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Digits vs. QuickBooks Online: Is Digits a Good Alternative?
Digits vs QuickBooks Online: AI Accounting Compared Many small business owners start their bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online (QBO). It’s familiar, and it’s usually the default. But a newer group of platforms is rethinking how bookkeeping should work, and Digits is one...
Puzzle vs QuickBooks Online: What We Found Testing a Month of Bookkeeping
Puzzle vs QuickBooks Online: A Month of Bookkeeping We have been working through a series testing QuickBooks Online alternatives here at Financial Tech Lab. After testing the initial setup of Puzzle, one of the newer entrants in the general ledger space, it was time...
Kick vs. QuickBooks Online: How the Bookkeeping Experience Compares
Kick vs. QuickBooks Online: How the Bookkeeping Experience Compares If you are comparing Kick vs. QuickBooks Online for bookkeeping, one of the biggest differences is what happens after your bank and credit card transactions come into the system. QuickBooks Online...
Is FreshBooks a Good QuickBooks Alternative for Small Business Bookkeeping?
Choosing accounting software often comes down to one basic question: What does your business actually need it to do? As part of our ongoing look at QuickBooks Online alternatives, we tested FreshBooks by connecting bank accounts and attempting to complete a basic...
Count vs. QuickBooks Online: What a Month of Bookkeeping Actually Looks Like
Accounting platforms can look impressive on a feature list. The harder question is what they are actually like to use when it is time to close the books. Can you review transactions efficiently? Does the software recognize recurring activity? Can you reconcile the...
How Does Xero Compare to QuickBooks Online? Here Is What We Noticed
QuickBooks Online is often treated as the go-to accounting software for small businesses, and for good reason. But it is not the only platform worth knowing about. We are working through a series testing general ledger software against QBO so business owners and...
9 Accounts Payable Software Solutions Rated: Which Bill Pay Tool Is Right for Your Business?
Choosing accounts payable software sounds straightforward until you actually start comparing tools. Some platforms are better for basic bill pay. Others are stronger for approval workflows, inventory, AI-powered invoice capture, or higher vendor payment volumes. The...
QuickBooks Online Elite Bill Pay: A Closer Look at the New Features
This post was created in partnership with Intuit. All opinions and observations are our own. For a long time, many businesses found QuickBooks Online’s lack of bill approval a major drawback. It was one of the main reasons teams went looking for a separate AP tool....
MakersHub Review: AP Automation Software Built for Construction Businesses
This post is sponsored by MakersHub. Financial Tech Lab only partners with tools we have personally tested and believe deliver real value for small business owners. Construction and trade businesses have a unique challenge with accounts payable that other industries...
5 QuickBooks Online AP Alternatives for Growing Businesses
As your business grows, the systems that once worked fine can start to slow you down. Accounts payable is often one of those areas. Paying bills starts off simple, but it can get more complicated as you add vendors, approvals, and cash flow decisions. If QuickBooks...
QuickBooks Online 2025: Everything You Need to Know About the New Interface (and How to Get the Best Deal)
If you’ve logged into QuickBooks Online recently and thought, “Wait a second, this looks different,” you’re not alone—and you’re not wrong. Intuit is rolling out a completely redesigned user interface for QuickBooks Online, with plans to fully transition users by...
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