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Compare Avalara and QuickBooks Desktop Pro 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$499.95
Avalara
Star Rating
(770)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about AvalaraQuickBooks Desktop Pro
Star Rating
(1,743)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$499.95
Browse all 5 pricing plansAvalara vs QuickBooks Desktop Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found QuickBooks Desktop Pro easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with QuickBooks Desktop Pro overall.
- Reviewers felt that QuickBooks Desktop Pro meets the needs of their business better than Avalara.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that QuickBooks Desktop Pro is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Avalara over QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Avalara
No pricing availableQuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Premier 2017
$499.95
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Avalara
Free Trial is available
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
458
8.9
1,487
Ease of Use
8.0
604
8.6
1,493
Ease of Setup
7.2
437
8.3
629
Ease of Admin
7.6
283
8.6
623
Quality of Support
6.8
457
7.7
1,316
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
289
8.2
606
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
454
7.5
1,477
Features by Category
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.7
946
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
763
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.6
939
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
729
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
598
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.6
754
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
850
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
658
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
8.2
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
474
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
909
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
649
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
648
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
999
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
969
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
739
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
873
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
823
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
884
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
530
Not enough data
8.6
953
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
862
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.9
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
131
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.4
739
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
115
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.9
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
91
Payroll
Not enough data
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.8
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
121
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
6.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
5.3
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
5.0
11
Not enough data
6.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
4.6
8
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
170
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
333
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
331
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
386
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
415
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
344
|
Verified
Taxes
Not enough data
9.1
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
114
Not enough data
8.8
335
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.4
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
89
Not enough data
8.6
293
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
72
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
445
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
437
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
464
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
410
|
Verified
Global Shipping
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
6.7
16
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
Payments and Pricing
6.9
15
Not enough data
6.6
16
Not enough data
7.2
17
Not enough data
6.7
16
Not enough data
6.2
17
Not enough data
Global ecommerce management
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
Portals
7.0
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.1
71
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.1
80
Integration
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
8.6
61
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
4.0
5
Tracking
8.3
194
Not enough data
6.5
139
Not enough data
6.8
139
Not enough data
7.6
170
Not enough data
7.3
159
Not enough data
7.6
154
Not enough data
Integrations
7.2
177
Not enough data
Remittance
7.8
176
Not enough data
7.1
165
Not enough data
6.2
140
Not enough data
7.1
153
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Tax and VAT Compliance
7.3
31
Not enough data
6.7
27
Not enough data
Tax Planning
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Tax Filing
9.2
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
Workflows
8.8
18
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SAP Store
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Avalara and QuickBooks Desktop Pro share no categories
Unique Categories
Avalara is categorized as Sales Tax and VAT Compliance, Cross Border E-Commerce, SAP Store, and Corporate Tax
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Avalara
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
11.8%
Computer Software
11.8%
Accounting
9.0%
Manufacturing
8.3%
Wholesale
6.2%
Other
52.8%
Accounting
17.0%
Construction
6.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Information Technology and Services
3.2%
Other
64.1%
Discussions
I didn’t know I was supposed to register — do I need to worry about past sales?
2 Comments
Official Response from Avalara
It depends on the amount of sales you had and in which states. Do you owe more than $10,000 in taxes? A state probably isn’t going to just let that go, and...Read more
Do wholesale sales count toward NEXUS?
2 Comments
MS
It depends on the state. Along with advice from CPAs, I use the sales tax institute site to help...Read more
Can I refile a return that was filed in an SST state without Avalara's assistance?
2 Comments
MS
Yes, you can file any return without Avalara's assistance. Their selling point is that they do it for free if you enroll in their SST return service. We file...Read more
Does Quickbooks allow you to charge customers on a recurring basis?
I know that quickbooks is kind of the gold standard when it comes to accounting software, but does it have an online payment gateway?
2 Comments
EM
It can be set up in a few easy steps. Check out this guide: http://www.qbexpress.com/how-to-setup-recurring-charges-for-customers-in-quickbooks/Read more
What plans are there to migrate the features from quick books online?
2 Comments
BL
My understanding is that QuickBooks Desktop is more in "Maintenance Mode" right now. I would not expect big new features added to desktop.
As an example,...Read more
Best unique feature ?
2 Comments
MA
User interface is simply fantastic. It has got a beautiful interface with excel. Like anything and everything in software can be exported and imported...Read more
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