Best accounting software on Reddit

290 reviews from r/Bookkeeping, r/smallbusiness, r/Accounting and 25 more subreddits

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Xero

4.2

(48)

"I personally use Xero for accounting/bookkeeping."

"Xero offers a user-friendly interface, easy tax filing, and highly efficient accounting features."

"Xero is a better product - it is easier to use, provides basically the same functionality, and it is cheaper."

"I’d recommend Xero. Quickbooks sucks ass, is expensive, and their customer support is terrible at best and nonexistent at worst."

"Great accounting software!"

"UI is slick and it’s cost to functionality is better than QBO."

"Makes end of year tax a breeze and when you next need to get finance, you’ll be thankful you have Xero."

"I'd recommend that or QB online."

"Xero is a great accounting software for startups."

"Xero. It’s cloud based and cheaper than Quickbooks."

QuickBooks

4.0

(28)

"It will be the best $300-$450 a month you'll ever spend."

"It works well for us and makes invoicing easy."

"TechSoup has a discount for QB."

"Hands down the best accounting software I've used!"

"Quickbooks is a great option for managing your accounting."

"I like how it connects to the software I already use (Buildxact), makes invoicing easy."

"Go with QuickBooks + Pilot.com!"

"The best bookeeping/ accounting software"

"Use quickbooks and as part of their onboarding they’ll have a suggested chart of accounts depending on your business. Automotive repair shops is on there. Will be a good start."

"Dominates the market"

Intuit

4.4

(21)

"QuickBooks is the standard."

"QuickBooks is an excellent accounting software that simplifies financial management."

"QuickBooks Desktop is highly recommended for its comprehensive features."

"Quickbooks is the way to go. It's the industry standard, very easy to navigate."

"I highly recommend QuickBooks Desktop 2024 Enterprise Edition."

"There's a reason everyone used Quickbooks."

"We use it because Buildern integrates with it. We like both, no complaints."

"QuickBooks Premier Desktop rocks .... I use old versions. No monthly fee; no BS."

"QBO is the tool I’m most comfortable with. The ability to link scans in QBO is a game changer."

"QuickBooks Online can easily handle recurring invoices and is recommended for managing unearned income."

Sage

3.9

(18)

"Sage Intacct offers easy-to-use reporting with real-time dashboards for critical information."

"Sage Online is the most user friendly South African based tool! Costs around R300pm and even has a nice cellphone app."

"I find it easy to use and really intuitive."

"Well worth it, with recurring invoices, automated bank statement imports, and many other features."

"Stick with Sage Intact."

"Various tiers of software and it can do everything you ask."

"Sage is another good option that integrates well with Chargebee."

"Sage200 is a comprehensive solution for inventory management and accounting."

"It's easy to use and of all the iterations of online accounting software, it's the one that will piss your accountant off the least."

"Sage is cheap, my accountants use it, and Payroll makes SARS Payroll taxes easy."

Zoho

4.3

(10)

"You can try the free edition."

"Fantastic"

"Simple to use and free of cost"

"We just started using Zoho when starting up and I'm happy with it thus far."

"Zoho Books is a great option for businesses with an annual revenue below 700 million."

"I have moved from wave to zoho for similar purposes."

"They have a free plan and the first couple of plans are relatively cheap."

"Zoho does a good job and there are ways around it to get the line items like you want."

"Free for 2 users."

"Zoho offers essential features for early stage finance."

Odoo

4.2

(10)

"Honestly its Odoo hands down."

"Happy with it, and happy to recommend it."

"Great features, reasonable rates, and sophisticated import export feature. Plus, it has good reporting features."

"They give you your first module for free forever"

"I use the accounting one"

"Odoo is the future, well ... I hope there's some revolution using AI to automate the bookkeeping part at least."

"Odoo will be affordable, has lot features for e-commerce, but complex, you need a specialist to setup."

"Check out Odoo. Its cheap and I've heard good things about it."

"I hear Odoo is really great."

"I totally hate pastel partner (I’m not an accountant and it doesn’t do anything for me)."

FreeAgent

4.9

(8)

"Freeagent is amazing (and free if you have a mettle account)."

