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Compare Expensify and QuickBooks Desktop Pro 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
$499.95
Expensify
Star Rating
(5,553)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (49.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansQuickBooks 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 plansExpensify vs QuickBooks Desktop Pro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Expensify easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
- Reviewers felt that Expensify meets the needs of their business better than QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Expensify is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Expensify over QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Premier 2017
$499.95
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Free Trial
Expensify
Free Trial is available
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
4,611
8.9
1,487
Ease of Use
9.1
4,659
8.6
1,493
Ease of Setup
8.7
989
8.3
629
Ease of Admin
8.2
652
8.6
623
Quality of Support
8.9
3,128
7.7
1,316
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
626
8.2
606
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
4,492
7.5
1,477
Features by Category
Expense Reports
9.2
3792
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2859
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3296
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
3697
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
3419
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1951
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2228
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.4
81
Not enough data
Travel Management
8.8
1553
Not enough data
8.6
1395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1393
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1388
|
Verified
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.9
1657
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1765
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1457
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile
9.2
3587
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
2288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1520
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
1563
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1754
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
1279
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
2070
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
2124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1830
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
2064
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
2247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1434
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
2516
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
2198
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1471
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Expense Reporting
9.5
108
Not enough data
9.3
85
Not enough data
9.5
88
Not enough data
9.4
108
Not enough data
Travel Management
8.8
1553
Not enough data
8.6
1395
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1393
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1388
|
Verified
Not enough data
Approval
9.4
104
Not enough data
9.5
96
Not enough data
9.6
107
Not enough data
AI - Travel Management
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Travel Management
7.4
20
Not enough data
7.7
21
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Expensify and QuickBooks Desktop Pro share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Expensify
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
Computer Software
16.3%
Information Technology and Services
11.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.7%
Internet
4.6%
Financial Services
4.1%
Other
59.0%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is there a free version of expensify?
9 Comments
SP
Yes for personal accounts,
No for business accountsRead more
How do employees get reimbursed through Expensify? And, how long does reimbursement take?
5 Comments
EB
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Do you know if we can just email Expense and those can be recorded as well?
4 Comments
MK
Yes, you can emails receipts to be recorded to receipts@expensify.com 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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