QuickBooks Online For Startups
September 18, 2025

QuickBooks Online For Startups

Christopher Bauman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Online

We use QuickBooks Online for our day-to-day accounting of sales, expenses, fixed assets and cash. The system is a great out of the box ready tool that any organization can use, however, the functionality and simplicity of it makes it more geared towards businesses that are startup in nature or organizations with very little to no technical complex accounting.

Pros

  • Cash Management
  • Basic Financial Statement Reporting
  • Billing

Cons

  • More robust options to mass update vendors, customers, journals, etc.
  • Customer support
  • Billing functionality
  • The accounting system has been an affordable option to our business which is tight on cash. It gets the job done.
  • The tiered level with which you purchase definitely matters and it is hard to forecast when you might need to step up and purchase a higher tier version
Its a simple and easy to understand/follow interface just not a lot of technical accounting functionality.
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.

Do you think QuickBooks Online delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with QuickBooks Online's feature set?

Yes

Did QuickBooks Online live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of QuickBooks Online go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy QuickBooks Online again?

Yes

QuickBooks Online is best suited for startups, partnerships, small businesses with a small number of employees, etc. QuickBooks Online is not suitable for organizations with complex accounting, rapid change and multi-entity structured businesses.

QuickBooks Online Feature Ratings

4.4
Accounts payable
6
Accounts receivable
8
Cash management
8
Bank reconciliation
8
Expense management
6
Time tracking
5
Fixed asset management
8
Self-service portal
3
Global Financial Support
1
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
5
Intercompany Accounting
1
Localizations
1
Journals and Reconciliations
7
Enterprise Accounting
1
Configurable Accounting
1
Centralized Rules Framework
1
Standardized Processes
4
Not Rated
Inventory tracking
Not Rated
Automatic reordering
Not Rated
Location management
Not Rated
Manufacturing module
Not Rated
1.6
Pricing
3
Order entry
3
Credit card processing
1
Cost of goods sold
1
Order Orchestration
1
End-to-end order visibility
1
Order exception Resolution
1
1.0
Pay calculation
1
Benefit plan administration
1
Direct deposit files
1
Salary revision and increment management
1
Reimbursement management
1
6.0
Dashboards
5
Standard reports
6
Custom reports
7
1.0
API for custom integration
1
Plug-ins
1
1.0
Role-based user permissions
1
Single sign-on capability
1

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