What is the difference between QuickBooks Online Plus vs Online Essentials?
QuickBooks Online Plus 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 Plus and possibly QuickBooks Online Advanced. Here are some of the key features in QuickBooks Online Plus that are not included in Online Essentials:
- Up to 5 users (Online Essentials only allows for 3 users)
- Track inventory, products, cost of goods, see what’s popular, create purchase orders, and manage vendors.
- Ability to connect with unlimited sales channels (only 3 channels max in Online Essentials)
- Track all your projects and track labor costs including payroll and expenses
If you are looking for more features, then you may want to look at QuickBooks Online Advanced which is the highest version of QuickBooks Online and really adds a lot of value with these additional features below:
- Up to 25 users (Plus allows for 5 users max)
- Unlimited classes and accounts (Enhanced and Plus are limited to 40 classes and 250 accounts)
- 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 Plus has been more popular than Enhanced but if you are really looking to add key functionality, Online Advance may be the best way to go. If you have questions on the differences between the products or need help deciding on the best version for you, just give our experts a call at 866-949-7267 and we can help. If you would like to try QuickBooks Online 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.