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QuickBooks Desktop vs Fuel: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 17th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 3,706 reviews from Financial Reporting users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Accounting
NA
Profit/Loss Statement
4.7
Income & Balance Sheet
4.6
Reporting/Analytics
NA
Third-Party Integrations
NA
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Accounting
4.8
Profit/Loss Statement
NA
Income & Balance Sheet
NA
Reporting/Analytics
5.0
Third-Party Integrations
4.8
User satisfaction
4.4
User reviews2,461
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
3.9
5.0
User reviews39
Ease of use
4.9
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.9
Price starts from
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

QuickBooks Desktop caters to businesses across multiple industries.

Startups looking for rapid growth and solid support in their financial journey.

User reviews
pros & cons
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Video reviews
Kaitlin H
General Manager
5.0

Kaity H.: Hi, I'm Kaity. I'm the general manager at a small company, we have less than 15 employees, and I give QuickBooks Desktop a five. We use QuickBooks Desktop for invoicing, billing, keeping track of the bills we owe everybody else. Anything that has to do with money at our company, that's what we use QuickBooks for. Keeping track of our bank accounts, that's really important. So we use it for a lot of things. I like that QuickBooks Desktop is easy to use. It's very clear. It has all the buttons. "I want to do billing." Oh, you click on the billing button. "I need to check on a customer." There's the customer button. It's very straightforward. "We need a report." There's a reports list. So it's very straightforward to use. It would be nice if QuickBooks Desktop could be linked to more specific softwares. I know we are a landscape company, so we use certain landscapes. I'm sure electricians and plumbers, they have all different softwares, and if you could link those softwares to QuickBooks, I think that would be awesome. So maybe expand who they partner with to use everybody's different softwares that they need to run their specific companies.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Accounting
388
Important

QuickBooks Desktop

8/36
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Audit Trail
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Cash Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consolidation/Roll-Up
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Financial Analysis
  • For Investors & Traders
  • Multi-Company
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Self-Service Reporting
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • "What If" Scenarios
  • Workflow Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Expense Tracking
  • General Ledger
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Multi-Currency
  • Profit/Loss Statement
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Fuel

Top Features
16/36
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QuickBooks Desktop

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QuickBooks Desktop
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
Fuel
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 Desktop
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
Fuel
  • By fuelfinance
  • Located in Ukraine
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