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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Online

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks 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

    ZipBooks

    Score7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    ZipBooks is an accounting software solution for small business owners and accountants. Users can track expenses, manage their team, send recurring invoices and manage projects.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineZipBooks
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    ZipBooks Starter
    $0
    ZipBooks Smarter
    $15
    ZipBooks Sophisticated
    $35
    ZipBooks Accountant
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineZipBooks
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineZipBooks
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    We liked the fresh approach and the clean aesthetics of Wave, Xero and ZipBooks. However they all lacked the ability to customize a invoice template, which is sad to say, but that was the #1 feature for us, since we had existing customers that we didn't want to disrupt; i.e., …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    The only other service I have used that was similar to QuickBooks was Gusto. My experience with it was pretty limited. We did not use it for very long. We tried it because it was made for small businesses and we are a smaller department. QuickBooks was more scalable and worked …
    Incentivized
    ZipBooks
    Chose ZipBooks
    ZipBooks is a much cleaner, easier to use software.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    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
    QuickBooks OnlineZipBooks
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    81 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.872 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.548 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.757 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.058 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    9.7
    112 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.684 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.7106 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.1
    136 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    Dashboards8.6128 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Standard reports8.2132 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Custom reports7.5120 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    147 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    Accounts payable9.1125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.4135 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Cash management8.7123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.1141 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expense management8.7125 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Time tracking6.957 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.024 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.241 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.368 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal8.869 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.737 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.731 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.740 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework8.426 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.552 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online and ZipBooks
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    ZipBooks
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    Pricing8.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.666 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.370 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (165 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.9
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    2.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.1
    (68 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)