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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chargebee

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AChargeBee is an all in one subscription billing solution designed to handle all the complexity of recurring billing. The product integrates with a range of other SaaS applications including SalesForce, accounting, and order fulfillment systems. Some key features include: Managed Subscription Billing, Flexible Billing Support and Automated Notifications.

    $599

    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter

    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)

    Score4.2 out of 10
    N/AA now discontinued accounting solution, QuickBooks Self-Employed featured tools to help the self-employed drive growth and financial stability. It is replaced by the more advanced QuickBooks Solopreneur.N/A
    Pricing
    ChargebeeQuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Scale
    $599
    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChargebeeQuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.—
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    Community Pulse
    ChargebeeQuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Chargebee
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    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    69%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ChargebeeQuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    28% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    10.0
    14 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    10.0
    15 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Chargebee and QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    10.0
    5 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ChargebeeQuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChargebeeQuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Chargebee
    Well-suited:
    • In a B2B set up - Post achieving some scale and having outgrown Google Sheets/ Excels. Won't add much value if you are dealing with fewer than 400-500 invoices a year.
    • We haven't explored their B2C subscription management side - but that is one of the key strengths of the platform.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    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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    Pros
    Chargebee
    • Reliable: We've had virtually no issues since launch.
    • Care about customers: Chargebee's account managers/support team have always been very helpful/responsive.
    • Feature-rich: Chargebee has a ton of features that help us do what we want and they are consistently adding new features every quarter.
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    Intuit
    • 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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    Cons
    Chargebee
    • It wasn't allowing us to add a one time purchase without making it an ongoing subscription with only one payment. They may have fixed it very recently but that was a big pain from a reporting perspective (it was including one time purchasers as subscribers)
    • Email automation is not very robust. Difficult to customize triggers by subscription, you have to send the same message to all subscribers for a specific action
    • Wish it had a way to write off and cancel the subscription of customers who haven't updated their cc info. That can be a long painful and very manual process. And if that feature is available somewhere they don't do a good job of making that clear.
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    Intuit
    • 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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    Usability
    Chargebee
    It's very easy to use once you know what you're doing. I found it very straight forward once I got the hang of things and was able to create plans easily for my business. I was also able to just charge my clients right away easily. Refunding was also easy when needed.
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    Intuit
    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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    Support Rating
    Chargebee
    Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
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    Intuit
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Chargebee
    The major reason to go with chargebee is its costing as compared to its competitors it is much useful and value for money.Also it has many features that is very practical and efficient to use it.I recommend to the people who involves low costing as well as futuristic features.
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    Intuit
    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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    Return on Investment
    Chargebee
    • It was a step in the right direction compared to ReCharge
    • It had negative impacts on our revenue before we had our developers put some work into improving its capabilities with our website and software
    • Now, we are seeing some positive results (after some costly updating from our end)
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    Intuit
    • 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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    ScreenShots

    Chargebee Screenshots

    Screenshot of Chargebee's metrics and reportingScreenshot of the Recurring Business Command CentreScreenshot of customer subscription nanagement organized onto a single page, where users can change plans, edit card details, add add-ons, apply credits, apply ad hoc charges and delay billing dateScreenshot of the customizable hosted checkout page