QuickBooks Online vs Realtyzam

The default general ledger for US small businesses — widely used by real estate agents and brokerages, with add-ons for commission and trust accounting.

$35/mo (Simple Start)

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Realtyzam

Bookkeeping software purpose-built for real estate agents — tracks commissions, expenses, and mileage with a dead-simple UI.

$12/mo

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QuickBooks Online vs Realtyzam: feature comparison

Feature	QuickBooks Online	Realtyzam
Real Estate-Specific Workflows	✗	✓
Commission Calculation	✗	✗
Trust / Escrow Accounting	✗	✗
1099 & Agent Tax Reporting	✓	✗
Bank / Credit Card Sync	✓	✓
Mileage Tracking	✓	✓
Financial Reporting Dashboard	✓	✓
CRM / TM Integrations	✓	✗

QuickBooks Online — Pros & Cons

Pros

Industry-standard GL — your CPA already knows it
Massive ecosystem of real-estate-specific add-ons
Bank feeds, receipt capture, mileage built-in
Scales from solo agent to multi-entity brokerage

Cons

Not real-estate-specific out of the box
No native commission management — need Brokermint/Loft47
Trust accounting requires careful setup
Pricing tiers add up as you grow

Realtyzam — Pros & Cons

Pros

Dead-simple UI — tuned for solo agents
Real-estate-specific expense categories out of the box
Mileage tracking and deal-level P&L
Affordable monthly pricing

Cons

Solo-agent only — no team or commission split support
No trust/escrow accounting
Basic reporting vs QuickBooks
No payroll

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