QuickBooks vs Kashoo
Kashoo comes out ahead of QuickBooks on 4 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Kashoo takes it, 4–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Kashoo takes 4 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose QuickBooks if…
- • You want QuickBooks's edge on trying it before you pay and who picks up when you are stuck
Choose Kashoo if…
- • You want Kashoo's edge on what it costs to start and how many people can log in
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startKashoo winsQuickBooks5/10
$38
Simple Start, per month at list price (the introductory offer is half that for three months)
- $38, against $30
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Trying it before you payQuickBooks winsKashoo5/10
14-day free trial
no credit card needed
- 14-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
Source: kashoo.com ↗
QuickBooks wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3Who picks up when you are stuckQuickBooks winsQuickBooks8/10
Phone support included
phone support comes with every paid plan
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Kashoo5/101-888-520-5274
Phone number
- Live chat, answered within a business day, against Phone support included
Source: kashoo.com ↗
QuickBooks wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many people can log inKashoo winsQuickBooks5/10
1 user
Simple Start includes one user plus two accountants
- 1 user, against Unlimited users
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Who runs your payrollQuickBooks winsQuickBooks8/10
Own payroll product
QuickBooks Payroll is Intuit's own, sold separately
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Kashoo5/10PaymentEvolution (Canada) and Manual entry
Who runs your payroll
- Via partners, against Own payroll product
Source: kashoo.com ↗
QuickBooks wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6Tracking stockKashoo winsQuickBooks5/10
Plus and Advanced only
inventory tracking is on the higher plans, not Simple Start
- Plus and Advanced only, against Built in
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 7Billing in other currenciesKashoo winsQuickBooks5/10
Multi-currency is Essentials+
Simple Start
- Multi-currency is Essentials+, against Multi-currency included
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Simple Start includes one user plus two accountants
- no phone line mentioned
- connects to PaymentEvolution, SurePayroll and Paychex
- $38, against $27
- 1 user, against Unlimited users
- 3.7 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
- $38, against $23
- 14-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
- Live chat, answered within a business day, against Phone support included
- Via partners, against Own payroll product
- $30, against $27