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Rohan Finnegan

Practice Manager, Meridian Dental Group

CanadaHealthcare1 to 10 employees

4.0

Oct 28, 2024

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

Multi currency without a surcharge

Purchase orders, sales orders and inventory arrived on Professional and covered everything we needed when we started carrying stock. I had budgeted for moving to a different product entirely at that point and did not have to.

Pros

A genuine free plan under fifty thousand dollars of revenue

Cons

Fewer US accountants know it than QuickBooks

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
56 found this helpful

Gabriel Abbott

Sales Director, Copper Mountain Brewing

CanadaMarketing11 to 50 employees

5.0

Apr 1, 2026

Used less than 6 months

The client portal ended the invoice copy emails

Multi currency is included rather than gated. We invoice a Toronto client in Canadian dollars and a London one in pounds, the exchange rates update automatically, and the gain and loss postings are right without me thinking about them.

Pros

Client portal with card payment included

Cons

Support replies are slow and often generic

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
53 found this helpful

Curtis Villareal

Sales Director, Lantern Creative

United StatesRetail11 to 50 employees

3.0

Feb 1, 2026

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

Great software, small US bench

The product is genuinely good. Finding a US bookkeeper who already knows it is the problem. Two of the four firms we called quoted extra to work outside QuickBooks. That is not Zoho's fault and it is a real cost you should price in before switching.

Pros

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality

Response from the vendorFeb 9, 2026

Thank you for the feedback. Slow first responses are not the standard we aim for and we have shared your note with our support leadership. If your ticket is still open please reply asking for escalation and it will be routed to a senior specialist.

52 found this helpful

Vincent Crane

Owner, Granite Peak Roofing

United StatesFinancial services1 to 10 employees

5.0

Oct 11, 2025

Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months

I kept waiting to find what was missing

Multi currency is included rather than gated. We invoice a Toronto client in Canadian dollars and a London one in pounds, the exchange rates update automatically, and the gain and loss postings are right without me thinking about them.

Pros

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
52 found this helpful

Kevin Whitaker

Project Manager, Trailhead Bicycles

United StatesRetail1 to 10 employees

4.0

Oct 8, 2024

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

It grew with us from two people to eleven

The workflow rules are the part nobody mentions in comparisons. When an invoice goes thirty days past due it tags the customer, emails a reminder and notifies me, and I built that in about ten minutes without help. That single rule has done more for our cash flow than any conversation I have had with a client.

Pros

The feature to price ratio is not close to anything else here

Cons

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
49 found this helpful

Franklin Flanagan

Project Manager, Blackstone Contracting

OtherSoftware11 to 50 employees

5.0

Apr 12, 2026

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

It grew with us from two people to eleven

Multi currency is included rather than gated. We invoice a Toronto client in Canadian dollars and a London one in pounds, the exchange rates update automatically, and the gain and loss postings are right without me thinking about them.

Pros

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

Support replies are slow and often generic

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
48 found this helpful

Lionel Silva

Director of Finance, Beacon Legal Partners

United StatesNonprofit11 to 50 employees

3.0

Sep 24, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

Sales tax covers the basics only

Zoho Payroll exists and does not cover our state, so we run Gusto alongside it. The integration is fine and it is still two systems and two bills. If you want one vendor for books and payroll, check your state before you commit rather than after.

Pros

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

Support replies are slow and often generic

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
48 found this helpful

Quinn Adeyemi

Practice Manager, Ironwood Fabrication

CanadaReal estate11 to 50 employees

5.0

Jul 2, 2026

Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months

Multi currency without a surcharge

Our accountant pushed back hard at first because she is a QuickBooks person. She spent a month in it and now says the reporting is better. She still charges us slightly more for working outside her usual system and it is worth it.

Pros

Custom workflow rules that a non technical owner can build

Cons

Fewer US accountants know it than QuickBooks

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful

Mireille Bernard

HR Manager, Blackstone Contracting

United StatesRetail500+ employees

5.0

Dec 25, 2025

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

Free until we hit fifty thousand, then twenty dollars

The workflow rules are the part nobody mentions in comparisons. When an invoice goes thirty days past due it tags the customer, emails a reminder and notifies me, and I built that in about ten minutes without help. That single rule has done more for our cash flow than any conversation I have had with a client.

Pros

The feature to price ratio is not close to anything else here

Cons

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful

Kimberly Waterhouse

Studio Director, Harborline Supply

United StatesProfessional services11 to 50 employees

4.0

May 12, 2025

Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months

The automation does work I used to do by hand

The client portal was an accident of buying it and turned out to be the thing customers comment on. They log in, see every invoice and statement, and pay by card without emailing me for a copy. I used to spend an hour a week resending documents.

Pros

Open API available on affordable plans

Cons

The mobile app lags well behind the browser product

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
47 found this helpful

Genevieve Oyelaran

Project Manager, Redbrick Property Group

CanadaManufacturing1 to 10 employees

3.0

Jan 21, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years

Payroll is the gap you will hit

Sales tax tracking handles the straightforward case well. Economic nexus across a dozen states is not something it solves on its own and we ended up adding Avalara. Fine, expected at this price, worth knowing.

