QuickBooks vs Patriot Accounting
QuickBooks and Patriot Accounting are level on what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose QuickBooks if…
- • You want QuickBooks's edge on tracking stock and snapping receipts into your books
Choose Patriot Accounting if…
- • You want Patriot Accounting's edge on what it costs to start and what customers say on trustpilot
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startPatriot Accounting winsQuickBooks5/10
$38
Simple Start, per month at list price (the introductory offer is half that for three months)
- $38, against $20
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Patriot Accounting wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Tracking stockQuickBooks winsQuickBooks8/10
Plus and Advanced only
inventory tracking is on the higher plans, not Simple Start
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Patriot Accounting5/10Not stated
No official page states inventory tracking exists or is absent. Checked https://www.patriotsoftware.com/accounting/ (full feature lists for both plans — no inventory mention) and the pricing Accountin
- No inventory tracking, against Plus and Advanced only
Source: patriotsoftware.com ↗
QuickBooks wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotPatriot Accounting winsQuickBooks5/10
3.7 out of 5
TrustScore from 16,940 reviews on Trustpilot
- 3.7 out of 5, against 4.7 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Patriot Accounting8/104.7 out of 5
TrustScore from 3,445 reviews on Trustpilot
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Patriot Accounting wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 4Trying it before you payTiePatriot Accounting7/10
30-day free trial
a free trial, then 50% off for three months
Source: patriotsoftware.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5Who picks up when you are stuckTieQuickBooks7/10
Phone support included
phone support comes with every paid plan
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Patriot Accounting7/10Free US phone, chat and email
US-based support 9am to 7pm Eastern, Monday to Friday, on every tier
Source: patriotsoftware.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6Who runs your payrollTieQuickBooks7/10
Own payroll product
QuickBooks Payroll is Intuit's own, sold separately
Source: quickbooks.intuit.com ↗
Patriot Accounting7/10Own payroll product
Patriot sells its own payroll alongside the accounting
Source: patriotsoftware.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 7Snapping receipts into your booksQuickBooks winsPatriot Accounting5/10
Receipt management is Premium
Accounting Basic
- Receipt management is Premium, against Receipt capture included
Source: patriotsoftware.com ↗
QuickBooks wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- Simple Start includes one user plus two accountants
- $38, against $27
- 1 user, against Unlimited users
- 3.7 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
- $38, against $23
- No inventory tracking, against Plus and Advanced only
- Receipt management is Premium, against Receipt capture included
- No inventory tracking, against Through connected apps
- Receipt management is Premium, against Smart Document Capture