LivePlan vs. QuickBooks Online Advanced

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LivePlan
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
LivePlan is business plan software for entrepreneurs. Features include the pitch creation, sample plans, financial assessments, and performance dashboards.
$15
Monthly & Annual billing options available
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Score 7.8 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
LivePlanQuickBooks Online Advanced
Editions & Modules
LivePlan Premium
Starting at $30/month
Monthly & Annual billing options available
LivePlan Standard
Starting at $15/month
Monthly & Annual billing options available
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LivePlanQuickBooks Online Advanced
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLivePlan Standard Includes: - Step-By-Step Instructions - Automatic Financial Statements - Full Financial Forecast - One-Page Pitch Builder - 500+ Sample Plans LivePlan Premium includes everything in Standard, plus: - Industry Benchmark Data - Financial Forecast Scenarios - Performance Dashboards - Milestone Planner - LiveForecast - Syncs with Xero & QuickBooks All subscriptions come with a 60-day money-back guarantee and access to expert customer support.
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Community Pulse
LivePlanQuickBooks Online Advanced
Top Pros
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Features
LivePlanQuickBooks Online Advanced
Customization
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LivePlan
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.6
90 Ratings
20% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.773 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.478 Ratings
Security
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LivePlan
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.2
160 Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.2143 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.2156 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
LivePlan
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Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.6
173 Ratings
12% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.7163 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.8172 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.2164 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
LivePlan
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.1
175 Ratings
9% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.7169 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.9164 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.0145 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.3167 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.5154 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings8.188 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.544 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.374 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.977 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.097 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings8.692 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.673 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings6.874 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.5151 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings6.963 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.581 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.061 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.7115 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
LivePlan
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.1
70 Ratings
14% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.170 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
LivePlan
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.8
118 Ratings
17% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.786 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.879 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings9.0103 Ratings
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User Ratings
LivePlanQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(6 ratings)
8.9
(175 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
LivePlanQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
Palo Alto Software
All businesses require solutions and tools for organization and control of expenses, spreadsheets were always the first option, but since the arrival of LivePlan, all work is easier and more automated. With LivePlan we have charts and graphs that are automatically created based on our data, this is a great time and money saver. LivePlan is a tool that has worked from day one and has met our expectations in creating the total budget.
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Intuit
I gave this rating more from the standpoint that I enjoy using other bookkeeping platforms more than I enjoy QuickBooks Online Advanced. While QuickBooks Online Advanced is a solid platform that I have no issue working in, there are some areas that could be improved. The biggest of these areas is the overall design of the platform. I feel that when you first log in and are brought to the home screen, everything just looks cluttered.
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Pros
Palo Alto Software
  • It makes it easy and simple to plan and budget the business.
  • It allows creating of accurate business forecasts.
  • It has detailed yet easy to use and customize built-in templates to help you get along with business planning easily.
  • It integrates and works perfectly well woth accounting tools like QuickBooks such that it is easy to import the accounting data.
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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
Palo Alto Software
  • UX: It's beyond time for an overhaul, especially on mobile. It can make the app seem dated.
  • The accounting software integration has been prone to break and need to be re-setup, though that seems to have improved.
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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
Palo Alto Software
No answers on this topic
Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is not like any other accounting software. With how great the software is now, I would definitely renew QuickBooks Online Advanced
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Usability
Palo Alto Software
No answers on this topic
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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Online Training
Palo Alto Software
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
Palo Alto Software
No answers on this topic
Intuit
Need to make an option for non-profit organizations
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Alternatives Considered
Palo Alto Software
We did not really find a similar solution. All other solutions are focused on project management, [there's] nothing on generating a business plan. There is nothing on this level that helps people without any business experience write the plan. They have samples, instructions what to write where, how to prepare for pitching, and generate dashboards. Nothing in this market gets anywhere close to this solution.
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Intuit
I have not evaluated any yet. I have used QuickBooks since 2008 and I used Sage in the corporate environment before using QuickBooks. Honestly, I can't remember it because it was early 2000's. I thought about evaluating and looking because of the issues I've had with QuickBooks, but I haven't really investigated.
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Return on Investment
Palo Alto Software
  • It has made it easy to create sensible budgets and run our business within the proposed budgets to avoid overspending.
  • It allows us to keenly follow up and keep track of how the business is performing thus getting to know on which ares we should improve.
  • It helps us have accurate future insights of the position of our business thanks to its forecasting functionality.
  • It helps us to create outstanding business plans and fund the plans which help us grow our business by improving its productivity.
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Intuit
  • Positive - time and accuracy: Improved bank feeds with rules for automating categorization (expense account) of transactions.
  • Negative - time and efficiency: Very slow response in data entry such as estimates, purchase orders, invoices, sales receipts, bills & bill payment, and even check writing.
  • Negative - time and error correction: Payroll taxes and sales taxes remain in their own silos and are very difficult to correct OR wrong to correct with regular ledger and transaction entries.
  • Negative - time and reporting: Customer activity cannot be tracked using deposits or JE'd transactions. Reporting and research require the use of transaction forms such as invoices, sales receipts, payments, and credit memos. As an example, the transaction register for a customer can be sorted by various parameters. A default is "All" transactions but does not include all transactions -- you have to select "All plus deposits" and you will also not see checks. This is about the same for Vendor activity, where deposits (e.g. refunds) will not show in the vendor's activity register. A vendor credit memo is required, then the refund can be pushed against that credit balance. The credit memo will appear in the vendor register, but a deposit will not.
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