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Center Expense vs QuickBooks Online: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 13th, 2025
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What's your intended use case?
Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 7,926 reviews from Expense Report users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Expense Tracking
5.0
Receipt Management
4.9
Expense Claims
5.0
Invoice Management
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Mobile Receipt Upload
5.0
% Fit
Feature ratings
Expense Tracking
4.5
Receipt Management
4.5
Expense Claims
4.3
Invoice Management
4.6
Mobile Receipt Upload
4.3
User satisfaction
4.9
User reviews23
Ease of use
5.0
Functionality
4.9
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
5.0
4.3
User reviews7,828
Ease of use
4.2
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
4.0
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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For businesses seeking better control over all employee spend, Center's card-first approach to travel & expense management delivers real-time data clarity and smart automation throughout the process.

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!

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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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Do these products fit your needs?

Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Accounting Integration
388
Important

Center Expense

Top Features
31/40
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Automated Receipt Matching
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Customizable Templates
  • Duplicate Detection
  • Multi-Currency
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Timesheet Management
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Trail
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Compliance Management
  • Corporate Card
  • Credit Card Management
  • Customizable Fields
  • Data Import/Export
  • Electronic Payments
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Analysis
  • Invoice Management
  • Mileage Tracking
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Receipt Upload
  • Policy Management
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Reimbursement Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Single Sign On
  • Spend Control
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
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QuickBooks Online

24/40
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Center Expense

  • Best Value Expense Report
    Software (2023)
Center Expense
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
Center Expense
  • By Center
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2014
QuickBooks Online
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
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