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Patriot Accounting offers accounting software for American businesses and accountants. Patriot Accounting is affordable and easy to use for the non-accountant, but has powerful capabilities for accountants. Patriot Accounting...

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4.6
Functionality
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Ease of Use
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Abdelati
Abdelati
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 23/08/2023

The integrated product in accounting is really excellent and amazing at work..!

As an accountant, I found in this product the amazing work in analyzing and managing financial and accounting, as well as managing the company and others.

Pros

This product is characterized by accurate work in accounting and financial management and its reports.

Cons

A good product at work consists of several working tools.

Ross
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

4
Reviewed on 01/10/2024

Patriot Software Best Overall

Setup and getting started was easy and customer support was amazing. I ran parallel with QB Online, FreshBooks, and Patriot. QB has terrible offshore support, ads throughout the application, and slow and spotty system availability. FreshBooks has no account reconciliation feature, terrible support, one sided transaction entry, and as a result was an overall mess in the GL.

Pros

Double entry accounting, transaction account suggestions from previous entries, account reconciliation, and invoice format.

Cons

Inability to copy a JE or create a recurring JE, lack of dashboard metrics (net income vs last year, monthly revenue and expense trends, etc...), inability to add additional description to imported transactions without having to delete auto generated details, inability to mark transactions as billable

Alternatives Considered

Zoho Social, Sage Intacct, FreshBooks, QuickBooks Online, Wave and Xero

Reasons for Choosing Patriot Accounting

Ease of use, customer support, price, and system stability

Switched From

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Patriot Accounting

Price, support, and Patriot's company values
Barbara
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 17/12/2024

Physican Coding Associates

I had issues with my bank account connection. I used chat and called in. Support was very helpful, nice and easy to work with both methods of assistance.

Pros

Patriot is user friendly with easy set-up If you do make an error, you can fix it easily.

Cons

When processing a transaction to categorize it is a little clunky, but I may need to make a small change my descriptions.

Alternatives Considered

Wave

Reasons for Choosing Patriot Accounting

It was becoming too expensive for payroll. My posted payments and deposit made would suddenly become un-done and show up as a deposit needed to be made even though it was from a year or 6 mo ago and the bank reconciliation was completed and recorded

Switched From

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Patriot Accounting

Payroll was needed. I wanted the full service of being able to pay the payroll taxes from the system and not log into the taxing entity to record and pay.

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Jocelyn
  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
3
Customer Support
4

3
Reviewed on 29/03/2024

Great Customer Service

With every program, it takes a bit to figure out the flow. I am still struggling with the reports and reconciling my bank statements, which was never a problem before. Fortunately, the customer service is amazing. I've spent many hours with them.

Pros

The customer service is incredibly helpful.

Cons

The software is challenging if you do not have an accounting background.

Julie
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 04/10/2024

Great Software/ Awesome Support

I can't recommend this software enough! And when they say 30 day free trial they mean it. No hassles every!

Pros

I love the simplicity of the system and the personal help when I have an issue. The support staff are not just people hired to answer the phones but people with bookkeeping experience who are proficient with the program.

Cons

The only thing I miss from using other platforms is the bank account layout as a register, but I am adjusting to seeing the general ledger for that.

Bethany
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 17/12/2024

Simple and Easy

I use it for all my clients and I highly recommend it to anyone doing their own books.

Pros

So simple and easy to use, has way for features for a more affordable cost.

Cons

I wish there was some other bookkeeping features like being able to search and select certain transactions and categorize them all at the same time if they are the same thing. I also think that notifications when the bank accounts get disconnected would be helpful.

Susan
  • Industry: Libraries
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 18/12/2024

Good Bye Quickbooks

Quickbooks a nightmare
Patriot a sweet dream

Pros

Support representatives are helpful and easy to understand. Patriot answers all questions without waiting or being transferring around. The program is easy to adjust to when moving from a different product.

