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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Intuit Enterprise Suite

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Intuit Enterprise Suite is an end-to-end business platform providing: financial management, forecasting and accounting capabilities; integrated payroll, payments, and bill pay; automated marketing; access to third-party apps, and access to a team of experts.N/A

    Xero

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AXero is an online accounting software product for small businesses and personal finance. Its features beyond general ledger and double-bookkeeping include quotable invoicing, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, and tax management. Third party apps can extend its features further.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Early
    $13
    per month
    Growing
    $37
    per month
    Established
    $70
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices in table are in USD and just apply to the US - other markets & prices are listed below: Canada - Starter $18 CAD/month, Standard $45 CAD/month, Premium 5 $58 CAD/month UK - Starter £14/month, Standard £28/month, Premium £36/month AU - Starter $29 AUD/month, Standard $59 AUD/month, Premium 5 $76 AUD/month NZ - Starter $31 NZD/month, Standard $66 NZD/month, Premium $84 NZD/month
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Xero
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    160 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    153 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    160 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    77%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    131 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    Features
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.0
    20 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Xero
    7.5
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pay calculation7.920 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.711 Ratings8.023 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.418 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.141 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.054 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Xero
    8.0
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    API for custom integration8.520 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.719 Ratings8.1156 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    9.2
    35 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Xero
    7.1
    213 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.829 Ratings5.572 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.735 Ratings8.7211 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    9.0
    36 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Xero
    8.3
    241 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards8.835 Ratings8.3237 Ratings
    Standard reports9.236 Ratings8.9239 Ratings
    Custom reports8.936 Ratings7.9212 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.7
    40 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Xero
    8.3
    251 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable9.438 Ratings8.0229 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.235 Ratings8.1234 Ratings
    Global Financial Support7.217 Ratings7.884 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.821 Ratings7.881 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.238 Ratings10.090 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting9.335 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.137 Ratings8.059 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings7.7217 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.6244 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings7.8224 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.387 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings7.7152 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings7.4129 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.3131 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.6134 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.7153 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.033 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.033 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.4
    14 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Xero
    6.3
    119 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Inventory tracking6.110 Ratings7.2115 Ratings
    Automatic reordering5.66 Ratings6.224 Ratings
    Location management7.411 Ratings6.229 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.3
    26 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Xero
    7.3
    89 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pricing7.813 Ratings10.062 Ratings
    Order entry8.012 Ratings10.056 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.823 Ratings6.358 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.919 Ratings6.366 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.88 Ratings6.121 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.124 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.117 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    8.5
    36 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management9.125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.232 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management7.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting7.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close9.330 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.1
    17 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers7.515 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality6.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.3
    6 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management6.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.4
    11 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared7.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository6.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments6.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    5.8
    6 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management5.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management5.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management6.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    5.2
    7 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design4.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management3.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management6.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution5.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs5.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    6.1
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Intuit Enterprise Suite and Xero
    Feature
    Intuit Enterprise Suite
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
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    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (33 ratings)
    8.3
    (266 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    4.7
    (38 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (33 ratings)
    8.3
    (192 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.1
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.7
    (3 ratings)
    5.6
    (40 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (150 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Intuit Enterprise SuiteXero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    IES is well suited for multi-entity organizations. If the intercompany mapping is set up correctly, the access to consolidated reporting can be a game-changer. I could see IES working well for a company with traditional inventory needs, as it has many features that we do not use or need in construction. IES is adequate for construction organizations, although its project reporting is more limited than QuickBooks Desktop. Hopefully, they improve this in the future. IES is less appropriate for smaller companies or companies with only one entity. The price tag is high.
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    Xero
    The only time I wouldn't be suggesting it is to consultants or solopreneurs. I think it's too overwhelming unless you are experienced or have a background related to finance. So it's not that the product isn't powerful, it's that it can be too powerful. For all other size businesses it really is what you need to use to make life simple to track everything in your business. It definitely saves me time by having it all in one place and not multiple spreadsheets etc
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • They have the best support. Quickbooks has always had great support but have step it up a level for help with Intuit Enterprise Suite. They are always there to help by phone, chat, appointment. The people we talked know the system and how to help.
