QuickBooks Online vs. TallyPrime

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Online
Score 8.3 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
TallyPrime
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
TallyPrime is a business management software solution focusing on accounting and invoicing functionality, designed with flexibility to suit different purchase and sales processes, followed by the business. Users can share invoices, orders and more via WhatsApp directly from TallyPrime.
$855
one-time fee
Pricing
QuickBooks OnlineTallyPrime
Editions & Modules
Solopreneur
$20
per month
Simple Start
$35
per month
Plus
$99
per month
Advanced
$235
per month
Silver
$855
one-time fee
Gold
$2,565
one-time fee
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks OnlineTallyPrime
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsUsers can also rent the product for 3, 6 or. 12 month durations at a slightly higher rate.
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Community Pulse
QuickBooks OnlineTallyPrime
Features
QuickBooks OnlineTallyPrime
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.2
97 Ratings
9% above category average
TallyPrime
9.6
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Pay calculation8.188 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.744 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.882 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.657 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.961 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.5
92 Ratings
3% below category average
TallyPrime
10.0
1 Ratings
26% above category average
API for custom integration7.576 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Plug-ins7.675 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.8
149 Ratings
7% above category average
TallyPrime
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.9116 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.8139 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.5
176 Ratings
9% above category average
TallyPrime
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Dashboards8.5164 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports8.8171 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Custom reports8.1155 Ratings10.01 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.1
190 Ratings
6% above category average
TallyPrime
8.9
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Accounts payable9.0160 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.9176 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Cash management8.5160 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.0180 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Expense management8.7166 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Time tracking6.772 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Fixed asset management8.073 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multi-currency support6.734 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multi-division support7.959 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Regulations compliance7.857 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.191 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Self-service portal7.896 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.026 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.852 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting8.449 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Localizations8.037 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.7107 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting7.741 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.261 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework7.742 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.476 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.0
69 Ratings
7% below category average
TallyPrime
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Inventory tracking6.865 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management7.238 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manufacturing module6.725 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.8
117 Ratings
2% above category average
TallyPrime
-
Ratings
Pricing7.873 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry7.670 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing8.487 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.188 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.333 Ratings00 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility8.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution7.230 Ratings00 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Zoho Books
Zoho Books
Score 8.9 out of 10
Zoho Books
Zoho Books
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
BlackLine
BlackLine
Score 8.6 out of 10
BlackLine
BlackLine
Score 8.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
QuickBooks OnlineTallyPrime
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(208 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.9
(26 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(123 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
2.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
1.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.3
(69 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 OnlineTallyPrime
Likelihood to Recommend
Intuit
Since we run outside payroll for a couple of the companies, it is quite difficult to be as accurate as I would like when it comes to categorizing those payroll transactions, since they have to be imported via journal entries. Between that and the lack of a complex inventory management, are really my only complaints of the software. I do like the accessibility for myself, my employees, and my clients of the online version, something you don't get with desktop versions.
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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
When talking about the best, It suits best for accounting the day to day transaction along with reporting the summary of transaction in comparison with other accounting software like Zoho Books for instance, which we used earlier for accounting transactions. I feel TallyPrime is the leader in the industry. Regarding the less appropirate scenarios are its User interface. which needs to be carved further in future, recommended to come up with a Customized Theming option as users generally feel not so comfortable with the same colors every time. Change is generally expected to include customized vibrant colors. I'm curios watch the developments in future.
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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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • TallyPrime simplifies tax management by automatically calculating various taxes, such as GST, based on transaction data.
  • TallyPrime's payroll module handles complex payroll calculations effortlessly
  • It offers user-level access control and encryption, ensuring that sensitive financial data is protected
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Cons
Intuit
  • Purchase Orders cannot be linked to multiple bill payments which makes tracking purchase orders in QuickBooks Online obsolete. Without the function we have to track this within a different more manual spreadsheet.
  • Would be helpful if you could "split" bank transactions directly from the "review" downloads from the bank. Currently, to split transactions to multiple accounts we need to first categorize, then review after assigning to 1 account.
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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • TDL related automation is something that I'm very curious and TallyPrime should invest time to develop it and provide Knowledge training on it.
  • I feel the necessity to introduce the TallyPrime software access in a handheld device access or via web such that on the go transaction can be made noted in TallyPrime without resorting to Desktop environment
  • The UI should also be changed currently, whenever I sit, I use keyboard like a typewriter and that aesthetic must be modified with a feature
  • The theming feature should be introduced in the TallyPrime, earlier, in TallyERP 9, we have green color screen with some shades of green and now that they have changed that to some blue with bluish shade, I'm curious to have customized colors.
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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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
Usability
Intuit
I had very little trouble setting up the program and migrating from our old accounting system. The daily usage is also very intuitive and easy. Anytime we run into minor trouble with the program, there are always tons of help available on YouTube, so we don't even look up the online manual anymore.
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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
I use it regularly, so I feel it as best apart from the User Interface. For recording general day to day transactions, it is apt and to go far beyond given features and for customization, there is a need for the Tally expert to assess the business requirement, So I feel the rating is apt in this judgement.
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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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Intuit
My employer was already using Quickbooks when I got here. As the Executive Director, I do all the day-to-day accounting. This program is easy to learn and use. I was able to add budgets by class so I can run P&Ls for each of the different programs as well as an organizational budget.
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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
TallyPrime often appeals to small to medium-sized businesses due to its affordability. Its strength in inventory management and tax compliance may make it a top choice for retail or business clients in regions with complex tax regulations. Real saviour when it comes to companies with production and inventory management. Thank you Team for the software.
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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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
No answers on this topic
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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Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • Significantly streamlined our financial operations.
  • Accounting, Inventory Management, and Tax Compliance are invaluable.
  • Real-time reporting provides crucial insights for decision-making
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