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QuickBooks Online vs. Zoho Books

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QuickBooks Online

1,990 Reviews and Ratings

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156 Reviews and Ratings

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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

    Zoho Books

    Score8.9 out of 10
    		N/AZoho Books is an accounting solution that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances. This solution includes dashboards and a wide variety of reports. Business users can automate tasks and set up custom workflows. Zoho offers a 14 day free trial.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineZoho Books
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Free
    $0
    For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
    Standard
    $20
    per month per org
    Professional
    $50
    per month per org
    Premium
    $70
    per month per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineZoho Books
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Zoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineZoho Books
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Christopher Cantrall
    Vice President - General Counsel in Corporate at New Orleans Perspectives (Market Research, 1-10 employees)
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    No competitor quick stacks up. FreshBooks has a speedy UI, but lacks features for a more complex small business. Xero has a UI that I personally don't like as much and it never felt quite right to me. Not as many accountants are familiar either. Zoho Books came the closest …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    Ultimately, QuickBooks/Intuit has the most market share when it comes to accounting software. The benefit of so many people using this software is that there's always an answer to a problem that you may be having when it comes to using the software. Intuit has provided a …
    Incentivized
    Zoho
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Books
    • QuickBooks Online is much harder to use than Zoho Books. We found that Zoho Books was easy to train staff, and the online help is excellent.
    • Qickbooks Desktop is endlessly buggy, requiring frequent IT support calls and a dedicated server for multi-user access.
    • Online payments for …
    Incentivized
    Marcus Sorensen
    CEO in Corporate at Blue Coolers (Sporting Goods, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    Affordability better, online access better, automations better, integration with our CRM and inventory better, customizability better
    Incentivized
    Sanjay Singh
    Business Development Manager in Corporate at TrionTech (Information Technology Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    Zoho Books has a much simpler GUI and the reason we selected Zoho is because of the integration of Zoho Books across other applications and especially into Zoho products. One of the other reasons is the time log feature we can easily pair up with a client service ticket to show …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Books
    I believe it is way easier to use, has more robust features, seamless integration with other Zoho apps like CRM, Projects, etc. is super useful and has saved a lot of time. Streamlining this process has been easy, and the end result is better reporting, improved decision making …
    Incentivized
    Cedric Haynes
    Owner at Lonell Multimedia/Strong Beach Media (Online Media, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    Easier to integrate with other Zoho apps. It’s also customized for mobile use making it easy to use wherever I am. I can get real-time updates on payments while in the field via the mobile app. The software is customizable and adaptable so I can easily make it fit various …
    Incentivized
    Mehdi Aherraki
    General Manager in Corporate at iDESIGN Maroc (Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    The very easy to read dashboard, the clear categorization, the customization features, the easy learning curve and the seamless integration with other Zoho products (that we use a lot and frequently) are for our company the reasons why we favored Zoho books over other …
    Incentivized
    Scott French
    Operations Manager in Product Management at Right Now Mobility (Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    Quickbooks is the standard. ZOHO Books will give it a run for its money. Your accountant may not like the fact that you switch over to Zoho Books, but since it's completely web-based, you are able to give them access to your account easily.
    Incentivized
    Wesley Johnson
    Director in Corporate at Wetland Solutions LLC (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    The main difference here was the time tracking functionality that goes to a project specific nature. We do multiple projects with the same client and need to be able to split our time amongst those different projects for the purpose of reporting and invoicing.
    Incentivized
    Hazem Kassem
    Managing Director in Corporate at AxcellMena (Accounting, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Zoho Books
    Price and easier to use Other many applications that could be integrated with zoho
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Zoho Books
    In comparison, Zoho is about the same price but comes with a lot more customizable fields. There are other solutions that feed right in and make it so there is only one place you need to go to get a full picture of your business and what you need to do to keep it running …
    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 OnlineZoho Books
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    81 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    -
    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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.757 Ratings7.816 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.058 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    9.7
    112 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    9.2
    25 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.684 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.7106 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.1
    136 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    24 Ratings
    Dashboards8.6128 Ratings8.224 Ratings
    Standard reports8.1132 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    Custom reports7.5120 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online and Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    147 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.3
    25 Ratings
    Accounts payable9.1125 Ratings8.223 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.4135 Ratings8.224 Ratings
    Cash management8.7123 Ratings7.022 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.1141 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Expense management8.7125 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Time tracking6.957 Ratings8.815 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.024 Ratings9.214 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.241 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.368 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal8.869 Ratings9.016 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 Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    7.0
    14 Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.046 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.023 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Location management8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Online and Zoho Books
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    22 Ratings
    Pricing8.056 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Order entry8.054 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.566 Ratings6.619 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.370 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (165 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.9
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    8.3
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    2.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.1
    (68 ratings)
    5.3
    (5 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)