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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

    Unleashed

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AUnleashed is an inventory management software offering from The Access Group, that includes features such as integrated eCommerce accounting.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineUnleashed
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineUnleashed
    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 OnlineUnleashed
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    The Access Group
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    84%
    Would buy again
    132 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    126 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    132 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    101 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    119 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    QuickBooks OnlineUnleashed
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.6
    126 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Unleashed
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.9114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.862 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.0105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.778 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.885 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.1
    117 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Unleashed
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.2
    193 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Unleashed
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.3158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.1183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.0
    219 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Unleashed
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.1206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.2213 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.7197 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.8
    237 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Unleashed
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable8.5203 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.6220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management7.9199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.0226 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.2208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking6.998 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.7100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.649 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support7.381 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.080 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.9119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.4127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.441 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.972 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.773 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations8.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.5148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting7.163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.789 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.561 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.6110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    6.8
    91 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Unleashed
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Inventory tracking6.686 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.947 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Location management7.254 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Serial number and batch tracking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Barcode scanning00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Automation rules00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Fulfillment00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Backorder management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Returns management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Bill of materials management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Item kitting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Accounting integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online and Unleashed
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.7
    144 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Unleashed
    -
    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
    Best Alternatives
    QuickBooks OnlineUnleashed
    Small Businesses
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score3.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineUnleashed
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (255 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.7
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (170 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (70 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks OnlineUnleashed
    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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    The Access Group
    Unleashed's new AIM (Advanced Inventory Management) module has made stock reordering, forecasting, and general "health" monitoring much easier. What used to be done in a large, hard to maintain, spreadsheet can now be done through this module, and more. Its tight inventory control has been great at stopping users adjusting stock to clear orders, without following a proper review process, and it's really shone a light onto our stock levels and how we're managing them.
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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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    The Access Group
    • Advanced Inventory Management module is super
    • Managing stock
    • Integrations
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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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    The Access Group
    • It's not massively customisable
    • Receipting of purchase orders 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.
    Incentivized
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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    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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    The Access Group
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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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    The Access Group
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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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    The Access Group
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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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    Ultimately we wanted a pure SaaS solution that integrated with Salesforce and Unleashed was the best product we found that natively integrated with the CRM
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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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    The Access Group
    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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    The Access Group
    • Highlighted we are overstocked on 75% of our items
    • Helped to reduce these overstocks
    • Saved hours of time each month in readjusting stock levels due to poor practice in old system
    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