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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

    SAP Sales Cloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    129 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    120 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    111 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    129 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    127 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    117 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    99 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    125 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    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 SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.0
    116 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.2
    138 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration6.996 Ratings8.3123 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.0138 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.9131 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.6114 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.2
    191 Ratings
    0% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    9.2
    141 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.3156 Ratings9.3135 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.1181 Ratings9.1135 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.0
    217 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    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 SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.8
    234 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    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 SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    6.8
    90 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    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 SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    144 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    -
    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
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.5
    152 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.8146 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.1130 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings9.0142 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.3136 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.9133 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings8.6133 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.0137 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.4131 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.9
    130 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings9.1114 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.8115 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.0
    131 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.9112 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.3
    143 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.4135 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.4113 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.3
    141 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.9132 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.0136 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    9.0
    98 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.698 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.494 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of QuickBooks Online and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.1
    122 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
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    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (252 ratings)
    8.4
    (163 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (27 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (167 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (70 ratings)
    5.8
    (13 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (123 ratings)
    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks OnlineSAP Sales Cloud
    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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    SAP
    SAP Sales Cloud is highly suited for manufacturing and distribution enterprises and especially for people and companies who are already into SAP architecture. It is also great for industries which are consumer-packaged goods oriented, and it is highly structured for B2B sales which has predictive pipelines. I would say it is less suited for hyper growth or newer startups, especially people who are not familiar with the SAP ERP. It is multi-dimensional and has complex matrix structures, so it is a bit difficult to learn, and it might be daunting for new people.
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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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    SAP
    • I love its ability to automate the entire sales process for us.
    • Another thing I love is how it combines data from different touchpoints to provide a 360-degree view of the customer.
    • What I like best about SAP Sales Cloud is the real-time analytics it provides for my organization.
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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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    SAP
    • One area of concern is the many data silos that are present within SAP sales cloud
    • While creating filters for accessing sales lead reports, the accuracy is missing sometimes.
    • The product is quite vast and a lot more learning material and knowledge base documents are required.
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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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    SAP
    SAP sales enables organizations to manage their sales activities, such as inquiries, quotations, orders, deliveries, billing, and payments. Also integrates with other SAP modules, such as finance, logistics, and marketing, to provide a comprehensive solution for managing the entire sales cycle. thats makes SAP a good choice
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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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    SAP
    In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
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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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    SAP
    Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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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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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    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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    SAP
    SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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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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    SAP
    I would rate the implementation a 7. While the process overall was successful, there were challenges related to data migration, integration with other systems, and initial user adoption. However, the support from SAP during the implementation phase was helpful, and we were able to resolve the major issues as the process progressed.
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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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    SAP
    These other products are not fully focused on sales. Of course you can create a workflow for your employees but they have too much info that youll probably won't end Up using. Also their AI assistance is not that accurate when you need some advice or personalized Insights. That's why we swapped to another software that was focused on the sales funnel.
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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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    SAP
    1. It much needed to the end-user like sales person and marketing team to read the real time analysis for better decision making and deal closing. 2. Cost calculation and tracking becomes easier on go. 3. HR department, sales and marketing teams are getting insights for further improvement of the process of sales and conversion rate. 4. Easier to know customer behavior and taste.
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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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    SAP
    • Integration with additional sales tools, such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, greatly improves the speed and efficiency of our entire process.
    • Standard templates facilitate easy and efficient lead interaction.
    • The time is reduced and representative job productivity increases when SAP Sales Cloud is used.
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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

    SAP Sales Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of the SAP Sales Cloud dashboard, where users can can automate critical selling processes and give sellers AI-based recommendations. The dashboard features:
Cloud deployment
A unified view of customers
An optimised mobile selling experience
AI-driven insights, recommendations, and analytics
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