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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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
    ZipBooks
    Editions & Modules
    ZipBooks Starter
    $0
    ZipBooks Smarter
    $15
    ZipBooks Sophisticated
    $35
    ZipBooks Accountant
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ZipBooks
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    ZipBooks
    Considered Both Products
    ZipBooks
    Chose ZipBooks
    It was overkill and too expensive for my small business when I was starting out.
    Incentivized
    Chose ZipBooks
    I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget.
    Incentivized
    Chose ZipBooks

    PayPal for a very long time was my go to software, and I had many issues. PayPal was clunky, unattractive, and many parts of their website were broken (old links returning 404s). It was difficult to get a human on the line (in chat, in email, or on the phone) and the majority …

    Incentivized
    Chose ZipBooks
    I've used QuickBooks which was too complicated and way too expensive. Also used the expensive but ideal subscription web based CVita software., which out priced itself for our usage. Tried other free software that did not do the job that we need, which Zipbooks does cover. …
    Incentivized
    Chose ZipBooks
    ZipBooks is a much cleaner, easier to use software.
    Incentivized
    Chose ZipBooks
    Beats them all, singlehandedly
    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
    ZipBooks
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ZipBooks
    Feature
    ZipBooks
    9.1
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    API for custom integration9.12 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.11 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ZipBooks
    Feature
    ZipBooks
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.74 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.34 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ZipBooks
    Feature
    ZipBooks
    10.0
    6 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Dashboards10.06 Ratings
    Standard reports10.06 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of ZipBooks
    Feature
    ZipBooks
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Accounts receivable8.05 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.01 Ratings
    Expense management10.05 Ratings
    Time tracking9.06 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.12 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of ZipBooks
    Feature
    ZipBooks
    9.2
    6 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Credit card processing10.06 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.52 Ratings
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    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score6.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ZipBooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ZipBooks
    ZipBooks is really strong for small businesses (and non-profits like the ones I help manage). It may not yet be ready to handle medium or large businesses given the deep, niche functionality that is sometimes required in those cases.
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    Pros
    ZipBooks
    • Invoicing is particularly easy-to-use, quick, clean and beautiful. GREAT for branding.
    • The time tracker was unexpected, but very useful and integrates well with the invoicing. Leads to quick invoicing every time.
    • Customer support is phenomenal -- the support staff is friendly and helpful.
    • Although they are a new company, they are definitely on the right track!
    • I recommend this software to clients, colleagues, and friends alike, mostly for it quick and beautiful invoicing.
    • They do what they can to live up to their name! It doesn't take very long to get set up, or very long to create a complete invoice and send it to the right person.
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    Cons
    ZipBooks
    • There is some difficulty with a need to learn the use of the menus, they are not open and click, at the moment, the user needs to open the menu then using the pad keys scroll down and use enter to select from the drop-down menu. A mouse does not work.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ZipBooks
    I've primarily compared ZipBooks vs. Quickbooks because I've used Quickbooks at larger companies before. ZipBooks was the right fit for a smaller organization because it still had all the core features of Quickbooks but at a dramatically lower price that fits the budget.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ZipBooks
    • ZipBooks is entirely affordable, and with my current $15/mo payments, I get ROI pretty quickly.
    • Invoices are simple and easy to make, while staying beautiful and functional at the same time. This saves me TIME, which means that I don't need to spend 15-20 minutes fiddling with the software to make it do what I want it to do. It just works. And that means, I can spend more time doing client work, and managing projects and sales.
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    Screenshot of ZipBooks DashboardScreenshot of ZipBooks TransactionsScreenshot of ZipBooks InvoicingScreenshot of ZipBooks Accountant Messaging