Scorecard
Zoho Books: plans, prices and score
Pros
- Free plan with invoicing and bank reconciliation
- Native Shopify and Amazon connections
- High bank, invoicing and report levels
- Inventory and multicurrency from Professional
Cons
- Free plan stops at a revenue limit
- Each extra business pays its own plan price
- Receipt capture earns only a middling level
Verdict
The top-scoring ledger here: a free plan, low paid prices and strong bank, invoicing and report levels, with each business priced as its own organization.
- Key details
- Zoho Books
- Type
- Software
- Starting price
- Free zoho.com/us/books/pricing
- Free plan
- Yes
- Rating
- 4.4 on Capterra
Plans and prices
Full scorecard
Zoho Books has a free plan that lists invoicing, receipt scans and bank reconciliation, and five paid plans above it. The exact limits are in limits on the Zoho Books free plan. Among the free options, the free-plan ranking puts Zoho Books first, and the accounting software picks place it first among the paid packages too.
Plans and score
Standard at $20 a month adds bank feeds and sales tax tracking. Professional at $50 adds inventory and multicurrency. Shopify and Amazon connections are native. It rates 4.4 from 681 Capterra reviews. The top price level, together with high bank, invoicing and report levels, produces the leading total.
Anyone leaving QuickBooks can start with a ranked list of QuickBooks substitutes. The closest ledger on features is covered by what Xero earns, and the other free option by Wave plans and scores.
Who should look elsewhere
FreshBooks earns a higher invoicing level and QuickBooks Online a higher receipts level, so each is listed under the point where it scores above Zoho Books. Several businesses add another consideration. Zoho says multiple businesses can be set up as different organizations, but pricing is per organization, as in per-company software pricing.
The paid comparison most readers want is price against Xero, and Xero fees lists them. For the logic behind the totals, why a tool ranks where it does shows each weight.
Quick answers
Open questions are collected in questions people keep asking. A store that sells online can read an ecommerce shortlist to see how Zoho Books ranks first there too.
Common questions
How much does Zoho Books cost?
There is a free plan, then Standard at $20 a month, Professional at $50 and higher plans up to $275. Paid plans come with a 14-day trial.
What are the free plan limits?
The plan stays free while the financial-year revenue does not pass $50K, and allows 1,000 invoices a year and 1,000 expenses a year.
How is Zoho Books rated?
It rates 4.4 from 681 reviews on Capterra.