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Heartland Retail vs QuickBooks

Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

E-Commerce

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
QuickBooks logo

QuickBooks

Accounting

Smart, simple online accounting software for small business

From
$30/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and QuickBooks actually diverge.

Attributes where Heartland Retail and QuickBooks differ
AttributeHeartland RetailQuickBooks
Starting price$150/month$30/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryE-CommerceAccounting
Founded19971983

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

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 Heartland Retail

  • Point of sale
  • Omnichannel selling
  • Inventory management
  • Customer management
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Only in QuickBooks

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

Both cover

  • Payment processing

What people use each for

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

Heartland Retail

No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

QuickBooks

  • Bookkeepingnot Heartland Retail
  • Invoicingnot Heartland Retail
  • Expense trackingnot Heartland Retail
  • Financial reportingnot Heartland Retail
  • Tax preparationnot Heartland Retail

Where each one falls short

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

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

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

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

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 Heartland Retail if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You also want omnichannel selling.
Heartland Retail 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 Heartland Retail or QuickBooks better?
Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and QuickBooks at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or QuickBooks?
Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and QuickBooks at $30/month.
Does Heartland Retail or QuickBooks run on more platforms?
Heartland Retail runs on Web. QuickBooks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Heartland Retail do that QuickBooks cannot?
Heartland Retail covers Point of sale, Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management. QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Invoicing, Financial reporting, Tax preparation. Both handle Payment processing.
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