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Likelihood to Recommend
Clearbooks
Various
NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees
QuickBooks Self-Employed
QuickBooks Self-Employed is a very detailed software to keep track of your finances and tax obligations. I'm reviewing the online version here and honestly, if you are into QuickBooks, it might be worth looking into the stand-alone software version. Ideally, if you work remotely, in various places and on more than one computer (desktop or laptop) then QuickBooks online is a good idea. But the slow interface is troubling to me and I spend a lot of time going through and correcting entries QuickBooks imports from my bank account. In fact, I've gone back to my stand-alone version of Quicken.
Producer
Essential Sales TrainingMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.9
Accounts payable
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.4
Accounts receivable
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.8
Cash management
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.7
Bank reconciliation
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.5
Expense management
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.7
Fixed asset management
Clearbooks
5.0
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Time tracking
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Multi-currency support
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.0
Multi-division support
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Regulations compliance
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.0
Electronic tax filing
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.5
Self-service portal
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
9.4
Global Financial Support
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
9.0
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
9.0
Intercompany Accounting
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.0
Localizations
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.0
Journals and Reconciliations
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.5
Enterprise Accounting
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.0
Configurable Accounting
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Centralized Rules Framework
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.0
Standardized Processes
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.9
Payroll Management
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.4
Pay calculation
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
9.0
Benefit plan administration
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.4
Direct deposit files
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.6
Salary revision and increment management
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.6
Reimbursement management
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.5
Customization
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
API for custom integration
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Plug-ins
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Security
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.8
Single sign-on capability
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
9.0
Role-based user permissions
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.6
Reporting & Analytics
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.5
Dashboards
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.6
Standard reports
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.4
Custom reports
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.6
Inventory Management
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.7
Inventory tracking
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.5
Automatic reordering
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.4
Location management
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Manufacturing module
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
6.0
Order Management
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.9
Pricing
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.5
Order entry
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
9.5
Credit card processing
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.6
Cost of goods sold
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.5
Order Orchestration
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
End-to-end order visibility
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
7.0
Order exception Resolution
Clearbooks
—
QuickBooks Self-Employed
8.0
Pros
Clearbooks
- SaaS, so accessible by anyone, anywhere in the world via a browser
- Clear and straight forward navigation
- Good choice of management reports
Various
NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees
QuickBooks Self-Employed
- Cross-platform compatibility (Browser, Android) makes it easy to see how my business is doing almost anywhere.
- Smart enough to recognize and automatically categorize most of my transactions, so I don't have to fuss with spreadsheets at the end of the year.
- Updates automatically and notifies me when it needs help, so I don't have to spend too much time babysitting it.
- Integrated with TurboTax and automatically exports year-end tax info for easy filing.
Senior Content Manager
One Car Payment, Inc.Financial Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
Clearbooks
- Like any SaaS product, Clearbooks is continuously evolving and being improved
- Some of the reports still need some work
Various
NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees
QuickBooks Self-Employed
- Automatic mileage tracking used to work a lot better than it currently does. I got a new phone, and now I have to manually input call tracking, because it just doesn't work anymore.
- When creating invoices, there should be a way to import data into an invoices from Excel, which would make the invoicing a lot faster. Additionally, being able to press ENTER to save a line item on an invoice would be nice. Currently it doesn't work that way.
- Editing invoices shouldn't require sending a reminder.
Founder
CATAPULT.digitalInternet, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Clearbooks
Clearbooks was chosen 5 years ago as our accountant recommended it. There is an element of inertia in moving accounts packages.
Various
NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees
QuickBooks Self-Employed
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.
Owner
Palance Music and MediaMedia Production, 1-10 employees
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.
Various
NumerousInvestment Management, 51-200 employees
QuickBooks Self-Employed
- A positive impact on my business is, of course, keeping track of income and expenses, and approximate quarterly taxes. QuickBooks is a little better at this than Quicken, I think.
- By using QuickBooks (and Quicken) it saves me having to spend money on an accountant. (At least up to this point.)
- However, the time I spend on daily or weekly entries takes billable time away from other things.
Producer
Essential Sales TrainingMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
Clearbooks
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
QuickBooks Self-Employed
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No