Planful vs QuickBooks Online
User Ratings & Reviews
Reviews are generated by real users. When reviewing a product, users are asked to assess the product’s overall quality, which includes assigning specific ratings for ease of use, value for money, customer support, and functionality.
Ease-of-Use
4.1 / 5
4.2 / 5
Value for Money
4.2 / 5
4.2 / 5
Customer Support
4.3 / 5
4 / 5
Functionality
4.2 / 5
4.3 / 5
Last Review Written
May 9, 2024
October 5, 2024
Pros/Cons
Pros
- Its attractive pricing and feature rich functionality and great support make it a solid offering to prospective users.
- I originally got into Host for budgeting and it has been great for that, but I have found it great for many other things. I also love the way it can grow with me.
- Can include links to images of transaction source documents, providing great transparency in reporting. Spotlight for Excel add in to develop custom, refreshable reports is a great help.
Cons
- The inability to do calculations in the report without creating a new template. Also as we are on Macs the inability to use spotlight in Mac Excel.
- A data pull is not immediate and can cause some frustration if data is not pulled 100% accurately the first time.
- The interface is pretty dated. I also mainly use chrome as my browser and there seems to be a lag time when scrolling in a template which is a bit of a pain.
Pros
- If you run a small business or are self-employed, this is great to have. If you're like me and not great with spreadsheets, then this is what you need.
- I benefited from him and gained some experiences from him in my field and I liked it in ease of work reports.
- I would recommend it for those who want a simple and effective way to keep records clean and send invoices to clients. Customer support is amazing.
Cons
- Reconciling is miserable. I could go on and on, but I hate to relive the QB years where I felt inept and incapable of running the backside of our business.
- The only problem with Virtual programs is the internet delays and the problems with making sure you can sync everything if two people have been working on it.
- I HATE that I cannot simply download my QBO data into TurboTax. It makes no sense at all that I can't download Intuit data to another Intuit product.
Pricing
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Advisor Recommendations & User Awards
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FrontRunners
2024
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Additional Info
Ideal Customer Size
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Small
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Large
Deployments
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Support and Training
Support
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
