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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Esker

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AEsker is a global cloud platform built to unlock strategic value for finance and customer service professionals and strengthen collaboration between companies by automating the cash conversion cycle. Esker’s mission is to build a foundation that promotes positive-sum growth, increased productivity, improved employee engagement, and greater trust between organizations.N/A

    QuickBooks Online Advanced

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.N/A
    Pricing
    EskerQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EskerQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    EskerQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Considered Both Products
    Esker
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    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    154 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    138 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    157 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    127 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    135 Answers
    Features
    EskerQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Esker and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Esker
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    7.9
    118 Ratings
    4% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.797 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.0103 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Esker and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Esker
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.4
    212 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.4186 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.3208 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Esker and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Esker
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    227 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.3214 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.5227 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.7218 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Esker and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Esker
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    235 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.4221 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.5221 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.5195 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.1225 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.5207 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.7111 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings6.557 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings7.297 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.3104 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.8127 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.9122 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.298 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.0100 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.4201 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings7.989 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.4112 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.887 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.4153 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Esker and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Esker
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.2
    91 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.291 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Esker and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    Esker
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.8
    152 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings6.8111 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings6.5100 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.2131 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    EskerQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    7.9
    (237 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    EskerQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Esker
    Esker On Demand is great for Sales Order Processing order creation. We use it with web services. It can make table read calls, test order creations (simulate order), and help with order creation. They are also working on change order management, but if you have multiple order entry methods or touch points, this feature may not be usable for your company.
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    Intuit
    Well suited for a larger company with many classes that need to be differentiated. It is relatively intuitive to use, whether you have used other versions of QuickBooks, or any other accounting software. Easy to dig into your accounts from wither the Balance Sheet or the Profit and Loss when trying to analyze performance.
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    Pros
    Esker
    • Esker makes automated invoice sending very easy
    • Esker tracks the sending of documents & records whether or not the message was successful
    • Esker offers various reports that can be very helpful
    • Esker stores all of our customers' contact info on the cloud, and it can be accessed from anywhere
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    Intuit
    • Budgeting is easy to input. Our entities have multiple departments, so using classes to separate and report the results of each department is important.
    • Reports are easy to customize to provide meaningful data to the board and department managers.
    • QuickBooks Online Advanced has a large market share of accounting software in use, so it is relatively easy to find new employees with prior experience with QuickBooks Online Advanced.
    • Able to open both entities at the same time, which is helpful due to the number of transactions between the two entities.
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    Cons
    Esker
    • We can't enter credit memos in Esker. Need to enter in SAP and then link.
    • PO invoices that were trained to go into the PO bucket, route into the non-PO buckets.
    • Freight invoices that have had hundreds going into the non-PO bucket have a tendency to route to the PO-bucket because a PO number is referenced on page 7.
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    Intuit
    • Continued growth around AI usage and tool.
    • There are still some reporting gaps that make setting up custom reports not absolutely top-tier.
    • There can be a lot of UI clutter as different features keep getting turned on. Can become harder to navigate.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Esker
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    It has become second nature to use Quick Books at the company. If you need a report you log in and pull the report. It helps expedite reconciliation of bank accounts, the automation of most tasks make it easy to get mundane tasks completed quickly.
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    Usability
    Esker
    Esker does everything that it promises to do, but it is very hard to figure out. I am a very tech-savvy person, but I needed extensive training to be able to use the basic functions of Esker. Once you know what you're doing, it's not too hard, but I don't understand why they couldn't make it easier to use.
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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced is highly usable and intuitive for most day-to-day financial tasks. Its interface is clear, and core functions such as invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting are easy to perform. While some advanced features like report customization or integrations can be less straightforward, overall the platform offers a smooth and efficient user experience.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Esker
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    In the 5 years I have been using it, I cannot recall there ever having been an outage or not being able to access the system. Sure, there are issues with internet speeds sometimes that are unrelated to Intuit but it is a very reliable system.
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    Performance
    Esker
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Since we do not integrate the software with other systems, I do not have any issues with speed related to that. Pages tend to load pretty quickly, but there are times when reports or other pages take a little longer to load than usual. It is not an overly frustrating amount of time, though, and it happens infrequently.
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    Support Rating
    Esker
    They have been very helpful and the online support site is awesome. They keep the site up to date with the latest changes and present challenges to keep learning the new updates to keep things entertaining. They are overall a great crew to work with
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Esker
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    The online training is good enough.
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    Implementation Rating
    Esker
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    I did not participate in this part particularly much. The implementation was simple and easy to perform. There were not any major issues that arose during the process. QuickBooks has made the processes pretty streamless and I believe they had anticipated many difficulties ahead of time. This was easy enough
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    Alternatives Considered
    Esker
    I have listed a few that we considered but there were many more in the initial assessment, Esker was priced well and had the best user interface. Was really easy to use and the implementation process was well designed. It was a system that could handle a two tiered delegations of authority for project expenditure and operational expenditure.
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    Intuit
    QBO is great because it does accounting very well, and it can integrate well with everything. I appreciate that it has third-party integrations with many other software companies, so we can focus on doing our accounting through QuickBooks while adding other software as needed through those integrations.
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    Scalability
    Esker
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Software is very flexible
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    Return on Investment
    Esker
    • We now have reporting available down to the individual field level (changes, errors, etc) and can calculate cost to serve.
    • It replaced on-premise hardware with cloud SaaS that is more cost effective and risk adverse.
    • It is more intuitive; we can put new hires on order entry and experience less user errors. As a solution owner who fixes problems and answers questions, I don't find myself having to "think" about Esker and it has become a smaller part of my job now that end-users are more self-sufficient.
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    Intuit
    • Spreadsheet sync reduces manual data entry significantly. Exporting data into my customized Excel workbook that has complex formulas and macros for automating makes uploading changes and reconfiguring easy and convenient, saving a lot of time.
    • Automating AP approval has reduced lost paper copies, improved internal controls, and reduced audit findings.
    • Having banking connections has improved cash flow management, streamlined credit card expenses and reconciliation. I have found that utilizing it for my primary operating account actually makes things more difficult and can easily double-post payments, so I avoid using it on the checking account. It has been well for the credit card account, though.
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