GnuCash vs. ZipBooks

GnuCash

ZipBooks

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
GnuCash	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	GnuCash is personal and small-business financial-accounting software, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.	N/A
ZipBooks	Score 7.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	ZipBooks is an accounting software solution for small business owners and accountants. Users can track expenses, manage their team, send recurring invoices and manage projects.	$0

Pricing

GnuCash

ZipBooks

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

ZipBooks Starter: $0
ZipBooks Smarter: $15
ZipBooks Sophisticated: $35
ZipBooks Accountant: Custom

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
GnuCash	ZipBooks
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	GnuCash	ZipBooks
Considered Both Products	GnuCash No answer on this topic	ZipBooks Nicole (Burke) Rosario Owner Chose ZipBooks It was overkill and too expensive for my small business when I was starting out. Incentivized Helpful? DG Dave Grow Chief Operating Officer Chose ZipBooks I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget. Incentivized Helpful? Diego Lucero Owner, Chief Visionary, Lead Strategist Chose ZipBooks PayPal for a very long time was my go to software, and I had many issues. PayPal was clunky, unattractive, and many parts of their website were broken (old links returning 404s). It was difficult to get a human on the line (in chat, in email, or on the phone) and the majority … Incentivized Helpful? Kenneth Shumaker Author Chose ZipBooks I've used QuickBooks which was too complicated and way too expensive. Also used the expensive but ideal subscription web based CVita software., which out priced itself for our usage. Tried other free software that did not do the job that we need, which Zipbooks does cover. … Incentivized Helpful? Steve Fisher Graphic Design Chose ZipBooks ZipBooks is a much cleaner, easier to use software. Incentivized Helpful? Joel Harrison CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose ZipBooks Beats them all, singlehandedly Incentivized Helpful?

Features

GnuCash

ZipBooks

Customization

Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
	GnuCash - Ratings	ZipBooks 9.1 Ratings 18% above category average
API for custom integration	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings
Plug-ins	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings

Security

Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
	GnuCash - Ratings	ZipBooks 9.5 Ratings 14% above category average
Single sign-on capability	00 Ratings	9.70 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	00 Ratings	9.30 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
	GnuCash - Ratings	ZipBooks 10.0 Ratings 24% above category average
Dashboards	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Standard reports	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
	GnuCash - Ratings	ZipBooks 8.8 Ratings 14% above category average
Accounts receivable	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	00 Ratings	8.00 Ratings
Expense management	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Time tracking	00 Ratings	9.00 Ratings
Multi-currency support	00 Ratings	9.10 Ratings

Order Management

Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
	GnuCash - Ratings	ZipBooks 9.2 Ratings 21% above category average
Credit card processing	00 Ratings	10.00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	00 Ratings	8.50 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	GnuCash	ZipBooks
Small Businesses	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) Score 4.9 out of 10	QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued) Score 4.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Zoho Books Score 9.0 out of 10	Zoho Books Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises	SAP Cloud ERP Score 8.6 out of 10	SAP Cloud ERP Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
	GnuCash	ZipBooks
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	GnuCash	ZipBooks
Likelihood to Recommend	No answers on this topic	Small businesses are well suited for this software, as their pricing is very affordable. they have a FREE FOREVER Starter plan, for those that are bootstrapped with little cash. I'm on the $15/mo Smarter Plan, and it's perfect for my little boutique agency's needs. Diego Lucero Owner, Chief Visionary, Lead Strategist Read full review
Pros	No answers on this topic	The user experience is easily the best I have seen with any invoicing software. They create clean, professional invoice templates. They make setting up and managing projects easy. Steve Fisher Graphic Design Read full review
Cons	No answers on this topic	I was an early adopter, and with this company and software being relatively new, I got to see a few minor bugs and quirks over the last year. The good thing is, most of the bugs are squashed, and the future is bright for this startup! Diego Lucero Owner, Chief Visionary, Lead Strategist Read full review
Alternatives Considered	No answers on this topic	I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget. Incentivized DG Dave Grow Chief Operating Officer Read full review
Return on Investment	No answers on this topic	I don't have a ROI for the use of Zipbooks though it has helped greatly with organizing for taxes. Our economy here has been so volatile for three years with deep dips down, that no software can aid in support the financial health other than to track the expenses and income and watch the balance to observe. Incentivized Kenneth Shumaker Author Read full review
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