Clearbooks vs QuickBooks Online

What users are saying about

Score 7 out of 10

Based on 1 reviews and ratings

Score 8.1 out of 10

Based on 1320 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 1 feature set: General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

5.0

Clearbooks

50%

7.4

QuickBooks Online

74%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 21/21 features

Accounts payable

5.0

50%

1 Rating

8.2

82%

116 Ratings

Accounts receivable

5.0

50%

1 Rating

8.5

85%

125 Ratings

Cash management

5.0

50%

1 Rating

7.3

73%

113 Ratings

Bank reconciliation

5.0

50%

1 Rating

8.4

84%

131 Ratings

Expense management

5.0

50%

1 Rating

7.6

76%

118 Ratings

Fixed asset management

5.0

50%

1 Rating

6.9

69%

52 Ratings

Time tracking

N/A

0 Ratings

5.9

59%

54 Ratings

Multi-currency support

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

69%

22 Ratings

Multi-division support

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

41 Ratings

Regulations compliance

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

37 Ratings

Electronic tax filing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

61 Ratings

Self-service portal

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

62 Ratings

Global Financial Support

N/A

0 Ratings

5.8

58%

15 Ratings

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

31 Ratings

Intercompany Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

27 Ratings

Localizations

N/A

0 Ratings

8.6

86%

19 Ratings

Journals and Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

69 Ratings

Enterprise Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

24 Ratings

Configurable Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

36 Ratings

Centralized Rules Framework

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

22 Ratings

Standardized Processes

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

46 Ratings

Payroll Management

Clearbooks

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.0

QuickBooks Online

70%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 5/5 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

67 Ratings

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

30 Ratings

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

63 Ratings

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

43 Ratings

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

44 Ratings

Customization

Clearbooks

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.3

QuickBooks Online

73%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 2/2 features

API for custom integration

N/A

0 Ratings

7.4

74%

53 Ratings

Plug-ins

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

56 Ratings

Security

Clearbooks

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.1

QuickBooks Online

81%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

79 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

N/A

0 Ratings

8.2

82%

100 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Clearbooks

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.0

QuickBooks Online

80%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 3/3 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

119 Ratings

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

8.4

84%

122 Ratings

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

7.7

77%

111 Ratings

Inventory Management

Clearbooks

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.3

QuickBooks Online

73%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 4/4 features

Inventory tracking

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

44 Ratings

Automatic reordering

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

20 Ratings

Location management

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

20 Ratings

Manufacturing module

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

16 Ratings

Order Management

Clearbooks

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.4

QuickBooks Online

74%

QuickBooks Online ranks higher in 7/7 features

Pricing

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

80%

54 Ratings

Order entry

N/A

0 Ratings

8.1

81%

52 Ratings

Credit card processing

N/A

0 Ratings

7.6

76%

63 Ratings

Cost of goods sold

N/A

0 Ratings

7.3

73%

66 Ratings

Order Orchestration

N/A

0 Ratings

7.5

75%

19 Ratings

End-to-end order visibility

N/A

0 Ratings

7.2

72%

18 Ratings

Order exception Resolution

N/A

0 Ratings

5.9

59%

17 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

QuickBooks Online is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

Clearbooks

70%

1 Rating

7.5

QuickBooks Online

75%

153 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

QuickBooks Online

100%

22 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

QuickBooks Online

78%

69 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

QuickBooks Online

100%

7 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

QuickBooks Online

100%

5 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

6.9

QuickBooks Online

69%

66 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

QuickBooks Online

100%

7 Ratings

Clearbooks

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

QuickBooks Online

100%

1 Rating

Pros

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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Peter Cowley

Various

NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees

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It enables me to do a P&L for each specific program as requested by the county for the grant money that they give us.
It enables me to do [an] organizational budget as well as a budget for each specific program
It enables the accountant and the auditor access at any time for transparency

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Roxanne Jacobs

Executive Director

Grandma's Place, Inc.Non-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Like any SaaS product, Clearbooks is continuously evolving and being improved
Some of the reports still need some work

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Peter Cowley

Various

NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees

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The budgets feature leaves a lot be desired - difficult and clunky to populate and maintain.
Reporting for Budget vs Actual is available but the ability to reforecast based on updated data is not.
The rules function to default common types of expenses isn't perfect and will get confused if like amounts or a number of similar items present.

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Charles Fashana, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

19 IDEASMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 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

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

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Clearbooks Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

$15 per month

QuickBooks Online Editions & Modules

Edition

Simple Start	$25¹
Plus	$75¹
Advanced	$150¹
Self-Employed	$15¹

per month

Additional Pricing Details

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 10.0

Based on 22 answers

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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John H. Adair CPA

Principal

Adair Advisory GroupAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 7.8

Based on 69 answers

Do NOT use their premium payroll. It's expensive and [I feel like] their customer service is horrible. I spent almost 4 hours trying to get an answer to a simple question about a 941 form they filed. They kept transferring me around to various people and every single time they couldn't find the 941 form I had a question on. I had to do a screenshare to show them where it was! I got disconnected three times and they never called back. They also told me that I would have to talk to the IRS at one point. I refused and told them that they were filing these forms on our behalf, they were doing the calculations so they should be able to answer my questions. I asked several times to talk to a supervisor and they wouldn't transfer me to one. They just said that they could put in a request for a supervisor to call me back in 24-48 hours! It was just unbelievable how horrible it was.

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Michelle Jones

Finance Manager

Michelle Jones Accountant, LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 10.0

Based on 7 answers

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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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Accounting Company, 11-50 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 10.0

Based on 5 answers

There are tab issues. When I tab the field doesn't highlight and I have to backspace or delete what is in the field. Happens on the memo field and sometimes other fields. Very time consuming.

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Colleen Walker

Owner

Number Control Services LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 6.9

Based on 66 answers

Support is great, all incidents been resolved. Quickbooks Online forum is very well organized and helpful. I like the fact that they let the community contribute in resolving issues. Most or many of your answers can be found online. You can also get help on YouTube, but the easiest way to get assistance is through their chat system.

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Verified User

Manager in Customer Service

Cosmetics Company, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 10.0

Based on 7 answers

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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Adrienne Gould-Choquette, P.E.

Principal Engineer

Adicot, Inc.Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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Peter Cowley

Various

NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees

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I have used Wave Accounting for another business. I selected QuickBooks Online over Wave because of the features available from QuickBooks. Wave is great since it is free, but I feel that paying for QuickBooks Online is worth it for the features. In addition there is such a robust support network and training available for QuickBooks.

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Lukas Sundahl, MBA

Founder

Sunderful Consulting, LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Online 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Adrienne Gould-Choquette, P.E.

Principal Engineer

Adicot, Inc.Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

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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Peter Cowley

Various

NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees

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Overall, QuickBooks Online is a great investment for the company of our size (small software startup).
QuickBooks Online supports all the key functions of our company's accounting team.
QuickBooks Online definitely made the life of our accounting team much easier which let us focus on more important issues outside of bookkeeping.

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Serguei Bykov

Accounting Manager

ManyChat Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees

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Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Fixed asset management

Time tracking

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Likelihood to Recommend

Clearbooks

QuickBooks Online

Pros