Cons

Can't think of a thing.
Patriot Accounting Easy to use

William
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 04/10/2024

Great product at an affordable rate

It has made my accounting much easier, and saved me a lot of time.

Pros

It was very easy for me to use right away. Any questions I had were responded to extremely quickly.

Cons

I would like to have the ability to customize expense categories to tailor it to my specific business.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Patriot Accounting

I liked their mission statement. The reviews and pricing were better as well.
Nick
  • Industry: Medical Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
3

5
Reviewed on 19/10/2024

Patriot Software- recommendation

Excellent accounting software for non- accountants

Pros

Well designed, clean user interface, highly intuitive

Cons

Some specific features are somewhat hidden

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Patriot Accounting

Free trial period of Patriot showed me how easy it was to use
Jimmy
  • Industry: Events Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 24/01/2025

Great American Company

It has been very Positive and offers good customer service.

Pros

It is an American own company that easy to use.

Cons

Can't think of anything right now. I have had no issues yet.

Sally
  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 16/02/2023

Left Quickbooks for Patriot

so far so good!! I am very new to it. Did a 30 day trial in Dec and started for real in January.

Pros

The automatic downloads of my bank transactions and the functionality of that whole feature is great!So far it seems very easy to do payroll

Cons

I wish the general ledger had a feature to make the most recent transaction show up at the top automatically. I always have to click the arrow to switch the view...a very little thing, but I'd love it if there was a setting to choose that view.

Nancy
  • Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 06/01/2023

Best bang for the buck!

They are great! They have been so helpful getting my business transitioned to Patriot . Reports are an effective tool for keeping up with where our business stands. Highly recommend!

Pros

Easy to get up and running. Inexpensive to run, bookkeeping assistance available for a nominal fee.

Cons

Doesn’t accept payments. Had to set up elsewhere. Would be a great advantage if all in one software package.

Paul
  • Industry: Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 21/10/2022

Patriot Makes Accounting Easy

Patriot is so much easier to use then QuickBooks and much more affordable to. It doesn't double things or add things that shouldn't be there. It is easy and straightforward, and the staff helps with any questions.

Pros

The software is easy to use, if you make a mistake, it's easy to fix or correct. I am able to add multiple bank accounts so I can track my transfers easily. The staff is very helpful whether I call in or as for help over the messaging platform they are always quick to answer my questions and email me the conversations so I can refer back if I need to.

Cons

The only real issue I had is it kicked my bank off once and I had to re-record everything. It worked out ok though. I just hope it never does that again.

Alternatives Considered

Quicken

Reasons for Choosing Patriot Accounting

QuickBooks was doubling items and changing things we had categorized, so we had to constantly re-check our work which was costly and time consuming and we should not have had to do.

Switched From

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Patriot Accounting

We used the 30-day free trial, and it went so smoothly we decided to try the software for a longer period.
Lucy
  • Industry: Individual & Family Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 23/03/2020

Incredible Customer-Service and Strongly Valued Customer Input

Above providing a great software that suits the needs of a small business like ours (without being overly complex), they have outstanding customer service and value fulfillment of customer needs.

Pros

We wanted something that we could tailor to our own needs and that we could more seamlessly transition, from how we previously operated our accounting. We wanted something that was not overly complex to adapt to but that was also able to execute our accounting needs. It's challenging to find programs to best suit the flow of your daily tasks and that can also be flexible with function. Patriot fit all those needs.

Cons

Over the years of using this program, we have asked for many changes (with varying degrees of importance) and I cannot think of one that has not been fulfilled by the Patriot team. I'm not sure how they do it, but they seem dedicated to providing customer needs and to help ease workflow however they are able. They are regularly working to improve their software and needs of customers.

Alternatives Considered

QuickBooks Online

Switched From

Jobber

Reasons for Switching to Patriot Accounting

Patriot offers different features within their company, allowing you to utilize and only pay for what you need, versus one program in its entirety (ie Accounting, Payroll, etc). They had a large amount of features/options offered, while still being user-friendly (even from the start).
Pam
  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 02/08/2022

The Best QB Replacement

So far, I'm finding everything I need and all is going well. I'm very happy.

