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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BILL

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ABILL is an online service for SMBs which provides a central dashboard for managing Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and cash flow management. It syncs with all major accounting systems like QuickBooks, Sage, Intaact, and NetSuite.

    $45

    per month

    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

    Pricing
    BILLQuickBooks Online
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $45
    per user/per month
    Team
    $55
    per user/per month
    Corporate
    $79
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BILLQuickBooks Online
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BILLQuickBooks Online
    Considered Both Products
    BILL
    Chose BILL
    I was not involved in the selection process but we implemented Bill.com when the business started in 2013, so we have used it from the beginning. We use QuickBooks Online for our management company bookkeeping but we choose to process payments through Bill.com because it's more …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I know that QuickBooks Online has the option to directly pay vendors through its software, but I have found that using Bill.com is the best for paying your bills. The biggest difference is Bill.com has the approval requirement before any bill can be paid and you can require …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I will say Bill is a solid solution in comparison to other solutions used.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I don't recommend BILL to anyone
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    top solution out there to simplify accounting and finance tracking. Only negative note: they started charging for every single client ACH payment done through Quickbooks. Originally this feature was free, but then it grew to up to $10 per transaction. Reason for which we had to …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    In my last job, we used Clients and Profits (which isn't listed as a product). We switched from it to NetSuite and I believe used Epay to print checks from CSV import files generated from NetSuite. Bill.com seems way easier and streamlined.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com was something my employer uses in the US. But it certainly doesn't work here in Canada [in my experience]. Paypal is easy to retrieve payments from and Quickbooks is almost seamless. The sign-in process through the Bill.com App is ridiculous [in my opinion] and …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    It's more flexible and affordable than Expensify and QB online. It allows a more novice user to understand and manage the backend of the platform. It costs less for growing companies since you don't have to sign a long contract. Its similar in flexibility of payments to PayPal …
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com is the only one that does both receivables and payables in one platform. Bill.com is more for that than it is for document management.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    I have not come across another solution as complete as Bill.com. I have looked at Concur, Quickbooks bill payments, bank payment systems and even more advanced systems like Intacct or Oracle, but none of then provides the features and benefits of Bill.com.
    Incentivized
    Chose BILL
    Bill.com had just been implemented when I joined the company where I first used it. I never saw a need to look at anything else. In my current role, I turned to Bill.com again and had it up and running within a few hours.
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    Currently using Blackbaud Financial Edge (we're a nonprofit) and I miss the ease and flexibility of QuickBooks Online. I've considered switching (downgrading?) to QBO, although we have needs that are unique to nonprofits. Not sure QBO could handle fund accounting very well.

