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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Accounting Seed

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAccounting Seed is accounting software that is native to Salesforce.

    $3,960

    per year

    QuickBooks Online

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.

    $38

    per month

    Pricing
    Accounting SeedQuickBooks Online
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Accounting SeedQuickBooks Online
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Accounting SeedQuickBooks Online
    Considered Both Products
    Accounting Seed
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Would buy again
    129 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    129 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    117 Answers
    Features
    Accounting SeedQuickBooks Online
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    125 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pay calculation8.32 Ratings8.0114 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.62 Ratings6.962 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.32 Ratings8.1105 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.02 Ratings7.778 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.72 Ratings7.784 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    7.0
    116 Ratings
    8% below category average
    API for custom integration9.74 Ratings6.996 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.73 Ratings7.198 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    8.2
    191 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings8.3156 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.74 Ratings8.1181 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.1
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    8.0
    217 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Dashboards9.75 Ratings8.1204 Ratings
    Standard reports8.76 Ratings8.3211 Ratings
    Custom reports8.86 Ratings7.7195 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    7.8
    234 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Accounts payable9.66 Ratings8.5200 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.74 Ratings8.6217 Ratings
    Cash management9.45 Ratings7.9198 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.66 Ratings9.0223 Ratings
    Expense management9.75 Ratings8.2206 Ratings
    Time tracking9.72 Ratings6.998 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.73 Ratings7.798 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.23 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.54 Ratings7.180 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.63 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.62 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.73 Ratings7.3126 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.03 Ratings6.441 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.74 Ratings7.972 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting9.14 Ratings7.672 Ratings
    Localizations10.03 Ratings7.855 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.76 Ratings8.5146 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting5.54 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.55 Ratings7.789 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.13 Ratings7.560 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.14 Ratings8.6108 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    6.8
    90 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Inventory tracking9.72 Ratings6.685 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.72 Ratings6.947 Ratings
    Location management9.72 Ratings7.254 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.92 Ratings6.537 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Accounting Seed and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    Accounting Seed
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    144 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pricing9.72 Ratings7.991 Ratings
    Order entry10.02 Ratings7.787 Ratings
    Credit card processing10.02 Ratings8.3111 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.02 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.72 Ratings7.347 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.92 Ratings7.750 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.72 Ratings7.443 Ratings
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.1 out of 10
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    Score4.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Accounting SeedQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    8.3
    (252 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (167 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (70 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Accounting SeedQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Accounting Seed
    I wouldn’t recommend Accounting Seed to enterprise companies. However, Accounting Seed is the best cloud accounting tool for small and medium-sized companies that are yearning to automate accounts payable and receivable, inventory management, and invoice customization in one integrated platform.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    QBO is a great solution for small and midsize companies. If the goal is to record all transactions and pull reliable financial reports, QBO is a great option. QBO is also a great solution if most operations are run in a system like Ramp. It syncs well with systems like that and turns the data into something management can use to make decisions. QBO is great because so many people use it. It is easy to find training online, and many people have experience with it.
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    Pros
    Accounting Seed
    • Accounting Seed is an affordable accounting solution
    • It offers many features making it an ideal accounting solution for business
    • The software integrates well with Salesforce
    • The software comes with a friendly User Interface
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    Intuit
    • Workflows for accounts payable invoice review are terrific.
    • Bill payment allows you to pay vendors online via ACH or check without having to write a physical check, which reduces admin time.
    • The cloud based login lends well to a remote or hybrid work environment for staff.
    • QuickBooks Online allows you to pre-configure vendors' general ledger expense accounts. This helps with general ledger coding accuracy and consistency.
