# TurboTax Business vs Zoho Books Comparison | | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 94 | 329 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (83.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (72.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $0 For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### TurboTax Business **Not enough data** ### Zoho Books Pros: - Ease of Use (53 reviews) - Invoice Management (27 reviews) Cons: - Missing Features (17 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (12 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (78 reviews) | 8.8 (275 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (79 reviews) | 8.9 (281 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.1 (13 reviews) | 8.7 (157 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.1 (13 reviews) | 9.0 (111 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (71 reviews) | 8.3 (264 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (13 reviews) | 9.0 (110 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.9 (76 reviews) | 9.3 (265 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### TurboTax Business #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Zoho Books #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: FREE Price: $0 For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum Key Features: - 1 User + 1 Accountant - Manage Clients - Manage Invoices (Up to 1,000) [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-books/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Accounting | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **TurboTax Business** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Books** | 8.2/10 | 187 | #### General Ledger | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Journal Entries** | Not enough data | 8.6 (142 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Tags / Dimensions** | Not enough data | 8.2 (129 reviews) | | **Audit Trail** | Not enough data | 8.4 (138 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Accounts Receivable | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Invoice Customization** | Not enough data | 8.6 (153 reviews) | | **AR Automation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (146 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Collections Automation** | Not enough data | 8.0 (140 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Accounts Payable | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **AP Automation** | Not enough data | 8.3 (127 reviews) | | **Payment Processing** | Not enough data | 8.6 (143 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Purchase Orders** | Not enough data | 8.6 (145 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Other Functionality | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Inventory Tracking / Ordering** | Not enough data | 8.1 (133 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Inventory Pricing and Costing** | Not enough data | 8.0 (132 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Inventory Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.9 (129 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Multi-Entity / Consolidation** | Not enough data | 8.2 (134 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Recognition Rules** | Not enough data | 8.1 (128 reviews) | | **Reconciliations** | Not enough data | 8.5 (146 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Payroll** | Not enough data | 7.9 (122 reviews) | | **Time and Expense** | Not enough data | 8.4 (133 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Reporting & Analytics | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Financial Statements** | Not enough data | 8.7 (154 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Custom Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.4 (140 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Budgeting / Forecasting** | Not enough data | 8.2 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.6 (152 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Platform | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Customization** | Not enough data | 8.2 (147 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Workflow Capability** | Not enough data | 8.2 (145 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (145 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Internationalization** | Not enough data | 8.4 (129 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | 8.8 (151 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Output Document Generation** | Not enough data | 8.5 (140 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Integration | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Data Import and Export Tools** | Not enough data | 8.6 (138 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | 8.1 (141 reviews) | | **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | 8.3 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Cash Flow | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Track Cash Flow** | Not enough data | 8.6 (129 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Income and Expenses** | Not enough data | 9.0 (132 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **File Exports** | Not enough data | 8.8 (128 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Budgeting & Forecasting | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Budgeting / Forecasting** | Not enough data | 8.2 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Data Import** | Not enough data | 8.4 (126 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Versioning** | Not enough data | 7.9 (115 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Historical Data** | Not enough data | 8.2 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Revenue | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Revenue Types** | Not enough data | 8.6 (122 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Revenue Allocation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (117 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Scheduling** | Not enough data | 8.1 (116 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Payroll | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Direct Deposit** | Not enough data | 7.8 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Check/W-2 Printing** | Not enough data | 7.5 (100 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Tax Calculation** | Not enough data | 8.1 (118 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Reporting and Dashboards** | Not enough data | 8.6 (117 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### AI | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Data Extraction** | Not enough data | 7.4 (19 reviews) | | **Invoice Processing** | Not enough data | 8.0 (20 reviews) | | **Expense Management** | Not enough data | 8.1 (20 reviews) | | **Fraud Detection** | Not enough data | 7.2 (19 reviews) | | **Tax Compliance** | Not enough data | 7.9 (19 reviews) | | **Support Chatbots** | Not enough data | 7.6 (19 reviews) | | **Bank Reconciliations** | Not enough data | 8.1 (20 reviews) | | **Report Generation** | Not enough data | 8.0 (19 reviews) | | **Customizable Alerts** | Not enough data | 7.2 (20 reviews) | | **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.5 (20 reviews) | #### Mobile Applications - Accounting | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Integration** | Not enough data | 8.1 (16 reviews) | | **Notifications** | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | | **UI** | Not enough data | 7.1 (18 reviews) | | **Offline** | Not enough data | 7.6 (12 reviews) | | **Expense Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.8 (12 