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Holly K.
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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

I love the ability to track time and projects and then easily create invoices. Whether you are on your own or managing a team, you can keep it all together. Plus it's very budget friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

It's a little clunky in the set up process, especially when distinguishing between projects and tasks. The s arch feature doesn't always work well when trying to assign a project to a time entry. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I work as a Virtual Assistant so time tracking is crucial. I also have a team. I need everyone to be able to track time to the minute in one location. Plus, it didn't break the bank for adding team members like some other programs do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ZipBooks Overview

What is ZipBooks?

ZipBooks is smart, beautiful, accounting software for contractors, small businesses and accountants. We also make online invoicing and time tracking easier than ever. Our app provides a more intuitive experience and a cleaner layout—plus, it works anywhere. ZipBooks never watermarks invoices, sells your data, or sends you "partner" emails. ZipBooks has all the features you would expect from a mature accounting software solution including the ability to automate transaction import, reconcile your bank account(s), and customize reporting. ZipBooks Accountants enjoy smarter bookkeeping operations such as built-in time-tracking, client texting and payroll integration.

ZipBooks Details
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Product Description

ZipBooks is an online invoicing program designed for small businesses. It is 100% free, forever.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

We are the only accounting software program that uses invoice financing as the primary means of profitability. We don't charge a monthly subscription.


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ZipBooks
Year Founded
2015
HQ Location
Lehi, UT
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5.0 out of 5
"Downright incredible. "
Zipbooks is incredibly simple, intuitive and beautifully designed. I’ve used both quickbooks online and zipbooks for my business and can say, with ...
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Islam A.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"A simple yet powerful complete accounting solution"
Zipbooks is an excellent overall accounting & finance software. It is almost a complete solution & makes it easier to keep track of all your busine...
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4.0 out of 5
"Clean, Powerful, Intuitive Innovative UI, Friendly UX"
Clean Interface, UI and UX on point good for cash-based and smaller compaines
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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

Zipbooks is an excellent overall accounting & finance software. It is almost a complete solution & makes it easier to keep track of all your business finances, invoices, bills, payroll & expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

The basic version only carries bery basic needs for keeping track. Specially if you run agency with multiple project cost centres, the subscription becomes quite expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Zipbooks is quite friendly and intuitive. They have excellent interface making accounting easy. As a trained book keeper, first time making entries is easy ( a bit repetitive though, but still simple to use). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

Zip books stands out for their ease of use, clean interface, and ability to track every financial aspect of your freelance business. What I love is that they offer a free plan which allows for unlimited invoices and unlimited customers. Nobody else does this. The Zip books free plan is ideal if you run a freelance business and send E-invoices, but you do not need live time tracking. I picked ZipBooks for this feature after using and testing ten or so other online providers...from tiny to popular, I have tried them all. I quickly realized I would benefit from time tracking. The plan for adding real-time time tracking, though, is very affordable! At the time of this review, they beat the competition in pricing. I love how fast I can create a project in the app and get right to work. When I am ready to invoice, I simply create a new invoice, choose the customer name, and the system finds, adds, and calculates the time spent, then adds it to the invoice. My old workflow involved using an online invoicing system and another 3rd party tracker so while time tracking was easy, invoicing was such a process that I procrastinated until the end of the month. Zipbooks allows me to use one app for everything! I also love how their invoice notification looks in an email. Simple, clean, and modern with a large Pay Now button that your customers can easily click.

Another great feature is the ease of navigation when logged in. The side panel has a list of options you can click on to navigate different aspects of your business. Additionally, when clicking on items you have never used, it automatically shows a window with instructions on using the feature. I also love that if you have questions, there is an instant chat button always available when logged in. No clicking other places to find a contact us button. Every time I have had an issue, my questions are answered in real-time and quickly!

