FreshBooks vs. QuickBooks Desktop Premier

FreshBooks

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
FreshBooks	Score8.6 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	FreshBooks is an accounting service for small businesses. The solution enables users to send and manage invoices, track billable time and collect online payments. The vendor’s value proposition this that their solution provides a straightforward service that simplifies the billing process.	$21 per month
QuickBooks Desktop Premier	Score8.4 out of 10	N/A	QuickBooks Desktop Premier is an installed version of QuickBooks for general business, contractors, manufacturing and warehouse accounting, as well as nonprofits, professional services, and retail.	N/A

Pricing

FreshBooks

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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Pricing Offerings
FreshBooks	QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

10% discount for annual pricing.

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	FreshBooks	QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Considered Both Products	FreshBooks Brad Schneider President and Owner in Corporate at The Growth Coach of Central Ohio (Professional Training & Coaching, 1-10 employees) Chose FreshBooks There is no fluff and feature overload with FreshBooks. I can get to what I need quickly and easily. I don't have to deal with unnecessary features and fields the system considers essential. The payment features are streamlined and have lots of flexibility when receiving … Incentivized Helpful? Peter Ellison Director Of Training And Development at MediCopy (Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees) Chose FreshBooks Freshbooks was willing to work with us on all needs and compliance issues specific to our processes. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose FreshBooks You have to know why you want to establish an online solution. Understanding what you want to accomplish will probably lead you to FreshBooks as it has the cleanest, simplest design going and it accomplished its tasks without being a burden. Incentivized Helpful?	Intuit No answer on this topic
	Would buy again
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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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	Implementation went as expected
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Features

FreshBooks

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Comparison of Customization features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks 9.1 35 Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 1.3 20 Ratings
API for custom integration	9.330 Ratings	1.315 Ratings
Plug-ins	9.026 Ratings	1.320 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks 10.0 41 Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 10.0 50 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	10.01 Ratings	10.044 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	10.041 Ratings	10.041 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks 7.5 57 Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 8.2 59 Ratings
Dashboards	9.057 Ratings	9.050 Ratings
Standard reports	8.855 Ratings	9.058 Ratings
Custom reports	4.82 Ratings	6.556 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks 7.5 56 Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 8.3 62 Ratings
Accounts payable	8.041 Ratings	10.060 Ratings
Accounts receivable	9.455 Ratings	10.061 Ratings
Cash management	7.03 Ratings	10.056 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	7.02 Ratings	10.059 Ratings
Expense management	6.651 Ratings	10.058 Ratings
Time tracking	7.642 Ratings	5.028 Ratings
Multi-currency support	7.01 Ratings	9.018 Ratings
Regulations compliance	6.021 Ratings	1.819 Ratings
Self-service portal	9.13 Ratings	5.018 Ratings
Fixed asset management	00 Ratings	5.040 Ratings
Multi-division support	00 Ratings	7.033 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	00 Ratings	10.028 Ratings
Global Financial Support	00 Ratings	5.04 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	00 Ratings	7.06 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	00 Ratings	10.010 Ratings
Localizations	00 Ratings	10.02 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	00 Ratings	10.015 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	00 Ratings	10.07 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	00 Ratings	10.08 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	00 Ratings	10.05 Ratings
Standardized Processes	00 Ratings	10.09 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks 9.5 49 Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 8.0 40 Ratings
Pricing	8.839 Ratings	10.030 Ratings
Order entry	9.337 Ratings	10.031 Ratings
Credit card processing	9.741 Ratings	10.028 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	10.01 Ratings	10.036 Ratings
Order Orchestration	00 Ratings	10.03 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	00 Ratings	1.04 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	00 Ratings	5.01 Ratings

Comparison of Payroll Management features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks - Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 9.0 48 Ratings
Pay calculation	00 Ratings	7.046 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	00 Ratings	10.020 Ratings
Direct deposit files	00 Ratings	8.036 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	00 Ratings	9.927 Ratings
Reimbursement management	00 Ratings	10.030 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of FreshBooks and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
Feature	FreshBooks - Ratings	QuickBooks Desktop Premier 2.9 36 Ratings
Inventory tracking	00 Ratings	1.735 Ratings
Automatic reordering	00 Ratings	1.015 Ratings
Location management	00 Ratings	8.019 Ratings
Manufacturing module	00 Ratings	1.017 Ratings