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TurboTax vs BlackLine

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TurboTax

Software

File yourself with clear, step-by-step tools, or hand it to an expert

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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BlackLine

Software

Finance & accounting automation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: TurboTax do It Yourself federal filing ranges $0 to $149 with state returns billed separately at up to $139, so price rises sharply once a return needs more than the free simple-return tier; BlackLine listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which TurboTax and BlackLine actually diverge.

Attributes where TurboTax and BlackLine differ
AttributeTurboTaxBlackLine
Starting priceOn request$29/month
FoundedUnknown2001

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 TurboTax

Nothing recorded that BlackLine does not also cover.

Only in BlackLine

  • Account reconciliation
  • Journal entries
  • Task management
  • Variance analysis
  • Financial close
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • NetSuite

What people use each for

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

TurboTax

No use cases recorded yet. See the TurboTax review.

BlackLine

  • Financial closenot TurboTax
  • Reconciliationnot TurboTax
  • Continuous accountingnot TurboTax

Where each one falls short

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

TurboTax

  • Do It Yourself federal filing ranges $0 to $149 with state returns billed separately at up to $139, so price rises sharply once a return needs more than the free simple-return tier
  • Expert Assist and Full Service tiers add $89 to $209 or more on top of the DIY price for human review or full preparation

BlackLine

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 13 at £1,150 to £2,160 per user per year for the public sector, with no free trial offered, per BlackLine's Finance Operations Management Solution pricing document

Pricing, plan by plan

TurboTax

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the TurboTax review.

BlackLine

$29/month
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Account reconciliation
    • Task management

Which should you pick?

Choose TurboTax if

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

TurboTax review

Choose BlackLine if

  • You need account reconciliation.
  • You also want journal entries.
BlackLine review

Questions people ask

Is TurboTax or BlackLine better?
Neither clearly leads. TurboTax starts at On request and BlackLine at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, TurboTax or BlackLine?
TurboTax starts at On request and BlackLine at $29/month.
Does TurboTax or BlackLine run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can TurboTax do that BlackLine cannot?
BlackLine covers Account reconciliation, Journal entries, Task management, Variance analysis.
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