Zoho Invoice vs QuickBooks Desktop Comparison

It's free and has all the invoicing options I need. In particular I can edit the invoice in many ways that other competitors couldn't manage. I've used Quickbooks for years but couldn't abide by their lousy customer service, control of my data, and high prices. I tried many alternatives and finally found Zoho which does everything I need for small business/sole proprietor accounting

takes a while to become facile with this app, but it's well worth the time investment

The product is extremely intuitive and easy to use. Eliminating Quickbooks Self-Employed any day now.

I use the Invoice functionality monthly, and have not disliked any portion of the product.

can do my invoicing any place i have internet mobile or desktop

loading new items takes time cant do qoutes on app without loading new items

Easily produces professional invoices and reports for the light user. Faster, simpler and cheaper than the competition. Highly recommended.

Recurring invoices could be easier. I need to set a manual schedule with a changing number of hours (items). Have not figured that out yet.

Its FREE

its very discombobulated and the menu's are hard to understand

I love being able to create Estimates and then turn them into Invoices. I also love the layout and design. It works perfectly and is easily customizable.

You can't organize the columns by Status! There does not seem to be a way to access the emails that were sent to customers along with their Estimates and Invoices (but maybe I just can't figure out how to find them?!

As per my title - Zoho is simple invoicing software for regular people. Also integrates nicely with other Zoho products, which is great. Allows you to set reminders, automate generation, automatically email your customers, and track status.

Experience is best on desktop - could do with better options for mobile, but this isn't something I personally need too regularly.

I like how you can setup the templates and integrate a variety of payment options. The online portal makes it easy for the client end to manage payments and stay informed on what is going on.

I wish it would integrate with quickbooks easier. Also it would be easier of it had some sort of e-sign option for clients to sign the terms page on invoices.

Hi Alex, Thank you so much for reviewing us! We are thrilled to hear your feedback :) We are sorry that we don't have a direct integration with QB as of now. However, you can take a look at Zoho Books if you are interested. Regarding e-signing, it's currently available for estimates (your clients can sign your estimate to accept it) but not for invoices. If you'd like to know more about this, feel free to reach out to support@zohoinvoice.com Regards, Harikrishna The Zoho Invoice Team

Ease of set up and a mobile app. The ability to quickly create invoices and record expenses from either my desktop or my phone was a plus.

There's nothing I haven't liked about Zoho yet. Ported across all data from my previous Invoice software app.

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The simplicity of the portals whether it be on the mobile or on the desktop allows us to run the business and monitor the business from anywhere in the world.

If there was an overview to see a vat report within the reports features, thats the only addition I would look for.

Easy to add items, expenses and best of all, time entries, from desktop AND mobile devices. Emailing PDF invoices is also very easy, as is the overall experience of both platforms.

I wish i had a bit more control when it comes to displaying certain information on my invoices. Maybe it is just me, but I like to display my start time, end time, task name AND task notes for EACH billable task on an invoice I send to a client - which is difficult with this app.

It was fantastic for the price. You have a full suite of features for a fraction of what something like Freshbooks or Quickbooks cost. While it had significant limitations, the features are far and above what you would expect for the monthly fee

My review my be a little outdated as I have switched over to Quickbooks paired with an industry specific invoicing system. The main issue I had was that it was missing a strong estimation software that they had implemented in their CRM module. That baffled me as the CRM had a more customizable and robust system than their actual invoicing system did. What's more, it didn't translate over as cleanly as I would have wanted. This might have been fixed by now but the disparity between their different modules can be problematic.

I love to use Zoho Invoice's due to its ease of use and all the customization options provided by them in the software. With the help of this I was able to send professional invoices quickly along with automatic payment reminders to my customers with different payment gateways.

What I liked least was its starts lagging sometimes when generating reports and some their were some limitations in the mobile apps as well as compared to the desktop version.

as i have my own private business and have my own sales team , zoho make invoices an easy task, any sales can create his invoice directly from his account , desktop or mobile app, email to customer and send notification for collection.

some problems in Arabic font when printing invoice

I have tried using other software for my invoicing needs, and have not liked them. Then I stumbled upon this little gem. The interface is excellent. Easy to use. Apps exist for the phone, desktop. Just a few short clicks to get anything done. Also easy to create professional looking invoices.

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Main feature is software is cloud baised, so you can access it anywhere like mobile, tablet, desktop and laptop. You can generate invoice for your customers in just 10-15 second that is bigest advantage of this application and they also provide free version with limited access so anyone check its features and then can buy.

i dont find any issue with this application, only new user will takes some time to understand its functionality.

