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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ScaleFactor

    Score9.5 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Austin-based ScaleFactor provides their small business accounting automation platform designed to combine software and expert assistance to SMBs and remove concern for financial, tax and accounting challenges.N/A

    ZipBooks

    Score7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ZipBooks is an accounting software solution for small business owners and accountants. Users can track expenses, manage their team, send recurring invoices and manage projects.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    ScaleFactorZipBooks
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    ZipBooks Starter
    $0
    ZipBooks Smarter
    $15
    ZipBooks Sophisticated
    $35
    ZipBooks Accountant
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ScaleFactorZipBooks
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ScaleFactorZipBooks
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ScaleFactor and ZipBooks
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    ZipBooks
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.54 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ScaleFactor and ZipBooks
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.6
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    ZipBooks
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Dashboards9.55 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Standard reports9.54 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ScaleFactor and ZipBooks
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    ZipBooks
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Accounts payable10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Cash management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.55 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expense management9.55 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of ScaleFactor and ZipBooks
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    21% above category average
    ZipBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ScaleFactor and ZipBooks
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    ZipBooks
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Plug-ins9.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ScaleFactor and ZipBooks
    Feature
    ScaleFactor
    -
    Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ScaleFactorZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ScaleFactorZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ScaleFactor
    I work with several businesses and have attempted to bring ScaleFactor into multiple. Thus far the business status/environment has been suitable for ScaleFactor only once, but I'll continue to look for more. ScaleFactor is great when a company has matured beyond the owner making all accounting and banking entries. As soon as multiple systems are needed, it's likely a decent time to call ScaleFactor. I'm confident my operations could run through ScaleFactor for a long time as the next step for us would be something akin to NetSuite or some other more rigid enterprise solution. Additionally, our business has a geographically displaced work force, typically working from home. Having access to all systems via the cloud has been great. No longer do we have to pass a specific computer back and forth for a physical computer software license. It's enabled maximum work flow convenience.
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    ZipBooks is really strong for small businesses (and non-profits like the ones I help manage). It may not yet be ready to handle medium or large businesses given the deep, niche functionality that is sometimes required in those cases.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ScaleFactor
    • ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff
    • Presenting data clearly.
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    ZipBooks
    • Invoicing is particularly easy-to-use, quick, clean and beautiful. GREAT for branding.
    • The time tracker was unexpected, but very useful and integrates well with the invoicing. Leads to quick invoicing every time.
    • Customer support is phenomenal -- the support staff is friendly and helpful.
    • Although they are a new company, they are definitely on the right track!
    • I recommend this software to clients, colleagues, and friends alike, mostly for it quick and beautiful invoicing.
    • They do what they can to live up to their name! It doesn't take very long to get set up, or very long to create a complete invoice and send it to the right person.
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    Cons
    ScaleFactor
    • Could connect with All saving accounts i.e. Building society saving aswell as major banks.
    • When a connected bank or savings account hasn't been used for a month or 2 it could show a 0 transaction to keep it updated rather then saying "last updated 3 months ago"
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    ZipBooks
    • There is some difficulty with a need to learn the use of the menus, they are not open and click, at the moment, the user needs to open the menu then using the pad keys scroll down and use enter to select from the drop-down menu. A mouse does not work.
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    Usability
    ScaleFactor
    ScaleFactor has been a great resource for me as I got my business off the ground. They have allowed me to focus on marketing and strategy while they handle my Quickbooks and other accounting needs. Great accounting and finance solutions that don't require you to hire an in-house staff.
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ScaleFactor
    Not sure if support is still available.
    Incentivized
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    ZipBooks
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    ScaleFactor
    Scale factor, can be used like Xero I believe. However all my past data was already stored in Xero so I used it as an add on. It is a lot more user friendly and helpful, i.e. you don't need to be an accountant to use it. However I am not sure it is useable anymore or supported, so i have gone back to using Xero alone.
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    ZipBooks
    I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ScaleFactor
    • They have been fundamental in helping us grow and scale at a relatively low cost in comparison to out-sourcing these functions. We can spend more on other items that can fuel growth while knowing the back end is taken care of.
    • They provide automated supports for key areas like payroll, expenses, etc so that we can quickly get back to focusing on the other items.
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    ZipBooks
    • ZipBooks is entirely affordable, and with my current $15/mo payments, I get ROI pretty quickly.
    • Invoices are simple and easy to make, while staying beautiful and functional at the same time. This saves me TIME, which means that I don't need to spend 15-20 minutes fiddling with the software to make it do what I want it to do. It just works. And that means, I can spend more time doing client work, and managing projects and sales.
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