QuickBooks Online

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Online
Score 8.1 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.
$38
per month
Pricing
QuickBooks Online
Editions & Modules
Simple Start
$38
per month
Essentials
$75
per month
Plus
$115
per month
Advanced
$275
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Online
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
QuickBooks Online
Considered Both Products
QuickBooks Online
Chose QuickBooks Online
We have mainly only used QuickBooks for the past few years. The last time we evaluated another similar product was Square, and that was probably 5 years ago. QuickBooks was much more robust and, at the time, offered us more features overall than Square did. It just felt like a …
Chose QuickBooks Online
QBO is the cheapest of the mentioned options. It is much easier to navigate than NetSuite. Rillet and Campfire are still pretty new, so they are building out their different functionalities. QBO lacks the strength of the AI native platforms, like Campfire and Rillet, and it …
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It's great to start out and scale out of. The product is seamless and better for small teams; it's nice to use and easy to pick up.
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Since I perform most of my accounting activities in QBO, I genuinely consider it my go-to software, and I find all its features highly useful.
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QuickBooks Online is best for small and mid sized businesses needing simple affordable accounting. Its starting price is from $19. Xero is stronger for collaboration with unlimited users. Their cost starts with 15, and they are good for flexible reports. Netsuite is built for …
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I used Avalara for 1099's I would use QuickBooks Online, however, for the few we do, it is more cost effective to use Avalara.
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QuickBooks is the best overall as it is intuitive and easy to use, whilst meeting the needs of a CFO. Xero is very popular for IFRS reporting standards and the English-speaking countries internationally. MYOB is the most popular in Australia. SAGE is very strong for …
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Bench is currently doing our book keeping and we are happy with them. I am not sure if QuickBooks also does book keeping.
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The employer I am currently with already had QuickBooks in place. The other ERP systems are much more robust, however they come with a much steeper price that might not be necessary if the business is in its infancy.
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Shelby is more for larger companies, can be overwhelming. It's pretty easy to use but I still prefer QBO.
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QuickBooks Online makes working with clients in distant states more seamless. When my clients were on Desktop, I had to upload backups for the client to download and execute. They would frequently make changes and not tell me, which would lead to inaccurate reporting at the end …
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Sage excells at more complex accounting, but clients do not find the app on the move as easy to use as QuickBooks Online
Chose QuickBooks Online
I only selected QuickBooks online to control the cost of bookkeeping and accounting for my company. FreshBooks was a delight to use, with excellent support, intuitive UI, and easy integrations. The only reason I stay with QuickBooks is because I personally do not have the …
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I initially chose QuickBooks Online because I had already used the desktop version and was familiar with the interface. I have not tried any other similar software.
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QuickBooks online is the only program I have used.
Chose QuickBooks Online
Xero has alot of dead ends, you cant click through to things, you have to go all the way back out, theres no shortcuts, so it takes alot of time. With both, the transactions dont let you know they are connected to a bank feed transactions, you are just assuming they are until …
Chose QuickBooks Online
I used to like the reconciliations, flow and visual appearance of QuickBooks Online much better than all others. The only issue with Intuit products was pricing. Intuit is far higher than others but I believe it does more and used to do it better than others.
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Sage Intacct is very difficult to use and the inter-face is decades behind QB online. The ease to which one can find and manage information on QB online versus Sage Intacct is remarkable. QB Online is made for people who actually manage and facilitate financial information. I …
Chose QuickBooks Online
Widely adopted by U.S. customers, Stronger tools, easier to download and save. We have been a QuickBooks Online customer for 10 years and the price nearly never increases and always stays roughly the same, and offers richer functionality than Xero. We had Xero mostly when we …
Features
QuickBooks Online
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.0
116 Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation8.3105 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.456 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.596 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.269 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.977 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.2
107 Ratings
5% below category average
API for custom integration7.288 Ratings
Plug-ins7.289 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.5
179 Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.6144 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.4169 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
8.3
205 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards8.4192 Ratings
Standard reports8.6199 Ratings
Custom reports8.0183 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.9
222 Ratings
4% above category average
Accounts payable8.8188 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.8205 Ratings
Cash management8.1188 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.0211 Ratings
Expense management8.4195 Ratings
Time tracking7.088 Ratings
Fixed asset management8.089 Ratings
Multi-currency support7.443 Ratings
Multi-division support7.373 Ratings
Regulations compliance7.871 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.0106 Ratings
Self-service portal7.5118 Ratings
Global Financial Support6.935 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.064 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting7.965 Ratings
Localizations7.849 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.5135 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting7.054 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.980 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework7.652 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.899 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.0
84 Ratings
5% below category average
Inventory tracking6.879 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.143 Ratings
Location management7.449 Ratings
Manufacturing module6.832 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Online
7.8
136 Ratings
4% above category average
Pricing7.986 Ratings
Order entry7.782 Ratings
Credit card processing8.3104 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.3103 Ratings
Order Orchestration7.243 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility7.846 Ratings
Order exception Resolution7.339 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuickBooks Online
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(230 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(27 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(146 ratings)
Availability
8.9
(6 ratings)
Performance
1.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(70 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.8
(7 ratings)
Configurability
1.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
1.3
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
2.0
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
5.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
5.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuickBooks Online
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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