    I …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    QuickBooks is better than most software I have used. It gives more detailed reports for our company to make financial decisions.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    Other software packages such as NetSuite and Intacct I used in the past are more robust in terms of supporting a bigger organization, but at my current company we selected QuickBooks Online as our ERP because it is a perfect fit for the size of the company and our operations as …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    QBO is much more robust than the other free programs. There is so much more you can do with it compared to the other programs. I had zero accounting experience and I'd say the other programs were a bit easier to learn, but overall QuickBooks has more features and capabilities …
    Incentivized
    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
    Only used QuickBooks Online because customer had already started with it and didn't want to switch. It provided better integration with Bill.com.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online
    Quickbooks Online is just more refined. We use Bill.com as well, and the two integrate seamlessly. We chose QuickBooks Online because of the number of clients that are already familiar with the product, the number of clients likely to move in the direction of QuickBooks Online …
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    66%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    81%
    Would buy again
    89 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    66%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    84%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    66%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    88 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    BILLQuickBooks Online
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    7% above category average
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Customizable Approval Policies8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Financial Document Management8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking8.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced OCR6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts Payable
    Comparison of Accounts Payable features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    5.9
    3 Ratings
    12% below category average
    QuickBooks Online
    -
    Ratings
    Automated Accounts Payable Processes6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Vendor Management9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tax Form Preparation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    81 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.872 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.067 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.548 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.757 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.058 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    9.7
    112 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.684 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.7106 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.1
    136 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.1132 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.5120 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    147 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.1125 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.4135 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.1141 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.957 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.155 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings9.145 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.241 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.368 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings8.869 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.737 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.731 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.376 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.127 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.740 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.452 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.046 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.123 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of BILL and QuickBooks Online
    Feature
    BILL
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Online
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.056 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.054 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.370 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Yooz
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    Score6.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BILLQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (66 ratings)
    8.7
    (165 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (13 ratings)
    1.9
    (24 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    2.0
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (17 ratings)
    1.1
    (68 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    3.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BILLQuickBooks Online
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BILL
    It depends, Bill.com certainly has a strong reputation and I agree it can be a great solution in the right scenario but I think the implementation and initial setup are critical and need to be well thought out based on the setup of the organization you are a part of.
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    Intuit
    I appreciate the ability to auto-generate invoices for recurring transactions, which saves time, as well as the option to set up auto-generated transactions. The report option is super helpful when reviewing information, as you can click to view the details in the report without having to go back and forth.
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    Pros
    BILL
    • The fact that bill.com automatically processes most information on the invoice is really helpful - leads to quicker processing
    • The "to do list" feature ensures you see the tasks that need to be completed ASAP
    • The reports section is very helpful in year end prepping for audits
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    Intuit
    • Workflows for accounts payable invoice review are terrific.
    • Bill payment allows you to pay vendors online via ACH or check without having to write a physical check, which reduces admin time.
    • The cloud based login lends well to a remote or hybrid work environment for staff.
    • QuickBooks Online allows you to pre-configure vendors' general ledger expense accounts. This helps with general ledger coding accuracy and consistency.
    • QuickBooks Online integrates with Rippling HRIS, Coast, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, etc., which lends well to an efficient month-end closing and reduced administrative time.
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    Cons
    BILL
    • Currently, our company uses a different platform to submit expenses, we only use bill.com to receive them. So perhaps this isn't actually a place where bill.com could improve, but the expense submission process may not have been robust enough for our company.
    • The bill.com platform wasn't the most beautiful or pleasing to use, but this is a minor fault.
    • I'd love a way to set up recurring payments (e.g., my phone bill is reimbursed each month).
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    Intuit
    • The upsells have gotten worse over time and are on every screen in the most awkward positions. I don't need a constant reminder to upgrade, especially on a very old account that's paid thousands over the years.
    • The interface has never been especially intuitive, but I was an old Quicken user and it was somewhat familiar. Over time, it's gotten worse, and in the last 2 years, the program seems to move things more often than I would expect.
    • The software constantly adds features that I don't want and want to turn off, but the interface is so difficult to use that I find myself skipping it. Imagine seeing a message that the system recognized invoices that hadn't been paid so it prepared reminder notices for you that can be sent at the click of a button. Who thinks using canned reminders that you've never seen is a good thing?