"Another vote for Freeagent"

"Open a Mettle or Natwest account and get it free."

"Free for Mettle and Natwest customers"

"FreeAgent can do what you need and you get it free if you open a free Mettle account."

"Simple but effective"

"Worth the £35 pcm"

"Pretty good"

QuickBooks Online

3.9

(9)

"QuickBooks Online has the most market share of bookkeeping software."

"90% of our clients use QBO. It integrates well with everything and is cost effective."

"It's really hard to beat QuickBooks online - inexpensive, simple, likely powerful/flexible enough for you needs."

"Look into Quickbooks online or MIP accounting software."

"Quickbooks online."

"You can use QBO with bill.com or chargebee for the recurring invoices and payments."

"QBO has too many features to abandon."

"QuickBooks Online Simple Start is about $30 a month, still no budgeting functionality but has better reports than Wave."

"Income digs will help teach you how to set up real estate investment on QBO if you like QBO."

Wave

3.9

(8)

"Wave is free and awesome!"

"It's free and does the job."

"Simple to use and free of cost"

"I use Waveapps and the accounting is free."

"Wave is free and likely does what you want except budgeting/forecasting, but you can do that in excel."

"It's a more simple software but it might be good for starting out."

"Very basic. You get what you pay for."

"Wave is free but limited in features."

#10

FreshBooks

4.0

(6)

"I like FreshBooks."

"Freshbooks is user-friendly and effective for small businesses."

"Fresh books"

"Freshbooks is a good one to start."

"Work well with small - mid market companies"

"Very basic. You get what you pay for."

#11

Microsoft

4.4

(5)

"Excel is a great tool for accounting, especially for those who have experience with spreadsheets."

"Super handy with subsidiaries imo"

"Excel can still cover if you are good at linking and creating dashboards."

"Microsoft Business Central is actually quite good, with strong integration with other Microsoft products."

"Dynamics 365 strikes a good balance between cost and functionality. It also has a deferral template function that would be good for accounting for unearned revenue."

#12

QBO

4.8

(4)

"QBO accountant accounts are free and include all of the QBO features that the regular business accounts have."

"Class tracking"

"I usually just use classes and segmented reporting in QBO"

"It's the gold standard for small business, despite some flaws."

#13

Zoho Books

4.0

(4)

"My suggestion is to go with Zoho Books, I've had many happy clients."

"Zoho Books is pretty straightforward and reasonably priced."

"Zoho Books is free if your revenue is less than $50,000 per year and not as expensive as Quickbooks if it is more."

"It's widely used and well-known among accountants and tax preparers."

#14

Stessa

4.7

(3)

"I like the charts and reporting. Easy to classify expenses and track income linked with my bank for auto import."

"Completely free"

"It's what we use and can try for free."

#15

Akaunting

3.7

(3)

"There's a free plan if you install it on-premise."

"Akaunting is a great free self-hosted accounting option."

"I had some billing issues with them."

#16

Accurate

3.7

(3)

"Masih bisa diandalkan untuk lokasi kantor yang tidak satu area."

"Accurate is preferred for new starts despite a learning curve."

"Accurate is a decent software."

#17

Zoho Invoice

5.0

(2)

"Use Zoho invoice, completely free and does all of that."

#18

Fondo

5.0

(2)

"Love Fondo. I've been using them plus Puzzle for the past year and it's finally a solution I like."

"I use Puzzle (and love it) but I'm looking for a bookkeeper. It looks like they have a direct partnership with Fondo so wanted to get your thoughts."

#19

Ledger

5.0

(2)

"Great for invoicing accounts receivable ledgers etc."

"Absolutely brilliant for simple double entry accounting."

#20

Rillet

5.0

(2)

"Rillet automates revenue recognition and reporting processes, making it ideal for scaling SaaS businesses."

"Rillet.com is an excellent accounting solution for SaaS businesses, automating revenue recognition and providing beautiful reporting."

#21

QuickBooks Desktop

3.0

(3)

"I always advice them to purchase the old non subscription versions of quickbooks."

"QB is great. The online version is just beginning to be usable."

"QBD is the best, but it's NOT good."

#22

Buildxact

4.5

(2)

"It connects well with QuickBooks."

