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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Online

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.

    $38

    per month

    Salesforce Agentforce Service

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AService Cloud is a customer service platform that helps businesses manage and resolve customer inquiries and issues. It provides tools for case management, knowledge base, omni-channel support, automation, and analytics, enabling companies to deliver exceptional customer service experiences.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Starter Suite
    $25
    per month
    Pro Suite
    $100
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $165
    per month per user
    Unlimited
    $330
    per month per user
    Agentforce 1
    $550
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    Chose Salesforce Agentforce Service
    We previously used a home grown, proprietary system for our needs. This started to get costly and clunky as our database grew. We ended up going with Salesforce because they are purely cloud based. They also have a large footprint and very robust solution so they help us …
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    129 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    52 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    43 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    129 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    117 Answers
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    125 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.0114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.962 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.1105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.778 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.784 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.0
    116 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration6.996 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.2
    191 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.3156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.1181 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.0
    217 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.1204 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.3211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7195 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.8
    234 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.5200 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.6217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management7.9198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.0223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.2206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking6.998 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.798 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.549 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support7.180 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.979 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.0118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.3126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.441 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.972 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.672 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.5146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.789 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.560 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.6108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    6.8
    90 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking6.685 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.947 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management7.254 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    144 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing7.991 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry7.787 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.3111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.0110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.347 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility7.750 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution7.443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    7.9
    81 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.279 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.857 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.267 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings6.962 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.779 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings7.978 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    8.7
    76 Ratings
    8% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.567 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.874 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of QuickBooks Online and Salesforce Agentforce Service
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Agentforce Service
    7.9
    81 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings7.858 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings7.451 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings8.880 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings7.870 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (252 ratings)
    8.7
    (100 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (27 ratings)
    6.2
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (167 ratings)
    8.2
    (22 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.4
    (45 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (70 ratings)
    7.0
    (20 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks OnlineSalesforce Agentforce Service
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    QBO is a great solution for small and midsize companies. If the goal is to record all transactions and pull reliable financial reports, QBO is a great option. QBO is also a great solution if most operations are run in a system like Ramp. It syncs well with systems like that and turns the data into something management can use to make decisions. QBO is great because so many people use it. It is easy to find training online, and many people have experience with it.
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    Salesforce
    I think Service Cloud is best suited for medium to large operations that require both proactive and reactive service. It’s a great fit for post-sales support. However, I wouldn’t recommend it for very small companies because it can be quite costly, and many of the features may go unused. Salesforce also performs best when you have a capable team managing it, so it’s important to consider your organization’s size and readiness before starting. Once you do, I recommend exploring other parts of the Salesforce ecosystem—Service Cloud works even better when integrated with Sales Cloud, since it allows better visibility across teams.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • Workflows for accounts payable invoice review are terrific.
    • Bill payment allows you to pay vendors online via ACH or check without having to write a physical check, which reduces admin time.
    • The cloud based login lends well to a remote or hybrid work environment for staff.
    • QuickBooks Online allows you to pre-configure vendors' general ledger expense accounts. This helps with general ledger coding accuracy and consistency.
    • QuickBooks Online integrates with Rippling HRIS, Coast, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, etc., which lends well to an efficient month-end closing and reduced administrative time.
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    Salesforce
    • Email to case is an interesting piece of it. The threading is very strong, sometimes too strong, but it does very well at handling the incoming emails.
    • The omnichannel routing, using skill-based routing is really effective.
    • Pathing. So making the workflow and helping the team understand what it is that they're trying to do, what they have to accomplish, those step-by-step pieces. That's really helpful.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • I dislike that the online bill pay option through QuickBooks is required for their invoicing.
    • The auto-fill portion of the customer setup, specifically the company name, is listed, but it also auto-fills in the name portion, which is inconvenient and time-consuming to remove.
