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Limelight vs QuickBooks Online: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 6th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,347 reviews from Budgeting users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Accounting
4.0
Reporting/Analytics
5.0
Income & Balance Sheet
4.6
Profit/Loss Statement
4.5
General Ledger
3.9
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Accounting
4.6
Reporting/Analytics
4.5
Income & Balance Sheet
4.5
Profit/Loss Statement
4.6
General Ledger
4.4
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews36
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.8
4.3
User reviews7,742
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.0
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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CFOs, Finance Managers, Analysts, Department Heads, and budget owners — anyone who wants faster, more accurate, and data-driven financial planning.

QuickBooks Online is perfect for small and medium businesses, offering smart tools to manage finances, track expenses & streamline processes. Save 50% off for 3 months!

User reviews
pros & cons
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5.0

Speaker 1: My name is Alex. I'm the COO for Made By WiFi. We're a boutique IT firm based out of New York City with under 10 employees. I would rate QuickBooks Online a 5/5. I use QuickBooks Online for bookkeeping, invoice management, accounts receivables, payment processing, as well as the reporting capabilities which are very rich. I like how easy it was to pick up and learn. I've never used QuickBooks before. We were managing our company's finances through Google Sheets prior to QBO. The learning curve was basically a day, we got it all figured out. It's very easy to navigate and it's very easy to find what you need as well as streamline financial operations. Just making it easier to get paid, essentially. I'd like to see more consistent monthly billing from QBO. I feel like our monthly billing increased almost by 50% since we signed up without really getting more features. I'm not sure how quickly or why they raised their prices so aggressively, but they have, and I wish there was just more of a locked-in rate for a period of time that we could have agreed to.

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Limelight

Top Features
23/40
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Drag & Drop
  • Expense Management
  • Financial Management
  • Forecasting
  • Multi-Department/Project
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Receipt Management
  • Scenario Planning
  • Strategic Planning
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Cash Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Financial Analysis
  • General Ledger
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Multi-Company
  • Multi-Currency
  • Profit/Loss Statement
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Self-Service Reporting
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • "What If" Scenarios
  • Workflow Management
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QuickBooks Online

11/40
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Limelight
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
QuickBooks Online
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Limelight
  • By Limelight Software
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2011
QuickBooks Online
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
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