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Online accounting software for growing businesses

Zoho Books Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

Zoho Books product overview

Price starts from

20

Per month

Flat Rate

What is Zoho Books?

Zoho Books is a smart online accounting software designed to help businesses streamline their back office operations, automate business workflows, and help securely collaborate with accountants online. It is designed for all business sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises, and can be used by services, consulting, and marketing companies. The accounting solution offers a range of features including cash flow management, invoicing, including one-off or recurring invoice generation, balance sheet management, inventory management, purchase order management, expense tracking, automated workflow creation, and much more.

Key benefits of using Zoho Books

* Unlimited invoicing
* Recording and tracking bills from vendors
* Expense tracking
* Recording & monitoring bank/credit card transactions
* Reconciling bank and credit card accounts
* Full fledged multiple currency support
* Receiving online payments from customers
* Managing contacts – customers and vendors
* Financial reports – Tax Reports, Trial Balance, Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, etc.
* Multi-user support and data access to your accountant
* Customizable templates and snail mailing of invoice and quotes
*Client Portal for users
*Purchase Order
*Calendar view of timesheets
*Weekly timesheet
*Upload Expense Receipt
*Attach files to Invoices and Bills
*Dashboard for quick insights
*Attach unbilled projects and expenses while creating invoices.
*REST APIs

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Phone Support

Training options

Live Online
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Webinars

Zoho Books pricing information

Value for money

4.4

/5

639

Starting from

20

Per month

Flat Rate

Pricing options

Free plan
Subscription
Free trial
Pricing range

Zoho Books features

Functionality

4.3

/5

639

Total features

96

18 categories

Most valued features by users

Third-Party Integrations
API
Reporting/Analytics
Data Import/Export
Reporting & Statistics
Compliance Management
Workflow Management
Multi-Currency

Zoho Books users reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

/5

639

Positive reviews

90

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.54/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

356

217

42

11

13

Pros
I also like that I can attach receipts to my expenses. I'm very thankful for Zoho Books and hope they continue to meet the needs of sole proprietors like me.
To conclude, Zoho Books is easy to understand and its configuration is quick and easy. The automation of the system is great and you save a lot of time.
That said, the Zoho family of products are solid, so if you have need for an accounting product and you are familiar with accounting software, this product would be a great choice.
Cons
The payment plans are a little frustrating. The limits are on the number of contacts and as a business with lots of contacts and only one transaction often per contact it gets really expensive.
Bad automatic matching, paypal multi-currency feed all over the place.
The another problem of this software is that this software is very difficult for the new users and it is not so easy to learn how to handle our accounts and invoices.
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Jordan S.

CEO

E-Learning, self-employed

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Overall Rating

Great QuickBooks competitor with additional features to boot

Reviewed 2 years ago

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Kelvin B.

Director Technical Services

Management Consulting, 11-50 employees

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Zoho Books is a very easy program to setup and use. Not a lot of modifications required.

Reviewed 4 years ago

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Unenabasi Godwin E.

Computer Software, 1-10 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Incredible Accounting Software for Freelancers and Startups

Reviewed 4 years ago

Zoho helps my business keep accurate accounting records, bill customer and drive down receivables.

Pros

Zoho captures every aspect of my company's finances. The tool makes it easy for you to create estimates, and invoices, capture bills and expenses as well as monitor business health. The muti-user feature lets business track expenses and movement of funds between departments and business teams. Another incredible feature that makes Zoho stand out is their customer support. They have an amazing support team that responds quickly. Plus, they help you valuable suggestions to help you navigate difficult accounting operations.

Cons

Zoho does not have an offline capability. The software is cloud-based so you must have an internet connection to access the software.

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David L.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Using ZOHO Books for invoicing and payments in US Dollars and Mexican Pesos

Reviewed 3 years ago

use it for all client invoices and payments also use for all vendor payments and invoice tracking of accounts payable and recieveable

Pros

very easy interface with Zoho CRM and integration with online payment capabilities in both US Dollars and Mexican Pesos

Cons

the multi currency feature is sometimes glitchy in reports

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Belal H.

Accounting, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Features
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Pathetic customer service

Reviewed 5 months ago

Worst customer services there is no proper reply or information

Pros

Product is ok but customer service is pathetic

Cons

The customer service is pathetic, we are running a CA firm and have almost 20 Zoho books subscription and login and one of the login as was asking an OTP we were not getting because the [sensitive content hidden] is travelling and OTP is going to only mobile number not to email hence raised the ticket and the team keep saying that the accounts team is working but we did not receive any resolution they wasted a whole day and did not resolve this. the ticket ID is [sensitive content hidden].

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Michele G.

Research, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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My Experience With Zoho Books - A Great Accounting Software

Reviewed 3 months ago
Pros

When it comes to accounting and handling accounts payable, Zoho Books offers great features. It makes invoicing easy and handles payment processing really well.

Cons

With Zoho Books, there has been zero malfunctioning reports.

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Verified reviewer

Education Management, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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"Zoho Books"; Accounting made easy.

Reviewed 4 years ago

I have been in the field of finance and accounting for quite a couple of time now and have tested many accounting softwares. I finally landed on Zoho Books and my experience with this software is amazingly outstanding in its results and ease of use.

Pros

It's very effective and efficient in its operations. Zoho Books perform splendid task as expected. The BRS statement is also an amazing feature I enjoy mostly on this software as it prints clearly all required details as expected.

Cons

For the fact that the little shortcomings are prevalent regarding the usage of this software, its benefits cannot be outweighed. The only problem i think is with this software is for the fact that you must be familiar with the accounting terms as a new user to be able to effectively use the function to the fullest benefits. A learning or help pop ups when added to the features will be of help especially to new users

Zoho Books FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Zoho Books offer?

Zoho Books has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $20.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)


Q. Who are the typical users of Zoho Books?

Zoho Books has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does Zoho Books support?

Zoho Books supports the following languages:
Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, French, English, Chinese (Simplified)


Q. Does Zoho Books support mobile devices?

Zoho Books supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Zoho Books offer an API?

Yes, Zoho Books has an API available for use.


Q. What other apps does Zoho Books integrate with?

Zoho Books integrates with the following applications:
authorize.net, PayPal, Entryless, Zoho People, Dropbox Business, Zoho CRM, Worldpay, Zapier, Zoho Projects, Zoho Flow, OneDrive, Google Workspace, Avalara, Google Drive, Box, Square Point of Sale, CSG Forte, Stripe, Zoho Billing, Slack, Microsoft 365, Zoho Sign, 2Checkout, Braintree, Twilio, Zoho Expense, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Inventory, Evernote Teams, Zoho Invoice


Q. What level of support does Zoho Books offer?

Zoho Books offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support

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