"Ended up going with Buildxact instead."

#23

Manager.io

4.5

(2)

"In my opinion the simpler the better and for that reason I love Manager.io."

"Manager.io."

#24

Mettle

4.5

(2)

"It's free"

"The best so far"

#25

Sage Intacct

4.0

(2)

"Look in the Sage portfolio like Sage 100 or Sage Intacct."

"I’m a fan of sage intact."

#26

Clyr.io

4.0

(2)

"Have a look at Clyr.io. It integrates directly into Hostaway."

"This is what https://Clyr.io does. It integrates with Quickbooks and built specifically for rental management expense tracking."

#27

Puzzle

4.0

(2)

"I recently switched over to puzzle and i like it so far."

"Check puzzle.io"

#28

Excel

4.0

(2)

"If you don’t want to spend any money on accounting software then use excel."

"Excel is fine with that many transactions."

#29

Sage 50

4.0

(2)

"Sage 50 offers robust features for accounting."

"Sage 50 maybe?"

#30

Waveapps

4.0

(2)

"WaveApps is free and preferred over QuickBooks."

"Waveapps is a cheaper alternative for small scale accounting."

#31

Netsuite

3.5

(2)

"NetSuite is a very good option, although more expensive."

"Depending on your scale, Netsuite is a valid option too but typically much more involved to setup and expensive."

#32

Dexef

5.0

(1)

"Dexef stands out for several reasons, especially for businesses of varying sizes and industries."

#33

CTRAC

5.0

(1)

"CTRAC is amazing for 900 series."

#34

Revela

5.0

(1)

"Try Revela: Mobile App, Automated Accounting and Reconciliations."

#35

Trovata

5.0

(1)

"Trovata is what you need."

#36

House of Yards

5.0

(1)

"It's free to use and comes with accounting features."

#37

QuickEasy

5.0

(1)

"Great ERP software, and the CEO also owns a construction business."

#38

Novo

5.0

(1)

"I personally use Novo for banking."

#39

Zerocrat

5.0

(1)

"A privacy-focused accounting suite, completely end-to-end encrypted with a zero-knowledge architecture."

#40

Cradle

5.0

(1)

"Cost effective lease accounting software."

#41

Smartbooks

5.0

(1)

"Locally made software with automatic reporting for BIR compliance, and it's cheaper than other accounting software."

#42

Chargebee

5.0

(1)

"Chargebee is a great solution for handling recurring invoices and unearned income management."

#43

Coefficient

5.0

(1)

"Coefficient is an affordable add-on that saves time by providing easy access to data in spreadsheets."

#44

Nepular

5.0

(1)

"The interface is great and it's perfect for my service industry."

#45

Zero

5.0

(1)

"User and accountant friendly, cloud based, easy to use even on your phone."

#46

Fortnox

5.0

(1)

"We’re happy with Fortnox for our NPO."

#47

Kontek

5.0

(1)

"Kontek is great for payroll."

#48

Rillion

5.0

(1)

"Rillion works well for AP management."

#49

Capego

5.0

(1)

"Capego is effective for financial statements."

#50

Intacct

5.0

(1)

"It's extremely powerful and well-loved by my current organization."

#51

Pilot.com

5.0

(1)

"Incredible service, personal attention from the founder."

#52

Dext

5.0

(1)

"Or use Xero for invoicing all depends on their attitude to change"

#53

QB Desktop

5.0

(1)

"Personally love QB Desktop for this"

#54

Pilot

5.0

(1)

"Work well with small - mid market companies"

#55

Pandle

5.0

(1)

"The real deal (£5 pcm)"

#56

Paygeon.io

5.0

(1)

"They can offer a best approach to managing your company's finances"

#57

Dynamics

5.0

(1)

"Multi-company and pricing is per user"

#58

WaveApps.com

5.0

(1)

"Bookkeeping is always free"

#59

Google

5.0

(1)

"Very simple to do my taxes"

#60

Fina Money

4.0

(1)

"For the sake of "Simple" and "Cost-Effective": [Fina Money]"

#61

QuickBooks Online Basic

4.0

(1)

"I would do a Quickbooks Online Basic account."

