# QuickBooks, Zoho Books and Excel alternatives - compare f-ai and move your books | f-ai

> See f-ai beside QuickBooks Online, Zoho Books, TallyPrime and Excel - plain facts from each one's own pages - and the eight steps to move your books.

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Compare and move

# See f-ai beside what you use now - and how to move

Plain facts on both sides, each checked against the other product's own pages, and the steps to bring your books across.

Online

## f-ai and QuickBooks Online

The most common small-business books in the US - what differs, and how to move.

Online

## f-ai and Zoho Books

Online accounting from a suite of apps - where each fits, and what moves.

Desktop software

## f-ai and TallyPrime

Desktop accounting many accountants know - what differs, and how to move.

Spreadsheets

## f-ai and Excel

Where most businesses start - what f-ai adds up for you, and how to move your sheets.

How moving works

## Eight steps, each on its own screen in f-ai

Export from your current software as spreadsheets, then bring each part in - the same steps whichever software you leave.

1. 1 **Set your opening day** - The day f-ai's books start - usually the first day of a month or a year. Settings › Opening balances
2. 2 **Bring in your chart of accounts** - Export it as a spreadsheet; each account is matched to f-ai's. Chart of accounts › Import
3. 3 **Enter your trial balance** - Type it in or import it - each balance matched to its account. Settings › Opening balances › Ledgers
4. 4 **Bring in open invoices and bills** - Who owes you and whom you owe, with their dates. Settings › Opening balances › Import
5. 5 **Add your products, then opening stock** - Add your products in f-ai, then stock by location from a spreadsheet. Products · Opening balances › Import
6. 6 **Bring past documents, if you want them** - Sales invoices, bills, credit and debit notes, payments - one spreadsheet. Settings › Import data
7. 7 **Import your bank statements** - PDF, Excel, CSV or your bank's own format; matched to your entries. Cash & banking › Import statement
8. 8 **Invite your accountant** - To the same books, with the rights you choose. Settings › Team

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