Portara vs. QuickBooks
QuickBooks manages your bank account.Portara manages your business.
How QuickBooks compares
| Feature | QuickBooks | Portara |
|---|---|---|
Send estimates | Yes | Yes |
Send invoices | Yes | Yes |
Create progress invoices QuickBooks plan requirements may apply. | Yes | Yes |
Take online payments | Yes | Yes |
Track income and expenses | Yes | Yes |
Keep customer records | Yes | Yes |
Track employee time QuickBooks plan or add-on requirements may apply. | Yes | Yes |
See business reports | Yes | Yes |
Use the job—not an estimate or invoice—as the master list | No | Yes |
Keep track of all items and services added to or removed from the job in one place | No | Yes |
Easily see what remains to be invoiced after the job changes | No | Yes |
Keep multiple estimates, invoices, and payments organized by job | No | Yes |
Show the client what they have paid and what they still owe on every invoice | No | Yes |
Collect employee availability before making the schedule | No | Yes |
Send work offers that employees can accept or decline | No | Yes |
Send the crew a job briefing with the current details | No | Yes |
Make a purchasing list from what the job needs | No | Yes |
Subtract what you already have in stock from what you need to buy | No | Yes |
Keep job notes, photos, and videos with the job | No | Yes |
See the whole history of a job in one place | No | Yes |
Portara replaces many of the day-to-day tasks businesses use QuickBooks for and adds tools for running the work. It does not include general-ledger or tax accounting. QuickBooks features depend on the plan and add-ons you use.
Run the whole job in one place.
Start with an estimate. Keep going through scheduling, purchasing, invoicing, payments, and everything else the job needs.
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