Zoho Books
The Zoho Books accounting app starts with a Free plan, then the $15 per month Standard plan, followed by the $40 per month Professional plan, the $60 per month Premium plan, the $120 per month Elite plan, and the $240 per month Ultimate plan.
It’s an attractive option, particularly with the Free plan offering a wide range of abilities with no strong limitations, aside from a cap of 1,000 invoices per year. There’s one catch for Free, however: To access it, you’ll need to prove your business is small enough that its revenue is under $50,000 a year.
All the other plan prices are pretty similar to FreshBooks, with the $15 Zoho Standard plan costing about the same as FreshBooks Lite and the $40 Zoho Professional plan a little more expensive than the $30 FreshBooks Plus plan. For more, read our full Zoho Books review.
If your business needs multiple team members to access its accounting software, Zoho Books’ pricing isn’t bad: The Standard plan supports three users at no extra cost, while the Professional plan supports five.
Sage 50cloud
The Sage 50cloud software solution comes in three plans. They offer different pricing for monthly vs annual bills, but the monthly bills require a one-year commitment, which is functionally pretty close to paying an annual bill.
At any rate, three plans are available: Pro Accounting, for $57.17 per month when billed monthly, and $578 per year when billed annually; Premium Accounting, for $96.58 per month when billed monthly, and$970 per year whenbilled annually; and Quantum Accounting, for $136 per month when billed monthly, and $1,610 per year when billed annually.
You can save 15% for the first year of Premium and Quantum plans, making them just $824.50 and $1,368.50 per year, respectively. All these plans are more expensive than comparable FreshBooks plans, though the Quantum Accounting plan in particular offers something unique: It’s for businesses with up to 40 employees, and includes industry-specific features that make it a custom fit for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, and nonprofit industries.
Read our full Xero vs FreshBooks vs Sage comparison page or check out our FreshBooks vs Wave guide for one last alternative option to consider.
