Intuit QuickBooks alternatives

What Intuit QuickBooks does

Bookkeeping, invoicing, payments, payroll, bill pay and reporting for small businesses, with QuickBooks Online Accountant for firms and Intuit Enterprise Suite for larger companies.

Ownership

Intuit Inc. (INTU), Mountain View, California; Chair and CEO Sasan Goodarzi

Pricing

US list prices: free plan; Simple Start US$38 a month, Essentials US$85, Plus US$140, Advanced US$340

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Alternatives in Bookkeeping

47 other vendors in this category. Vendors with an Accountio profile are shown first; the rest of the directory follows.

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More bookkeeping vendors in the directory

• bexioSwiss accounting and invoicing with local compliance built in.Europe
• Booke AIAI categorisation, queries and error detection for firms.North America
• BookkeepDaily ecommerce sales and fees posted straight to the ledger.North America
• BotkeeperAutomated bookkeeping with human review, built for firms.North America
• Clear BooksUK cloud accounting with VAT returns and MTD filing.United Kingdom
• CoconutIncome, expenses and tax tracking for the self-employed.United Kingdom
• CountingupBusiness account with bookkeeping built into the current account.United Kingdom
• CrunchOnline accounting for freelancers with accountant access.United Kingdom
• DocytAI bookkeeping automation for high-volume, multi-location businesses.North America
• FincentSoftware plus dedicated bookkeepers for monthly financials.North America
• FinlensAI categorisation and reconciliation across client ledgers.North America
• FortnoxNordic cloud accounting for small businesses and firms.Europe
• FreeAgentCloud accounting for freelancers and small businesses, with direct HMRC filing.United Kingdom
• FreshBooksInvoicing and accounting built for service businesses.North America
• HoldedAccounting, invoicing and inventory for small businesses.Europe
• InkleBookkeeping and US tax compliance for incorporated startups.North America
• Jenesys AIAI bookkeeping assistant for UK accounting firms.United Kingdom
• JorttDutch cloud bookkeeping with automated tax returns.Europe
• MantleAI bookkeeping and a single workspace for client engagements.North America
• MoneybirdDutch online accounting with invoicing and VAT returns.Europe
• MYOBAccounting and payroll for Australian and New Zealand businesses.Asia Pacific
• OCTA FlowAI agent workspace that lets accounting and CPA firms automate execution of client work.Middle East
• ReckonAccounting and payroll for Australian small businesses.Asia Pacific
• sevDeskGerman cloud accounting for freelancers and small businesses.Europe
• ShineAccounting, banking and accountant matching for small firms.Europe
• SynderMarketplace and payment data synced into your accounting software.North America
• SyntheticAutonomous AI bookkeeper handling month-end preparation.North America
• WafeqCloud accounting for the Middle East with Arabic and VAT support.Middle East
• WaveFree accounting and invoicing for very small businesses.North America
• ZeniAI bookkeeping and finance operations for startups.North America
• Zoho BooksCloud accounting integrated with the wider Zoho suite.Asia Pacific

How to choose

• Who will keep the books: the business itself, an accounting firm, or a service that does the bookkeeping for you?
• Does it file the taxes you need where you operate, such as VAT returns, sales tax or e-invoicing?
• Which banks, payroll and payment apps does it connect to today?
• Can your accountant work in it alongside you, and how is that priced per client?

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Common questions

What can I use instead of QuickBooks?+

Xero is the closest like-for-like replacement, with US plans from US$27 a month. FreshBooks is built for service businesses that invoice clients, Zoho Books for companies already using other Zoho apps, and Wave for very small businesses. If you would rather not keep the books yourself, Collective, Uplinq, Outmin and Pilot pair software with people who do it for you.

How much does QuickBooks Online cost in the US?+

Intuit lists a free plan, then Simple Start at US$38 a month, Essentials at US$85, Plus at US$140 and Advanced at US$340. New customers are usually offered a discount for the first three months.

When should a company move from QuickBooks to an ERP?+

Usually at the second legal entity, the first foreign currency, or when inventory, revenue recognition or consolidation is being done in spreadsheets. At that point the comparison is with NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or one of the AI-native ERPs such as Campfire, Rillet and DualEntry, all covered in Accountio's ERP comparison.

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