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Centy vs QuickBooks
QuickBooks works for straightforward books — it thins out when you add inventory, multi-country statutory payroll, and high-volume mobile money.
Ideal for micro businesses and simple AR/AP. Centy is for teams outgrowing QuickBooks when compliance, stock, and mobile money become operational bottlenecks.
| What finance teams ask | Centy | QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|
| ERP breadth | GL, AP/AR, inventory, HR, and tax on one platform | Accounting and light invoicing; limited native HR/ops |
| M-Pesa at scale | Batch disbursements with approval chains and matching | Not designed for operational mobile-money volume |
| Statutory tax & payroll | VAT, WHT, PAYE, and audit-ready records per country template | Basic tax features; African depth varies by edition |
| Multi-entity groups | Consolidated reporting across entities (e.g. ROLLS Africa, MYNA Exports) | Often separate company files or subscriptions |
| People & performance | HR, leave, recruitment, performance, and training | No full people suite in-product |
Walk through your chart of accounts, payroll rules per country, and mobile-money flows with our team — we will show how Centy maps to your entity structure.
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