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What Is Quickbooks Online?

QuickBooks Online is a small business accounting software and app that allows you to manage your business anywhere, anytime. Used by over 7 million customers globally, QuickBooks provides smart tools for your business, yet is easy to use. You can organise your books, manage expenses, send invoices, track inventory, and even run payroll. With QuickBooks Online, you can get organised, save time, and even get paid fast by adding payment features. Best of all, you can try it for free for 30 days.

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Who Uses Quickbooks Online?

The #1 Accounting and Financials software for Small Business globally.

Where can Quickbooks Online be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Intuit
  • Located in Sacramento, US
  • Founded in 1983

Quickbooks Online support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany and 5 others

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish, traditional Chinese

Quickbooks Online pricing

Starting Price:

$6.00/month
  • Yes, has free trial
  • Yes, has free version

Quickbooks Online has a free version and offers a free trial. Quickbooks Online paid version starts at $6.00/month.

Pricing plans

About the vendor

  • Intuit
  • Located in Sacramento, US
  • Founded in 1983

Quickbooks Online support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany and 5 others

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish, traditional Chinese

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Features of Quickbooks Online

  • "What If" Scenarios
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • Accounting Software
  • Accounts Payable Software
  • Accounts Receivable Software
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Aging Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Asset Accounting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable Items Tracking
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Cash Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Check Printing
  • Check Processing
  • Check Writing
  • Commission Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Contact Database
  • Core Accounting
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Management
  • Cross Ledger Posting
  • Customer Statements
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Extraction Software
  • Data Import/Export
  • Direct Deposit
  • Donation Management Software
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Dunning Management
  • Duplicate Payment Alert
  • Electronic Funds Transfer
  • Electronic Payments
  • Exemption Management
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Fee Calculation & Posting
  • Financial Aid Management
  • Financial Management Software
  • Financial Reporting Software
  • Fixed Asset Management Software
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Medical Purposes
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Real Estate
  • For Religious Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Trucking Industry
  • Forecasting
  • Fund Accounting Software
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Grant Management Software
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Inventory Management Software
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Job Costing Software
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Payments
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Department/Project
  • Multi-Period Recurring Billing
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Payments
  • Overpayment Processing
  • PCI Compliance Software
  • PO Reconciliation
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing Software
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Progress Reports
  • Project Accounting Software
  • Project Billing
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real Time Data
  • Real Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Receivables Ledger
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Self Service Portal
  • Strategic Planning Software
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Management Software
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Tracking Software
  • Transaction Tracking
  • Trust Accounting Software
  • Value Added Tax (VAT)
  • Vendor Management Software
  • Version Control
  • W-2 Preparation

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Reviews of Quickbooks Online

Average score

Overall
4.3
Ease of Use
4.2
Customer Service
4.0
Features
4.2
Value for Money
4.1

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Irene
Irene
Director in Greece
Verified LinkedIn User
Translation & Localization, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent online software

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: I am very happy with this product. I use it for bookkeeping and my accountant reviews my entries at regular intervals.

Pros:

It is easy to use and you can't do anything wrong. I am using this program for 4-5 years and never had any technical issues. Reporting is straightforward and I can see my financial situation at any time.

Cons:

I am a happy QuickBooks user and have nothing negative to report.

Alternatives Considered: Xero

Reasons for Choosing Quickbooks Online: Excel is not handy for a large amount of invoices and there is always risk you might damage the formulas implemented.

Switched From: Microsoft Excel

Reasons for Switching to Quickbooks Online: My accountant prefers QuickBooks.

Lisa
Director in UK
Accounting Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Excellent reporting and automation

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: I've been a user of Quickbooks products since 2003. It has been great. Prior to that I was struggling with Sage. I used Sage for 3 years and Sage payroll. But when I discovered Quickbooks, to me, it lived up to its name... it was quick to do the books... I've done their training, I've an advanced certified pro advisor and user and the company has treated me (I feel) as a client user extremely well over the years.

Pros:

Auto invoicing, payroll module that's integrated, sending out reports automatically, great customer service and supportive software provider. Receipt capture (although not every sophisticated) still does the job.

Cons:

What I'm struggling with is this new tax feature, to then be able to file year end accounts, but once I've grasped it... I think it'll be a game changer for how I do business. The process will be quicker, which'll free up my time.

Kristina
Bookkeeper in US
Accounting Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

QBO is the best there is but it could use some major improvements.

3.0 2 months ago New

Comments: While I am often frustrated with glitches or issues that come up: over and over, I am reminded that QBO truly is the best in the business with no other comparable alternatives. The user friendly interface allows for quick and accurate categorization and reporting.

Pros:

I love the highly customizable financial reporting. The ability to turn on or off tracking by class or location, the ability set up automatic reminders on overdue invoices, and the ability to efficiently categorize transactions in batches.

Cons:

The constant desire for improvement leads QBO to make changes that reduce the efficiency of the project. Most recent QBO stopped pulling in numbers contained withing bank details and replaced all the numbers with XXX. This makes it remarkably more difficult to match invoices to payments and categorize transfers because I have to log in to the bank to get information that used to be readily available,

Alternatives Considered: Xero

Reasons for Switching to Quickbooks Online: Quickbooks has more robust integrations as well as a more involved training program to get you started out on the right foot inside the software.

Christina
Owner in US
Health, Wellness & Fitness, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Well structured program

4.0 2 months ago

Comments: Overall it was a pretty decent experience. In the end, as a very small company, the cost wasn't worth it when there were free options available that don't have all of the bells and whistles but still get the job done.

Pros:

The main thing I love about Quickbooks online was the ability to email receipts to a dedicated email address where they would then be uploaded to my account. This made it so nice because you didn't have to take a screenshot or download a receipt sent via email in order to upload it to Quickbooks. The mobile app was also very nice and made taking pictures of receipts and uploading easy. The rest of the program was similar to free accounting softwares that I have used with no big surprises.

Cons:

I don't know if this was a problem with my bank or with Quickbooks but one of my bank accounts would require that I reverify myself every single time I signed into Quickbooks. This was extremely annoying and not something I had to do with the free accounting software that I used.

Alternatives Considered: Xero

Switched From: Wave Accounting

Reasons for Switching to Quickbooks Online: Because it is the name that you hear most often and the people who love it swear by it.

Bellame
Administrator in US
Architecture & Planning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

QuickBooks does what it's intended but it needs improvement for professional services

4.0 2 months ago

Comments: Overall, I like the simplicity of their system but for a growing company, it lacks some features and flexibility.

Pros:

I liked the integration between accounting, payroll, time sheets, and benefits. It streamlines business operations, especially for a small firm. I like that they started a projects components, but it still needs a lot of work.

Cons:

I like that I can send invoices and easily receive payments, but I don't like that you cannot customize my invoice template. Sometimes, I would like to add a space between lines and it won't allow me. Also, they need improvement on their Project's management system.

Alternatives Considered: BQE CORE Suite, Wave Accounting and Monograph

Reasons for Switching to Quickbooks Online: We moved our project management system to Monograph, but still kept our accounting & payroll with Quickbooks.