Compare Shoebooks and Buxfer - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 22, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Shoebooks or Buxfer?

Shoebooks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Buxfer, and Buxfer is rated higher (90/100) than Shoebooks (62/100). Buxfer offers users more features (4) than Shoebooks (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Buxfer!

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:

Shoebooks Vs. Buxfer Inc.

Shoebooks: Shoebooks is owned and located in Melbourne, Australia and was established in 2002 to provide flexible, efficient and affordable online accounting software and bookkeeping services to small and medium business. Shoebooks comprises two separate business divisions, one offering fully featured online accounting software and payroll sof...

Buxfer Inc.: Buxfer is the next-generation personal finance solution, taking money management to the web. Buxfer lets you monitor all your bank and credit card accounts at one single place. Transactions are automatically downloaded every night and categorized. Buxfer’s spending reports let you dig into your past spending, drill down into different categories an...

Who is more expensive? Shoebooks or Buxfer?

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 Shoebooks and Buxfer.

Shoebooks price starts at $29 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Shoebooks is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Core Accounting software. Buxfer price starts at $3.99 per month , When comparing Buxfer to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Core Accounting software cost.

Bottom line: Shoebooks is more expensive than Buxfer.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Shoebooks Vs. Buxfer based on some of the most important and required Core Accounting features.

Shoebooks: We are still working to collect the list of features for Shoebooks.

Buxfer: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Budgeting & Forecasting.

Target customer size

Shoebooks's typical customers include: SMBs, and Buxfer's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.

Shoebooks

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $29 per user/month

Shoebooks is a cloud-based accounting solution designed to help with bank reconciliation and payroll management in small to medium-sized enterprises. Some of its core features include banking, project costing a...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Fixed Asset Management, Billing & Invoicing, Bookkeeping.

Buxfer

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $3.99 per month

Buxfer is an online accounting and finance software developed for all business types and sizes. It has money management features including budgeting, accounts management, forecasting, income, and expenditure tr...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Remote Access.

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Compare features

Shoebooks: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Buxfer: 4 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Billing & Invoicing
Budgeting & Forecasting
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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Shoebooks
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$29 per user/month
Functionality
10
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Buxfer
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$3.99 per month
Functionality
6
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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.