Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Accurate accounting for retail and B2B sales, payments, and product details.
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Shoplink PO allows easy import of Stocky Purchase Orders into QuickBooks Desktop!
| Metric | QuickBooks Online | Shoplink PO |
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| Rating | 4.6 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 3.3k | 0 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | ★ Free to install | From $20/month |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 3 tiers |
| Listed features | ★ 4 | 3 |
| Languages | 9 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Feb 2015 | Sep 2024 |
Based on the data on this page, QuickBooks Online is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.6★ vs Shoplink PO's 0.0★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, QuickBooks Online offers a free tier (Free to install) while Shoplink PO starts at From $20/month. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
QuickBooks Online has the larger user base (3,307 reviews vs 0), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Shoplink PO's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to QuickBooks Online; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Shoplink PO's 0-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than QuickBooks Online's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: QuickBooks Online audit • Shoplink PO audit
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| quickbooks desktop | #7 | #24 |
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QuickBooks Online is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free to install). Shoplink PO starts at From $20/month. Both publish their pricing on the Shopify App Store; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. QuickBooks Online does carry the larger published review base (3,307 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. QuickBooks Online has the deeper published review base (3,307 vs 0), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
QuickBooks Online typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3,307 reviews). Shoplink PO typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. QuickBooks Online and Shoplink PO both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Shoplink PO" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
