QuickBooks Online Advance Review
January 25, 2024

QuickBooks Online Advance Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Online Advanced

As a firm, we used to rely on QuickBooks Online Advanced for all of our clients bookkeeping/payroll needs. The biggest problem that QuickBooks Online Advanced solved for our firm was that it gave us one platform that would house all of the bookkeeping/payroll information rather than having to use a bookkeeping software alongside a completely different payroll software. I really enjoyed the efficiency of being able to pull payroll tax reports, which made year-end bookkeeping adjustments more efficient. The only issue that I had with QuickBooks Online Advanced, when compared to other bookkeeping software, is the reconciliation of bank accounts. To me, it felt like coding transactions in one screen and then having to go to another screen to reconcile was a wasted step. Especially when we started using other bookkeeping software's that have coding and reconciling all in one step.
  • Payroll Filing
  • AR/AP Reports broken out by terms
  • Sales and Use Liability Reports
  • Bank account reconciliation
  • Overall look of the main screen
  • Continual updates to current reports
  • The use of QuickBooks Online Advanced has made it possible to sign at least 8 clients that we would not have been able to if we did not have the platform.
The training program for QuickBooks Online Advanced is one of the more thorough training programs for a bookkeeping platform. The training takes you through several different modules and really makes you pay attention to the information that is being provided. Unlike some trainings that you can just skip through a slide show, answer, 3 questions, and then continue about your day.
The cloud based system was a huge benefit of QuickBooks Online Advanced. Our company has locations in different cities about 3 hours apart. With QuickBooks Online Advanced being set up as a cloud based system, employees are able to collaborate in real time and work together if one or more employees have questions/concerns regarding a set of books.
QuickBooks Online Advanced has every function for the bookkeeping/payroll industry. At the end of the day, the layout and reconciliation could be more aesthetically pleasing or more efficient, but QuickBooks Online Advanced has the capability to do everything that a bookkeeper or payroll processor would ever need in order to get the job done.
Our company currently uses both of these platforms. In my opinion, QuickBooks Online Advanced has more capabilities than Xero, but Xero is more aesthetically pleasing. The biggest difference is the QuickBooks Online Advanced payroll processing and payroll tax filings. With QuickBooks Online Advanced these are built in directly to the software rather than having to "add on" a 3rd party application.

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

Yes

Are you happy with QuickBooks Online Advanced's feature set?

Yes

Did QuickBooks Online Advanced live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of QuickBooks Online Advanced go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy QuickBooks Online Advanced again?

Yes

I gave this rating more from the standpoint that I enjoy using other bookkeeping platforms more than I enjoy QuickBooks Online Advanced. While QuickBooks Online Advanced is a solid platform that I have no issue working in, there are some areas that could be improved. The biggest of these areas is the overall design of the platform. I feel that when you first log in and are brought to the home screen, everything just looks cluttered.

QuickBooks Online Advanced Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
7
Accounts receivable
8
Cash management
6
Bank reconciliation
3
Expense management
6
Time tracking
8
Multi-currency support
Not Rated
Multi-division support
5
Regulations compliance
Not Rated
Electronic tax filing
10
Self-service portal
Not Rated
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Not Rated
Intercompany Accounting
5
Journals and Reconciliations
4
Enterprise Accounting
Not Rated
Configurable Accounting
Not Rated
Centralized Rules Framework
6
Standardized Processes
7
Inventory tracking
7
Pricing
9
Order entry
7
Credit card processing
8
Dashboards
2
Standard reports
8
Custom reports
4
Not Rated
API for custom integration
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
10
Single sign-on capability
10