What is the difference between QuickBooks Online Advanced vs Online Essentials?
QuickBooks Online Advanced includes all the features of QuickBooks Online Essentials, in addition to more enhanced functionality. As your business grows, you’ll most likely need to upgrade to Advanced. Here are some of the key features in QuickBooks Online Advanced that are limited or not included in Online Essentials:
- Up to 25 users (Essentials only allows for 3 users)
- Ability to track inventory (Not available in Essentials)
- Ability to track projects (Not available in Essentials)
- Unlimited classes and accounts (Not available in Essentials)
- Connect unlimited sales channels (Essentials online includes 3)
- Ability to enter employee time and billable hours
- Ability to create custom access by roles so you can manage what others see and do
- Batch invoicing and expenses
- Business analytics and automated spreadsheet syncing with Excel
- Ability to manage employee expenses right in QuickBooks
- Ability to create up to 10 additional enhanced custom fields to track data in more detail
- Tracked classes and locations
- Build custom reports and dashboards that include KPIs., performance metrics, revenue, and cash flow
- Premium app integrations (LeanLaw, HubSpot, Docusign, Bill.com, Salesforce, Centage, and more)
- 24/7 phone and chat support with Priority Circle
- Dedicated account team
- Free online training courses and webinars
- Automate key tasks and set up automatic workflows
- Back up and restore past data
- Free guided setup from a QuickBooks Live Bookkeeper
Because of the additional features above, QuickBooks Online Advanced has been the more requested and popular version of the two. If you would like to try Advanced free for 30 days, just click the free trial link below and we will send you to full-access copy so that you can test drive it for yourself. If you have any additional questions about QuickBooks, give our experts a call at 866-949-7267 and we can help get you the answers.