What Standard (Full) Mode Actually Unlocks — and Why It Is Still Free

Standard mode is the more visually impressive of KasbPro's two modes — every module switched on, every form field showing, the full sidebar. That impression is exactly why some people assume it must be the paid tier. It isn't, and it's worth being precise about why, because "the bigger-looking option must cost money" is a reasonable assumption that happens to be wrong here.

What Standard mode actually is

Standard — labeled "Standard (Full)" in Settings — is the other end of the same free toggle covered in Light mode. It does two things:

1. Shows full entry forms — tax, branch, project, and every other detail field available for a transaction.
2. Switches on every module by default: Payroll, Recurring, Payable & Receivable, CRM, Projects, Roles, Advanced Reports.

That's the whole effect. It is not a different product tier, a different transaction limit, or a different set of statements. It is the same ledger, the same invoicing, the same inventory — just with more of it visible without having to opt in module by module.

Who Standard mode is actually for

Two groups get real value from starting on Standard rather than growing into it:

• Accountants and bookkeepers working across client books, who want every detail field available immediately rather than discovering a hidden tax field mid-entry.
• Businesses that are already past the "simple" stage — running payroll, managing branches or projects, tracking a sales pipeline — where switching modules on one at a time would just be extra clicks to reach where you were always going to end up.

If neither describes you yet, Standard mode is not "more correct" or "more serious" than Light mode — it is just more visible, which is not the same thing as more capable. The underlying capability is identical either way.

You can still turn things off

Standard mode is a starting point, not a commitment. If Projects, Roles, or any other module isn't relevant to your business, turn it off in Settings → Features — the sidebar gets shorter, nothing you entered is deleted, and it comes right back if you switch it back on later. Standard mode with three modules turned off is a completely normal, supported configuration, same as Light mode with three turned on.

The specific thing worth double-checking

Because Standard mode switches on the Advanced Reports module by default, it is worth being exact about what that module toggle actually does: it makes the Advanced Reports menu item visible and reachable. It does not make Budget vs Actual, the Tax/VAT summary, or Branch/Project P&L usable for free — that page checks your plan separately, the same as every other Pro feature. Standard mode surfaces the menu item; your plan still decides whether the page behind it opens or shows an upgrade prompt.

This is the one place Standard mode can genuinely mislead someone: seeing "Advanced Reports" in your sidebar and assuming its presence means it's included. The module being visible and the feature being paid are two separate facts, and both are true at the same time.

What actually is paid, restated plainly

AI Accountant, AI receipt scanning, document uploads with Google Drive sync, Advanced Reports, the Draft Audit Report pack, automated backups (unattended monthly email export, or a weekly/monthly Drive snapshot), and the AI CRM coach are Pro, at $49/year, regardless of mode. Exporting your data yourself, on demand — the button on the Data Export page — is not on that list; it stays free whichever mode you're on. Switching to Standard mode does not unlock any of the paid items for free, the same way staying on Light mode does not block them if you are actually paying for Pro. Mode controls what you see. Plan controls what you're entitled to use. They happen to look related because Standard mode surfaces more Pro-adjacent menu items — but the underlying decision is made independently, every time.

The honest recommendation

Start on whichever mode matches how much of the app you actually want to look at today. If you're not sure, start on Light — it's easier to turn things on as you need them than to ignore a full sidebar you're not using yet. Neither choice affects your bill.

Related reading: Simple and Standard are not pricing tiers and the complete list of what's actually paid.