Express Accounts vs ProfitBooks
Express Accounts
nchsoftware.comProfitBooks
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| Figure | Express Accounts | ProfitBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $49.14/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 8 |
| Spec score · Salon Accounting Software | 9.1 (#5) | 9.0 (#8) |
| Bank reconciliation | Reconciles account transactions against bank statements. | Bank statements can be imported as CSV or Excel files and matched against recorded receipts, bills and expenses. |
| Company facts | LinkedIn lists NCH Software as privately held, founded in 1993, headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with 51–200 employees. | LinkedIn lists ProfitBooks as privately held, founded in 2012, headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, with 11–50 employees. |
| Documentation | The online manual covers chart of accounts, taxes, invoicing, purchasing, payroll, reports, CSV import, backups, multiple currencies, mail merge and Inventoria integration. | ProfitBooks provides a Support Center with how-to articles, including invoice, payment gateway and accounting procedures. |
| Invoicing | Creates quotes, sales orders, invoices, recurring invoices and customer statements. | The product creates estimates, quotations, sales orders and tax-calculated invoices, with reminders, payment links and customer portals. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review | 4.7 out of 5 from 10 reviews. |
| Rating on GetApp | 3.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 101 reviews. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.3 out of 5 from 1,597 reviews for NCH Software overall | 3.5 out of 5 from 3 reviews. |
| Support | NCH publishes tutorials, how-to articles, a forum, bug reporting, feature suggestions and technical-contact links. | Official pages describe in-app chat five days a week in three languages, plus email support, webinars, videos and onboarding for paid users. |
| What it does | Desktop accounting software for small businesses that records sales, receipts, payments, purchases and cash flow. | ProfitBooks is cloud accounting software for small businesses covering invoicing, bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, expense tracking and financial reporting. |
Plans
Express Accounts
- Free (non-commercial use)Free
- Free versionFree
- Free version for small businessesFree
- Express Accounts Plus Quarterly Plan$49.14 a month
- Express Accounts Basic$159, paid once
- Express Accounts Plus$249, paid once
ProfitBooks
- StartupPrice not published
- Essential$9.95 a month
- Growth$20 a month
- SMB Pro$35 a month
- StartupFree
- Essential$9.95 a month
- Growth$20 a month
- SMB Pro$35 a month
In their own words
Express Accounts
Express Accounts is accounting software for tracking business cash flow across sales, receipts, payments and purchases. It creates quotes, sales orders and invoices, including recurring orders and invoices, and handles accounts payable with purchase orders and checks. More than 20 financial reports are available, including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements; sales tax tools are included. One installation can manage multiple businesses and currencies. The software imports transactions and business records from CSV files and can reconcile OFX bank statements. It integrates with Inventoria for inventory data, though both programs must be installed on the same machine for synchronization; Express Invoice can also connect when recording customer payments. Downloadable desktop use supports offline accounting. Express Accounts runs on Windows, macOS and the web, with a free non-commercial plan and a separate free version for businesses with fewer than five employees. The desktop version does not require a password; Web Access does.
ProfitBooks
ProfitBooks has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.