FreeAgent vs. QuickBooks Online

FreeAgent

QuickBooks Online

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
FreeAgent	Score6.4 out of 10	N/A	FreeAgent is an cloud-based accounting system designed for small businesses and freelancers. FreeAgent supports many core accounting features and bank reconciliation, payroll, tax management, project level accounting, and multiple currency support. It is mobile-accessible, and integrates with many apps.	$13.50 per month
QuickBooks Online	Score8.2 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

FreeAgent

QuickBooks Online

FreeAgent: $13.50
per month
FreeAgent: $135
per year

Simple Start: $38
per month
Essentials: $75
per month
Plus: $115
per month
Advanced: $275
per month

Pricing Offerings
FreeAgent	QuickBooks Online
Free Trial
Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

—

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	FreeAgent	QuickBooks Online
Considered Both Products	FreeAgent Magda Jaworska Manager in Finance and Accounting at Go2 Accountants Ltd (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose FreeAgent Our clients use all of the above software providers, some of them using Xero, QuickBooks, FreshBooks, QuickFile, Kashflow, Wave App etc. FreeAgent is best one for me among the free software available as it does everything and we would not even need additional software for … Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Jaworski Certified Public Accountant in Finance and Accounting at Deeagle Tax and Accounts Limited (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose FreeAgent As a free software for Mettle users it is excellent choice and great value for money especially for micro businesses. It does the needed bank imports and reconciliations, however compared to more advanced products like Xero or QuickBooks it lacks the flexibility of those … Incentivized Helpful? Vince McConville Advisor / Director at Consiliosa Ltd (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose FreeAgent I have used and tested out many other systems. I was looking at Xero for my accounting system but at the time I chose FreeAgent because of the way it handles the recording of dividends and the inbuilt time recording. The others I trialed were good and many of them cheaper. … Incentivized Helpful? Maribel Pascual Director in Professional Services at Prima PA Ltd (Executive Office, 1-10 employees) Chose FreeAgent I found FreeAgent to be more user friendly and since I have no accounting background much more easy to use than QuickBooks. Helpful?	Intuit No answer on this topic
	Would buy again
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Delivers good value for the price
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Happy with the feature set
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
	Implementation went as expected
No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic

Features

FreeAgent

QuickBooks Online

Comparison of Payroll Management features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 8.6 13 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.5 81 Ratings
Pay calculation	8.012 Ratings	7.872 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.56 Ratings	7.033 Ratings
Direct deposit files	8.92 Ratings	9.067 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.86 Ratings	9.046 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.78 Ratings	9.548 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 6.7 13 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.3 71 Ratings
API for custom integration	4.59 Ratings	8.757 Ratings
Plug-ins	8.912 Ratings	8.058 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 8.5 14 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 9.7 112 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	9.013 Ratings	9.684 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.013 Ratings	9.7106 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 6.4 23 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.1 136 Ratings
Dashboards	7.121 Ratings	8.6128 Ratings
Standard reports	7.621 Ratings	8.1132 Ratings
Custom reports	4.410 Ratings	7.5120 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 8.7 25 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.5 147 Ratings
Accounts payable	8.020 Ratings	9.1125 Ratings
Accounts receivable	8.522 Ratings	9.4135 Ratings
Cash management	8.520 Ratings	8.7123 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	9.020 Ratings	9.1141 Ratings
Expense management	8.924 Ratings	8.7125 Ratings
Time tracking	9.018 Ratings	7.057 Ratings
Fixed asset management	8.611 Ratings	8.055 Ratings
Multi-currency support	8.110 Ratings	7.024 Ratings
Multi-division support	9.05 Ratings	9.145 Ratings
Regulations compliance	8.78 Ratings	9.241 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	9.120 Ratings	9.368 Ratings
Self-service portal	9.011 Ratings	8.869 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	8.01 Ratings	9.376 Ratings
Global Financial Support	00 Ratings	8.018 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	8.737 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	00 Ratings	8.731 Ratings
Localizations	00 Ratings	8.023 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	00 Ratings	8.027 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	00 Ratings	7.740 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	00 Ratings	8.326 Ratings
Standardized Processes	00 Ratings	8.452 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 7.4 4 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 7.5 49 Ratings
Inventory tracking	7.72 Ratings	8.046 Ratings
Automatic reordering	8.21 Ratings	7.023 Ratings
Location management	4.51 Ratings	8.023 Ratings
Manufacturing module	9.11 Ratings	7.018 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online
Feature	FreeAgent 8.1 13 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.4 90 Ratings
Pricing	8.19 Ratings	8.056 Ratings
Order entry	6.82 Ratings	8.054 Ratings
Credit card processing	8.25 Ratings	8.566 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	9.13 Ratings	9.370 Ratings
Order Orchestration	00 Ratings	8.022 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	00 Ratings	9.021 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	00 Ratings	8.019 Ratings

User Ratings
	FreeAgent	QuickBooks Online
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (25 ratings)	8.7 (165 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (1 ratings)	1.8 (24 ratings)
Usability	8.5 (6 ratings)	8.7 (80 ratings)
Availability	8.9 (5 ratings)	2.0 (5 ratings)
Performance	9.1 (1 ratings)	1.0 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	1.0 (1 ratings)	1.1 (68 ratings)
Implementation Rating	1.0 (1 ratings)	3.0 (6 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
CPA Rating	9.1 (1 ratings)	7.4 (18 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	1.3 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	8.2 (1 ratings)	1.0 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	1.0 (2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	1.0 (2 ratings)

FreeAgent vs. QuickBooks Online

FreeAgent

QuickBooks Online

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons