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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$499.95
$0 For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Star Rating
(1,741)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$499.95
Browse all 5 pricing plansZoho Books
Star Rating
(291)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0 For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
Browse all 4 pricing plansQuickBooks Desktop Pro vs Zoho Books
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Zoho Books easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Zoho Books overall.
- Reviewers felt that QuickBooks Desktop Pro meets the needs of their business better than Zoho Books.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Zoho Books is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Zoho Books over QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Premier 2017
$499.95
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Zoho Books
FREE
$0
For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
- 1 User + 1 Accountant
- Manage Clients
- Manage Invoices (Up to 1,000)
Free Trial
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Free Trial is available
Zoho Books
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,485
8.8
251
Ease of Use
8.6
1,490
8.9
257
Ease of Setup
8.3
627
8.7
133
Ease of Admin
8.6
622
9.0
106
Quality of Support
7.7
1,314
8.3
240
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
605
9.0
105
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
1,476
9.3
243
Features by Category
General Ledger
8.7
945
|
Verified
8.6
141
|
Verified
8.3
608
|
Verified
8.2
129
8.5
762
|
Verified
8.4
139
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
8.6
938
|
Verified
8.6
151
8.4
728
|
Verified
8.2
139
|
Verified
8.1
597
|
Verified
8.0
137
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
8.6
753
|
Verified
8.3
127
8.7
849
|
Verified
8.6
142
|
Verified
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.6
143
|
Verified
Other Functionality
8.2
452
|
Verified
8.0
129
|
Verified
8.2
473
|
Verified
8.0
130
|
Verified
8.3
460
|
Verified
7.9
128
|
Verified
8.3
578
|
Verified
8.2
132
|
Verified
8.2
578
|
Verified
8.0
128
8.9
908
|
Verified
8.5
140
|
Verified
8.8
647
|
Verified
7.9
122
8.7
646
8.4
131
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
9.0
997
|
Verified
8.7
145
|
Verified
8.7
968
|
Verified
8.4
134
|
Verified
8.4
738
|
Verified
8.2
130
|
Verified
8.5
872
|
Verified
8.6
148
|
Verified
Platform
8.0
822
|
Verified
8.3
139
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
141
|
Verified
8.5
883
|
Verified
8.8
144
|
Verified
8.5
529
8.4
129
|
Verified
8.6
951
|
Verified
8.8
144
|
Verified
8.6
861
|
Verified
8.5
140
|
Verified
Integration
8.2
834
|
Verified
8.6
137
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
133
Feature Not Available
8.3
129
|
Verified
Cash Flow
8.9
123
|
Verified
8.6
127
|
Verified
9.1
139
|
Verified
9.0
131
|
Verified
8.9
130
|
Verified
8.8
128
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
8.4
738
|
Verified
8.2
130
|
Verified
8.4
114
|
Verified
8.4
126
|
Verified
8.3
89
|
Verified
7.9
115
|
Verified
8.7
114
|
Verified
8.2
119
|
Verified
Revenue
8.9
121
|
Verified
8.6
121
|
Verified
8.8
104
|
Verified
8.6
117
|
Verified
8.6
90
8.1
116
|
Verified
Payroll
8.7
95
7.8
104
|
Verified
8.8
107
7.5
101
|
Verified
8.7
106
|
Verified
8.1
118
|
Verified
8.9
120
|
Verified
8.6
117
|
Verified
AI
6.1
15
7.2
18
7.0
15
7.9
19
6.4
15
8.0
19
6.6
15
7.0
18
6.7
15
7.8
18
5.3
15
7.5
18
8.2
15
8.0
19
7.9
15
7.9
18
7.1
15
7.0
19
7.3
15
7.2
18
Mobile Applications - Accounting
8.2
10
7.7
13
7.5
10
7.9
11
7.8
10
6.9
12
4.5
10
7.4
11
6.3
10
8.5
10
7.3
10
8.3
11
Agentic AI - Accounting
4.6
8
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
8.3
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
332
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
330
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
352
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
414
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
343
|
Verified
Not enough data
Taxes
9.1
429
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
113
Not enough data
8.8
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.6
292
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
444
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
436
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
463
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
409
|
Verified
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.9
83
8.6
105
9.2
74
8.8
106
9.1
70
8.8
101
Bill Processing
8.7
70
8.6
106
8.8
74
8.4
101
9.1
80
8.8
110
Integration
9.0
89
9.0
110
9.0
85
8.9
107
8.6
61
8.5
97
Agentic AI - Billing
4.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Zoho Books are categorized as Billing and Accounting
Unique Categories
QuickBooks Desktop Pro is categorized as Payroll
Zoho Books has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zoho Books
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
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%
Accounting
16.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Computer Software
7.2%
Retail
2.5%
Other
52.3%
Discussions
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
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
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
Are Zoho Books good?
2 Comments
DV
They are certainly amongst the top-tier !! They stand out in many ways. Very attractive and intuitive UI (web as native desktop and mobile), very stable...Read more
Is Zoho Books free?
2 Comments
MR
They have a free plan with different customer and revenue restrictions.Read more
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