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Additionally, Zoho Books manages customer and supplier interactions through the client portal where customers can securely store their payment information for recurring transactions. Zoho Books is a web-based system, which can be accessed from any web browser. Users can manage customers and handle customer invoices either online or by mail by automating recurring invoices, setting up payment reminders and receive payments through online payment gateways. Zoho Books can be used by businesses of any size including freelancers that need assistance with the end-to-end accounting process. Zoho Books is available on both IOS and Android devices. Additionally, Zoho Books comes with automatic bank feeds, collaborative client portal, accounting and taxing, online payments, invoice templates and analytical reports. The system allows users to manage multiple time sheets of different projects and tracking of reimbursable expenses. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 681 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 681 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Zoho - **Founded**: 1996 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$20.00 - **Pricing model**: Other (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Start with the 14-day free trial and later subscribe to a plan that fits your business needs. Zoho Books is available in 4 plans: Free - $0, for businesses with turnover \<50K USD per annum. Standard - $15 per organization, per month, billed annually. Professional - $40 per organization, per month, billed annually. Premium - $60 per organization, per month, billed annually. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - ACH Payment Processing - API - Accounting - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Accrual Accounting - Approval Process Control - Audit Trail - Bank Reconciliation - Billable & Non-Billable Hours - Billing & Invoicing - Billing Portal - Budgeting/Forecasting - Cash Flow Management - Cash Management - Catalog Management - Client Portal - Commission Management - Compliance Management - Consolidation/Roll-Up ## Integrations (32 total) - Avalara - Box - CSG Forte - Dropbox - Entryless - Evernote Teams - Google Drive - Google Workspace - Microsoft 365 - OneDrive - PayPal - PayPal Enterprise Payments - Payoneer - Slack - Square Point of Sale ... and 17 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4220/accounting/software) ## Related Categories - [Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4220/accounting/software) - [Supplier Relationship Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/248/supplier-relationship-management-software/software) - [Farm Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/289/agriculture-software/software) - [Insurance Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/301/insurance-software/software) - [Real Estate Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/311/real-estate-accounting-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The bank connection with Wio was especially useful because it automatically tracked expenses from the company bank account so I didn't have to enter every transaction manually. It made it much easier to keep an eye on where the company money was being spent. > > **Cons**: It can take a little time to understand all the features when you first start using it. Some of the options can feel a bit overwhelming if you only need basic bookkeeping. > > Overall my experience with Zoho Books was good. I mainly used it to manage and track company expenses, and the automatic bank connection saved me a lot of time. Being able to see transactions in AED and have expenses automatically pulled from the Wio company account made managing the finances much more convenient. For a small business I found it useful for keeping everything organized in one place. ----- ### "Zoho for keeping personal tracks" — 4.0/5 > **Md** | *3 August 2026* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Zoho Books is honestly a fantastic tool if you’re running a small business or want to keep it for tracking personal expenses and want to put your accounting on autopilot without spending a fortune. It handles the daily grind like sending out invoices and matching up bank statements incredibly well. Plus, if you already use other Zoho apps like their CRM, everything connects perfectly right out of the box. They even have a free plan. I use it for making sure I am paying bills, getting the money I gave people. > > **Cons**: Zoho puts strict caps on how many invoices and bills you can log each year, meaning you might be forced to upgrade to a pricier plan even if you don't need the extra features. It also doesn't play as nicely with outside apps compared to giants like QuickBooks. > > Overall it helps me manage my finances and keep the track of my costs. Also, UI needs to be updated a bit including the dashboard. ----- ### "Zoho is Awesome\!" — 5.0/5 > **Karen** | *1 August 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Zoho is a great app for small businesses and it can grow with you. I use it most to track expenses and to create costumer quotes. > > **Cons**: At the moment there isn't something I dislike. One function I wish it had would be to tailor it to all kinds of businesses, like construction. > > I have been using Zoho for quite a bit of time now and I like their Free version, if you choose to upgrade it still doesn't break the bank. Zoho is a great tool for all ----- ### "Has potential but severely lacks compared to competitors." — 2.0/5 > **John** | *30 July 2026* | Public Relations & Communications | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: It links to Dext so it can auto import invoices and there is possibility to import and export most information in bulk (works well for chart of accounts, and stock items, invoices you can't bulk overwrite but can only import). Using a separate AI, you can write scripts to bulk update invoices (which wouldn't be a problem if you could bulk update every line). > > **Cons**: Honestly there's a lot (39 reason to be exact, but I can't list them all). The bulk update tool is really frustrating - you can only do 25 items at a time, and it doesn't even show you the transaction details, just the gross value so you end up having a separate spreadsheet open just to check what you're moving which is difficult. Not only that but some things can't be bulk updated, some you have to do manually (like project\!) Invoice numbers sort as text not numbers too, so your list goes 1, 10, 2, 21, 3 instead of actual order, which sounds minor but is so annoying when you're trying to find something. Reporting is another headache. I have already set up a power query excel sheet that reformats the detailed general ledger they give you, because numbers come out as text. VAT amounts and codes don't show up on transaction reports, and there's no report that just shows sales line items with the nominal, VAT, project and description all together - feels like such a basic thing to be missing. There is Zoho Analytics that might be able to combine all our company's general ledgers but it's not user friendly at all, still not managed to work it out 7 months in. If you want a project cost breakdown for all projects, it isn't possible, you have to run the cost summary and then click into each project separately (as we want to see materials and installs split out) - check out what Xero's does as an example. I don't know why it can't just run a general ledger for all unique lines with all possible fields. You will find on invoice, bills etc lists some fields you can't have shown on the main page, and some fields can't be shown on reports when theres absolutely no reason why it can't, so you end up creating custom fields just to be able to show the field. It also doesn't handle some UK accounting stuff the way it should. Vendor (aka Supplier - another point is everything is American\!) payments sometimes post to prepaid expenses instead of trade creditors, and if you post multiple lines to the same nominal in a journal it groups them into one line on reports instead of keeping them separate, so you lose visibility of what's actually happened. Then there's just loads of small annoying things - you can't apply a credit to an invoice in a locked period even though it doesn't touch any actual transactions, you can't relink a bank payment to a different invoice once it's reconciled, and project search only works if you type the name exactly right in the right order. There's no ability to bypass lock period say if you are in a reviewer position so have to unlock it for everything\! Oh and smart matching of bank items, is non existent except maybe where a payment matches an invoice exactly - you can't tick multiple at once and it doesn't learn from you put things or take an educated guess. > > We tried it out for this year, as we were already paying for Zoho One but already 6 months in I can't wait to move sideways to a different system within the same cost bracket. Its made by people that have not had to use it as an accounts manager/financial controller, or worked in accounts practice. If the developers just tried out Xero and Quickbooks for a bit they would instantly see where theirs lack, but seeing comments in the forum some improvements just get ignored or shut down. ----- ### "Zoho Books a complete solutions especially with Zoho Billing" — 5.0/5 > **Charles** | *30 April 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Integration with so many other different apps Zoho has in addition to the 3rd party apps. I particularly use the Zoho Billing app they have to bill customers automatically each month and the results are auto-recorded in Zoho Books. I had to do that manually before with other software. > > **Cons**: There were slow to integrate with well known vendors for payroll like Gusto likely because they were coming out with their own implementation of payroll, which is now available for all 50 USA states. > > It's a complete solution. I also have automated billing I utilize with Zoho Billing and it integrates perfectly. 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