NetSuite vs QuickBooks
NetSuite
Businesses from startups to enterprises, including small, mid-sized, fast-growing, family-owned and investment-backed companies
1998, as NetLedger
QuickBooks
All types of businesses, from the self-employed to small and growing companies, plus accountants (QuickBooks Online Accountant)
Part of Intuit, headquartered in Mountain View, California; founding year not published
NetSuite and QuickBooks both sell cloud software that runs a company's accounts, from invoicing to financial reporting.
QuickBooks, part of Intuit, is used by 10 million businesses, from the self-employed to small and growing companies, with US plans from US$38 a month; NetSuite, owned by Oracle since 2016, is an ERP suite covering financials, supply chain, CRM, e-commerce and HR for more than 44,000 customers.
NetSuite vs QuickBooks: side by side
“Not published” means the vendor does not state it.
| NetSuite | QuickBooks | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Cloud ERP suite covering financials, supply chain, CRM, e-commerce and HR, with embedded AI | Cloud-based accounting software covering bookkeeping, invoicing, payments, payroll and reporting, with a desktop edition (QuickBooks Desktop) |
| Best for | Businesses from startups to enterprises, including small, mid-sized, fast-growing, family-owned and investment-backed companies | All types of businesses, from the self-employed to small and growing companies, plus accountants (QuickBooks Online Accountant) |
| Founded and HQ | 1998, as NetLedger | Part of Intuit, headquartered in Mountain View, California; founding year not published |
| Ownership and funding | Owned by Oracle since 2016 | Part of Intuit Inc. (INTU); Chair and CEO Sasan Goodarzi |
| Customers or users | More than 44,000 | 10 million businesses worldwide |
| Pricing | Not published; quote on request (the site offers a free product demo) | US list prices: free plan; Simple Start US$38 a month, Essentials US$85, Plus US$140, Advanced US$340 |
| Deployment and markets | Cloud; local sites across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA, including the US/Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Australia, India and Japan | Cloud (QuickBooks Online) and desktop (QuickBooks Desktop); local sites for the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Singapore and 11 other countries and regions |
Main differences
NetSuite covers financials, supply chain, CRM, e-commerce and HR in one suite; QuickBooks covers bookkeeping, invoicing, payments, payroll and reporting.
QuickBooks serves the self-employed and small and growing businesses; NetSuite serves businesses from startups to enterprises, including family-owned and investment-backed companies.
QuickBooks publishes US prices from a free plan to US$340 a month for Advanced; NetSuite quotes on request.
QuickBooks is part of Intuit; NetSuite, founded in 1998 as NetLedger, has been owned by Oracle since 2016.
QuickBooks comes as QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop; NetSuite runs in the cloud, with local sites across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA.
Which to choose
Choose NetSuite if
- You need supply chain, CRM, e-commerce or HR in the same system as your financials, or are moving off small-business accounting as you grow
Choose QuickBooks if
- You are self-employed or a small business and want published prices, with payroll and payments alongside your accounts
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Common questions
What is the difference between NetSuite and QuickBooks?+
QuickBooks is cloud accounting software covering bookkeeping, invoicing, payments, payroll and reporting, with a desktop edition. NetSuite is a cloud ERP suite covering financials, supply chain, CRM, e-commerce and HR, with embedded AI.
How much do NetSuite and QuickBooks cost?+
QuickBooks' US list prices are a free plan, then Simple Start at US$38 a month, Essentials at US$85, Plus at US$140 and Advanced at US$340. NetSuite does not publish prices: it quotes on request and offers a free product demo.
Can a company move from QuickBooks to NetSuite?+
Yes. NetSuite has dedicated pages for companies moving from QuickBooks, as well as from Microsoft, Sage, SAP and Deltek, and serves businesses from startups to enterprises. QuickBooks itself covers the self-employed through to small and growing companies.
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