QuickBooks Online vs Xero: Which accounting application is the best?

[Tejaswi Raghurama]

• When we are looking for the best accounting software, we will quite likely find ourselves at crossroads choosing between QuickBooks Online & Xero.
  
  Let's do a head-to-head battle
  
  Which accounting application do you prefer? Why?
  
  I did a comprehensive review which I will share next week. Am sure the community's comments and experiences here will help us all

 

[fisicx]

Why wait until next week? Post your findings today.

In any case, your poll makes no sense, one is not better than the other - they are just two different packages. Any why just choose these two? There are many other accounting packages you could have reviewed and compared.

 

[Tejaswi Raghurama]

Good point Fisicx. But QBO and Xero are by far the most mature and widely used apps. Also people actually look for the comparison when choosing between the two. Also I would safely say that there is no better apps then the 2. I agree the industry is wide and many options are there but they are either for niche business verticals.

Xero sells itself as a QuickBooks Online alternative and this poll was towards such a buyer who compares like that. All the rest would never come to this post and hence their decision making wont be affected. Correct? Please feel free to disagree and criticise.

 

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QB not online is great

Online is pants

 

[KM-Tiger]

... the most mature and widely used apps.

So was Sage at one point, but it doesn't follow that what is ubiquitous is good.

Just means that their marketing and lock-in efforts have succeeded.