I searched for months for a provider that offered great features for great value. I love Zipbooks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

The only downside I have come across is invoice customization. They seem only to offer one invoice template, and while the template is clean and beautiful, you can only change a few preferences related to what you want your invoice to include. Other than accent color, which can be changed, the layout of the invoice remains the same no matter which of the ten or so preferences you change. Other online apps offer many different templates and full customization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

With other apps, I found that adding real-time tracking was expensive. I needed an affordable app, but one that also allowed me to track time. Zipbooks does just that. Invoicing and tracking time used to be such a chore with my old app. Now I can invoice in seconds! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

Ease of use and adaptability to various currencies makes it a very versatile tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

It's quite difficult or not easy to account for expenses related to as specific invoice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ZipBooks:

This tool is really good if you need an invoicing tool and not neccesarily planning to use it as a fulll on accountig package, this requires some further work on their part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's been our go to solution for invoicing clients, we have solved our biggest problem for our country which is the fact that we operate a multi currency economy and not all systems allow for this but Zipbooks does. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SHAMS MD RAGIB  S.
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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

Zip books helps to make bookkeeping and all the features are appropriate for user and I used accounting features and it's easy to use and it's price is low than it's competetors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

only one month for free than take monthly charge all think are work properly no problem better to use and easily operated nothing need to improve need some features add Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ZipBooks:

Tally Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Accounts relevant issue information records and get financially benefited using this get more productive by using relevant performance increases day by day business benefits achieved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mariah B.
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David S.
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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

Clean Interface, UI and UX on point good for cash-based and smaller compaines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

Nothing yet just started using them, we are in evaluation and discovery Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping an eye on the heartbeat of cash flow in an intuitive, easy yet powerful interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ashley N.
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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

I like how the interface is attractive and easy to use. I also love how it integrates with Square invoicing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

I think there needs to be more options for payment gateways such as Moneris! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ZipBooks:

Yes, I will recommend ZipBooks to my friends. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use ZipBooks to invoice all my clients. I also use it to track my expenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

Zipbooks is a great tool for accounting. It saves you a lot of time, which you can then use for value adding activities. Automatizing invoice creation is really simple, you can track your staffers and much more. The price of the software is more than okay, you get a lot of software for small money. If the well written documentation cannot help you, the customer service is really great and eager to guide you through every problem you encounter. Also they offer a reviewing system for customers, which is helpful to further improve our service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

You will certainly notice that the software is mainly for US customers. You can only add American bank accounts, which is a pity since we are not situated in the united states. I hope they will improve and support other countries as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Time tracking of staff, creating automatic invoicing, having a review system for customers, and much more. The program helped us since we do not have to spend that much time for the accounting part in our business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Olivia A.
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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

It is a program to take easily the finances of your company, mostly functional for small and medium enterprises because it has the right tools to keep track of their accounting in an organized manner, you do not need to have a great prior knowledge to use it because it is easy to operate, its interface is easy to use and fast to manage in it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

There is no specific point that I do not like this program, has perfect working tools to manage the finances of companies, perhaps with the update of some tools is even easier than it is already to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ZipBooks:

It is a program that I recommend mostly for own companies of small to medium format, you can manage your company with this program yourself and without any problem, has different prices and packages for the needs of each person within their small and medium enterprise, that's why I recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

In our company we manage to take of a better and more organized way the accounting and finances, we take our records disorganized and with this program and by means of the we could be organized, the tools of work with which it counts are very good and it works to us of marvel, we have managed to save time in question of handling this type of accounting information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ZipBooks?

I am a long time ZipBooks user. I am also an IT Consultant so I install and support the "Q" products as per my clients request. ZipBooks is in my opinion where solutions should be, truly Cloud based, intuitive, accurate, simple and reliable. Having said that all solutions will throw a glitch at you once in a while and ZipBooks support personnel are right there to help, right within the App itself. If you are looking to move to a better accounting solution and company, move to ZipBooks and don't look back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ZipBooks?

ZipBooks really has to be used through a browser. On a mobile device this can be challenging. I am also a G Suite user and wish my G Suite contacts were synchronized with ZipBooks contacts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ZipBooks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing Invoices, accounts receivables and business health reports have never been easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.