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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Online Advanced

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks 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

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    Pricing
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedSurf Accounts
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedSurf Accounts
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedSurf Accounts
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    169 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    151 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    172 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    138 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    147 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedSurf Accounts
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Surf Accounts
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    129 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Surf Accounts
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    API for custom integration8.1107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.3112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Surf Accounts
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.6
    226 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Surf Accounts
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    Single sign-on capability8.7199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.5221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Surf Accounts
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.3
    242 Ratings
    6% above category average
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    Dashboards8.4228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.6242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.9233 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Surf Accounts
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.3
    252 Ratings
    8% above category average
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    Accounts payable8.5236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.6237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management8.6209 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.2239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.6223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support6.461 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support7.2105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.5114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.9136 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal8.2134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.4109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.3109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.5216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.897 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.6122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework9.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.6165 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Surf Accounts
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.2
    96 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Surf Accounts
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    Inventory tracking6.296 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Surf Accounts
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.8
    158 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Surf Accounts
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    Pricing6.7114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry6.5103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.1137 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedSurf Accounts
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (254 ratings)
    -
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    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedSurf Accounts
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    QBO has been around so long that there are tons of resources to learn and execute for different businesses. It can handle many types of businesses and is very versatile. I liked its ability to get very granular with the flips I was doing, so I could understand how much money was being spent on different phases, materials, and subcontractors.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • Budgeting is easy to input. Our entities have multiple departments, so using classes to separate and report the results of each department is important.
    • Reports are easy to customize to provide meaningful data to the board and department managers.
    • QuickBooks Online Advanced has a large market share of accounting software in use, so it is relatively easy to find new employees with prior experience with QuickBooks Online Advanced.
    • Able to open both entities at the same time, which is helpful due to the number of transactions between the two entities.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • I would like a manual with instructions for specific tasks, organized by index. That would greatly help novices coming to QuickBooks Online and learning its features. Since bookkeepers are old school (we rely on the same functions we were trained on), we need consistency and easy-to-read instructions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    It has become second nature to use Quick Books at the company. If you need a report you log in and pull the report. It helps expedite reconciliation of bank accounts, the automation of most tasks make it easy to get mundane tasks completed quickly.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced is highly usable and intuitive for most day-to-day financial tasks. Its interface is clear, and core functions such as invoicing, reconciliation, and reporting are easy to perform. While some advanced features like report customization or integrations can be less straightforward, overall the platform offers a smooth and efficient user experience.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    In the 5 years I have been using it, I cannot recall there ever having been an outage or not being able to access the system. Sure, there are issues with internet speeds sometimes that are unrelated to Intuit but it is a very reliable system.
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    Performance
    Intuit
    Since we do not integrate the software with other systems, I do not have any issues with speed related to that. Pages tend to load pretty quickly, but there are times when reports or other pages take a little longer to load than usual. It is not an overly frustrating amount of time, though, and it happens infrequently.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    The online training is good enough.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    I did not participate in this part particularly much. The implementation was simple and easy to perform. There were not any major issues that arose during the process. QuickBooks has made the processes pretty streamless and I believe they had anticipated many difficulties ahead of time. This was easy enough
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    QuickBooks is much better and the industry leader. Has all the tools needed, and was already familiar with the service level as well as support. Any other product would require a high amount of learning to get back up to speed. Wanted the simplest option that required the least amount of hassle.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    Software is very flexible
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • We have been able to back up our payroll function using QBO Advanced, whereas before our payroll was handled precariously by only one person.
    • We have seen better reporting that has led to 5X faster distribution of reports to management.
    • We have been more easily able to pay taxes, and trust that our reporting is accurate.
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