FreeAgent vs. QuickBooks Online Advanced

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FreeAgent
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
FreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many apps.
$13.50
per month
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks 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
FreeAgentQuickBooks Online Advanced
Editions & Modules
FreeAgent
$13.50
per month
FreeAgent
$135
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreeAgentQuickBooks Online Advanced
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
FreeAgentQuickBooks Online Advanced
Considered Both Products
FreeAgent
Chose FreeAgent
As a free software for Mettle users it is excellent choice and great value for money especially for micro businesses. It does the needed bank imports and reconciliations, however compared to more advanced products like Xero or QuickBooks it lacks the flexibility of those …
Chose FreeAgent
Our clients use all of the above software providers, some of them using Xero, QuickBooks, FreshBooks, QuickFile, Kashflow, Wave App etc. FreeAgent is best one for me among the free software available as it does everything and we would not even need additional software for …
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online Advanced is our first choice, we love using this software, it does everything we need and also it is a great choice for great majority of our clients. It also evolves and the new features are always great. Xero, for example, does not listen to user feedback …
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online Advanced is on par with Xero, and both are market leaders in the Online Bookkeeping solutions. Multi-dimensional reporting is better than Xero but Xero has better WorkPapers, Hubdoc app and allows for online filing of accounts to Companies House and to HMRC. …
Features
FreeAgentQuickBooks Online Advanced
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
8.6
13 Ratings
14% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
6.5
13 Ratings
17% below category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.1
96 Ratings
5% above category average
API for custom integration4.59 Ratings7.779 Ratings
Plug-ins8.612 Ratings8.584 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
8.5
14 Ratings
4% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
7.8
168 Ratings
5% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.013 Ratings7.9148 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.013 Ratings7.8164 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
6.6
23 Ratings
17% below category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.1
181 Ratings
3% above category average
Dashboards7.621 Ratings8.8170 Ratings
Standard reports7.921 Ratings8.5180 Ratings
Custom reports4.410 Ratings7.1172 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
8.7
25 Ratings
13% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.2
185 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable8.020 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.422 Ratings8.6174 Ratings
Cash management8.620 Ratings8.1155 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.020 Ratings8.5177 Ratings
Expense management8.724 Ratings8.3164 Ratings
Time tracking9.018 Ratings8.092 Ratings
Fixed asset management8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support8.610 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Multi-division support9.05 Ratings7.981 Ratings
Regulations compliance8.78 Ratings8.283 Ratings
Electronic tax filing9.420 Ratings9.4101 Ratings
Self-service portal9.011 Ratings7.8100 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.01 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings9.177 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.979 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings7.570 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.588 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.267 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.8123 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
7.4
4 Ratings
1% below category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.1
75 Ratings
8% above category average
Inventory tracking7.72 Ratings8.175 Ratings
Automatic reordering8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing module9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
FreeAgent
8.1
13 Ratings
6% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.0
124 Ratings
5% above category average
Pricing8.19 Ratings8.191 Ratings
Order entry6.82 Ratings7.384 Ratings
Credit card processing8.25 Ratings8.6109 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
FreeAgentQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(25 ratings)
8.6
(186 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(13 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(6 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Availability
8.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
7.2
(4 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreeAgentQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
FreeAgent
For micro and small business it is a great solution. The new requirements for MTD for landlords could also be met with this software. Groups and more complex businesses could not use the accounts and tax returns features, however they still could use it for bookkeeping and then export the data to other tax and accounts production software.
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Intuit
Smaller businesses that need affordable accounting software that many people are used to should look at Quickbooks. QuickBooks makes it easier for people to access your books from multiple locations. If cost is an issue, QuickBooks is very affordable, given you do not need to install and maintain a server.
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Pros
FreeAgent
  • Accounting! As you'd expect. Makes it much simpler andmore cost effective. In-coming and out-goings are recorded and assigned to projects and accounts. My accountant can access my books and reconcile so much more easily than trawling through spreadsheets.
  • Time billing - time spent on projects/client work is recorded and is ready to be invoiced as required. Saves so much time and prevents inaccuracies.
  • Invoicing - again, it should do this well and it does. Non payment reminders are automatic and clients have no excuses for not knowing the status of their account.
  • Account dashboard - gives me an instant overview of the health of the business (am I on track to meet my yearly targets) and my accounts.
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Intuit
  • It allows us to link to bank accounts in order to get up-to-date, real-time information, which is so important in today's lightning speed work world.
  • The "canned" reports are excellent and allow for extreme customization also. This makes them very helpful to both me and my clients.
  • The user interface for QuickBooks Online Advanced is easy to navigate and is intuitive for novices. The screens are well laid out and have cohesiveness on each screen to match tasks with others that match up well.
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Cons
FreeAgent
  • Reporting on financials, time tracking and project status is a little poor. It's adequate for what what we need, but would be great to see more advanced features.
  • API is quite closed so cannot integrate with our other project management tools.
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Intuit
  • Proper advice in QuickBooks Online Pro for the usage if QuickBooks Online Advanced will be more efficient.
  • More features and space in the app for organization of the self-created workflows.
  • The stability of QuickBooks Online Advanced can still be better.
  • There are still file-size issues and limitations on transactions and attributes of transactions.
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Likelihood to Renew
FreeAgent
We have used Freeagent for many years now and it serves us well for our needs. To change it would mean a lot of work, and this would most likely only happen if the cost became prohibitive to us.
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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is very easy to use and the data is very transparent. The reporting shortfalls (not being able to report the current month and YTD results on the same report) as well as the issues with the limitations with the management reports.
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Usability
FreeAgent
It is a great software that does everything we need for small business clients. It allows to keep the books in a cloud from bookkeeping to accounts production and tax returns, all in one software. There are no major drawbacks and I would highly recommend it for most of our clients.
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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is great and effective. I use it for almost three months and it definitely does their job
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Reliability and Availability
FreeAgent
Based in a cloud and never had any issues with down time. I can access from any device
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Intuit
No issue at any time with Availability
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Performance
FreeAgent
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Intuit
It can be access at any time and reports is generate in less than a minute
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Support Rating
FreeAgent
I have never personally used support
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Intuit
No answers on this topic
Online Training
FreeAgent
No answers on this topic
Intuit
The online training was easy to follow and understand. The online training gave us the specific instructions to follow
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Implementation Rating
FreeAgent
Did not participate
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Intuit
Need to make an option for non-profit organizations
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Alternatives Considered
FreeAgent
I have used and tested out many other systems. I was looking at Xero for my accounting system but at the time I chose FreeAgent because of the way it handles the recording of dividends and the inbuilt time recording. The others I trialed were good and many of them cheaper. FreeAgent best suited my requirements at the time.
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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced isn’t as robust as Netsuite or Sage, but it is generally a great choice for most businesses. This software will meet or exceed the needs of most companies, and should be the first part of your accounting software decision. I would even reach out to a QuickBooks Online Advanced expert to ensure you need to step up to Sage or Netsuite before doing so on your own.
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Scalability
FreeAgent
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Software is very flexible
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Return on Investment
FreeAgent
  • Professional and uniform offering providing great confident customer service. My clients love it, whether they use it a little or a lot. It's a great piece of software - while sophisticated, it's straightforward to use.
  • Time saving and efficient use of my team's time. Being able to easily share and compare work / tasks.
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Intuit
  • QBOA has shown my clients the increase and decrease of my monthly income activity
  • I am able to project my income and spending more easily
  • The P&L reports has shown me a lot and by customizing to focus on my income and expenses has allowed me to better budget
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