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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

    QuickBooks Online Advanced

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Editions & Modules
    Simple Start
    $38
    per month
    Essentials
    $75
    per month
    Plus
    $115
    per month
    Advanced
    $275
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Quickbooks has made their other products frustrating to use by eliminating features. Their feature bundling is annoying, confusing, and frustrating. QuickBooks Online Advanced or Pro or whatever their next marketing/sales idea fills me with dread.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Accounting, bank management, and expense management are long-time normed and standardized processes. So we did expect very little difference, and very little effort to swap between these software suites. We were surprised that there are much more differences. These deviations …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    It's at the top of the list with all of the other products. I wouldn't go back to any of the other products after using Advance. The others are very well maintained and user-friendly however QuickBooks Online advance is the top-notch software for any business to sign up for.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    We used to use the standard business version of QuickBooks Online but by moving to QuickBooks Online Advanced, we were able to streamline our costing of our goods and services, saving tons of time at the end of the year addressing what our COGS are.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Quickbooks online advanced is much simple and easier to use, so it fits better to the ticket of our small non-profit organization needs. The other options are either, or both, more pricy and complicated than the QuickBooks Online Advanced. For example, the implementation for …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    We chose to upgrade for the BackUp / Restore feature
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    I enjoy QBO Advanced more than Desktop mainly because of the flexibility QBO Advanced offers over QB Desktop. Its also more up to date, and as newer and newer programs and features are created QBO Advanced, always stays ontop of those improvements. It is also extremely helpful …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    I have not used other accounting and finance software for the business. I usually use an Excel spreadsheet to record all my transactions. However, it was sometimes chaos. Therefore, when my supervisor encouraged us to use the QuickBooks Online Advanced, I was extremely …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    I only use QuickBooks with my clients - both online and desktop. Some clients are moving in from Excel - it is incredible how much better they are to manage their businesses when entering data consistently!
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Quickbooks Advanced Online gives the admin more ways to control access and also more ways to set up the chart of accounts. The fathom reporting looks like it will make the presentation of the 4 companies much easier although we haven't had the time to set up the reports due to …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
    89 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    84%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    101 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    88 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    109 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    81 Ratings
    9% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    -
    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 QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    8% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    9.0
    93 Ratings
    16% above category average
    API for custom integration8.757 Ratings8.276 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.058 Ratings9.981 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    9.7
    112 Ratings
    15% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    9.2
    164 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.684 Ratings9.3146 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.7106 Ratings9.0160 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.1
    136 Ratings
    3% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    8.4
    177 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards8.6128 Ratings8.8167 Ratings
    Standard reports8.1132 Ratings8.8176 Ratings
    Custom reports7.5120 Ratings7.7168 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.5
    147 Ratings
    9% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    9.3
    179 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Accounts payable9.1125 Ratings9.4173 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.4135 Ratings9.7168 Ratings
    Cash management8.7123 Ratings9.1149 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.1141 Ratings9.6171 Ratings
    Expense management8.7125 Ratings9.7158 Ratings
    Time tracking6.957 Ratings9.790 Ratings
    Fixed asset management8.155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.024 Ratings9.746 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.145 Ratings7.577 Ratings
    Regulations compliance9.241 Ratings9.280 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing9.368 Ratings9.5100 Ratings
    Self-service portal8.869 Ratings9.896 Ratings
    Global Financial Support8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.737 Ratings9.976 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.731 Ratings7.576 Ratings
    Localizations8.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.376 Ratings9.6155 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.127 Ratings8.566 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.740 Ratings9.884 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework8.326 Ratings9.565 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.452 Ratings9.1119 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    2% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    9.6
    72 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.046 Ratings9.672 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 QuickBooks Online Advanced
    Feature
    QuickBooks Online
    8.4
    90 Ratings
    8% above category average
    QuickBooks Online Advanced
    9.5
    121 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Pricing8.056 Ratings9.888 Ratings
    Order entry8.054 Ratings9.981 Ratings
    Credit card processing8.566 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Small Businesses
    Sage Accounting
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Sage Accounting
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score7.7 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score6.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score6.8 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (165 ratings)
    9.5
    (179 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.9
    (24 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    2.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    1.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.1
    (68 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.0
    (6 ratings)
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 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)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks OnlineQuickBooks Online Advanced
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Intuit
    Smaller businesses that need affordable accounting software that many people are used to should look at Quickbooks. QuickBooks makes it easier for people to access your books from multiple locations. If cost is an issue, QuickBooks is very affordable, given you do not need to install and maintain a server.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Intuit
    • It allows us to link to bank accounts in order to get up-to-date, real-time information, which is so important in today's lightning speed work world.
    • The "canned" reports are excellent and allow for extreme customization also. This makes them very helpful to both me and my clients.
    • The user interface for QuickBooks Online Advanced is easy to navigate and is intuitive for novices. The screens are well laid out and have cohesiveness on each screen to match tasks with others that match up well.
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    Cons
    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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    Intuit
    • Proper advice in QuickBooks Online Pro for the usage if QuickBooks Online Advanced will be more efficient.
    • More features and space in the app for organization of the self-created workflows.
    • The stability of QuickBooks Online Advanced can still be better.
    • There are still file-size issues and limitations on transactions and attributes of transactions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced is very easy to use and the data is very transparent. The reporting shortfalls (not being able to report the current month and YTD results on the same report) as well as the issues with the limitations with the management reports.
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    Usability
    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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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced is great and effective. I use it for almost three months and it definitely does their job
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Intuit
    No issue at any time with Availability
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    Performance
    Intuit
    Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    It can be access at any time and reports is generate in less than a minute
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    Support Rating
    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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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Training was simple
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Intuit
    Need to make an option for non-profit organizations
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Intuit
    QuickBooks Online Advanced isn’t as robust as Netsuite or Sage, but it is generally a great choice for most businesses. This software will meet or exceed the needs of most companies, and should be the first part of your accounting software decision. I would even reach out to a QuickBooks Online Advanced expert to ensure you need to step up to Sage or Netsuite before doing so on your own.
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    Scalability
    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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    Intuit
    Software is very flexible
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Intuit
    • QBOA has shown my clients the increase and decrease of my monthly income activity
    • I am able to project my income and spending more easily
    • The P&L reports has shown me a lot and by customizing to focus on my income and expenses has allowed me to better budget
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    ScreenShots

    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