QuickBooks Comparison

 

 
Save time tracking finances
Maximum number of simultaneous users 1 User 3 Users 5 Users 25 Users 1-40 1-10, 30 1-10, 30 1-10, 30 1-40
Oldest Version supported N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021 2021 2021 2021
Track sales, sales taxes & customer payments ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Send and track invoices ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Accelerating Invoicing       ✔ ✔        
Print Checks and Record Transactions ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Accept credit card payments right in QuickBooks Prefered Rates Prefered Rates Prefered Rates Prefered Rates ✔ Prefered Rates Prefered Rates Prefered Rates Prefered Rates
Access to product experts, unlimited technical support, and upgrades ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ With US-Based Experts With US-Based Experts With US-Based Experts With US-Based Experts
Online backup and protection of your QuickBooks data ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Anywhere / Anytime Access ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hosting available for an add'l mo cost Hosting available for an add'l mo cost Hosting available for an add'l mo cost Hosting available for an add'l mo cost
Create Custom User Roles that limit/give access to specific areas in QB   10 10 20 142 139 139 142 142
Create customized financial reports with QuickBooks Statement Writer         ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Track fixed assets such as computers and other office equipment with Fixed Asset Manager         ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Work in two company files at the same time         ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Expanded list limits allows you to track 100,000+ customers, vendors and inventory items and employees         100,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+ 100,000+
Leverage 14 predefined user roles to help you set up new users quickly         ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Complete more activities in multi-user mode         ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Premium care with Priority Circle       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Plan Benefits
Online Training Courses (Real World Training)       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Phone Support       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Book Keeping
Add your Accountant as a user. ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Extra cost Extra cost Extra cost Extra cost
Set up/Clean up of Chart of Accounts by a QB Bookkeeper Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live DIY DIY DIY DIY
Set up of Revenue streams/ Cost Centers (Class Tracking) by a QB Bookkeeper Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live DIY DIY DIY DIY
Monthly Bank Reconciling by a QB Bookkeeper Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live DIY DIY DIY DIY
Monthly P&Ls, Trial Balance, and Balance Sheet by a QB Bookkeeper Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live Attach: QB: Live DIY DIY DIY DIY
Accounting
Chart of Accounts, Jornal Entries, Financial Statements ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Revenue/Cost Centers (Class Tracking)     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Financial Budgets     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Financial Forecasts       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Run Combined Financial Reports for all associated companies       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Custom Report Builder       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Fixed Asset Manager + Depreciation           ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Sales/Receivables
Create estimates, invoices, and sales receipts ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Recurring Transactions   ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Get paid electronically Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments
Get paid at POS Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments
Get paid on the go Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments Attach: Payments
Sales Orders/Customer Backorder         ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Invoices in Bulk       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Customer Invoice Approvals     ✔   ✔        
Create Invoices Approvals       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Build Website and Domain Attach: MailChimp Attach: MailChimp Attach: MailChimp Attach: MailChimp          
Create Marketing Campaigns Attach: MailChimp Attach: MailChimp Attach: MailChimp Attach: MailChimp          
Purchasing/Payables
Enter/Pay Expenses or Bills ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Purchase Orders or DropShip     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Manage Vendor Back Orders     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Bill Pay Approval       ✔ ✔     ✔ ✔
Upload Vendor Price List     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     ✔ ✔
Purchase Order Approvals     Inventory App ✔ ✔     ✔ ✔
Jobs/Projects
Allocate Income/Expenses to a Job     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create an Estimate & invoice per a Job     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Compare Actual To Budgeted Job     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Work Orders IFSM IFSM IFSM IFSM IFSM IFSM ✔ ✔ ✔
Create a progress Invoice per a phase of a Job     Job Costing App Job Costing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Compare Actual to Estimated by Job     Job Costing App Job Costing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Track Change Orders on a Job Estimate     Job Costing App Job Costing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Cost to Complete by Job     Job Costing App Job Costing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Work in Progress by Job     Job Costing App Job Costing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Committed Cost by Job     Job Costing App Job Costing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create AIA Invoices (AIA Billing)     Job Costing App Job Costing App Job Costing App Job Costing App      
Inventory
Create items (inventory, service, bundles)     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Margin/Markups     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Min and Max Reorder point     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Integrated Shipping Manager: UPS/USPS/FEDEX     Shipping App Shipping App Shipping App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Multiple Units of Measure     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Track Inventory in multiple locations (warehouses,trucks,stores)     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     ✔ ✔
Assign where items are stored (bins)     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     ✔ ✔
Mobile App: Pick, Pack, Receive, Cycle Count     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     ✔ ✔
Landed Cost: (Cost of item + Shipping/Handling Fees)     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     ✔ ✔
Print & Scan Barcodes     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     ✔ ✔
Print & Track Serial # and Lot #'s     Inventory App Inventory App Inventory App     Track Only Track Only
Create Bill of Materials (Assemblies)     Manufacturing App Manufacturing App Manufacturing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Add a sub-assembly to Bill of Materials     Manufacturing App Manufacturing App Manufacturing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Edit the bill materials while building     Manufacturing App Manufacturing App Manufacturing App ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Account for waste when building an assembly (Spillage)     Manufacturing App Manufacturing App Manufacturing App        
Disassemble a build (puts components back into inventory)     Manufacturing App Manufacturing App Manufacturing App        
Reporting/Analysis
Run Financial Statements (Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss, Cash Flow) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Budgets     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Forecasts     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Custom Reports       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Run Multi-Company reports       ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Create Custom Charts/Graphs       ✔ ✔        
Efficiently Manage Inventory and Pricing
Track & manage inventory & create purchase orders     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Set and manage inventory reorder points     ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Easily find and locate inventory tasks all in one place with the inventory center           Attach Inventory Images Attach Inventory Images Attach Inventory Images Attach Inventory Images
Manage inventory using bin location tracking, bar code scanning, serial number or lot tracking, FIFO costing, and multiple location inventory           Attach Inventory Images Attach Inventory Images Attach Inventory Images Attach Inventory Images
Control, customize, and automate your pricing right inside QuickBooks           With Advanced Pricing With Advanced Pricing With Advanced Pricing With Advanced Pricing
Payroll
Pay Employees and Contractors Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll Attach: Payroll
Tracking Employees and Contractors Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time Attach: Time
Miscellaneous
CRM integration       ✔ ✔       ✔
Certified Payroll     Points North Points North ✔ PayRoll PayRoll PayRoll PayRoll

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