FreeAgent vs. QuickBooks Online Advanced

FreeAgent

56 Reviews and Ratings

QuickBooks Online Advanced

375 Reviews and Ratings

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 Advanced	Score8.6 out of 10	N/A	QuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.	N/A

Pricing

FreeAgent

QuickBooks Online Advanced

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

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

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	FreeAgent	QuickBooks Online Advanced
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?	Intuit Magda Jaworska Manager in Finance and Accounting at Go2 Accountants Ltd (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced QuickBooks Online Advanced is our first choice, we love using this software, it does everything we need and also it is a great choice for great majority of our clients. It also evolves and the new features are always great. Xero, for example, does not listen to user feedback … Incentivized Helpful? Daniel Jaworski Certified Public Accountant in Finance and Accounting at Deeagle Tax and Accounts Limited (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced QuickBooks Online Advanced is on par with Xero, and both are market leaders in the Online Bookkeeping solutions. Multi-dimensional reporting is better than Xero but Xero has better WorkPapers, Hubdoc app and allows for online filing of accounts to Companies House and to HMRC. … Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Features

FreeAgent

QuickBooks Online Advanced

Comparison of Payroll Management features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 8.6 13 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced - Ratings
Pay calculation	8.012 Ratings	00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.56 Ratings	00 Ratings
Direct deposit files	8.92 Ratings	00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	8.86 Ratings	00 Ratings
Reimbursement management	8.78 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 6.7 13 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced 9.0 93 Ratings
API for custom integration	4.59 Ratings	8.176 Ratings
Plug-ins	8.912 Ratings	9.981 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 8.5 14 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced 9.2 164 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	9.013 Ratings	9.3146 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.013 Ratings	9.1160 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 6.4 23 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced 8.4 177 Ratings
Dashboards	7.121 Ratings	8.8167 Ratings
Standard reports	7.621 Ratings	8.8176 Ratings
Custom reports	4.410 Ratings	7.6168 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 8.7 25 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced 9.3 179 Ratings
Accounts payable	8.020 Ratings	9.4173 Ratings
Accounts receivable	8.522 Ratings	9.7168 Ratings
Cash management	8.520 Ratings	9.1149 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	9.020 Ratings	9.6171 Ratings
Expense management	8.924 Ratings	9.7158 Ratings
Time tracking	9.018 Ratings	9.790 Ratings
Fixed asset management	8.611 Ratings	00 Ratings
Multi-currency support	8.110 Ratings	9.746 Ratings
Multi-division support	9.05 Ratings	7.577 Ratings
Regulations compliance	8.78 Ratings	9.280 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	9.120 Ratings	9.5100 Ratings
Self-service portal	9.011 Ratings	9.896 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	8.01 Ratings	9.6155 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	9.976 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	00 Ratings	7.576 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	00 Ratings	8.566 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	00 Ratings	9.884 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	00 Ratings	9.565 Ratings
Standardized Processes	00 Ratings	9.1119 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 7.4 4 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced 9.6 72 Ratings
Inventory tracking	7.72 Ratings	9.672 Ratings
Automatic reordering	8.21 Ratings	00 Ratings
Location management	4.51 Ratings	00 Ratings
Manufacturing module	9.11 Ratings	00 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online Advanced
Feature	FreeAgent 8.1 13 Ratings	QuickBooks Online Advanced 9.5 121 Ratings
Pricing	8.19 Ratings	9.888 Ratings
Order entry	6.82 Ratings	9.981 Ratings
Credit card processing	8.25 Ratings	8.8106 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	9.13 Ratings	00 Ratings

User Ratings
	FreeAgent	QuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend	8.1 (25 ratings)	9.6 (179 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.9 (6 ratings)
Usability	8.5 (6 ratings)	9.9 (4 ratings)
Availability	8.9 (5 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Performance	9.1 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Support Rating	1.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	1.0 (1 ratings)	6.4 (3 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.1 (1 ratings)
CPA Rating	9.1 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Product Scalability	8.2 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)