    • They have been working hard to make this a great accounting system for Construction as they can. They have gone a long ways to help us to have one system instead of numerous different systems.
    • Intuit Enterprise Suite makes it easier to have several companies under one roof. We quite often have journal entries to post between two or more of the companies. We can make the entries in one place.
    • All in all we have been very happy switching to Intuit Enterprise Suite, so much so that we renewed for three years. We believe in what Intuit is doing with Enterprise Suites and they know how to create a great product.
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    Xero
    • The bank feed integration makes reconciling transactions easy
    • Once you load a template for your invoices, every client gets a professional looking invoice
    • Bill paying and tracking of payments is also easy; you load your bill into Xero, pay it through the bank, and when the transaction is completed it comes through on bank feeds. If you need to query when a bill was paid, it is all there in Xero
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • I would like to see them continue to include dimensions across other reports.
    • I would like the ability to void transactions using a specific date of our choosing.
    • I would like a live report writer for the P&L and balance sheet so I can move GL accounts into sections of my choosing.
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    Xero
    • Having different email addresses for different parts of a customer's business (eg invoices and statements to different places)
    • Easily seeing the text of emails that have been sent through Xero
    • More easily archiving old pay items. Our HR software updates rates when awards are updated which means a lot of old pay rates are in the system and they have multiple clicks to archive each one. Clicking the ones to archive in bulk and then just click archive for all would be much more efficient.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    The software is very user friendly and being able to create reports with specific data and export it to Excel is a great help in budgeting for annual costs and tracking where a certain program is getting more attention
    Incentivized
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    Xero
    In addition to the matters covered in this review, my reason for renewing this product is that Xero's functionality and the constant updates that the company provides, makes the software even more business friendly. The software therefore builds a brand loyalty among customers.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    Intuit Enterprise Suite helped alleviate a major pain point for our business. We now no longer have to prepare manual consolidated financial statements. This allows us to speed up the reporting side of each month end and allows us to spend more time analyzing the numbers as opposed to preparing them.
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    Xero
    As a standalone software, it allows users to fulfill most of the basic functions (e.g. transaction input and report generation) simply and conveniently. It also allows for multiple APIs to help augment various tasks that accounting-adjacent (e.g. claims processing). The cloud based model and portability to mobile devices allows tasks to be carried out in a more convenient way.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    We have been actively using and 100% Xero based for our ecommerce accounting practice for over 4 years. There has on been one real outage for more than 5 minutes. Xero was open and transparent about the outage, what they were doing to resolve the issue, and provided 15 minute updates. Showing how they care about their customers and partners. Plus, showing that their customers care too, were understanding, and went surfing or in our case took a nap. Couldn't run our business without Xero as a partner.
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    Performance
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    On a good day, things worked but after upgrades, things began to slow and or not work at all at times. I coined the moving circle while I waited as the "Xero Wheel of Death". Sometimes it never stopped and force quitting was necessary.
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    Support Rating
    Intuit
    Excellent. I am the first Lighthouse customer and I see first hand that their team cares, they care about not just the features but about their customers and their success. They truly want their customers to succeed
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    Xero
    Always respond and keep issues open until you are satisfied with the result. Generally good responses, in the past, I had some support responses that were really basic and really annoying. They type where "have your tried restarting your computer" style of answers. Well, of course, I went through all the basics before contacting them. Duh, but I suppose not everyone does. Otherwise, it would be a 10. The last year has shown a marked improvement in the support responses however.
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    In-Person Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    The format was great; someone was there to ask questions or help if you were stuck.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    All of Xero's training is online and available for anyone (business owner or accountants) to learn and become experts in their system. There is a range of content from product training to real world webinars from their partners. Xero is beautiful accounting software and their training is the same.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    Our implementation was seamless!
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    Xero
    If it can be done, time the implementation near a new fiscal year so you can start clean. Otherwise, you have to go back and do historical data from the beginning of the fiscal year, which can be brain draining.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    NetSuite was way more complicated; it required heavy user training regularly, especially for onboarding, was really complex to maintain and customize, required expensive 3rd-party consulting and customization, had complicated integration with other business systems, and was complex to build reports. Zoho Analytics was very basic and missed many important features that businesses need to run their operations.
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    Xero
    Each of the products I listed had their own list of drawbacks, but the one thing they all had in common, which was right on top of that list of drawbacks, was ease of use. I struggled to get myself accustomed to each system and struggled, but when it came to getting a client to even try and use it was when the true struggle started. Just found it easier to make use of Xero from the very beginning.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    I have yet to fully stress test the product given the size of the company where I am using it. I am sure as we scale to more customers, more vendors and more reporting requirements, I will have a better understanding of what it is capable of in terms of bandwidth and processing
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Overall our experience has been great - easy and smooth onboarding process
    • Better support experience has surprised and delighted the team in ways I wasn't really expecting
    • I like it more than I expected I would - the convenience of having it all in one place and being able to toggle through entities is really a major improvement
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    Xero
    • Xero is a basic accounting system that performs basic accounting tasks easily and accurately. For that, it provides a positive impact on our day to day accounting operations.
    • Because of Xero's basic structure, I feel it lacks some of the sophistication that some users want and need. The ability to create unique custom reports would enhance the impact Xero would have on meeting business objectives by providing current and useful accounting information.
    • In my opinion, Xero's lack of focus on their customers - their users - is a real issue with me. In my opinion, those of us that are in the trenches that work with the system on a daily basis have to deal with the shortcomings of the system with the knowledge that Xero support refuses to address the operational issues that make their user's lives difficult. I feel if Xero would focus on truly making their software better from a users point of view, it has the potential to be a great system.
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