Pros

It is well worth it the switch from QB! It's very affordable and stable. Patriot Accounting has all the features I need and features my CPA uses for me. I'm so much happier with my bookkeeping since switching.

Cons

It's a few more steps, but that's fine. It is similar to what QB was like before they went online.

Robert
  • Industry: Sporting Goods
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
2
Functionality
3
Ease of Use
2
Customer Support
2

2
Reviewed on 11/06/2024

Patriot software review

Worked well for as small as our company is but not for larger company’s

Pros

I liked that it was somewhat user friendly

Cons

It didn’t work some newer AP applications

Angie
  • Industry: Mental Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 23/07/2024

Exactly what I needed

I like that I can call and talk with a human and they walk me through tasks or confirmed that I had completed the task correctly.

Pros

I liked the price. We are a small company and I didn't want to pay crazy amounts for something that I had been doing on an excel spreadsheet for free but as we were growing I knew I needed something a bit more stream lined and Patriots was what we needed. I love that I can invoice and the customer can pay online and now with ACH payments my % of fees is lower.

Cons

Accounting is backwards so it took me a moment to figure out how to input journal entries but customer service helped me with that task. That's more of a me thing and a compliment to you.

Laura
  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 18/09/2023

Simple and Straightforward Accounting Software

Patriot saves me a lot of time because I'm complete my accounting and billing tasks quicker than on our old system.

Pros

The migration process to Patriot was very simple and straightforward. The reports are great and some we are able to customize to meet our needs through filters. Recording payments is simple, and running payroll is a breeze.

Cons

I don't like that I have to open each invoice individually to print them. I would like the ability to select multiple invoices to open at the same time to print. When we invoice our clients, we typically do them in batches and printing each one separately is time consuming.

Robert
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 04/03/2024

Robert Tremblay Sr.

Very Good ease of use and customer support.

Pros

Ease of use and Cloud Based Accounting Software.

Cons

There is really nothing that I can Pinpoint as a Con at this time

Joann
  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Functionality
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 04/10/2024

Excellent Service

I really enjoy the ease of the software and saves alot of my time.

Pros

Everything is user friendly, the help line is awesome!

Cons

I am in Hawaii so the help hours are somewhat limited

Dixie
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 12/09/2023

Payroll believer

easy breazy

Pros

It is so easy to do payroll, and takes me all of 5 minutes or less (Less than 10 employees) and all of my government payments are done for me. Any reports I need are easy access.

Cons

I did not have a reason to dislike anything.

Gregory
  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 18/09/2023

Great product

Pros

Ease of use, support, price. The people are great is help setting up and support.

Cons

Interface could be a bit more user friendly.

Melissa
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
0

5
Reviewed on 22/07/2023

Great accounting software

Pros

I switched a year ago to Patriot Accounting. It has been very simple to use and the interface is fairly basic. It was easy to learn which was great! It does everything I need from an accounting program!

Cons

There is nothing I dislike about Patriot Accounting

Timothy
  • Industry: Facilities Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 12/06/2023

Great Solution for Small Businesses

Thus far, I'm quite pleased with the switch from QB to Patriot. I still need to refresh my dual entry accounting techniques on occasion but Patriot Customer Service is just a phone call away. I have called them a couple times and they answered immediately and walked me through a solution to my issue.

Pros

Patriot Accounting provides all the functions needed to monitor and manage my business. The customer service has been extraordinary.

Cons

Setup was a little daunting when trying to import csv data from another software package.

Bikal
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Functionality
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 05/11/2022

Patriot- Best of Best choice

Mainly, I create invoice, generates reports and maintain payroll within my office.

Pros

Well all the module and system is well maintained but also I like mostly payroll creation and generation process.

Cons

I use this software daily till date i haven’t found any technical errors.

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