Plus
Five users plus free accountant access. 30 day free trial, no contract.
R708/mo
per month
- Everything in Essentials
- Inventory tracking with purchase orders
- Project profitability
- Class and location tracking up to 40
- Budgets
QuickBooks Online Plus vs QuickBooks Online Advanced
Verified ratings, feature-by-feature comparison and rand pricing — everything a South African business needs to pick between these two.
QuickBooks Online Advanced
The top tier for larger teams that need automation and custom reporting
3,8(164)
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Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension — QuickBooks Online Plus against QuickBooks Online Advanced, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
5 – 0
QuickBooks Online Plus vs QuickBooks Online Advanced, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+0,5
QuickBooks Online Plus leads on customer service
Verified reviews
407
243 for QuickBooks Online Plus, 164 for QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online Plus
4,2
243 verified reviews
QuickBooks Online Advanced
3,8
164 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- QuickBooks Online Plus
- QuickBooks Online Advanced
Overall
4,2
3,8
Ease of use
4,1
3,7
Value for money
4,1
3,7
Customer service
4,2
3,7
Functionality
4,1
3,7
Share of verified reviews
Who South African reviewers actually write about.
- QuickBooks Online Plus (243)
- QuickBooks Online Advanced (164)
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
QuickBooks Online Plus
R708/mo
QuickBooks Online Advanced
R1 144/mo
QuickBooks Online Plus is the cheaper way in. Lower isn't automatically better — weigh it against the ratings above.
Head to head
Where each one wins
Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.
| QuickBooks Online Plus | QuickBooks Online Advanced | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4,2 | 3,8 |
| Reviews | 243 | 164 |
| Ease of use | 4,1 | 3,7 |
| Value for money | 4,1 | 3,7 |
| Customer service | 4,2 | 3,7 |
| Functionality | 4,1 | 3,7 |
| Starting price | R708/mo | R1 144/mo |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | QuickBooks Online Plus | QuickBooks Online Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Everything in Essentials | ||
| Inventory tracking | ||
| Purchase orders and sales orders | ||
| Project profitability | ||
| Class and location tracking | ||
| Budgets | ||
| Five user seats | ||
| Free accountant access | ||
| Customer AI lead insights | ||
| VAT tracking at 15% | ||
| Everything in Plus | ||
| Twenty five user seats | ||
| Custom report builder | ||
| Two way Excel data sync | ||
| Workflow automation | ||
| Role based user permissions | ||
| Unlimited chart of accounts | ||
| Unlimited classes and locations | ||
| Backup and restore | ||
| Revenue recognition | ||
| Finance AI insights |
Pricing
Both price lists, in rand
Every plan from both vendors, priced as South African teams actually pay.
QuickBooks Online Plus plans
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QuickBooks Online Advanced plans
Advanced
Twenty five users plus free accountant access. 30 day free trial, no contract.
R1 144/mo
per month
- Everything in Plus
- Custom report builder with Excel sync
- Workflow automation
- Role based access control
- Unlimited classes and locations
- Backup and restore
- 12 custom fields
Straight from the vendor
Get current pricing
These are list prices in rand and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with Intuit for the figure you'll actually pay.
Verdict
Our verdict
The top of the QuickBooks ladder. Plus at R708 covers inventory, projects and five users, which is genuinely enough for most SMBs. Advanced at R1,144 buys twenty five seats, workflow automation, the custom report builder with Excel sync and backup and restore. The rule of thumb: upgrade when approvals live in email or the reports you need do not exist, and not before.