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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zoho Finance Plus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Finance Plus is an integrated accounting suite for small businesses, featuring invoice and AP / AR management, accounting, and billing management.

    $249

    per month

    Pricing
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsZoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.The base plan includes up to 10 seats. Additional seats can be purchased for a fee. Buyers may also get a discount for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    Considered Both Products
    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Zoho Books and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    Zoho Books
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zoho Finance Plus
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Zoho Books and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    Zoho Books
    9.2
    25 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Finance Plus
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.320 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.023 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Zoho Books and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    24 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Finance Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Zoho Books and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    Zoho Books
    8.4
    25 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zoho Finance Plus
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Accounts payable8.223 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.224 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Cash management7.022 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.022 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Expense management8.823 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Time tracking8.815 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.214 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.012 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.016 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Zoho Books and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    Zoho Books
    7.0
    14 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho Finance Plus
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Inventory tracking9.014 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automatic reordering5.08 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Zoho Books and Zoho Finance Plus
    Feature
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    22 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho Finance Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing6.619 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    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
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    User Ratings
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zoho BooksZoho Finance Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zoho
    If using other cloud applications and you wish to create Zoho Books transactions via APIs, Zoho Books is great. The overall UI and flow of the application are great. If you need a detailed job cost accounting solution and robust reporting there is some room for improvement here.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    It is very well suited to track the expenses which employees use in an organization and if any employees are using business accounts. It has multiple integrations with other applications and we can customize it as per our needs.
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    Pros
    Zoho
    • Zoho Books invoicing and receipting features are second to none. We find it easy to quickly invoice clients and add items to their bills and also for our own receipting internally.
    • The accounting features are great for our accounting team to be able to see where we are financially and how the business is doing.
    • The ability to add contacts and run a mini CRM channel with clients within Zoho is invaluable. Since we use this in conjunction with our other CRM channels, it helps to have a centralized place to follow up and see through a sales funnel.
    • Zoho Books allows us to take payments from clients around the globe a feature we didn't have when we used another accounting system.
    • The pricing for Zoho Books is fairly reasonable for an SME organization which is a great for us as it pays itself back many times over every month.
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    Zoho
    • Expense Management
    • Report Tracking
    • Integration with other application
    • Customization
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    Cons
    Zoho
    • Zoho Books is only available in Texas and California. There is no integration allowed for paying employee expenses. The absolute worst aspect is the fact that if you make even the slightest error in data input there is no backing up. You cannot undo an error.
    • The system does not allow change once implemented, so you must get every one of your beginning balances perfect. The practice of Journal Entries is cumbersome. When reconciling, Zoho Books has adopted a number of required steps that significantly overcomplicate reconciliation using practices that are not consistent with general accounting principles in the US.
    • On the customer side, you must look in two places to see the beginning balance and the current receivables that might exist for current invoicing.
    • The way the system works, you must avoid having much trust with the balances depicted. So far, it appears that Zoho Books uses what we called in school "that new math."
    • It would be terrifying to rely on this bookkeeping system to support an IRS Audit. The system violates too many fundamental accounting principles.
    • The software is used by so few people that there is concern that we might never find a skilled bookkeeper.
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    Zoho
    • Customer Support
    • Mobile Platform Optimization
    • Minimal GUI
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    Usability
    Zoho
    Customization is the biggest struggle for us and most of the time we need to involve a tech person. The chat support is a great feature and very helpful. It would be great to be able to customize and create invoices and correspondence (templates) such are reminders in multiple languages within one organization. The currency (USD) would be the same. We have clients in different countries that don't speak English but pay in USD.
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    Zoho
    We have been efficiently using this product for 2 years, so the overall experience of using the product is fairly easy and straightforward
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    Support Rating
    Zoho
    The support team feels very disjointed. We have filtered through a number of "lead" contacts and are frequently spammed by other Zoho members. Once getting an appropriate support contact on the phone - the team is very helpful, it just takes a lot of hoop jumping to get there. We actually unsubscribed from their support package as we were not getting the value we were looking for.
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    Zoho
    I have been a user of Zoho Financial Plus for more than a year and it's been a very efficient and sophisticated tool for managing the expenses in our organization.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Zoho
    We had a lot of problems with Exact Online, support-wise and price-wise. So Zoho Books wins on every point there. While Exact offers way more options, it tends to be really slow... and complex. Again Zoho Books wins. If you want an easy-to-use tool and not pay a lot of money, or if you are a small administration office with a few clients, this tool will be perfect for you.
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    Zoho
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    Return on Investment
    Zoho
    • Integration: Zoho Books offers out of the box integrations to extend the functionality and connect with the applications you love like MailChimp, Microsoft Outlook, PandaDoc, and Quickbooks, etc.
    • Flexibility makes Zoho Books great!
    • Since I can use forecast reports, I can create customizable sales forecast data from the dashboard to accurately measure revenue forecasts and establish sales quotas.
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Ecosystems
    • Finance Audits
    • Financial Account Management
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