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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MaintainX

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AMaintainX helps users track reactive maintenance, preventive maintenance, and control the daily operations of businesses such as safety inspections, quality inspections, and operating checklists with a digital audit trail.

    $25

    per month per user

    Zoho Books

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Books is an accounting solution that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances. This solution includes dashboards and a wide variety of reports. Business users can automate tasks and set up custom workflows. Zoho offers a 14 day free trial.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    MaintainXZoho Books
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $25
    per month per user
    Premium
    $75
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Free
    $0
    For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
    Standard
    $20
    per month per org
    Professional
    $50
    per month per org
    Premium
    $70
    per month per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MaintainXZoho Books
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual commitment.Zoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.
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    Features
    MaintainXZoho Books
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of MaintainX and Zoho Books
    Feature
    MaintainX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MaintainX and Zoho Books
    Feature
    MaintainX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MaintainX and Zoho Books
    Feature
    MaintainX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of MaintainX and Zoho Books
    Feature
    MaintainX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.3
    28 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.117 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of MaintainX and Zoho Books
    Feature
    MaintainX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of MaintainX and Zoho Books
    Feature
    MaintainX
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.421 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
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    MaintainXZoho Books
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    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MaintainXZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    8.9
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MaintainXZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MaintainX
    MaintainX would work best for any organization that has work orders with multiple steps to complete (especially for repeated work orders) and multiple employees to manage. It would also be especially good for businesses where the work schedule is variable or if the same steps need to be completed regularly
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    If using other cloud applications and you wish to create Zoho Books transactions via APIs, Zoho Books is great. The overall UI and flow of the application are great. If you need a detailed job cost accounting solution and robust reporting there is some room for improvement here.
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    Pros
    MaintainX
    • Captures and retains vital information on work carried out on our equipment.
    • provides suite of reporting tools to satisfy multitude of legislative and H+S requirements.
    • allows us to input photographs and even videos on tasks completed.
    • Provides functionality to create and follow specific procedures.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books invoicing and receipting features are second to none. We find it easy to quickly invoice clients and add items to their bills and also for our own receipting internally.
    • The accounting features are great for our accounting team to be able to see where we are financially and how the business is doing.
    • The ability to add contacts and run a mini CRM channel with clients within Zoho is invaluable. Since we use this in conjunction with our other CRM channels, it helps to have a centralized place to follow up and see through a sales funnel.
    • Zoho Books allows us to take payments from clients around the globe a feature we didn't have when we used another accounting system.
    • The pricing for Zoho Books is fairly reasonable for an SME organization which is a great for us as it pays itself back many times over every month.
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    Cons
    MaintainX
    • Missing some functions, but the team is always on top of innovation so if I don't see it today, it may be there tomorrow.
    • Wish there was a simpler way for operators to complete inspections rather than having to create work requests.
    • Pricing is confusing and the way that they have their billing set up is strange.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books is only available in Texas and California. There is no integration allowed for paying employee expenses. The absolute worst aspect is the fact that if you make even the slightest error in data input there is no backing up. You cannot undo an error.
    • The system does not allow change once implemented, so you must get every one of your beginning balances perfect. The practice of Journal Entries is cumbersome. When reconciling, Zoho Books has adopted a number of required steps that significantly overcomplicate reconciliation using practices that are not consistent with general accounting principles in the US.
    • On the customer side, you must look in two places to see the beginning balance and the current receivables that might exist for current invoicing.
    • The way the system works, you must avoid having much trust with the balances depicted. So far, it appears that Zoho Books uses what we called in school "that new math."
    • It would be terrifying to rely on this bookkeeping system to support an IRS Audit. The system violates too many fundamental accounting principles.
    • The software is used by so few people that there is concern that we might never find a skilled bookkeeper.
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    Usability
    MaintainX
    From the initial trial period to now using the system in full, the system was easy to navigate from the very start. The teaching videos within the system are excellent and really help with how to use the system effectively
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    Zoho
    Customization is the biggest struggle for us and most of the time we need to involve a tech person. The chat support is a great feature and very helpful. It would be great to be able to customize and create invoices and correspondence (templates) such are reminders in multiple languages within one organization. The currency (USD) would be the same. We have clients in different countries that don't speak English but pay in USD.
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    Support Rating
    MaintainX
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    The support team feels very disjointed. We have filtered through a number of "lead" contacts and are frequently spammed by other Zoho members. Once getting an appropriate support contact on the phone - the team is very helpful, it just takes a lot of hoop jumping to get there. We actually unsubscribed from their support package as we were not getting the value we were looking for.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MaintainX
    EMaint was limited as to what it could do on the mobile side. MaintainX was built on a mobile platform and is a mobile-first system, with full functionality on both mobile and desktop. MaintainX has increased our usability for all of our technicians.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    We had a lot of problems with Exact Online, support-wise and price-wise. So Zoho Books wins on every point there. While Exact offers way more options, it tends to be really slow... and complex. Again Zoho Books wins. If you want an easy-to-use tool and not pay a lot of money, or if you are a small administration office with a few clients, this tool will be perfect for you.
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    Return on Investment
    MaintainX
    • It has helped not only my team, but the management of our company to see what we do and how we are doing maintenance.
    • Our inventory is a lot to work on, but MaintainX has changed the way we used to inventory and makes it easier for the team to check out or put away parts.
    • Having QR codes around our building for requesters and maintenance to scan has helped out when trying to decipher where the problem is.
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    Zoho
    • Integration: Zoho Books offers out of the box integrations to extend the functionality and connect with the applications you love like MailChimp, Microsoft Outlook, PandaDoc, and Quickbooks, etc.
    • Flexibility makes Zoho Books great!
    • Since I can use forecast reports, I can create customizable sales forecast data from the dashboard to accurately measure revenue forecasts and establish sales quotas.
    Incentivized
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    MaintainX Screenshots

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