    • A lot of functionality seems to derive from connecting your bank accounts to QBO. I don't want Intuit to have an always-on connection to any bank accounts, even checking.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BILL
    While our firm does not use Bill.com internally, we know many customers that use Bill.com and are very happy with it. Based on the feedback from current users, I would say that the product should have a strong renewal forecast. Once customers move their AP to the cloud, they would be unlikely to move it back given a choice.
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    Intuit
    It like the product 'right out of the box' and I trust Intuit will continually improve it over the years based on my experience with their desktop products. The large providers of Apps makes customizing the entire package relatively easy and seamless for a wide variety of business types.
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    Usability
    BILL
    Bill.com continues to raise the bar with new features and improved interface. The Fast Pay option is another innovation that reduces administrative time when you have to get an overnight check out. The new Chat Support interface, powered by Zopim, which is world-class, adds to the responsiveness of Bill.com's support team and makes getting real-time answers that much easier.
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    Intuit
    I had very little trouble setting up the program and migrating from our old accounting system. The daily usage is also very intuitive and easy. Anytime we run into minor trouble with the program, there are always tons of help available on YouTube, so we don't even look up the online manual anymore.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BILL
    The only time Bill.com was ever "unavailable" was then the Sync to Quickbooks function failed. That happened a time or two but was usually quickly remedied. I'm not sure if that's an issue with newer online versions of Quickbooks Enterprise -- at the time we were using a remotely hosted Quickbooks instance accessed via terminal server (vs a cloud offering like Bill.com is)
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    Intuit
    We have rarely had outages in the last 10 years. I can only recall 2 times in the last 10 years where we were not able to access our client files.
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    Performance
    BILL
    Load times can be slow after long use.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
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    Support Rating
    BILL
    I could not explain to them how I was trying to remove an old email account from my company page while granting the new email account access to the bank account that the first email account had added. The "set a bank account as inactive" button is labeled delete, but they don't seem to recognize that. I requested my Bill.com account be deleted on Wednesday so I could start all over with a fresh account; this seemed to be completed Wednesday night, but when I tried to create a new Bill.com account from the same email, it took me to my old bill.com account.
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    Intuit
    In my experience, most representatives keep me on the phone for hours, literally, for a single issue and then usually cannot resolve it satisfactorily. I have 10 open cases that need resolution and, in my experience, there has been NO follow-up communication on any of them.
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    Online Training
    BILL
    The online training provided by Bill.com is concise and since the firm consistently improves the platform functionality, users are able to select the training for the modules they specifically need.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BILL
    I heard from my leadership that it went very well.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    The person in charge of QB needs to be very accurate with record keeping and is recommended to stay on top of tasks. The biggest issue we have is reconciliation, and those issues occur only when too much time has occurred between reconciliations
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    Alternatives Considered
    BILL
    1. Automation & Workflow Efficiency.2. Integration Capabilities with other softwaresWe needed a centralized, automated, and scalable solution for managing both payables and receivables. The strong integration with our existing accounting software was a key factor.The platform gave us better visibility and control over cash flow and approval processes.
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    Intuit
    As a freelance bookkeeper, the Desktop version of QuickBooks Online doesn't allow for ease of access from any device. Having to be on a computer with the software downloaded creates additional work to gain access to all required filings etc. Also, I personally find the linking functionality on the Online version to be much more streamlined and user friendly.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BILL
    None, all good.
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BILL
    We have multiple locations, and everything works fine.
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    Intuit
    As we have grown along our professional path, we have also expanded our use of QB. The scalability is easy and features seem to be waiting for you until you need them. We have increased profits by over 10x from our first year in business to the current and have yet to find a reason to look elsewhere
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    Return on Investment
    BILL
    • After receiving an offer to 'finance' outstanding invoices, I was enticed by the promise of a 3% total cost for a 60-day period, with the possibility of extending the financing for an additional 10 months (for an additional fee). Eager to access funds, I decided to finance an invoice worth $17,160.00. Within 24 hours, BILL deposited $16,645.20 (97% of the invoice amount) into my account.
    • However, when the customer paid their $17,160 invoice four days later, instead of the funds being deposited into my checking account as I expected, BILL chose to retire the loan and retain my $514.80 fee for the 4 day advance period. This unexpected turn of events resulted in an effective interest rate of a staggering 273.75%. It was clear that this arrangement was far from what I had initially understood, and the financial impact was outrageously high.
    • Frustratingly, my attempts to resolve this issue through customer service were in vain, as I spoke with three agents who provided no satisfactory solutions. To anyone contemplating using BILL's services, I strongly urge you to carefully scrutinize the fine print and consider opting for a more reputable finance company."
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    Intuit
    • QuickBooks has given us a useful portal by which to get an overview of our financials.
    • QuickBooks has given us a relatively easy way to send out invoices quickly and efficiently.
    • Due to the customization limitations on QuickBooks, we've had to get creative in third-party implementations to better represent our brand and to track financials.
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    ScreenShots

    BILL Screenshots

    Screenshot of BILL’s central dashboard, which displays upcoming bills, invoices, and ingoing and outgoing payments.Screenshot of BILL automatically pulls in bills via email and automatically starts the process. It also checks for duplicate invoices by looking at the invoice numbers and payment amounts to flag questionable invoices.Screenshot of BILL's desktop and mobile applications so users' teams can review invoices and send payments on-the-go.Screenshot of BILL’s mobile app, which can be used to review invoices, add comments, and approve from anywhere.Screenshot of The overview screen, where the status of invoices can be reviewed to get a bird’s eye view of tasks.

    QuickBooks Online Screenshots

    Screenshot of the accounting and bank transactions interfaceScreenshot of an overview of the accounting inventoryScreenshot of book marksScreenshot of the business tax overviewScreenshot of the customer hubScreenshot of the dashboard