QuickBooks Online for Restaurants vs Back Office

QRQuickBooks Online for Restaurants9.2Visit Back Office7.9Visit

Higher score QR QuickBooks Online for Restaurants #1 in Restaurant Accounting Software 9.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit site

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Back Office #5 in Restaurant Accounting Software 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Back Office

• QuickBooks Online for Restaurants fits best

  Restaurants wanting familiar, general-purpose accounting

• Back Office fits best

  Restaurant groups managing finance across locations

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Side by side

Feature	QRQuickBooks Online for Restaurants 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Back Office 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Restaurant Accounting Software	#5 in Restaurant Accounting Software
Best for	Restaurants wanting familiar, general-purpose accounting	Restaurant groups managing finance across locations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Support	Live chat, Phone, Community, Docs	Phone, Live chat, Tickets
Integrations	800+ integrations	75+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features QuickBooks Online for Restaurants 6/6 · Back Office 6/6
Accounts payable	✓	✓
Bank reconciliation	✓	✓
POS synchronization	✓	✓
Multi-location accounting	✓	✓
Food-cost tracking	✓	✓
Financial reporting	✓	✓
Specs
Accounting basis	Both	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Reconciles bank and credit-card transactions alongside income and expenses Plus adds inventory, cost-of-goods tracking, and classes and locations Connects with POS and restaurant apps, including Square and MarginEdge	Automates accounts payable and bank and cash reconciliation Syncs POS data and tracks food costs, inventory, and recipe costing Consolidates financial reporting and forecasting across multiple units
Cons	Restaurant workflows are less specialized than restaurant-first accounting tools Inventory and cost-of-goods tracking are listed under Plus and Advanced Advanced-only forecasting and workflow automation require the top plan	Accounting, food-cost, and bookkeeping packages require a quote Payroll pricing includes both a rooftop fee and an employee fee 24/7 support is not available
Our verdict	QuickBooks Online for Restaurants brings general-purpose cloud accounting to restaurants and food-service businesses, including small businesses and growing operations. It covers income and expenses, bank feeds and reconciliation, bill… Read the review →	Back Office brings restaurant accounting and operational finance together for independent operators, multi-concept groups, and franchises. Its features span accounts payable, bank reconciliation, weekly financial reporting, POS data… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• QuickBooks Online for Restaurants — where it wins

  • Reconciles bank and credit-card transactions alongside income and expenses
  • Plus adds inventory, cost-of-goods tracking, and classes and locations
  • Connects with POS and restaurant apps, including Square and MarginEdge

  Where it doesn't

  • Restaurant workflows are less specialized than restaurant-first accounting tools
  • Inventory and cost-of-goods tracking are listed under Plus and Advanced
  • Advanced-only forecasting and workflow automation require the top plan

• Back Office — where it wins

  • Automates accounts payable and bank and cash reconciliation
  • Syncs POS data and tracks food costs, inventory, and recipe costing
  • Consolidates financial reporting and forecasting across multiple units

  Where it doesn't

  • Accounting, food-cost, and bookkeeping packages require a quote
  • Payroll pricing includes both a rooftop fee and an employee fee
  • 24/7 support is not available

• QRQuickBooks Online for Restaurants9.2/10 · 30-day trial

  A familiar accounting suite with restaurant reporting, inventory tracking, and POS integrations.

  Visit siteFull verdict →
• Back Office7.9/10 · Paid

  Restaurant finance tools connect POS, accounting, food costs, and multi-unit reporting.

  Visit Back OfficeFull verdict →