Zoho Books vs Kashoo
Zoho Books comes out ahead of Kashoo 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
Zoho Books takes it, 4–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Zoho Books 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 Zoho Books if…
- • You want Zoho Books's edge on what it costs to start and trying it before you pay
Choose Kashoo if…
- • You want Kashoo's edge on how many people can log in and tracking stock
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startZoho Books wins
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Trying it before you payZoho Books winsZoho Books8/10
Free plan
free while revenue stays under $50K, capped at 1,000 invoices a year
Source: zoho.com ↗
Kashoo5/1014-day free trial
no credit card needed
- 14-day free trial, against Free plan
Source: kashoo.com ↗
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3Who picks up when you are stuckZoho Books winsZoho Books8/10
Phone, chat and email, weekdays
toll-free phone, live chat and email on the Standard plan, Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm ET
Source: zoho.com ↗
Kashoo5/101-888-520-5274
Phone Support
- Live chat, answered within a business day, against Phone, chat and email, weekdays
Source: kashoo.com ↗
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many people can log inKashoo winsZoho Books5/10
3 users
Standard includes three users, extra users are $3 each
- 3 users, against Unlimited users
Source: zoho.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Who runs your payrollZoho Books winsKashoo5/10
PaymentEvolution
Payroll integration
- Via partners, against Own payroll product
Source: kashoo.com ↗
Zoho Books wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6Tracking stockKashoo winsZoho Books5/10
Professional plan and up
inventory tracking starts on Professional, not on Standard
- Professional plan and up, against Built in
Source: zoho.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 7Billing in other currenciesKashoo winsZoho Books5/10
Multi-currency is Professional+
Standard
- Multi-currency is Professional+, against Multi-currency included
Source: zoho.com ↗
Kashoo wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- no phone line mentioned
- connects to PaymentEvolution, SurePayroll and Paychex
- 3 users, against Unlimited users
- 3.9 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
- Timesheets are Professional+, against Unlimited time tracking
- Professional plan and up, against Included
- 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