    • QuickBooks Online integrates with Rippling HRIS, Coast, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, etc., which lends well to an efficient month-end closing and reduced administrative time.
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    Cons
    Accounting Seed
    • Custom reporting seems cumbersome, but it could just be that we need better instructions, more examples, maybe some more canned reports. My company needs the ability to compare multiple years, and more than one budget in a report - we start with an approved board budget and then we reproject each quarter.
    • Non profits need to print financials by restriction level - this has also been very awkward - all the data is there but I have to piece it together in an excel spreadsheet every time I want it.
    • In general, the materials needed for non profits is not as accessible as it could be.
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    Intuit
    • I dislike that the online bill pay option through QuickBooks is required for their invoicing.
    • The auto-fill portion of the customer setup, specifically the company name, is listed, but it also auto-fills in the name portion, which is inconvenient and time-consuming to remove.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    It like the product 'right out of the box' and I trust Intuit will continually improve it over the years based on my experience with their desktop products. The large providers of Apps makes customizing the entire package relatively easy and seamless for a wide variety of business types.
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    Usability
    Accounting Seed
    It always works well. We've never had programming issues. Never. It is easy to customize. The system can grow with you as your business grows and changes. Being cloud-based you can work from anywhere. It is intuitive. You have all the features of Salesforce, like workflows, that work perfectly in Accounting Seed. Having that full integration with Salesforce allows you to see all our data in one platform
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    Intuit
    Beyond being overkill for a small org's needs, QBO is constantly stealing screen real estate and attention by hammering users for account upgrades, connecting to one of their approved consultants or buying add-ons. The idea of using a simple configurable bookeeping and light accounting interface is completely missing. At the very least, we should be able to hide functions like inventory that we will never use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    We have rarely had outages in the last 10 years. I can only recall 2 times in the last 10 years where we were not able to access our client files.
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    Performance
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
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    Support Rating
    Accounting Seed
    We seldom have had to use their support but when we have, they have been responsive and actually were able to answer our questions in a simple, nontech language. You don't have to be a programmer to talk to them!
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    Intuit
    In my experience, most representatives keep me on the phone for hours, literally, for a single issue and then usually cannot resolve it satisfactorily. I have 10 open cases that need resolution and, in my experience, there has been NO follow-up communication on any of them.
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    Implementation Rating
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    The person in charge of QB needs to be very accurate with record keeping and is recommended to stay on top of tasks. The biggest issue we have is reconciliation, and those issues occur only when too much time has occurred between reconciliations
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    Alternatives Considered
    Accounting Seed
    Honestly, Accounting Seed was the only one I focused on when looking to switch from our existing program. It showed in the partner app store and stated it was created native to SalesForce. As I read through it's capabilities, cost, etc., I knew it was the right choice.
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    Intuit
    As a freelance bookkeeper, the Desktop version of QuickBooks Online doesn't allow for ease of access from any device. Having to be on a computer with the software downloaded creates additional work to gain access to all required filings etc. Also, I personally find the linking functionality on the Online version to be much more streamlined and user friendly.
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    Scalability
    Accounting Seed
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    As we have grown along our professional path, we have also expanded our use of QB. The scalability is easy and features seem to be waiting for you until you need them. We have increased profits by over 10x from our first year in business to the current and have yet to find a reason to look elsewhere
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    Return on Investment
    Accounting Seed
    • Business users save time sending payments to suppliers and reimbursing employees since it is just by one click.
    • The three-way POS match ensures that figures match on orders and invoices before paying suppliers.
    • Capturing data on reports that are not submitted, approval times, and policy exceptions.
    • Expense management and time tracking enable us to view the exact time taken to complete projects and the exact amount that should be paid.
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    Intuit
    • QuickBooks has given us a useful portal by which to get an overview of our financials.
    • QuickBooks has given us a relatively easy way to send out invoices quickly and efficiently.
    • Due to the customization limitations on QuickBooks, we've had to get creative in third-party implementations to better represent our brand and to track financials.
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    ScreenShots

    Accounting Seed Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounting Seed financial dashboardScreenshot of Multi-currency capabilityScreenshot of Accounting Seed home screenScreenshot of Accounting Seed payables

    QuickBooks Online Screenshots

    Screenshot of the accounting and bank transactions interfaceScreenshot of an overview of the accounting inventoryScreenshot of book marksScreenshot of the business tax overviewScreenshot of the customer hubScreenshot of the dashboard