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QuickBooks Online

Overview

What is QuickBooks Online?

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.

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Popular Features

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  • Bank reconciliation (137)
    6.2
    62%
  • Accounts receivable (131)
    6.0
    60%
  • Standard reports (128)
    5.3
    53%
  • Dashboards (124)
    4.7
    47%

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Pricing

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Self-Employed

$15

Cloud
per month

Simple Start

$25

Cloud
per month

Plus

$75

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

QuickBooks Online Demo | CAN

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

3.1
Avg 7.5

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

2.5
Avg 7.1

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

3.7
Avg 8.0

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

5.3
Avg 7.6

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

3.7
Avg 7.4

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

1.2
Avg 7.0

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

3.7
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is QuickBooks Online?

QuickBooks Online is a SaaS verison of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version, features typical of similarly priced accounting software. The monthly fee for this service starts at $10 and climbs to $30 with the Plus version, which has the richest features. The base level allows for unlimited invoices and estimates, expense tracking, importing from Excel or Quickbooks desktop, data backup, mobile accessibility, and integration with many other applications. The Essentials pricing plan contain more automation, more bill and payment management, as well as inventory and time tracking, and the Plus package contains budgeting and analytic features.

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QuickBooks Online Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Priority AccountEdge, FreshBooks, and Zoho Books are common alternatives for QuickBooks Online.

Reviewers rate Cash management highest, with a score of 6.3.

The most common users of QuickBooks Online are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I own a bookkeeping business and regularly assist business owners with managing their books. QuickBooks Online helps us to clearly see where money is coming in and exactly where the money is going out. Every dollar has a name and we can make informed decisions on how to adjust expenses and/or sales to create more profit. QuickBooks Online is user friendly with pulling and customizing reports, which allows us to see exactly what we need each month.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Quickbooks is used across our organization for quoting and following up on estimates, tracking sales and profit/loss over the financial quarter, sending and automatically chasing outstanding invoices, bookkeeping and reporting. The dashboard overview provides key information in an easy to scan view.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use it for business bookkeeping like billing, invoicing, quotes, expense tracking, inventory, and most important payment integration. This is SME, so it is used mainly by the owner. Can't undo mistakes, which ends up calling support. A price hike on a regular basis and integration with other products not as seamless as one would like.
Charles Fashana, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As business grew, tracking revenue/invoices and expenses/payables through excel spreadsheets or other offline/manual methods quickly became challenging and a better solution was needed. However, as a small business, a robust and expensive accounting software wasn't what we needed. We were looking for a simple solution that would be easy to use and handle the basics of our accounting and finance needs, along with giving us some room to grow with the platform as our business grew. We used QuickBooks Online to do this, and the platform what used primarily by myself as COO, a part-time bookkeeper, and a tax professional at times.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use QuickBooks Online for our accounting/bookkeeping. I am the sole user at my company, but also advise others with their QBO setup and use. I also use QBO Accountant to do bookkeeping for other companies. For me, QBO solves the business problem of easily achieving real-time bookkeeping and reportable financial information.
Lukas Sundahl, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I am currently using QuickBooks Online for my consulting operation. The software helps me categorize all transactions and build out financial statements. I also use the software to reconcile my bank statement each month. I also use QuickBooks to generate my monthly sales invoices. The software handles all the needed sales and back end accounting functions for my consulting work.
Jeff Henkel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
I use QuickBooks Online daily for my Accounting/Bookkeeping business. My primary business is to serve my clients with various accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks Online Support so they stay focused on running their business. In addition, I use QuickBooks Online for my own business financial accounting. I find the majority of my clients see QuickBooks Online as a good solution for their business.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Online is being used across our organization to track expenses, run accounting reports, reconciling, and assists our CPA with providing the business back with data such as P Vs. L, etc ...
Christian Banach | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Online is used across our organization for accounting. We use it to manage income and expenses, keep track of the financial health of our business, invoicing customers, paying bills, generating reports, and preparing taxes.
Devin Rowley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization uses QuickBooks Online to track the Accounting and bookkeeping for several small entities that are unrelated to our main business but are owned by the same owner. Since the entities are never going to be consolidated, using QuickBooks Online is a simple and easy solution for managing the entities.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use QuickBooks Online to keep our accounting books, for financial statements, for forecasting and to track customer and vendor activities. The founder/CEO, the bookkeeper and I use it.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are a small business and QuickBooks handles all our accounting needs from invoicing our clients, keeping track of mileage, [and] tracking expenses. We love using it. The reporting gives us everything we need to see to make the correct financial decisions within our company.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I work directly with QuickBooks Online to manage construction projects. Additionally, our company builds integrations into QuickBooks Online using their open API to connect to best-in-class construction project management systems like Procore.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use QuickBooks Online at the accounting department. Overall, QuickBooks Online is a great accounting solution for the company of our size (around 150-200 employees). QuickBooks Online focuses on addressing various accounting issues of small and medium size businesses such as simplifying the process of bank reconciliation, running numerous reports used by small/medium businesses daily just in one click, and other useful features.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The platform helps us in registering our transactions from all offices in various countries. Our operation involves having five offices throughout the country, as well as one more abroad. From which we provide services to our clients. By implementing this platform we can have all our information in one place.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I currently work as a consultant doing accounting for small businesses and startup companies. I work as freelancer on UpWork. I help business owners transition from either their previous accounting software, QuickBooks Desktop, or Excel-based program to QuickBooks Online. As business owners grow their business, they no longer have time to do the accounting themselves so they reach out to me to do the accounting for them on a weekly or monthly basis so they can have accurate financials to see the health of their business.
Rob Martinek | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use this package for Accounting, Invoicing & Payroll. A major benefit is that the majority of accounts automatically sync so there is litlle data entry. Also, there are saved transactions that automatically post common/frequent transactions. We also use the system to run financial reports to evaluate the health of the agency. One of my personal favorities is the P&L Report comarison of current 12 months versus prior 12 months. It shows how we are evolving as an organization on both sides of the ledger
Mark Anthony Sinchioco | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use QuickBooks Online for a client to record and his expenses daily for his job. He is using it to file reimbursements from his company. What I do is record his expenses using QuickBooks Online and upload the receipts as well for easing viewing and reference. He also make me do reports for his daily expenses and expenditures for his work.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use QuickBooks for our accounting purposes and reporting to the board. Our accountant is able to access to also audit our financials. The business problem it is addressing is a one-stop shop for financials. This also helps with reconciling our accounts on a monthly basis. It is easy to use and very user friendly when you have a problem.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use the online version of QuickBooks for cloud connectivity, and to enable multiple machines to have access to the same workbook without running into licensing or duplicate instance issues. The ease of access is also much easier to deal with than with the local premier version on a virtual machine.
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