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Alternatives to QuickBooks

QuickBooks will not suit every business. Use the replacement criteria below and compare reviews covering the same needs where available.

From QuickBooks

What to preserve if you leave QuickBooks

QuickBooks is presented as an agreed-upon French version; separate foreign offers. The profile described in his card is old users looking for an alternative solution. Before migrating, check that the new solution actually improves this point without shifting the problem to data recovery and contract of the chosen solution.

The point specific to QuickBooks: The French version of QuickBooks has been discontinued. For a French file, an alternative must be examined; foreign offers do not prove a reopening in France.

  • Intuit announces the cessation of the French version after the 31 December 2023, for both entrepreneurs and accountants.
  • The new French subscriptions had been stopped as early as the 18 January 2023.
  • The export and read-only consultation deadlines indicated in the announcement have passed; they do not guarantee data recovery today.

Your reference

French version discontinued; separate offers in other countries

Profile to protect

former users seeking a replacement

Cost to watch

data migration and the contract for the selected solution

Migration test. Inventory the existing archives and prepare the recovery file.

Same need, different approaches

The options to compare

Each alternative below is compared with QuickBooks in terms of its purpose, intended users and main cost drivers.

Comparison scope: Accounting and finance. Compare the same use case and the terms of the selected plan.

Invoicing & accounting

FreshBooks

Invoicing and financial tracking for services, with tiers based on clients

To confront QuickBooks: service providers that want to connect quotations, expenses and payment tracking. Costs to check for FreshBooks: billable clients, collaborators, currency and options; for QuickBooks: data migration and the contract for the selected solution.

Profile
service providers seeking to bring together quotes, expenses and payment tracking
Cost to watch
the billable clients, team members, currency and options
Invoicing & accounting

Indy

Partner

Electronic invoicing and accounting for freelancers

To confront QuickBooks: independent and small structures to bring together billing and accounting. The cost to monitor side Indy is the legal status, the declarations covered and the accounting options, against the recovery of the data and the contract of the solution chosen side QuickBooks.

Profile
self-employed professionals and small organisations seeking to bring invoicing and accounting together
Cost to watch
the legal status, tax returns covered and accounting options
Invoicing & accounting

Pennylane

Partner

A financial and accounting platform connecting businesses and accounting firms

To confront QuickBooks: financial management related to accounting and the firm. The cost to monitor side Pennylane is the level of equipment, users and financial functions enabled, against the recovery of data and contract of the solution chosen side QuickBooks.

Profile
financial management connected to accounting and the accounting firm
Cost to watch
the level of functionality, users and financial features enabled
Invoicing & accounting

Wave

Offer restricted to businesses in the United States and Canada

To confront QuickBooks: businesses based in an officially supported region. Costs to check for Wave: country eligibility first, then the plan and payment services; for QuickBooks: data migration and the contract for the selected solution.

Profile
businesses established in an officially supported region
Cost to watch
country eligibility before considering the plan and payment services
Invoicing & accounting

Xero

International accounting management to assess in its regional version

To confront QuickBooks: businesses working with an accounting firm and ecosystem compatible with Xero. Costs to check for Xero: the contract region, volumes, modules and currencies; for QuickBooks: data migration and the contract for the selected solution.

Profile
businesses working with an accounting firm and ecosystem compatible with Xero
Cost to watch
the contract region, volumes, modules and currencies
Method

Do not change the tool for one more function.

Test the same scenario in two products. Same data, same duration. If the alternative does not remove any concrete blocking, migration is probably not worth the time it will cost.

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