Compare Passport Business Solutions and Clear Books - Sep 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Sep 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Passport Business Solutions or Clear Books?

Passport Business Solutions is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Clear Books, and Passport Business Solutions is rated higher (88/100) than Clear Books (81/100). Passport Business Solutions offers users more features (11) than Clear Books (5).

Looking for the right Core Accounting solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Passport Software Inc. Vs. Clear Books Limited.

Passport Software Inc.: Passport Software develops PBS (Passport Business Solutions), ERP (comprehensive enterprise) software for manufacturing, services, distribution and retail organizations in the small and medium-sized business markets. PBS is distributed through a network of Passport Partners throughout North America and the Caribbean. The Passport Partners provide l...

Clear Books Limited.: The Clear Books journey began in 2008 and the story is similar to that of many of our small business customers. Founder, Tim Fouracre, started the company working on his own for 15 months from his living room. Roll forward several years and the company has grown into a vibrant and established business employing 20 brilliant people with thousands of...

Who is more expensive? Passport Business Solutions or Clear Books?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Core Accounting software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Passport Business Solutions and Clear Books.

Passport Business Solutions price starts at $995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Passport Business Solutions is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Core Accounting software. Clear Books price starts at $6.94 per month , When comparing Clear Books to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Core Accounting software cost.

Bottom line: Passport Business Solutions is more expensive than Clear Books.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Passport Business Solutions Vs. Clear Books based on some of the most important and required Core Accounting features.

Passport Business Solutions: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Purchase Orders, Project Management, Supply Chain, Shipping, eCommerce.

Clear Books: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Purchase Orders, Accounting & Finance.

Target customer size

Passport Business Solutions's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Clear Books's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.

Passport Business Solutions

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $995 per license

Passport Business Solutions (PBS) is an accounting software that helps increase business profitability. This software provides entry-level solutions and enables companies to structure a system that is peculiar ...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Recurring Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Business tax.

Clear Books

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $6.94 per month

Clear Books is cloud-based accounting software that controls the financial reporting, purchase tracking, and invoicing of businesses.

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Fixed Asset Management, Recurring Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Strategic Planning.

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Passport Business Solutions: 11 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Billing & Invoicing
Purchase Orders
Project Management
Supply Chain
Shipping
eCommerce
Accounting Integration
Warehouse Management
Inventory Management

Clear Books: 5 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Billing & Invoicing
Purchase Orders
Accounting & Finance
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Passport...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$995 per license
Functionality
36
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Clear Bo...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$6.94 per month
Functionality
15
QuickBoo...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$12.50 per month
Functionality
7
Wave Acc...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
8
Zoho Boo...
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$10 per organizer/month
Functionality
9

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.