About Phil
Background
MS in Finance. Three years as a government performance auditor under GAGAS standards. I've reviewed more financial systems than most people know exist. This site exists because accounting software pricing is deliberately confusing. and the 'reviews' are written by people who've never reconciled a bank statement.
Comparisons by Phil
- QuickBooks Online vs Xero
- QuickBooks Online vs FreshBooks
- Xero vs FreshBooks
- QuickBooks Online vs Wave
- QuickBooks Online vs Zoho Books
- FreshBooks vs Wave
- Gusto vs Rippling
- Ramp vs Brex
- Bill.com vs Melio
- QuickBooks Online vs Sage Business Cloud
Guides by Phil
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