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Ibrahim Mercer

Operations Manager, Kestrel Analytics

United StatesAccounting11 to 50 employees

4.0

May 4, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more 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

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
6 found this helpful

Wendy Rasheed

Practice Manager, Northgate Logistics

CanadaNonprofit1 to 10 employees

5.0

Feb 9, 2025

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

It grew with us from two people to eleven

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
6 found this helpful

Katya Thornton

VP of Sales, Lantern Creative

United StatesHospitality1 to 10 employees

4.0

Sep 9, 2024

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

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
6 found this helpful

Laura Farouk

Chief of Staff, Willow & Ash Salons

United StatesEcommerce1 to 10 employees

4.0

Jul 1, 2026

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 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

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
5 found this helpful

Kyle Zhao

Owner, Hillcrest Family Clinic

United StatesTransport and logistics11 to 50 employees

4.0

Mar 2, 2026

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 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

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
5 found this helpful

Neil Osei

Studio Director, Clearview Windows

United StatesAccounting11 to 50 employees

4.0

Jan 18, 2026

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

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

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
5 found this helpful

Willa Zimmerman

HR Manager, Aurora Print House

United StatesEcommerce1 to 10 employees

5.0

Dec 14, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years

Multi currency without a surcharge

The API is on the plan we already pay for, which is not true of most competitors. Our developer had our internal job system posting invoices into Books in about two days.

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
5 found this helpful

Dominic Paredes

Studio Director, Redbrick Property Group

CanadaEducation51 to 200 employees

5.0

Aug 6, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

Our accountant came around in a month

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

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
5 found this helpful

Halima Grant

Founder, Ironwood Fabrication

United StatesFinancial services500+ employees

5.0

May 23, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

It grew with us from two people to eleven

The API is on the plan we already pay for, which is not true of most competitors. Our developer had our internal job system posting invoices into Books in about two days.

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
5 found this helpful

Leonard Whelan

Bookkeeper, Summit Physio

CanadaMarketing11 to 50 employees

5.0

Mar 7, 2025

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years

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

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
5 found this helpful

Portia Buchanan

Sales Director, Vertex Machine Works

United StatesEducation11 to 50 employees

5.0

Jan 3, 2025

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

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

Support replies are slow and often generic

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

Rebecca Rasheed

Operations Manager, Vertex Machine Works

United StatesSoftware11 to 50 employees

4.0

Dec 31, 2024

Verified userUsed 6 to 12 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

Fewer US accountants know it than QuickBooks

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

Christopher Radcliffe

Project Manager, Hillcrest Family Clinic

CanadaManufacturing1 to 10 employees

4.0

Dec 11, 2024

LinkedIn confirmedUsed less than 6 months

Our accountant came around in a month

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

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
5 found this helpful

Vanessa Crane

Studio Director, Northern Star Staffing

United StatesRetail1 to 10 employees

5.0

Oct 25, 2024

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 2 or more years

Our accountant came around in a month

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

Custom workflow rules that a non technical owner can build

Cons

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

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

Vanessa Mensah

Sales Director, Harborline Supply

United StatesManufacturing51 to 200 employees

4.0

Oct 12, 2024

Verified userUsed 1 to 2 years

The client portal ended the invoice copy emails

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
5 found this helpful

Victor Forsythe

Sales Director, Hillcrest Family Clinic

United StatesReal estate51 to 200 employees

4.0

Jul 28, 2024

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 1 to 2 years

It grew with us from two people to eleven

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

A genuine free plan under fifty thousand dollars of revenue

Cons

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

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

Sasha Ashford

Practice Manager, Foundry Road Studios

United StatesTransport and logistics1 to 10 employees

5.0

Jun 29, 2026

Verified userUsed less than 6 months

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

Open API available on affordable plans

Cons

Fewer US accountants know it than QuickBooks

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

Danielle Vasquez

People Operations Lead, Blackstone Contracting

United StatesConstruction1 to 10 employees

4.0

May 20, 2026

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

Custom workflow rules that a non technical owner can build

Cons

Some features assume you run the wider Zoho suite

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

Kendra Raghavan

Practice Manager, Trailhead Bicycles

CanadaFinancial services51 to 200 employees

5.0

Feb 22, 2026

Verified userLinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

Better reporting than the price implies

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

US payroll only covers a limited set of states

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

Paige Prescott

Finance Manager, Meridian Dental Group

United StatesHealthcare201 to 500 employees

2.0

Oct 20, 2025

LinkedIn confirmedUsed 6 to 12 months

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

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
4 found this helpful