AccountMate vs QuickBooks Self-Employed

Likelihood to Recommend

AccountMate is a great product for wholesale and distributors. It manages the inventory cycles comprehensively, from purchasing to stocking, to sales and delivery. There are a great many tools available to manage inventory, properties, and financials. The availability to have third-party add-ons offers even greater opportunities to meet the needs of the end-user.The system is not really suited for certain types of service industries: legal, medical, and those businesses that invoice on time.

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Les Kule

Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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QuickBooks is a great tool for new SoleTraders that need basic accounting software and require digital invoicing for their clients to send via email and access key features via a mobile app on the go. QuickBooks is a straightforward tool to use with a simple design and learning curve for business owners that are not very tech-savvy.For businesses that operate on a larger scale and need to provide access to other users on their team, QuickBooks is limited. This type of business may also require more insights into the business outside of accounting, and QuickBooks won't be able to supply insights outside of that.

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Ayo Bamgbose, Assoc CIPD, MSc

Online digital business coach

Social Media Design SchoolE-Learning, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Pay calculation

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Benefit plan administration

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Global Financial Support

Intercompany Accounting

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Standardized Processes

Fixed asset management

Self-service portal

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Localizations

Centralized Rules Framework

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Manufacturing module

Location management

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order Orchestration

Order exception Resolution

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Plug-ins

API for custom integration

Pros

Ease of use
Ability to easily adapt the solution to fit the needs of the end user
Integration of data across different platforms

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Les Kule

Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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QuickBooks Self-Employed does keep a running total of your income and estimated taxes. Of course, this requires that your entries are accurate.
The mileage feature is particularly helpful. One just needs to either use the phone app in conjunction with QuickBooks Self-Employed, or keep a log of all mileage.
When tax time comes around, it's easy to use TurboTax software and import your data from QuickBooks.

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Tim Vahsholtz

Producer

Essential Sales TrainingMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Custom reports: The current system uses Crystal Reports, which is a bit cumbersome.
True cloud-based solution is missing

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Les Kule

Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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Doesn't integrate with Mint, which I use for my home expenses. I think this would be a nice addition to the program, so I could keep track of my whole financial situation.
A Windows 10 app would be a nice addition to the program, so I could access it securely from my desktop.

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Benjamin E. Jerew

Senior Content Manager

One Car Payment, Inc.Financial Services, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Self-Employed 9.5

Based on 2 answers

I have been using this software for several years now and it has always put out my data in beautiful generated reports that I can use for verification purposes with my financial institute and the IRS. It has all the tools I need to run my business without loosing track of anything

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Shannon Allen

Independent Recruiter

Recruiters@Heart Truck Driving JobsTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Self-Employed 10.0

Based on 2 answers

I have never faced any difficulties that required me to contact QuickBooks customer service. QuickBooks has plenty of online tutorials, blog posts, and helpful tips and advice for almost any issues you may face using the desktop or app version of the software. Even if you can not find the right answer on the QuickBooks webpages, there are loads of YouTube videos from experts.

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Ayo Bamgbose, Assoc CIPD, MSc

Online digital business coach

Social Media Design SchoolE-Learning, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We use AccountMate for a number of reasons, particularly its ease of use and the ability to customize any part of the system (with source code residing on the end-user system--a HUGE advantage).

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Les Kule

Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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FreshBooks limited my ability to categorize transactions, specifically removing duplicates or excluding them. I selected QuickBooks Self-Employed because it allowed me to be in control of items. Sometimes accounting is just making sure things are organized the way YOU think, and FreshBooks wasn't doing that for me.

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Jonathan Palance

Owner

Palance Music and MediaMedia Production, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Allows us to quickly gain insight into the current and past performance of the company

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Les Kule

Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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Overall, tagging expenses and mileage has saved me thousands in taxes, for a relatively low cost of around $8/mo.
QuickBooks allows me to get invoices to clients quickly and accept online payments, which helps with cashflow.
The app has stopped tracking mileage automatically on my device, so I worry that sometimes I am not tracking business miles effectively, which could end up costing me at the EOY.

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Aaron Metzger

Founder

CATAPULT.digitalInternet, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Likelihood to Recommend

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Feature Rating Comparison

Pay calculation

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Benefit plan administration

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Global Financial Support

Intercompany Accounting

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Standardized Processes

Fixed asset management

Self-service portal

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Localizations

Centralized Rules Framework

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Manufacturing module

Location management

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order Orchestration

Order exception Resolution

Plug-ins

API for custom integration

Pros

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Cons

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Usability

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Support Rating

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Alternatives Considered

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Return on Investment

AccountMate

QuickBooks Self-Employed

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Rating Summary

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