136 apps for accounting firms, 90% of which aren't worth touching
Here's a breakdown of the only apps worthy of your consideration, by category:
🏆 Leaders: The most happily used platforms
💪 Contenders: Those that still make sense in certain situations
👁️ Watching: They're new, tomorrow's leaders start here
👎 Laggards: There's a better alternative
If you want to go even deeper, I share more specifics about each platform in the app guide linked in my bio
⚠️ All of these ratings are my opinion, as informed by working with over 2,000 accounting firms
// Practice Management (PM)
🏆 Leaders:
Karbon
Keeper
Canopy
TaxDome
Financial Cents
💪 Contenders:
Uku
Qount
Firm360
Client Hub
ClickUp, Monday, Notion, Trello
👁️ Watching:
Cone
Levvy
Aiwyn
Xennett
Acounta
Zoho Practice
👎 Laggards:
XCM
Onvio
Senta
Accelo
Mango
TaxTree
TaxFlow
BQE Core
Practice CS
taxWorkFlow
Practice ERP
Elephant CPA
Aero Workflow
Axcess Practice
PracticePro 365
Pascal Workflow
Jetpack Workflow
OfficeTools Cloud
OfficeTools Workspace
Xero Practice Manager
iFirm Practice Manager
TPS Software Cloud Axis
IRIS Practice Management
Automated Tax Office Manager
// Tax Preparation Software
🏆 Leaders:
Drake Tax
ProConnect
UltraTax (use Verito, Rightworks or Ace for hosting)
💪 Contenders:
ATX
Lacerte
ProSeries
Axcess Tax
ProSystem FX
TaxAct Professional
👎 Laggards:
OLT Pro
TaxWise
UltimateTax
TaxSlayer Pro
GoSystem Tax RS
CrossLink Professional
// Ledger Software
🏆 Leaders:
Xero
QuickBooks Online
💪 Contenders:
Puzzle
NetSuite
Campfire
QuickBooks Enterprise
👁️ Watching:
Rillet
Digits
SoftLedger
Zoho Books
👎 Laggards:
Wave
Intacct
FreeAgent
FreshBooks
Accounting CS
Odoo Accounting
Accounting Power
Patriot Accounting
QuickBooks Desktop
Sage Business Cloud Accounting / Sage 50cloud
// Tax Workflow
🏆 Leaders:
Truss
Soraban
StanfordTax
💪 Contenders:
Liscio
SafeSend
SurePrep SPBinder
👁️ Watching:
Filed
Juno
HubSync
Black Ore
👎 Laggards:
TaxCaddy
GruntWorx
1040SCAN
// Close Automation
🏆 Leader:
Keeper
💪 Contenders:
Xbert
Xennett
👁️ Watching:
Numeric
Truewind
// Engagement
🏆 Leaders:
Anchor
Ignition
💪 Contenders:
Aiwyn
Knuula
👁️ Watching:
Cone
AccountGroove
👎 Laggard:
GoProposal
// Payroll
🏆 Leaders:
Gusto
OnPay
Rippling
Rippling PEO
Justworks PEO
ADP Refer & Earn
💪 Contenders:
Patriot Payroll
Justworks Payroll
ADP RUN For Partners
QuickBooks Payroll Core
👎 Laggards:
Oasis
SurePayroll
Paychex Flex
myPay Solutions
Paychex Flex Pro
Accounting CS Payroll
QuickBooks Payroll Elite
QuickBooks Payroll Premium
Don't make the same mistake I did!
Use the tech that's validated by your peers!
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