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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GoDaddy Bookkeeping

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AGoDaddy Bookkeeping (formerly Outright) is a cloud-based bookkeeping and accounting automation platform targeted at small businesses. It contains basic bookkeeping and reporting features meant to simplify the process of accounting for small businesses and their accountants, ensuring taxes are filed easily. It also automates invoicing and manages receipt of payments. Its automated reporting features are meant to be simple, accessible, and update in real-time. It automatically uploads data from…

    $4.99

    per month

    TaxJar

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ATaxJar offers automated sales tax reporting and filing. According to the vendor, capabilities include: Accurate, Detailed Sales Tax Reports: TaxJar’s local jurisdiction reports show sales and sales tax collected not only for each state, but for local jurisdiction (counties, cities, special jurisdictions, etc). Users can also sort data by any date range. Estimated Sales Tax Reports: Users can see a comparison of what they actually collected versus what…

    $19

    for up to 200 orders/month

    Pricing
    GoDaddy BookkeepingTaxJar
    Editions & Modules
    Get Paid
    $4.99
    per month
    Essentials
    $9.99
    per month
    Premium
    $14.99
    per month
    Starter
    $19
    for up to 200 orders/month
    Professional
    $99
    for up to 200 orders/month
    Premium
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GoDaddy BookkeepingTaxJar
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—30 day free trial. No obligation, no activation fees. Upgrade, downgrade or cancel anytime. Pricing based on order volume. Transactions are equal to -Orders imported into TaxJar with one or more line items -SmartCalcs API pushed sales tax calculation If you go over your transaction limit during a single month, we will charge you the difference between the plan you’re on and the next highest plan. The next month you’ll start back on the original plan that you subscribed to, and the process will repeat itself again. This is all done automatically. Your plan will never be interrupted and you will not have to speak with a salesperson.
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    GoDaddy BookkeepingTaxJar
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    86% below category average
    TaxJar
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    Pay calculation3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    5.5
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    TaxJar
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    Single sign-on capability6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    6.3
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    TaxJar
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    Dashboards6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    5.7
    2 Ratings
    29% below category average
    TaxJar
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    Accounts payable6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    37% below category average
    TaxJar
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    Automatic reordering5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    39% below category average
    TaxJar
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    Order entry3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Type of tax
    Comparison of Type of tax features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    -
    Ratings
    TaxJar
    9.3
    6 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Sales and Use Taxes00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Cross-border Taxes00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Tax Reporting & Compliance
    Comparison of Tax Reporting & Compliance features of GoDaddy Bookkeeping and TaxJar
    Feature
    GoDaddy Bookkeeping
    -
    Ratings
    TaxJar
    9.6
    6 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Geolocation for Tax Assessment00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    3rd-Party Software Integrations00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Tax Data Reporting00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Compliance Administration Management00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Tax Exemption Processing00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Tax Document Management00 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Complex Tax Scenario Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GoDaddy BookkeepingTaxJar
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GoDaddy BookkeepingTaxJar
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoDaddy
    Perfect for US market but not transferable to UK market, needs some upgrades for this. Even when set up with a UK address it won't allow changes in tax year end, presuming that tax year starts Jan - Dec. Also shows dollars instead of pounds even though figures were correct with solution.
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    Stripe
    If you aren't a tax professional, this is a must. Trying to manually calculate which county/city/state sales tax is owed will break your brain. Actually, even if you were a tax professional, why would you want to manually do it when you could just have a tool like this to calculate it for you. I wish it was also affordable to have it file for you and there are some crunchy bits, but its pros definitely outweigh the cons.
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    Pros
    GoDaddy
    • Invoicing and linking payments to them.
    • Creating estimates for my clients.
    • Making tax time easier with easy P and L statements and categorization of expenses.
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    Stripe
    • The CSV upload for clients that do not have or want to connect directly is very good. It allows us to get a lot of the information done quickly.
    • The cost is very competitive.
    • According to our clients, the integration is relatively easy.
    • For the most part, the reports are accurate.
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    Cons
    GoDaddy
    • More complex tax prep features
    • Better filters for tax purposes
    • More tools for tax returns
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    Stripe
    • Continually increase its native integration features with BigCommerce, which recently just opened up more Checkout APIs and Sales Tax APIs.
    • The Amazon integration is confusing only because Amazon (sometimes?) calculates and collects sales tax on your behalf. It's not clear what's best-- to let Amazon do it for you or for TaxJar to handle it.
    • Onboarding could be a bit easier and guided.
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    Usability
    GoDaddy
    Loses marks on the tax year only being Jan - Dec and inability to change that to a UK format and choose your year end date.
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    Stripe
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    Support Rating
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Stripe
    We had a few questions about integrations & onboarding, and support answered quickly and in-depth. They understood our questions - which were a bit technical in nature - and were able to provide an explanation in a timely and specific manner that allowed us to get the system up and running quickly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoDaddy
    I already use GoDaddy for a lot of my website clients so tried the bookkeeping out and really liked it! I tried a few others but nothing worth the price difference. I have tried a few other time trackers as I wish I could live track my time vs entering a little a time.
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    Stripe
    TaxJar is less expensive, simpler to integrate and their billing is straightforward so that you don't have to worry about huge surprises at the end of a month or quarter. They spend a lot less time on sales/marketing but their support is excellent and overall we have had a much better experience with TaxJar.
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    Return on Investment
    GoDaddy
    • Low monthly cost compared to other accounting software
    • Easy to use and learn with
    • Gives me the basic numbers I need for book keeping and taxes for a small business
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    Stripe
    • With regards to ROI, it definitely saves time. And time, as they say, is money. It may be hard to put a particular dollar sign on this, but it definitely has provided a positive return.
    • It keeps me aware of where I have sales tax nexus that I might not know about otherwise. This is important. Even if I have to check it manually, at least I am made aware of where I need to file.
    • It allows me to track how much in sales tax we've paid year over year, which is a good indication of how our sales are doing.
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    ScreenShots

    TaxJar Screenshots

    Screenshot of TaxJar Reports dashboard showing you the states in which you have nexus, how much sales tax was collected, and your gross sales summary.Screenshot of TaxJar state report showing breakdown of sales tax by city, county, and local jurisdiction for easy sales tax filing.