#62

SAP Business One

4.0

(1)

"I ended up going with SAP Business One."

#63

paper.id

4.0

(1)

"Baru aja tadi siang saya coba paper.id."

#64

Unleashed

4.0

(1)

"Have a look into unleashed, I migrated a business to it."

#65

Sage 300

4.0

(1)

"Sage 300."

#66

Munim

4.0

(1)

"I've been using Munim for the past year, and it has worked well for me."

#67

Yardi Voyager

4.0

(1)

"We use Yardi Voyager. I’m the accountant at the PM company and it’s easy to use."

#68

Fortuna

4.0

(1)

"It's really good, is small but I try it and it's great, you can customize and his owner is always helping and in front of the business."

#69

Foundation

4.0

(1)

"Our small construction firm uses foundation and it’s pretty decent."

#70

Monarch

4.0

(1)

"Why can’t you use Monarch? It’s a personal finance tool but it could work for what you’re trying to do."

#71

Bolder Invoice

4.0

(1)

"[Bolder invoice](https://bolderinvoice.com) is pretty easy to use and neat solution."

#72

GnuCash

4.0

(1)

"[GNUcash](https://gnucash.org), perhaps?"

#73

Stripe

4.0

(1)

"A good setup is Stripe with Xero using apps like Dext Commerce and Prepare for processing."

#74

Vista

4.0

(1)

"Vista is also comprehensive, but may be excessive for smaller operations."

#75

Acumatica

4.0

(1)

"Acumatica's small business solution is cost-effective and offers comprehensive features for expense tracking and financial planning."

#76

Billdr

4.0

(1)

"I switched to Billdr PRO about a year ago and it has an integration with Quickbooks for Invoices and expenses."

#77

ControlQore

4.0

(1)

"ControlQore is replacing QuickBooks for construction and aligns with smaller firms, offering job costing and expense management."

#78

FNB

4.0

(1)

"FNB offers free accounting software for their banking customers."

#79

Patriot Accounting

4.0

(1)

"It's pretty good, easy to use."

#80

Bonsai

4.0

(1)

"Bonsai seems a bit easier to use and cheaper than Quickbooks."

#81

FNB Instant Accounting

4.0

(1)

"FNB Instant Accounting is free for FNB customers and worked well until we outgrew it."

#82

ProfitBooks

4.0

(1)

"The application looks easy and costs very less compared to others. They have a free plan for startups which is restricted to one user and some limits."

#83

Bench

4.0

(1)

"Bench provides excellent bookkeeping services."

#84

REI Hub

4.0

(1)

"It's more inline with how QuickBooks works."

#85

Buildium

4.0

(1)

"Sufficient incorporated accounting program"

#86

Rent Manager

4.0

(1)

"Sufficient incorporated accounting program"

#87

AppFolio

4.0

(1)

"Sufficient incorporated accounting program"

#88

QuickFile

4.0

(1)

"Desktop platform"

#89

Crunch

4.0

(1)

"Worth a look"

#90

QuickBooks 2013-2018

3.0

(1)

"Another option is to get an old Windows computer and purchase a copy of Quickbooks 2013 - 2018."

#91

Explorer Eclipse

3.0

(1)

"We use Explorer Eclipse, it works well, but it’s expensive."

#92

Tally

3.0

(1)

"It's not the best software out there, but it's widely used."

#93

Rehash

2.0

(1)

"Any accounting software is generally subpar at doing anything beyond acting as a ledger at scale."

#94

Jurnal

2.0

(1)

"Jurnal has errors and is a big commitment for data migration."

#95

Procore

2.0

(1)

"I had the same experience with Procore."

#96

Pastel

2.0

(1)

"The audit trail isn't as great as with Pastel."

#97

Sage Bob50

1.0

(1)

"Don't go with Sage/Bob50 is all I can recommend."

#98

OBO

1.0

(1)

"OBO sucks."

#99

Xoho

1.0

(1)

"I have one client who uses Xoho and I hate it."

#100

Avalara

1.0

(1)

"Bad reviews"

#101

TaxJar

1.0

(1)

"Bad reviews"

#102

Medlin.com

1.0

(1)

"Basic as basic gets"

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