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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

    Zapier

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AThe Zapier Automation Platform designed to integrate data between web apps. It is scaled for small to mid-sized businesses, with a functional but limited free version of the program.

    $29.99

    per month 750 tasks per month

    Pricing
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedZapier
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $29.99
    per month 750 tasks per month
    Professional
    $73.50
    per month 2k tasks per month
    Team
    $103.50
    per month 2k tasks per month
    Company
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedZapier
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—33% discount for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedZapier
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Zapier
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    155 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    47 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    138 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    158 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    128 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    135 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedZapier
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    7.9
    118 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Zapier
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.797 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.0103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.4
    213 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Zapier
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.4187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.3209 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    228 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zapier
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.3215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.5228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7219 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.2
    236 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zapier
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.4221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.5222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management8.5195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.1226 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.5207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.7111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support6.557 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support7.297 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.3104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.8127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.9122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.298 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.0101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.4202 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.989 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.4112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework8.887 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.4153 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.2
    91 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Zapier
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking6.291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    6.8
    152 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zapier
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing6.8111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry6.5100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.2131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Data Integration
    Comparison of Cloud Data Integration features of QuickBooks Online Advanced and Zapier
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    -
    Ratings
    Zapier
    9.3
    107 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pre-built connectors00 Ratings9.6103 Ratings
    Connector modification00 Ratings9.091 Ratings
    Support for real-time and batch integration00 Ratings8.389 Ratings
    Data quality services00 Ratings9.672 Ratings
    Data security features00 Ratings9.871 Ratings
    Monitoring console00 Ratings9.580 Ratings
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    Score4.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score5.4 out of 10
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedZapier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (238 ratings)
    9.4
    (112 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    9.7
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (10 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Online AdvancedZapier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    Well suited for a larger company with many classes that need to be differentiated. It is relatively intuitive to use, whether you have used other versions of QuickBooks, or any other accounting software. Easy to dig into your accounts from wither the Balance Sheet or the Profit and Loss when trying to analyze performance.
    Incentivized
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    Zapier
    If you have processes that are now managed and controlled using a spreadsheet, Zapier will give you a lot more control over what is happening and will help you increase productivity by eliminating simple steps such as sending emails and sharing information with your colleagues. It frees time for very transactional activities.
    Incentivized
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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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    Zapier
    • Ease of use - multiple people in the organization can set up and run Zaps per their specific use cases without much training.
    • Connectivity - Zapier is able to connect to multiple applications we use on a regular basis.
    • Functionality - Zapier provides embedded functionality within the app itself (email, data conversion), but also appropriate triggers and actions for apps it connects to.
    • Versatile - Zapier can execute complicated and simple tasks and thus has many use cases.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • Continued growth around AI usage and tool.
    • There are still some reporting gaps that make setting up custom reports not absolutely top-tier.
    • There can be a lot of UI clutter as different features keep getting turned on. Can become harder to navigate.
    Incentivized
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    Zapier
    • Being able to turn off one leg of a Zap without having to delete it or turn the whole Zap off
    • Not all fields populate when using certain aspects of Salesforce, but that could be an SF issue
    • Communication when support is actually needed basically doesn't happen
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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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    Zapier
    Zapier is now very much an integral part of our business and we could not operate without it!
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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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    Zapier
    The interface is very user-friendly, and there are also many tools to help a brand-new user get started. For example, you can put your Zap idea into the AI bot, and it will basically build a shell of your Zap to get started on. The format for each step within a Zap is also very helpful (set up the connection/app, set up the fields/details, then test).
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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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    Zapier
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zapier
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Zapier
    Before we purchased Zapier, I contacted support and asked them if Zapier could support my intended workflow (this is actually a selection on their support form - awesome). Within 2 hours, I was contacted by a support team member who seemed sure it would work, but granted me premium access for 2 weeks to try it out for myself. Sure enough, it did! Ever since then, support has replied rapidly to any problems I have experienced and answered my questions within a few sentences.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    The online training is good enough.
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    Zapier
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zapier
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    QBO is great because it does accounting very well, and it can integrate well with everything. I appreciate that it has third-party integrations with many other software companies, so we can focus on doing our accounting through QuickBooks while adding other software as needed through those integrations.
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    Zapier
    We actually utilize both Integromat and Zapier at our company, for all the reasons detailed in this review. Though Zapier is excellent for simple client integrations, we often run into internal use cases that require complexity that Zapier cannot provide. Specifically working with API calls (not just webhooks), complex multi-step integrations with Routing/parsing/etc, and large volume integrations. Integromat is perfect for these use cases, but doesn’t provide the simplicity and account scalability that Zapier offers.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    Software is very flexible
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    Zapier
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Spreadsheet sync reduces manual data entry significantly. Exporting data into my customized Excel workbook that has complex formulas and macros for automating makes uploading changes and reconfiguring easy and convenient, saving a lot of time.
    • Automating AP approval has reduced lost paper copies, improved internal controls, and reduced audit findings.
    • Having banking connections has improved cash flow management, streamlined credit card expenses and reconciliation. I have found that utilizing it for my primary operating account actually makes things more difficult and can easily double-post payments, so I avoid using it on the checking account. It has been well for the credit card account, though.
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    Zapier
    • It has saved me the money in hiring an administrative assistant
    • It also saved me the time it took to do these tasks
    • It also allowed me to automate things that increased my lead generation
    • It also allowed me to automate several processes
    Incentivized
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