Online Check Writer vs. QuickBooks Online

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Online Check Writer
Score 9.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
PAY Print any printer/Paper Send E-Check, ACH, Direct Deposit, eMail PDF Checks One-Click Check making for $1.00 by USPS Send recurring payments via Paper Checks, e-Checks, or ACH GET PAID 100% Face Value Request a check by SMS/eMail, print it or direct deposit Send a custom link for receiving recurring payment, rent, service fee, etc. Print Remote check without the signature of…
$0
5 Payments Per Month, Unlimited Receiving of eChecks / ACH
QuickBooks Online
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks 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
Online Check WriterQuickBooks Online
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
5 Payments Per Month, Unlimited Receiving of eChecks / ACH
Basic
49.99/Year
1 Bank Account, Unlimted Payments
Ultimate
499.99/Year
40 Bank Account, Unlimted Payments
Simple Start
$38
per month
Essentials
$75
per month
Plus
$115
per month
Advanced
$275
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Online Check WriterQuickBooks Online
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$1,000 Per installationNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCall us, Pricing for custom integrations work flows
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Community Pulse
Online Check WriterQuickBooks Online
Features
Online Check WriterQuickBooks Online
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.4
Ratings
8% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.3
Ratings
8% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
9.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.1
Ratings
3% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.6
Ratings
10% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
7.5
Ratings
2% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Online Check Writer
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.4
Ratings
8% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Online Check WriterQuickBooks Online
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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8.8
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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1.9
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Usability
-
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8.8
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Availability
-
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2.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
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1.0
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Support Rating
-
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1.1
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Implementation Rating
-
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3.0
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
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1.3
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
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1.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Online Check WriterQuickBooks Online
Likelihood to Recommend
Online Check Writer is a great investment for businesses as it can handled expansion as the company grows. It is well suited for companies that want to analyze revenue and expenses so they can see where they can makes changes to their day to day operations. For now I am not able to see what business this is not suitable for.
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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
  • It has allowed me to have more time to focus on my clients needs.
  • It has help to stream line my record keeping and manage my budget.
  • It has shorten the transaction timeline for myself and my clients.
  • It takes the hassle out of paying bills.
  • I can easily use my cellphone to operate my business.
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  • It enables me to do a P&L for each specific program as requested by the county for the grant money that they give us.
  • It enables me to do [an] organizational budget as well as a budget for each specific program
  • It enables the accountant and the auditor access at any time for transparency
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Cons
  • Make the video more condensed.
  • Make short videos for each function.
  • Make sure to mention the security features to protect your information.
  • What is in place if there is a breach in security?
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  • Purchase Orders cannot be linked to multiple bill payments which makes tracking purchase orders in QuickBooks Online obsolete. Without the function we have to track this within a different more manual spreadsheet.
  • Would be helpful if you could "split" bank transactions directly from the "review" downloads from the bank. Currently, to split transactions to multiple accounts we need to first categorize, then review after assigning to 1 account.
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Likelihood to Renew
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QBO needs better integration with non-Intuit products and developers need to use Intuit's open API to develop better add-ons. Clients are having a great deal of problems with their data importing from the bank and this takes time away from better revenue producing activities. Although the efficiencies are there, they are outweighted by the shortcomings of the product. When we ran a parallel of QBO versus other cloud accounting products, we had more issues with the QBO product than any other
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Usability
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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
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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
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
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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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
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
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QuickBooks Online is an accounting software package that allows companies to use a cost-effective and efficient software package. QuickBooks Online allows companies to prepare their balance sheets and income statements. It connects with a variety of other applications, which allows you to be efficient. We are very pleased with QuickBooks Online, and we would highly recommend it.
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Scalability
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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
  • Online check writer has reduced my fee expenses by $2000 a year.
  • I have increased my earnings by 30% in 1st 6 months.
  • It has also allowed me to analyze my expenses and be more efficient in my budget.
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  • I think the help function is cumbersome and hard to use. When I go to refresh myself on a function, say quarterly, I feel like I have to cast about just looking for it.
  • The account reconciliation works, but in this place that could benefit from messaging, there are no easy helping functions flagging things like amounts that fit the discrepancy.
  • Even styling invoices and documents is more cumbersome than it should be.
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ScreenShots

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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