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    Salesforce
    • We had a principle initially to try and use Omni as much as we can from the user experience perspective, but have found that fairly restrictive. It was very difficult to actually get the right customer experience and customer engagement going. So we're actually on a journey at the moment to replace all of our Omni with Lightning web components that gives us that flexibility. That's probably one area where we've had some challenges in terms of how we've used the product out of the box.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    It like the product 'right out of the box' and I trust Intuit will continually improve it over the years based on my experience with their desktop products. The large providers of Apps makes customizing the entire package relatively easy and seamless for a wide variety of business types.
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    Salesforce
    Professional edition works best for a small company with lower call volumes and is very useful but as you grow exponetially I think it has limited ability to do all the things we want to - SLA management, defect, release management to name a few. Reports and dashboards being available in real time.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    Beyond being overkill for a small org's needs, QBO is constantly stealing screen real estate and attention by hammering users for account upgrades, connecting to one of their approved consultants or buying add-ons. The idea of using a simple configurable bookeeping and light accounting interface is completely missing. At the very least, we should be able to hide functions like inventory that we will never use.
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    Salesforce
    I had Salesforce experience prior to using Service Cloud which made it a little easier to learn and navigate, but overall my team (some who had no Salesforce experience) caught on very quickly and found Service Cloud to be easy to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    We have rarely had outages in the last 10 years. I can only recall 2 times in the last 10 years where we were not able to access our client files.
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    Salesforce
    Working on an application that caters to customer needs requires a platform that acts as a mediator between the actual person and the client. This mediator handles the customer and resolves many of their doubts, helps them map through the entire process, and automates the processes. Such a platform is Salesforce Service Cloud. For queries that cannot be serviced by the platform, it creates a separate ServiceNow ticket for us, and it is assigned.
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    Performance
    Intuit
    Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
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    Salesforce
    The Salesforce Service Cloud generally has very good performance, however the overall new Lightning user experience can bring that down. For example, if you have too many tabs open, then it can take a while for the Lightning UI to load. This UI is probably not well equipped to handle loading of all of that information at once, but Users tend to leave their tabs open all day long. It can also be fickle depending on which browser you use, what extensions you have installed, and whether you've cleared your cache. This can be the downfall with any software as a service though, not just Salesforce
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    Support Rating
    Intuit
    In my experience, most representatives keep me on the phone for hours, literally, for a single issue and then usually cannot resolve it satisfactorily. I have 10 open cases that need resolution and, in my experience, there has been NO follow-up communication on any of them.
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    Salesforce
    Salesforce offers support, although it generally gets routed to overseas support teams first, and once they are unable to help, it gets escalated up the chain to higher tiers. Frequently, the answer back from support is that there is no native solution, and we either have to turn to the AppExchange for some solution provided by another developer, or custom build our own solution.
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    In-Person Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Our in-person training was provided by our implementation partner and it was quite good. This was in part because we were already working with them and so it naturally leant itself to a good training relationship. And because they were building our customizations and configuring things, they could then provide training on those things naturally.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Trailheads are great but it was often unclear what actually applied to our organization. This made it difficult to get a whole lot out of it. Part of it is that because the basic Salesforce features didn't quite work for us, we had to add customizations, which then nullified a lot of the training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    The person in charge of QB needs to be very accurate with record keeping and is recommended to stay on top of tasks. The biggest issue we have is reconciliation, and those issues occur only when too much time has occurred between reconciliations
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    Salesforce
    I would go through an implementation very differently knowing what I know now. It was difficult coming from systems we liked in post-sales service and having to adapt to the clunky and underwhelming feature set in Salesforce. I would trim back our expectations
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    As a freelance bookkeeper, the Desktop version of QuickBooks Online doesn't allow for ease of access from any device. Having to be on a computer with the software downloaded creates additional work to gain access to all required filings etc. Also, I personally find the linking functionality on the Online version to be much more streamlined and user friendly.
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    Salesforce
    We selected this product because we already had some competencies in Salesforce. We own a Salesforce partner with expertise in this area, and on top of that, Salesforce purchased it — it was originally called Velocity. When Salesforce decided to acquire it, that finalized the decision for us.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    As we have grown along our professional path, we have also expanded our use of QB. The scalability is easy and features seem to be waiting for you until you need them. We have increased profits by over 10x from our first year in business to the current and have yet to find a reason to look elsewhere
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    Salesforce
    The product has scaled up with our company growth just fine. No issues here other than slowness in clicking around and running reports
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • QuickBooks has given us a useful portal by which to get an overview of our financials.
    • QuickBooks has given us a relatively easy way to send out invoices quickly and efficiently.
    • Due to the customization limitations on QuickBooks, we've had to get creative in third-party implementations to better represent our brand and to track financials.
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    Salesforce
    • We have cut our service team in half over the past 5 years due to the efficiency of the tool
    • The amount of direct inquiries to our technical team is less than 10% compared to the number support tickets that get entered in the system for them to work in a more organized manner
    • Responses are 100% more timely because tickets can be responded to by any individual in the queue or on the team, as opposed to direct emails to just one person
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    ScreenShots

    QuickBooks Online Screenshots

    Screenshot of the accounting and bank transactions interfaceScreenshot of an overview of the accounting inventoryScreenshot of book marksScreenshot of the business tax overviewScreenshot of the customer hubScreenshot of the dashboard

    Salesforce Agentforce Service Screenshots

    Screenshot of Workflows and OrchestrationScreenshot of Service CatalogScreenshot of Contact Center