance backing and don't mind tier-hopping as you grow, Orchid is excellent. If you want a modern A and D Software designed in 2026 — clean UI, QR-code 4473 signing, hash-chained audit log, dealer-sample workflow built in, flat per-FFL pricing — that's where BoundPro lives. Try it free for 14 days; if it's not for you, your CSV exports are one click away.
14-day free trial — keep your existing FastBound or Orchid subscription running side-by-side until you're sure.