Clearbooks vs. QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Clearbooks
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
ClearBooks Accounting is simple cloud accounting software, from Clear Books plc located in the UK, that is tailored to the needs of small businesses and start ups in the UK, or bookkeepers and accountants. It contains core accounting features like automated invoicing, document / image importing for capturing receipts, VAT returns direct to HMRC and a customizable dashboard (tax management), expense and purchase management with recurring billing capability, basic financial reporting features for…N/A
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Quickbooks Desktop Pro is accounting software from Intuit, Inc. It includes core accounting features, plus analytics and exportable reports. It is offered in on-premise and SaaS forms.N/A
Pricing
ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Features
ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
5.0
1 Ratings
41% below category average
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.4
121 Ratings
3% below category average
Accounts payable5.01 Ratings8.9116 Ratings
Accounts receivable5.01 Ratings8.9118 Ratings
Cash management5.01 Ratings8.6104 Ratings
Bank reconciliation5.01 Ratings9.5116 Ratings
Expense management5.01 Ratings9.1106 Ratings
Fixed asset management5.01 Ratings6.269 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings7.551 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.531 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.256 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.041 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings6.341 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings4.517 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings5.039 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.542 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings4.519 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.273 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings7.037 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.045 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.627 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.853 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.7
68 Ratings
11% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings6.764 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.738 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.056 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.752 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.753 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.0
43 Ratings
25% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings6.735 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings5.339 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.7
99 Ratings
6% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.680 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.893 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
8.4
116 Ratings
7% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.299 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.7116 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.4113 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.1
59 Ratings
21% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.356 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.335 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings6.332 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Clearbooks
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.0
75 Ratings
8% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings7.554 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.454 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings7.751 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.262 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings5.520 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.523 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Small Businesses
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Zoho Books
Zoho Books
Score 9.0 out of 10
Zoho Books
Zoho Books
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
Score 8.8 out of 10
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(133 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(19 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(40 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
1.2
(29 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClearbooksQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Likelihood to Recommend
Clearbooks
Larger companies, multi-currency. Clearbooks is in a competitive environment with Xero, SageOne, FreeAgent, Intuit etc., etc.
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Intuit
For us, accounts payable is probably the most used component for us, followed closely by payment receipts. Most of our billing is a little too specific to be handled efficiently by QuickBooks Desktop Pro, so we bill out of a separate custom application - but we receive all of those payments through QuickBooks Desktop Pro - and that works great.
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Pros
Clearbooks
  • SaaS, so accessible by anyone, anywhere in the world via a browser
  • Clear and straight forward navigation
  • Good choice of management reports
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Intuit
  • It is easy to manage and adjust inventory on hand.
  • It is easy to make reports and customize them to your needs.
  • We also use it to pay our employees directly.
  • It is easy to make year-to-year comparisons to see where we can make improvements and the current financial situation.
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Cons
Clearbooks
  • Like any SaaS product, Clearbooks is continuously evolving and being improved
  • Some of the reports still need some work
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Intuit
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro has been around for a few years and after an update[,] they force you to look at the changes/updates before you can use [them] after updating.
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro does not have 2FA.
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro should offer a way to store backups to a personal cloud without having to map a local network drive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Clearbooks
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Intuit
We've used the program for more than 20 years in our firm both with clients and as our software. For the cost and value of the program it works well for our firms needs and desires for an accounting software program. At this point to switch would not make sense.
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Usability
Clearbooks
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Intuit
It is a great software that does everything a small business needs it to do, but there are just a few bugs and quirks that make additional software necessary. The slowness of the software occasionally might eventually be overshadowed by the quickness of cloud-based software though.
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Reliability and Availability
Clearbooks
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Intuit
I haven't experienced a time when QuickBooks Pro was unavailable when I needed it in the entire 20 years of using the software
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Support Rating
Clearbooks
No answers on this topic
Intuit
They are awful. Intuit doesn't spend real money on support. They appear to have typically said, first-level script readers who are sending messages to the senior people for anything even a little bit difficult. Many of them don't speak particularly good English. Considering that they recently doubled (or, if you are paying annually, tripled) their pricing, and touted as one of the benefits that it includes [..] support, it's a real ripoff. However, we have to use the product because it is ubiquitous. I look forward to the day a competitor comes up with something good enough, which has excellent support, that matches all the features QuickBooks Desktop Pro currently has [...] or at least gives us a way to have all the functionality we currently have without excessive sacrifice [...] so that we can switch. I was very satisfied with QuickBooks for many years. This latest [rise] in price, and their sheer gall at touting the benefit of the 100 to 200% increase as being [the] inclusion of support, is what turned me so far against them.
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In-Person Training
Clearbooks
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Best thing I ever did was to attend a two day training seminar on QuickBooks, I learned an immense amount in a short time with hands on training by experts. I strongly recommend such training for anyone using any part of the software. It will pay for itself in the first month.
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Implementation Rating
Clearbooks
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Intuit
We implemented the software ourselves. The training we received on the software was done by taking a community course teaching us how to use QuickBooks. It allowed me to get started with some basics of how to use the program and have not needed much assistance since completing the course work.
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Alternatives Considered
Clearbooks
Clearbooks was chosen 5 years ago as our accountant recommended it. There is an element of inertia in moving accounts packages.
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Intuit
Zoho had great end-user support and it was almost as simple to learn and was as easy to use. But its reports were not as [customizable] as QuickBooks Desktop Pro, and its job cost and department accounting [were] more cumbersome than QuickBooks Desktop Pro was. In addition, while I like an underdog (Zoho) the fact is that it is easier to find staff that [is] comfortable with QuickBooks Desktop Pro than anything else on the market.
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Return on Investment
Clearbooks
  • I am not sure that ROI is an appropriate measure for an accounts package. The cost is around £250/year, which is a tiny fraction of the cost of a bookkeeper/finance controller/finance director/CFO.
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Intuit
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a no hassle accounting solution that ticks a lot of boxes. It almost never disappoints and organizations will usually keep using it for many years. If anything, the only time I've seen an organization migrate away from it is if they have specific accounting needs, or if the organization has grown to the point that they need a more robust accounting solution. Even then, QuickBooks can usually be maintained within another accounting software system for specific functions, like A/R & A/P for example.
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