reviews) | | **Invoice Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Accounting | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Billing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **TurboTax Business** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Books** | 8.7/10 | 120 | #### Bill Generation | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Templates** | Not enough data | 8.6 (105 reviews) | | **Digital Billing** | Not enough data | 8.8 (106 reviews) | | **Recurring Billing** | Not enough data | 8.8 (102 reviews) | #### Bill Processing | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Consolidation** | Not enough data | 8.6 (106 reviews) | | **Batch Invoicing** | Not enough data | 8.4 (101 reviews) | | **Management** | Not enough data | 8.8 (110 reviews) | #### Integration | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Accounting** | Not enough data | 9.0 (110 reviews) | | **Payments** | Not enough data | 8.9 (107 reviews) | | **ERP** | Not enough data | 8.5 (97 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Billing | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Sales Tax and VAT Compliance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **TurboTax Business** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Books** | N/A | N/A | #### Tracking | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Sales Tax** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **VAT** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **GST** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Exemptions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adjustments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Localization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Integrations | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Remittance | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Returns** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Global/Cross Borders** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Sales Tax and VAT Compliance | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Corporate Tax | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **TurboTax Business** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Books** | N/A | N/A | #### Tax Planning | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Strategies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Exemptions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Credits** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Estimations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Tax Filing | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Calculations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Rules & Regulations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Workflows | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Importing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Accounting & Finance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **TurboTax Business** | N/A | N/A | | **Zoho Books** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance | Feature | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to TurboTax Business (2):** [Corporate Tax Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/corporate-tax), [UKG Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ukg-marketplace) **Unique to Zoho Books (3):** [Accounting Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/accounting), [Billing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/billing), [Sales Tax and VAT Compliance Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-tax-and-vat-compliance) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | TurboTax Business | Zoho Books | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 83.3% | 72.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 5.6% | 22.7% | | **Enterprise** | 11.1% | 4.8% | ### By Industry #### TurboTax Business - **Accounting:** 12.2% - **Financial Services:** 5.6% - **Information Technology and Services:** 4.4% - **Management Consulting:** 4.4% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.3% - **Music:** 3.3% - **Commercial Real Estate:** 2.2% - **Consumer Services:** 2.2% - **Education Management:** 2.2% - **Other:** 56.7% #### Zoho Books - **Accounting:** 15.8% - **Information Technology and Services:** 14.5% - **Computer Software:** 7.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.9% - **Education Management:** 2.3% - **Retail:** 2.3% - **Staffing and Recruiting:** 2.0% - **Consumer Goods:** 1.7% - **Apparel & Fashion:** 1.7% - **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 1.7% - **Other:** 43.9% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to TurboTax Business - [Avalara](https://www.g2.com/products/avalara/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (825 reviews) - [H&R Block](https://www.g2.com/products/h-r-block/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (21 reviews) - [Vertex](https://www.g2.com/products/vertex-inc-vertex/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (466 reviews) - [NetSuite](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-netsuite/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (4872 reviews) - [LinkedIn Recruiter](https://www.g2.com/products/linkedin-recruiter/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (440 reviews) - [Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River Expense)](https://www.g2.com/products/emburse-expense-enterprise-formerly-chrome-river-expense/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (2254 reviews) - [Nintex](https://www.g2.com/products/nintex-nintex/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1322 reviews) - [Salary.com](https://www.g2.com/products/salary-com-salary-com/reviews) — 4.4/5 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- [Odoo ERP](https://www.g2.com/products/odoo-odoo-erp/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (352 reviews) - [Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (906 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### TurboTax Business - Title: [Can I import Quickbooks Online data into Turbo Tax Business?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-import-quickbooks-online-data-into-turbo-tax-business) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "No,you can't directly, But you can convert your Quick books online data to Quick books desk top using a trial subscription ." ### Zoho Books - Title: [What is Zoho Books used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/zoho-books-what-is-zoho-books-used-for) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "Online Accounting and Books" - Title: [Is Zoho Books free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-zoho-books-free) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "They have a free plan with different customer and revenue restrictions." - Title: [Are Zoho Books good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/are-zoho-books-good) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "They are certainly amongst the top-tier !! They stand out in many ways. Very attractive and intuitive UI (web as native desktop and mobile), very stable..." - Title: [What is Zoho Books used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-zoho-books-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Accounting purposes." - Title: [How to use Zoho books dashboard effectively??](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-to-use-zoho-books-dashboard-effectively) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Understand the bar diagram of monthly income and expenses to analyse the company performance monthly " --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/turbotax-business-vs-zoho-books)