Compare: IES, QBO Advanced, and QBES
Choosing the Right Financial Solution for Your Growing Business
Compare the features, scalability, and pricing of Intuit Enterprise Suite, QuickBooks Online Advanced, and QuickBooks Enterprise. Understand which platform is best suited for your business growth.
Comparison Chart with Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES)
This guide provides a breakdown of features available in Intuit Enterprise Suite (IES), QuickBooks Online Advanced, and QuickBooks Enterprise Diamond.
Intuit Confidential Terms, conditions, pricing, subscriptions, packages, features, service and support options are subject to change at any time without notice. (As of 08/23/24) | Intuit Enterprise Suite (Sept. launch) | QuickBooks Online Advanced | QuickBooks Enterprise Diamond |
Entities & Users | |||
Improved! Entities included How many company files are included |
2 (then pay per entity up to 50) |
1 | 3* (w/ time and payroll) |
Super users included How many primary or company admins |
2 (then pay per user up to 500) |
25 | Pay per user (max 40) |
Standard users included How many other non-admin users (sales, project, or inventory manager, etc.) |
10 (then pay per user up to 500) |
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Accountant seats How many external accountant seats are included |
3 | 3 | |
Report users How many report only users are included |
Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Basic time tracking users How many basic time-tracking users are included |
Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Expense submitters users How many expense submitters only users are included |
Unlimited | Unlimited | |
Business intelligence & reporting | |||
Financial planning Budgets, forecast, cash flow projector, scenario planning |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Improved! Multi-dimensional reporting Create and track key metrics to compare revenue streams |
✔ up to 20 categories |
Limited 1 category |
Limited 1 category |
Exclusive! Data analytics w/smart recommendations AI powered insights, predictions, and recommendations |
✔ | X | X |
Exclusive! Budget & forecast workflow automation Create rules for budgets/forecasts that trigger an approval, email, task, or reminder |
✔ | X | X |
Financial management system (FMS) | |||
Core Accounting General ledger, AR, AP, financial statements |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Advanced accounting Fixed asset, revenue recognition, reclassify transactions |
✔ | Limited No revenue recognition for projects |
Limited No revenue recognition |
Improved! Multi-entity management Intercompany transactions, parent/child hierarchy, standardized COA, multi-entity user management |
✔ | X | Limited No standardized COA or multi-entity user management |
Improved! Multi-entity reporting Consolidated reporting, intercompany eliminations |
✔ | Limited No intercompany eliminations | ✔ |
Sales and purchasing | |||
Customer and vendor management Create profiles with contact and payment information |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Sales and expense forms Estimates, purchase orders, invoices, sales receipts, bills, expenses |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Included + Special Rates! Get paid Process credit card and ACH payments |
✔ | ✔* w/ QB Payments |
✔* w/ QB Payments |
Included! Pay bills Send bill payments w/ ACH or check |
✔ w/ QB Bill Pay Elite |
✔* w/ QB Bill Pay |
✔* w/ Bill Pay powered by Melio |
Sales workflow automation Create rules for sales forms that trigger an approval, email, task, or reminder |
✔ | ✔ | X |
Expense workflow automation Create rules for expense forms that trigger an approval, email, task, or reminder |
✔ | ✔ | Limited PO and Bills only |
Human capital management (HCM) | |||
HR and Employee management Onboard, store/share documents, w/ HR support |
✔ | ✔* w/ QB Elite Payroll |
X |
Time tracking Schedule shifts and clock in and out |
✔ | ✔* w/ QB Elite Payroll |
✔ |
Payroll and taxes Paycheck creation, direct deposit, quarterly/yearly filings |
✔ | ✔* w/ QB Elite Payroll |
✔ |
Benefits management Health insurance, retirement, worker’s comp |
✔ | ✔* w/ QB Elite Payroll |
X |
Project management | |||
Project planning Create project profiles and estimate income/expenses |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Project execution Track project progress and actual income/expenses + Project manager role |
✔ | Limited no project manager role |
Limited no project manager role |
Improved! Project monitoring Compare estimates to actuals and project reports |
✔ | Limited no change orders, committed cost, cost to complete, etc. |
✔ |
Exclusive! Projects workflow automation Create rules for projects that trigger an approval, email, task, or reminder |
✔ | X | X |
Exclusive! Project data analytics w/smart recommendations AI powered insights, predictions, and recommendations |
✔ | X | X |
Inventory management | |||
Inventory and order management Track inventory levels, repurchase stocks, and place orders |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Omni channel management Connect to amazon, eBay and Shopify |
✔ | ✔ | X |
Manufacturing and traceability Manage assembly process, track serial/lot/expiration dates |
X | X | ✔ |
Warehouse and Fulfillment Scan barcodes, manage inventory locations and pick, pack, ship orders |
X | X | ✔ |
Marketing and customer acquisition | |||
Marketing CRM Customer profiles, audience segmentation, tags, and demographics |
✔ | ✔* w/ Mailchimp Premium |
X |
Email marketing Build content and campaigns, schedule emails |
✔ | ✔* w/ Mailchimp Premium |
X |
Website builder Create and customize your own website domain |
✔ | ✔* w/ Mailchimp Premium |
X |
Marketing insights and testing Get insights on what is working and A/B test to try new messaging |
✔ | ✔* w/ Mailchimp Premium |
X |
Professional services and customer success | |||
Expert advisors Account Manager, Sales Engineer, Money Specialist, Benefits Advisor, Mailchimp Specialist |
✔ | X | X |
Technical support Access to phone and chat for one off support |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Exclusive! Customer success manager (CSM) Primary point of contact for engagement, adoption, and retention |
✔ | X | X |
Exclusive! Personalized product onboarding Getting customer to first use and help set up product |
✔ | X | X |
Exclusive! Professional Services Consulting Consulting services on best way to set up IES, configure apps, and data migration |
✔ | X | X |
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