QuickBooks alternative
A QuickBooks alternative with every feature on every plan.
Summely is double-entry accounting for small business. Invoices, bills, bank feeds, inventory, projects and more than 75 reports, from $19 a month, with nothing held back for a higher tier. If you use QuickBooks Online, you can bring your books with you.
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Why people look for an alternative to QuickBooks.
The feature you need is a tier up.
Class tracking, inventory, custom reports and fixed assets all sit on higher QuickBooks Online plans. In Summely they are on all of them.
A growing team means a new plan.
QuickBooks Online plans cap users at 1, 3, 5 or 25, and each cap also moves your feature set. Summely plans change the seat count and nothing else.
You run more than one business.
In QuickBooks Online each company is its own subscription. One Summely account covers up to five organizations.
Summely vs QuickBooks Online.
We do not print QuickBooks prices, because they change. Check Intuit's pricing for today's numbers. What matters below is which plan each capability arrives in.
| Capability | Summely | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19, $39 or $79 a month | See Intuit's pricing |
| Users | 1, 5 or 15 | 1, 3, 5 or 25 |
| Double-entry ledger | Every plan | Every plan |
| Bank reconciliation | Every plan | Every plan |
| Class and location tracking | Every plan | Plus and Advanced |
| Multi-currency | Every plan | Essentials and up |
| Inventory with FIFO costing | Every plan | Higher plans |
| Projects and time tracking | Every plan | Higher plans |
| Custom report builder | Every plan | Advanced |
| Fixed assets and depreciation | Every plan | Advanced |
| More than one company | Up to five on one account | One subscription each |
| Payroll | No | Paid add-on |
| Card and ACH processing | No | Yes, per transaction |
| Accountant network | No | Large |
| Track record | New | Two decades |
Tiering reflects Intuit's published plan documentation. Verify against their pages before you decide, and tell us if this table is out of date. Also see Summely vs QuickBooks and FreshBooks.
When to stay with QuickBooks.
You want payroll and payments in one bill.
Summely does neither. If that one bill matters more than the rest, QuickBooks does it and we do not.
You need more than 15 users.
Growth is our largest plan. QuickBooks Online Advanced goes to 25.
Your accountant insists.
QuickBooks has an enormous professional network, and we are new. Ask yours before you move.
Questions about leaving QuickBooks.
What is the best QuickBooks alternative for a small business?
It depends on what you need from QuickBooks. If you want full double-entry accounting with inventory, projects, classes and fixed assets on every plan, Summely is built for that. If you need payroll or card processing under one bill, stay with a suite that offers them.
Is Summely cheaper than QuickBooks?
Summely costs $19, $39 or $79 a month by number of users, and every plan has every accounting feature. We do not print QuickBooks prices because they change, so compare against Intuit's current pricing, using the plan that has the features you actually use.
Can I import my QuickBooks data?
Yes, from QuickBooks Online. You connect your company at Intuit and choose a cutover date and what to bring. See what comes across and what does not.
Does Summely work for QuickBooks Desktop users?
You can run your books in Summely, but there is no direct Desktop import today. The importer reads QuickBooks Online only.
Does Summely do payroll?
No. Run the payroll provider you already trust and record the results in Summely.
Will my accountant be able to work in Summely?
Yes, and an accountant never uses a paid seat. It is a standard double-entry ledger, with a general ledger, trial balance and audit log. Summely is new, though, so ask your accountant before you move.