Hello Harshad, Thanks a ton for the review! We feel excited to know that you are able to handle invoicing on the go using Zoho Invoice. Since we are now gathering feedback from users regarding their invoicing experience using the mobile app, feel free to drop an email to support@zohoinvoice.com with the details of the app you use (Android/iOS). We look forward to hear from you! Regards, Harikrishna

My assistant set up my Zoho invoice for me and even though I am a construction worker, working on site, it is still easy enough for me to use and I can send the invoices out myself without having to pay my assistant.

I like everything about it, there's not one thing I would change. It's easy to use.

Everything from custom payment gateway integration to single click invoice genration, the best feature would be the inventory mangement and product catalogue making it easier to create invoice by typing the product name only everything will be fetched from the catalogue even the discounts and taxes are perfectly fine tuned with the invoice template. Started using as an On-The-Go invoice genrator and fell in love after generating first invoice.

The mail customizability the mail sent to payee is non-customizable(atleast for me) i want it to reflect offline payment instructions as well for some customers having no mode online payments that's the only drawback i found while using zoho invoice apart from this everything works perfectly fine.

Hi there, Thank you so much for leaving such a wonderful review for Zoho Invoice! We're glad to learn your journey with us so far, and we hope to serve you more in the coming years. With regards to the email that goes to your customers, you do have the option to customize it completely to match your brand. If you need any help setting it up, just drop an email to support[at]zohoinvoice[dot]com Regards, Harikrishna

I cannot recall how I first learned about Zoho services, but I've now been using them for many years to track projects and invoices for my small freelancing business. I switched over from Xin Invoice for desktop (not sure if they ever made the switch to offering it online themselves). Zoho's clean and easy-to-use online portal makes the thankless (and often anxiety-raising) tasks of small business administration much, much easier to manage. I am super grateful to the Zoho team for putting together such a well-considered product.

No issues! Zoho is a wonderful product through and through.

After having tried to find solutions that are cloud-based, available on multiple devices and is easy to use, this is absolutely the best economic solution! I am a part-time design freelancer with many clients to balance jobs/AP/AR, needless to say, I needed an easy to use solution that I can quickly find, send, follow-up or expense items. This is by far the best option for that type of invoicing! -Customizable -Detailed reports & dashboards -Estimates -Terms & conditions -Easy entries by client -Sortable -Can use on desktop & mobile -Timesheets (although I don't utilize this function)

Honestly, I have yet to find a flaw for my needs. This is such a wonderful solution for small to midsize businesses and perhaps nonprofits. Not sure how well it would fare for larger organizations.

Adding vendors , billing , customers ,invoice and invoice history it's good feature I liked.

Project management is some how great but very interesting.

The intuitiveness of the product and it overall functionality are the reasons that I recommend the product.

The lack ability to change the invoice layout, I would like different templates for the final invoice.

Class, locations, online invoice payments.

The inability to batch print all open invoices, not all invoices send

Ease of use even for a beginner

One invoice at a time

Billing and Invoice, journal, general records.

Nothing, because it has nice and clear user interface.

low invoice processing fee for ACH payments

Everything else. Complicated to use. It doesn't have to be that way. So hard to connect an invoice to a payment, let alone see anything in the business clearly. Not made for anyone but accountants.

There invoice billing and there awesome customer service.

I like QuickBooks they do all ye job for you,make sure your billing and everything pay on time.

That it's very easy to set up the invoice

At first it was complicated setting up everything on the soft ware

it little bit helpfully with accounting it has many features and solution for small business.

invoice feature very bad so bad very disappointing .

Ease of use, multi factor usage, and relatively low fees.

Fees for sharing an invoice are somewhat high.

QuickBooks desktop pro is easy to set up and use and does a good job summarizing statements

Very expensive solution compared to other options (including free options using excel)

It is very easy to use. It has easy steps to follow. Learning it is very simple. Payroll is easy. Invoicing is simple

not being able to add discounts when receiving a payment on quickbooks online. you have to go into the invoice first, add the discount, save the invoice then receive payment.

I like that when there are updates there is tabs that tell you what's new and how to use the features. When I have a problem their customer service is great with walking me through what needs to be done.

sometimes when I have collected payment on an invoice it stays in the open invoice tab, to get it to the paid invoices I have to close quick books and restart

The ease of searching all records with keywords or part numbers or invoice numbers.

Multi-users can rob your invoice number before you close and save.

The program is a great way to track all of your financing.

On the receiving end, I don't like getting pre-maid invoice templates.

Very easy to set up; Interface layout is intuitive; Lab functionalities interesting to use; Csncsomrhow be integrated with other software (ie, Outlook)

Validation steps are lacking: transactions can easily be deleted, which may affect other reports, and software not telling full impacts; Account consolidations are tedious; No tool for following-up and/or setup invoices reminders (version ing) ; Dashboard data drilling is limited

Very easy use and functional. Clear, simple instructions. Allowed for quick and efficient invoice processing.

Basic understanding of Finance software helpful. No built-in project feature to allow for tracking.