Pros

A genuine free plan under fifty thousand dollars of revenue

Cons

Support replies are slow and often generic

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
46 found this helpful

Pablo Zimmerman

VP of Sales, Ironwood Fabrication

CanadaNonprofit1 to 10 employees

3.0

May 11, 2026

Verified userUsed 2 or more years

The suite is a benefit and a pull

Sales tax tracking handles the straightforward case well. Economic nexus across a dozen states is not something it solves on its own and we ended up adding Avalara. Fine, expected at this price, worth knowing.

Pros

A genuine free plan under fifty thousand dollars of revenue

Cons

Some features assume you run the wider Zoho suite

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality

Response from the vendorMay 14, 2026

Thank you for the feedback. Slow first responses are not the standard we aim for and we have shared your note with our support leadership. If your ticket is still open please reply asking for escalation and it will be routed to a senior specialist.

44 found this helpful

Keith Nasser

Finance Manager, Harborline Supply

United StatesFinancial services11 to 50 employees

5.0

Nov 9, 2025

Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months

Free until we hit fifty thousand, then twenty dollars

We ran the free plan for the whole first year because we were under the revenue threshold. Not a trial, not a countdown, just free until the business was big enough to pay. When we crossed it the paid plan was twenty dollars. That is a very different experience from being pushed off a cliff at day thirty.

Pros

The feature to price ratio is not close to anything else here

Cons

Support replies are slow and often generic

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
44 found this helpful

Victor Calloway

Chief of Staff, Summit Physio

CanadaHealthcare1 to 10 employees

4.0

Oct 10, 2024

Verified userUsed less than 6 months

The automation does work I used to do by hand

We ran the free plan for the whole first year because we were under the revenue threshold. Not a trial, not a countdown, just free until the business was big enough to pay. When we crossed it the paid plan was twenty dollars. That is a very different experience from being pushed off a cliff at day thirty.

Pros

Custom workflow rules that a non technical owner can build

Cons

The mobile app lags well behind the browser product

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
44 found this helpful

Carmen Kessler

Finance Manager, Fairview Veterinary

United StatesReal estate1 to 10 employees

5.0

Aug 25, 2025

Used 1 to 2 years

Free until we hit fifty thousand, then twenty dollars

The workflow rules are the part nobody mentions in comparisons. When an invoice goes thirty days past due it tags the customer, emails a reminder and notifies me, and I built that in about ten minutes without help. That single rule has done more for our cash flow than any conversation I have had with a client.

Pros

A genuine free plan under fifty thousand dollars of revenue

Cons

The mobile app lags well behind the browser product

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
43 found this helpful

Elena Thornton

HR Manager, Willow & Ash Salons

United StatesAccounting11 to 50 employees

5.0

Sep 7, 2024

Used 6 to 12 months

I kept waiting to find what was missing

Purchase orders, sales orders and inventory arrived on Professional and covered everything we needed when we started carrying stock. I had budgeted for moving to a different product entirely at that point and did not have to.

Pros

Client portal with card payment included

Cons

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
43 found this helpful

Kirsten Paredes

Accountant, Kestrel Analytics

United StatesFinancial services1 to 10 employees

5.0

May 15, 2025

Verified userUsed 2 or more years

I kept waiting to find what was missing

Purchase orders, sales orders and inventory arrived on Professional and covered everything we needed when we started carrying stock. I had budgeted for moving to a different product entirely at that point and did not have to.

Pros

Client portal with card payment included

Cons

Support replies are slow and often generic

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
42 found this helpful

Alistair Vasquez

People Operations Lead, Silverbirch Accounting

United StatesFinancial services1 to 10 employees

5.0

Jan 27, 2026

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

It grew with us from two people to eleven

Purchase orders, sales orders and inventory arrived on Professional and covered everything we needed when we started carrying stock. I had budgeted for moving to a different product entirely at that point and did not have to.

Pros

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

Some features assume you run the wider Zoho suite

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
41 found this helpful

Gordon Ponce

VP of Sales, Lantern Creative

United StatesReal estate51 to 200 employees

5.0

Apr 5, 2025

Verified userUsed 2 or more years

Better reporting than the price implies

We ran the free plan for the whole first year because we were under the revenue threshold. Not a trial, not a countdown, just free until the business was big enough to pay. When we crossed it the paid plan was twenty dollars. That is a very different experience from being pushed off a cliff at day thirty.

Pros

Client portal with card payment included

Cons

Some features assume you run the wider Zoho suite

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
39 found this helpful

Bethany Jimenez

Project Manager, Bluewater Consulting

United StatesFinancial services1 to 10 employees

5.0

Oct 10, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

Multi currency without a surcharge

The workflow rules are the part nobody mentions in comparisons. When an invoice goes thirty days past due it tags the customer, emails a reminder and notifies me, and I built that in about ten minutes without help. That single rule has done more for our cash flow than any conversation I have had with a client.

Pros

Client portal with card payment included

Cons

The mobile app lags well behind the browser product

Ease of use
Value for money
Customer service
Functionality
38 found this helpful