Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Zipbooks
ZipBooks clearly comes out ahead of Patriot Accounting on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. ZipBooks has a free tier; Patriot Accounting does not. Patriot Accounting's paid plans start at $17/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | ZipBooks LLC | Patriot Software |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | FinTechData & AnalyticsHealthcare | FinTechData & Analytics |
| Categories | finance-toolsaccountingbusiness-intelligence | finance-toolsaccounting |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | zipbooks | patriot-accounting |
|---|---|---|
| Accept Digital Payments (Square Or Paypal) | ||
| Accept Credit Card Payments | ||
| Connect 1 Bank Account | ||
| Account Reconciliation | ||
| Manage Unlimited Vendors & Customers | ||
| Auto Payroll | ||
| Send Unlimited Invoices | ||
| Automatic Bank Imports | ||
| View Basic Reports | ||
| Create & Send Estimates | ||
| Everything In Basic | ||
| Federal Tax Filings & Deposits | ||
| Free Direct Deposit | ||
| Free Employee Portal | ||
| Free Health Benefit Integration | ||
| Income & Expense Tracking | ||
| Local Tax Filings & Deposits | ||
| Manage Receipts & Documents | ||
| Pay Contractors In Payroll | ||
| Recurring Invoices | ||
| Robust Financial Reporting | ||
| Robust Payroll Reports | ||
| Send Invoice Payment Reminders | ||
| State Tax Filings & Deposits | ||
| Tax Filing Reliability Guaranteed | ||
| Unlimited Customers & Invoices | ||
| Unlimited Payrolls | ||
| Unlimited Vendors, Contractors, & Payments | ||
| Users-Based Permissions | ||
| Year-End Payroll Tax Filings At No Additional Fee |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, ZipBooks comes out ahead overall, though Patriot Accounting can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
ZipBooks offers a free tier; Patriot Accounting does not currently list one.
ZipBooks scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
