QuickBooks Online vs. Spendesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Online
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks 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.
$20
per month
Spendesk
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Spendesk is smart spend management software from the company of the same name in Paris, designed for finance teams and employees, presenting flexible payments, approvals, automated receipt capture and real-time spend insights, finance can decentralize operational spending across the business without any loss of control or visibility. Employees benefit from streamlined expense and invoice management through the Spendesk website and app.N/A
Pricing
QuickBooks OnlineSpendesk
Editions & Modules
Solopreneur
$20
per month
Simple Start
$35
per month
Plus
$99
per month
Advanced
$235
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks OnlineSpendesk
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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QuickBooks OnlineSpendesk
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
QuickBooks OnlineSpendesk
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
3.5
79 Ratings
68% below category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
Pay calculation4.970 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration4.732 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files5.765 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management1.444 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management1.046 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
5.3
69 Ratings
29% below category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
API for custom integration6.855 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins3.857 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.7
109 Ratings
11% above category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.582 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.9103 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
6.6
133 Ratings
14% below category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
Dashboards6.3125 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports6.8129 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.6117 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.5
144 Ratings
3% above category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
Accounts payable7.5123 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.7132 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash management8.4121 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation8.2138 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management8.0124 Ratings00 Ratings
Time tracking1.156 Ratings00 Ratings
Fixed asset management9.454 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support1.223 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support9.443 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance9.539 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing7.367 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service portal5.567 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.536 Ratings00 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting9.530 Ratings00 Ratings
Localizations9.422 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations7.275 Ratings00 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting9.126 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework8.025 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes6.749 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
3.2
48 Ratings
72% below category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking1.145 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering1.122 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management9.522 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing module1.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
4.3
87 Ratings
52% below category average
Spendesk
-
Ratings
Pricing5.255 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry5.253 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing1.963 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.669 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration5.121 Ratings00 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility5.120 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution1.118 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuickBooks OnlineSpendesk
Likelihood to Recommend
6.2
(162 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.3
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.2
(77 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
2.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
1.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.5
(68 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
1.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
1.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
1.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
1.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuickBooks OnlineSpendesk
Likelihood to Recommend
Intuit
Working with multiple organizations QuickBooks Online creates an easy to use environment from any device anywhere. For small to medium sized businesses the functionality is quick to learn and creates seamless reconciliations and general reports which can be used for external stakeholders as needed. Also allows for ease for printing cheques, matching payments and ensuring that all your Accounts Payables and Receivables are up to date in a timely and easy to use manner.
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Spendesk
Spendesk's integration with Slack is super functional, as I receive requests to approve expenses daily. This way, we can act on time. This also works with pending approvals from other stakeholders. Also, keeping tracking of the POs thresholds is quite handy. On the other hand, sometimes I struggle when I want to access historical data quickly. It would be amazing to get a dashboard.
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Pros
Intuit
  • It enables me to do a P&L for each specific program as requested by the county for the grant money that they give us.
  • It enables me to do [an] organizational budget as well as a budget for each specific program
  • It enables the accountant and the auditor access at any time for transparency
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Spendesk
  • POs approval
  • Integration with Slack
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Cons
Intuit
  • The budgets feature leaves a lot be desired - difficult and clunky to populate and maintain.
  • Reporting for Budget vs Actual is available but the ability to reforecast based on updated data is not.
  • The rules function to default common types of expenses isn't perfect and will get confused if like amounts or a number of similar items present.
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Spendesk
  • The AI that reads receipts could be improved.
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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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Spendesk
No answers on this topic
Usability
Intuit
While QuickBooks Online is generally easy to navigate, there are some features and functions that often require a Google search in order to find out where they are actually hidden. Additionally, there are some simple customization features that are surprisingly not available for an otherwise advanced program (e.g. only having a pool of 4 fonts to choose from, only having 4 very limited templates for invoicing, not color selection, etc). While I would say that about 75% of users shouldn't have a problem finding their way around with basic functions, there is a learning curve if you want to be able to dive into some of the more useful features, almost to the point that you need to have a dedicated account manager in order to use QuickBooks Online most effectively.
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Spendesk
No answers on this topic
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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Spendesk
No answers on this topic
Performance
Intuit
There are tab issues. When I tab the field doesn't highlight and I have to backspace or delete what is in the field. Happens on the memo field and sometimes other fields. Very time consuming.
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Spendesk
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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Spendesk
No answers on this topic
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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Spendesk
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Intuit
Quick and easy to set up. QuickBooks Online has a full suite of bookkeeping tools and pricing is affordable. QBO is best suited for Small Businesses and it's cloud-based, which is also well suited for the owners who work remotely. It is flexible and integrates well with Third-Party Payments. Bank reconciliation is a breeze.
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Spendesk
Spendesk is fully dedicated to this field. While we are still using Airtable for other purposes, such as automation, Spendesk allows us to get a well-structured process for approvals and improve the communication between different teams
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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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Spendesk
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Intuit
  • It has created a lot of cost and in-efficiency whenever we need to talk to support.
  • I spent a lot of time setting up their automatic reminders for past due invoices and it worked for a couple of months and then it stopped. It's currently being worked on by their tech team but it has been months and it is still not working. It would have saved me a lot of time.
  • Their multi-currency saves time in sending invoices abroad but it's limiting when a customer wants an invoice in USD instead of a foreign currency so I have to set up different customer accounts for different currencies.
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Spendesk
  • Reduce the approval time of expenses
  • Improve the communication between departments
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