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Both FreshBooks and QuickBooks have earned our Editors' Choice award, but for very different reasons. We help you decide which accounting service is right for your business.

Intuit's user-friendly QuickBooks Solopreneur provides one-person businesses with basic bookkeeping tools, though it could use more reports and financial management features.

Sage 50 Accounting is an exceptionally robust desktop accounting application with advanced inventory tracking, comprehensive financial tools, and thorough reports.

It now charges a modest fee for features that used to be free, but Wave's approachable design and reworked mobile apps still make it a worthy choice for very small businesses.

Zoho Books provides businesses with a generous set of accounting tools that offer exceptional depth and versatility for a competitive price.

Patriot Software Accounting is particularly appealing for start-ups and small businesses thanks to its affordability and robust support options, though its capabilities don't go far beyond the basics.

Xero leverages AI and other automated tools to simplify, organize, and accelerate accounting tasks, making it a smart choice for businesses that need multiuser access.

FreshBooks is appealing accounting software for businesses that sell services thanks to its targeted feature set, excellent support options, and exceptional user experience.

QuickBooks Online is the small business accounting application to beat thanks to its deep capabilities, superb customizability, and top-notch extensibility.

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Square Payroll integrates well with other Square apps and checks most of the boxes for paying your staff, especially if they're hourly workers. It's not as deep or customizable as the competition, though.

QuickBooks Payroll has excellent, easy-to-use tools for managing payroll, whether or not you use it with QuickBooks Online. It's expensive and not as flexible nor as robust as some competitors, however.

Patriot Software Payroll offers capable, flexible payroll processing and top-notch support for new and experienced users, and starting at a low price.

OnPay’s strong payroll and HR tools make it a versatile solution for larger companies and those in vertical industries. It's so user-friendly and affordable that smaller businesses should consider it, too.

Gusto appeals to both new and experienced payroll administrators because of its usability and top-notch payroll setup and processing.