QuickBooks Online Review
Accounting software for small businesses to manage income, expenses, and keep track of financial health.
Key Features
- Expense tracking
- Invoicing
- Bank reconciliation
- Reporting
- Payroll (add-on)
- Tax preparation
Pros
- Feature-rich invoicing, expense capture and tax categorization - NerdWallet
- Massive ecosystem of 750+ integrations and accountant familiarity - Business.com
- Robust mobile apps with receipt-scan and mileage tracking - NerdWallet
Cons
- Performance hiccups and app lag reported by users in 2025 - NerdWallet
- Each additional user or payroll add-on raises the monthly bill quickly - Business.com
- Learning curve for double-entry concepts if migrating from spreadsheets - Business.com
Full Review
QuickBooks Online (QBO) stays the market leader for small-biz accounting, thanks to robust invoicing, bank feeds and accountant-friendly reporting Business.com.
NerdWallet's 2025 review praises the receipt-scan mobile app but flags lag spikes and a dip in App Store ratings over the past year NerdWallet.
Add-on creep (payroll, advanced time, extra users) pushes the price above Xero for some firms, yet the ubiquity of QBO in the accounting world keeps it the default starting point.
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