QuickBooks
quickbooks.intuit.comBuild Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Small business accounting software that manages invoicing, expenses, and taxes.
How to Replace QuickBooksOverview
Features
48 features across 27 categories
Accounting(1)
Create and manage journal entries for complex accounting transactions and adjustments.
Analytics(4)
Project future cash flow based on historical data and upcoming transactions.
Track income and expenses by department to analyze departmental profitability.
View key business metrics and financial health at a glance on customizable dashboard.
Get AI-powered recommendations on spending patterns and financial optimization opportunities.
Automation(2)
Perform bulk operations on multiple transactions like categorizing or marking as paid.
Automate recurring invoices, bills, and journal entries to save time on repetitive tasks.
Banking(2)
Automatically import transactions from connected bank and credit card accounts daily.
Automatically match bank transactions with QuickBooks entries for accurate financial records.
Billing(6)
Mark expenses as billable and automatically add them to customer invoices.
Track unbilled expenses and add them to invoices later for accurate client billing.
Apply discounts, early payment incentives, and promotional offers to invoices.
Create professional estimates and quotes to send to clients for approval before billing.
Create, send, and track invoices with automatic payment reminders and recurring billing options.
Manage transactions in multiple currencies with automatic exchange rate conversion.
Collaboration(1)
Provide accountants secure access to prepare adjustments and file taxes on behalf of clients.
Collections(1)
Automatically send reminder emails to customers with overdue invoices.
Compliance(1)
Track all changes to financial records with detailed logs of who made what changes and when.
Customer Management(1)
Allow customers to view invoices, make payments, and access transaction history online.
Customization(1)
Customize invoice, estimate, and bill templates with your branding and specific fields.
Data Quality(1)
AI automatically identifies and alerts on potential duplicate transactions.
Expense Management(3)
Automatically categorize and track business expenses from bank feeds and credit cards.
Track vehicle mileage for business deductions with GPS-enabled automatic logging.
Digitize receipts using mobile app camera and automatically extract expense data using AI.
Integration(2)
Build custom integrations and applications using QuickBooks REST and GraphQL APIs.
Receive real-time notifications when important accounting events occur for instant automation.
Inventory(1)
Track inventory levels, manage stock locations, and automate reorder points.
Mobile(1)
Manage accounting on-the-go with native iOS and Android apps for invoicing and expense tracking.
Multi-Company(1)
Manage multiple business entities from a single QuickBooks account with separate accounting.
Organization(1)
Add notes and attach documents to transactions for additional context and documentation.
Payables(1)
Organize vendor bills, set payment reminders, and track payment history.
Payments(2)
Accept and track cryptocurrency payments with automatic conversion to USD.
Accept credit card, ACH, and bank transfer payments directly from invoices.
Payroll(1)
Sync payroll data with QuickBooks to automatically record payroll expenses and tax liabilities.
Planning(1)
Create budgets and compare actual expenses against planned amounts.
Procurement(1)
Create and send POs to vendors to manage orders and track commitments.
Project Management(1)
Track income and expenses by project to analyze profitability and resource allocation.
Reporting(6)
View aging reports for accounts payable and receivable to track overdue items.
Generate detailed balance sheet reports showing assets, liabilities, and equity.
Create custom financial reports with specific metrics and filters tailored to your business.
Export financial data to CSV, Excel, or PDF formats for further analysis.
Generate real-time P&L statements to monitor business profitability and cash flow.
Set up automated report generation and delivery via email on a recurring schedule.
Security(1)
Set granular access controls to restrict what different team members can view and edit.
Tax Management(3)
Track and manage 1099 contractor payments and generate required tax documents.
Automatically categorize and track eligible tax deductions throughout the year.
Automatically calculate estimated quarterly taxes and prepare documents for tax filing.
Time & Attendance(1)
Log billable hours and generate timesheets for payroll and client invoicing.
Pricing
Simple Start
- ✓Core invoicing and expense tracking for freelancers and sole proprietors
Essentials
- ✓Added bill management
- ✓inventory tracking
- ✓and 3 users
Plus
Popular- ✓Advanced features including projects
- ✓time tracking
- ✓and unlimited users
Advanced
- ✓Full feature set with advanced automation
- ✓budgeting
- ✓and accountant tools
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Buying QuickBooks saves ~$44,640 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
33 known integrations