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freee vs QuickBooks

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freee

Software

Japanese integrated cloud accounting software for sole proprietors and corporations

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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QuickBooks

Software

Smart, simple online accounting software for small business

From
$30/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: freee corporate accounting jumps sharply between tiers, from Sutata (Starter) at JPY 5,480/month to Advance at JPY 39,780/month, a more than 7x price gap between adjacent published tiers; QuickBooks chart of Accounts is capped on every QuickBooks Online tier except Advanced; Simple Start, Essentials and Plus all have a limited entry count

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which freee and QuickBooks actually diverge.

Attributes where freee and QuickBooks differ
AttributefreeeQuickBooks
Starting priceOn request$30/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
FoundedUnknown1983

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in freee

Nothing recorded that QuickBooks does not also cover.

Only in QuickBooks

  • Income & expense tracking
  • Invoicing
  • Payment processing
  • Financial reporting
  • Tax preparation
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Bill management
  • Mobile apps

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

freee

No use cases recorded yet. See the freee review.

QuickBooks

  • Bookkeepingnot freee
  • Invoicingnot freee
  • Expense trackingnot freee
  • Financial reportingnot freee
  • Tax preparationnot freee

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

freee

  • Corporate accounting jumps sharply between tiers, from Sutata (Starter) at JPY 5,480/month to Advance at JPY 39,780/month, a more than 7x price gap between adjacent published tiers
  • HR (jinji romu) module is billed per person on top of the accounting plan, from JPY 400 to JPY 1,100 per person per month depending on tier

QuickBooks

  • Chart of Accounts is capped on every QuickBooks Online tier except Advanced; Simple Start, Essentials and Plus all have a limited entry count
  • Even the top Advanced tier caps bulk invoice uploads at 1,000 transaction lines per batch
  • Payroll is a separate paid add-on billed per employee per month (USD 6 to 10 depending on plan) on top of the base subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

freee

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the freee review.

QuickBooks

$30/month
  • Simple Start$30/month
    • Income & expense tracking
    • Invoice & payments
    • Tax deductions
  • Essentials$60/month
    • Everything in Simple Start
    • Bill management
    • Time tracking
  • Plus$90/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Inventory tracking
    • Project profitability
  • Advanced$200/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Dedicated account team
    • 25 users

Which should you pick?

Choose freee if

Nothing in the data separates freee from QuickBooks on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

freee review

Choose QuickBooks if

  • You need income & expense tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want invoicing.
QuickBooks review

Questions people ask

Is freee or QuickBooks better?
Neither clearly leads. freee starts at On request and QuickBooks at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, freee or QuickBooks?
freee starts at On request and QuickBooks at $30/month.
Does freee or QuickBooks run on more platforms?
freee runs on Web. QuickBooks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can freee do that QuickBooks cannot?
QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Invoicing, Payment processing, Financial reporting.
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