All industries · head to head
QuickBooks vs Sage Intacct

QuickBooks
All industries
Smart, simple online accounting software for small business
- From
- $30/month
- Rated
- -

Sage Intacct
Payroll & Benefits
Best-in-class cloud financial management software
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: QuickBooks chart of Accounts is capped on every QuickBooks Online tier except Advanced; Simple Start, Essentials and Plus all have a limited entry count; Sage Intacct listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
- They diverge on capability: QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Sage Intacct covers General ledger.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which QuickBooks and Sage Intacct actually diverge.
| Attribute | QuickBooks | Sage Intacct |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $30/month | $29/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web, Api |
| Category | All industries | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 1983 | 1981 |
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 QuickBooks
- Income & expense tracking
- Invoicing
- Payment processing
- Financial reporting
- Tax preparation
- Bank reconciliation
- Bill management
- Mobile apps
Only in Sage Intacct
- General ledger
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Cash management
- Multi-entity consolidation
- Salesforce
- ADP
- Expensify
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
QuickBooks
- Bookkeepingnot Sage Intacct
- Invoicingnot Sage Intacct
- Expense trackingnot Sage Intacct
- Financial reporting
- Tax preparationnot Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct
- Financial reporting
- Multi-entity managementnot QuickBooks
Both are used for financial reporting, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Sage Intacct
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Sage Intacct
$29/month- Core$400/month
- Core financials
- Reporting
- Cash management
Which should you pick?
Choose QuickBooks if
- You need income & expense tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want invoicing.
Choose Sage Intacct if
- You need general ledger.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want accounts payable.
Questions people ask
- Is QuickBooks or Sage Intacct better?
- Neither clearly leads. QuickBooks starts at $30/month and Sage Intacct at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, QuickBooks or Sage Intacct?
- QuickBooks starts at $30/month and Sage Intacct at $29/month.
- Does QuickBooks or Sage Intacct run on more platforms?
- QuickBooks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Sage Intacct runs on Web, Api.
- What is QuickBooks best used for?
- QuickBooks is most often used for bookkeeping, invoicing, expense tracking, financial reporting. Of those, bookkeeping and invoicing are not what Sage Intacct is typically brought in for.
- What can QuickBooks do that Sage Intacct cannot?
- QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Invoicing, Payment processing, Financial reporting. Sage Intacct covers General ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash management.
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