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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

    Progress ShareFile

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AShareFile is a cloud-based file sharing and storage service built for business. The product was acquired by Citrix Systems in 2011, and is now offered by Progress Software.

    $54.45

    per month 3 users (minimum)

    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineProgress ShareFile
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Advanced
    $18.15
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Premium
    $28.59
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Industry Advantage
    $45.83
    per month per user (minimum 3 users)
    Virtual Data Room
    $77.00
    per month per user (minimum 5 users)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineProgress ShareFile
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineProgress ShareFile
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Progress ShareFile
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is cheaper, but I think Box had more user friendly features
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    DocuSign did not allow me to save directly to a client folder. ShareFile will allow this, and it cut out having to move or download the file then store it in a client folder. We used that along with Dropbox. Dropbox did not allow us to seamlessly see who had access to what …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    It has been years since I compared ShareFile with other secure data storage offerings. I chose ShareFile because of its affordability and need to have scalability.
    Dropbox, while it gives 2GB of free storage, seems to charge more for the same service I get with ShareFile. I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    The large file size for uploading and downloading documents was the one thing that the others just couldn't compare to.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    I like ShareFile much better than Mango Practice Management. I think the navigation is much more intuitive and user-friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    I feel ShareFile is much more secure.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is better and easier to use than other products (i.e. SmartVault). I love ShareFile's ability to set up new clients easily. Their customer service is excellent as well. For any accounting firm, this is a great tool to have. Do not hesitate, you will not regret it. I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    Dropbox Business makes it really difficult to share individual folders collaboratively with a PASSWORD with outside users. I didn't realize this until I was locked in for a year, so I was mad. Citrix allows for storage that is useful to me and secure for the clients.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    I think it is very comparative. The pricing is a little expensive but it integrates with the software we use. The security features are the same but the usability seems to be easier and more modern.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    I tried SmartVault that were not as user friendly as Citrix ShareFile. Plus SmartVault was laggy when it came to uploading and downloading of files. Cirtix ShareFile has great upload and download speed for documents and photos. But compared to eFileCabinet the $150 price …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    In my current workplace I have not used another product other than ShareFile. Typically at home to store files I use an external drive and also password protect my documents through Adobe, if I need to send them securely to someone. This is the only other program I have used to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    Much smoother integration with sync, outlook, and the file structure. Everything works well and without much input after initial setup. Allows for document collaboration with office products and other important integrations.We frequently had problems with OneDrive backing up …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is hands down a better choice than eFileCabinet. It's much easier to use, doesn't have nearly any of the technical problems we encountered with eFileCabinet and has enabled us to get more done in less time and with less aggravation then we had with eFileCabinet. …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    129 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    59 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    124 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    129 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    59 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    117 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks OnlineProgress ShareFile
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    125 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    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 Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.0
    116 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration6.996 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.2
    191 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    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 Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.0
    217 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    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 Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.8
    234 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    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 Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    6.8
    90 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    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 Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    144 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Progress ShareFile
    -
    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
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of QuickBooks Online and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.0
    94 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.153 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings9.082 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.589 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings8.090 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.575 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of QuickBooks Online and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    9.4
    89 Ratings
    8% above category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.484 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings9.490 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.571 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of QuickBooks Online and Progress ShareFile
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Progress ShareFile
    8.8
    90 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings9.287 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings8.990 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings8.373 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score5.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineProgress ShareFile
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (252 ratings)
    8.8
    (119 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (27 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (167 ratings)
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (70 ratings)
    1.0
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.6
    (2 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)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks OnlineProgress ShareFile
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    When we have a particularly large ad or job printing file that would "clog up" the email process, using ShareFile is very helpful. It's also useful for particular photographers we work with to upload a batch of photos all at once. Where it doesn't work as well for us is when trying to get clients to make use of a login to access folders. We find them reluctant to take on the learning curve. It works best for us when we just send them a clickable download link, and at most just require a tracking name and email address.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    • Secure File Storage and Sharing.
    • Workflows to get customer/affiliate responses to comments on documents.
    • I used to have the signature feature initially, but it was removed from the original plan, so I could only use it if I chose to select the higher plan price.
    • I love the upload notifications and reports on user activity.
    • The document storage versions are fantastic. I am the only user with Delete privileges, and I love that I can make those selections.
    • Integrations with Microsoft 365 - FANTASTIC - thank you.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    • The web console is not the most user friendly site to use to get to, and send my files.
    • We have had users that have not liked the change in workflow to get files from Progress ShareFile when they were used to just clicking on files on an email.
    • That management of the tools are not the most user friendly. There have been some improvements but keeping up with certs and setting up new users can be more work than expected.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    It's a highly effective and secure storage system, has robust workarounds for serving the various equipment limits of our users, meets high security requirements of HIPAA standards, significantly reduces our needs for producing paper trails.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is so easy to use I was able to download all of my projects files and have them set up to sync before my supervisor could even come over to explain the process to me. It is a neatly organized and intuitive software that allows even the less tech-savvy to become power users.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    The software has never been down when I needed to use it.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    Easy to use, easy to integrate with Outlook. I only gave it a 9 because I have found that sometimes it does not play nicely with Outlook and can slow it down. But, when that happens (not frequent), I restart Outlook and all is well again
    Incentivized
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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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    Progress ShareFile
    Citrix was generally responsive and helpful in solving technical issues. Like any cloud based SaaS product there is a danger that it may go down. This was a rare occurrence over my three years of using the product. The more common issue we encountered was clients forgetting their login which was easily managed through a forgot password functionality.
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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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    Progress ShareFile
    Good documentation for the API. With a little help from RS tech staff, any competent programmer should be able to integrate RightSignature with an existing system in a week or three. That help is easy to get as well
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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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    Progress ShareFile
    ShareFile is easier and does what you need. I have moved a few organizations from SharePoint to ShareFile. Just easier. You can setup different areas for different departments, setup their permissions and it is easy enough for them to do what they want in their zones. The mobile app works great as well. So you can all the features you really use from SP, but just easier to setup and use.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Progress ShareFile
    I am a one person office. I have no idea how this software would scale to a larger office.
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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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    Progress ShareFile
    • All of our clients and consulting engineers find ShareFile easy to use, thus complementing our business.
    • Our staff also find ShareFile intuitive, accessible, and easy to use, making it an ideal, everyday indispensable desktop tool for everyone in our company.
    • ShareFile can be linked to our firm's primary website as a placed for private use. We haven't found need for this yet, but might in the future.
    Incentivized
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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

    Progress ShareFile Screenshots

    Screenshot of the ShareFile dashboardScreenshot of ShareFile's Outlook PluginScreenshot of the Projects interfaceScreenshot of ShareFile's link sharing optionsScreenshot of ShareFile's e-signature