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Spencer Isozaki

Owner, Falcon Ridge Landscaping

United StatesLegal11 to 50 employees

4.0

May 27, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

Better reporting than the price implies

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

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
25 found this helpful

Rosa Hendricks

Head of Operations, Tidewater Marine Services

CanadaProfessional services51 to 200 employees

5.0

Dec 11, 2024

Used 1 to 2 years

Our accountant came around in a month

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

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
25 found this helpful

Emilio Eriksson

Director of Finance, Tidewater Marine Services

United StatesManufacturing11 to 50 employees

5.0

Aug 24, 2024

Verified userUsed 2 or more years

I kept waiting to find what was missing

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

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

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

Kirsten Chaudhary

People Operations Lead, Hillcrest Family Clinic

United StatesAccounting11 to 50 employees

5.0

Jun 28, 2026

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 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

The mobile app lags well behind the browser product

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

Amara Adeyemi

General Manager, Northgate Logistics

United StatesProfessional services51 to 200 employees

5.0

Nov 10, 2025

Verified userUsed 6 to 12 months

Our accountant came around in a month

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

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
24 found this helpful

Olivia Schneider

Sales Director, Sandbar Hospitality

OtherAccounting500+ employees

5.0

May 5, 2025

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

The automation does work I used to do by hand

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

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

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

Wren Ortiz

Studio Director, Fairview Veterinary

United StatesReal estate51 to 200 employees

5.0

Sep 15, 2024

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

Multi currency without a surcharge

We came off a spreadsheet and expected to compromise somewhere. Two years in I still have not found the compromise. Bank feeds are stable, reconciliation rules learned our vendors, and the reports my accountant asks for come straight out. For twenty dollars a month I keep expecting the other shoe.

Pros

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

Cons

Some features assume you run the wider Zoho suite

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

Genevieve Bernard

Studio Director, Cedar & Vine Interiors

United StatesManufacturing1 to 10 employees

5.0

Aug 12, 2024

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months

The client portal ended the invoice copy emails

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

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

The mobile app lags well behind the browser product

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

Quinn Kaminski

Founder, Ironwood Fabrication

OtherHealthcare11 to 50 employees

5.0

Feb 5, 2026

Verified userUsed less than 6 months

The client portal ended the invoice copy emails

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

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

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

Priya Calloway

Bookkeeper, Cedar & Vine Interiors

CanadaHospitality11 to 50 employees

1.0

Oct 28, 2025

Verified userUsed 2 or more years

Support answers slowly and generically

First reply took two days and asked for information I had already sent in the original ticket. The second reply was a help article link. We got there eventually and for a blocking issue during a close that was a bad week.

Pros

A genuine free plan under fifty thousand dollars of revenue

Cons

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

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

Victor Kearney

Project Manager, Hillcrest Family Clinic

United StatesEducation1 to 10 employees

4.0

May 10, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months

Multi currency without a surcharge

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

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

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

Noor Goodwin

Director of Finance, Prairie Rose Bakery

United StatesRetail1 to 10 employees

4.0

Jul 17, 2024

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years

Free until we hit fifty thousand, then twenty dollars

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

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
23 found this helpful

Kyle Chaudhary

Office Manager, Tidewater Marine Services

United StatesHospitality51 to 200 employees

2.0

Jan 27, 2026

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years

Support answers slowly and generically

Bringing four years of history across from QuickBooks took a weekend and a lot of manual correction. Opening balances came in wrong, and some vendor records duplicated. It has been solid since, and I would budget real time for the move rather than believing the import wizard.

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
22 found this helpful

Renee Kaur

Director of Finance, Willow & Ash Salons

United StatesReal estate11 to 50 employees

5.0

May 8, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

Multi currency without a surcharge

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

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
22 found this helpful

Nikhil Pritchard

Finance Manager, Fairview Veterinary

United StatesTransport and logistics51 to 200 employees

4.0

Sep 6, 2024

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

It grew with us from two people to eleven

We came off a spreadsheet and expected to compromise somewhere. Two years in I still have not found the compromise. Bank feeds are stable, reconciliation rules learned our vendors, and the reports my accountant asks for come straight out. For twenty dollars a month I keep expecting the other shoe.

Pros

Open API available on affordable plans

Cons

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

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

Sofia Mercer

Controller, Beacon Legal Partners

United StatesMarketing1 to 10 employees

5.0

Feb 6, 2026

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

Better reporting than the price implies

We came off a spreadsheet and expected to compromise somewhere. Two years in I still have not found the compromise. Bank feeds are stable, reconciliation rules learned our vendors, and the reports my accountant asks for come straight out. For twenty dollars a month I keep expecting the other shoe.

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
21 found this helpful

Sarah Velazquez

Chief of Staff, Coastline Outfitters

United StatesTransport and logistics1 to 10 employees

5.0

Oct 8, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

The automation does work I used to do by hand

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

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
21 found this helpful

Fiona Isozaki

Director of Finance, Falcon Ridge Landscaping

CanadaHospitality1 to 10 employees

3.0

Jul 22, 2025

Verified userUsed 2 or more years

Great software, small US bench

Every few months I hit a feature that clearly assumes you also run Zoho CRM or Zoho Inventory. Nothing is broken, it just keeps gently suggesting the rest of the suite. If you want the whole thing that is a benefit and if you do not it is background noise.

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
21 found this helpful

Ingrid Ponce

Accountant, Kestrel Analytics

United StatesRetail201 to 500 employees

5.0

Feb 6, 2025

Used 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

Sales tax will not solve multi state nexus alone

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

Kevin Xu

Director of Finance, Lantern Creative

United StatesTransport and logistics11 to 50 employees

5.0

Feb 3, 2025

Used 2 or more years

Our accountant came around in a month

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

Multi currency handled properly at no extra cost

Cons

Fewer US accountants know it than QuickBooks

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