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QuickBooks vs Zenefits

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

Zenefits
Payroll & Benefits
All-in-one HR platform for growing companies
- From
- $8/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; Zenefits product discontinued by parent company TriNet
- They diverge on capability: QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Zenefits covers HR Administration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which QuickBooks and Zenefits actually diverge.
| Attribute | QuickBooks | Zenefits |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $30/month | $8/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web |
| Category | All industries | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 1983 | 2013 |
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 Zenefits
- HR Administration
- Benefits Management
- Payroll
- Time and Scheduling
- Compliance
- Performance Management
- Slack
- Google Workspace
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
QuickBooks
- Bookkeepingnot Zenefits
- Invoicingnot Zenefits
- Expense trackingnot Zenefits
- Financial reportingnot Zenefits
- Tax preparationnot Zenefits
Zenefits
No use cases recorded yet. See the Zenefits review.
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
Zenefits
- Product discontinued by parent company TriNet
- Remaining customers forced to migrate to more expensive TriNet products
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
Zenefits
$8/month- Essentials$8/month
- HR Administration
- Time Off Tracking
- Scheduling
- Growth$16/month
- All Essentials features
- Compensation Management
- Performance Management
Which should you pick?
Choose QuickBooks if
- You need income & expense tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want invoicing.
Questions people ask
- Is QuickBooks or Zenefits better?
- Neither clearly leads. QuickBooks starts at $30/month and Zenefits at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, QuickBooks or Zenefits?
- QuickBooks starts at $30/month and Zenefits at $8/month.
- Does QuickBooks or Zenefits run on more platforms?
- QuickBooks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Zenefits runs on Web.
- 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 Zenefits is typically brought in for.
- What can QuickBooks do that Zenefits cannot?
- QuickBooks covers Income & expense tracking, Invoicing, Payment processing, Financial reporting. Zenefits covers HR Administration, Benefits Management, Payroll, Time and Scheduling.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Zenefits: Is Zenefits still available as a standalone product?
No. Zenefits was discontinued as a standalone product after TriNet's acquisition in 2022. Existing customers are being migrated to TriNet HR Plus (ASO) or TriNet PEO at higher costs.
SourceZenefits: What were Zenefits' main features before discontinuation?
Zenefits provided HR, benefits management, payroll as optional add-on, time and attendance tracking, and compliance tools for small to mid-sized businesses with 10-200 employees.
SourceRelated pages
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