GnuCash vs. ZipBooks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting 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.
$0
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.
$15
per month
Pricing
GnuCashZipBooks
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
ZipBooks Starter
$0
ZipBooks Smarter
$15
ZipBooks Sophisticated
$35
ZipBooks Accountant
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GnuCashZipBooks
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GnuCashZipBooks
Features
GnuCashZipBooks
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
GnuCash
-
Ratings
ZipBooks
9.1
2 Ratings
18% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
GnuCash
-
Ratings
ZipBooks
9.5
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
GnuCash
-
Ratings
ZipBooks
10.0
6 Ratings
24% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings10.06 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
6 Ratings
14% above category average
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
GnuCash
-
Ratings
ZipBooks
9.2
6 Ratings
21% above category average
Credit card processing00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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Score 6.2 out of 10
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Score 6.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Zoho Books
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Zoho Books
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 7.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
GnuCashZipBooks
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
GnuCashZipBooks
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
No answers on this topic
ZipBooks
ZipBooks is really strong for small businesses (and non-profits like the ones I help manage). It may not yet be ready to handle medium or large businesses given the deep, niche functionality that is sometimes required in those cases.
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Pros
Open Source
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ZipBooks
  • Invoicing is particularly easy-to-use, quick, clean and beautiful. GREAT for branding.
  • The time tracker was unexpected, but very useful and integrates well with the invoicing. Leads to quick invoicing every time.
  • Customer support is phenomenal -- the support staff is friendly and helpful.
  • Although they are a new company, they are definitely on the right track!
  • I recommend this software to clients, colleagues, and friends alike, mostly for it quick and beautiful invoicing.
  • They do what they can to live up to their name! It doesn't take very long to get set up, or very long to create a complete invoice and send it to the right person.
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Cons
Open Source
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ZipBooks
  • There is some difficulty with a need to learn the use of the menus, they are not open and click, at the moment, the user needs to open the menu then using the pad keys scroll down and use enter to select from the drop-down menu. A mouse does not work.
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
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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.
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Return on Investment
Open Source
No answers on this topic
ZipBooks
  • ZipBooks is entirely affordable, and with my current $15/mo payments, I get ROI pretty quickly.
  • Invoices are simple and easy to make, while staying beautiful and functional at the same time. This saves me TIME, which means that I don't need to spend 15-20 minutes fiddling with the software to make it do what I want it to do. It just works. And that means, I can spend more time doing client work, and managing projects and sales.
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ScreenShots

GnuCash Screenshots

Screenshot of a GnuCash chartScreenshot of GnuCash accountsScreenshot of GnuCash accounts, another viewScreenshot of a GnuCash chartScreenshot of GnuCash, cash in walletScreenshot of the GnuCash wallet

ZipBooks Screenshots

Screenshot of ZipBooks DashboardScreenshot of ZipBooks TransactionsScreenshot of ZipBooks InvoicingScreenshot of ZipBooks Accountant Messaging