Portara vs. QuickBooks
QuickBooks manages your bank account.Portara manages your business.
Send estimates
Send invoices
Create progress invoices
QuickBooks plan requirements may apply.
Take online payments
Track income and expenses
Keep customer records
Track employee time
QuickBooks plan or add-on requirements may apply.
See business reports
Use the job—not an estimate or invoice—as the master list
Keep track of all items and services added to or removed from the job in one place
Easily see what remains to be invoiced after the job changes
Keep multiple estimates, invoices, and payments organized by job
Show the client what they have paid and what they still owe on every invoice
Collect employee availability before making the schedule
Send work offers that employees can accept or decline
Send the crew a job briefing with the current details
Make a purchasing list from what the job needs
Subtract what you already have in stock from what you need to buy
Keep job notes, photos, and videos with the job
See the whole history of a job in one place
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.
Start free—no credit card