Traction Ag vs QuickBooks

Traction offers a simple solution for the complexity of your operation, allowing you to create an unlimited number of business entities without paying extra fees for each. Whether it is an additional trucking, land, livestock, equipment, or seed business you need to keep track of, we’ve got your back.

You donʼt want to pay a separate subscription for each of those entities like you have in QuickBooks. With Traction, it is as easy as hitting “Add Entity” and filling in the details of each entity. The real value comes as you generate reports, because you can quickly separate or combine your entities as needed.

As a grower, you juggle everything from weather and markets to what’s in storage. Traction Ag gives you a real-time, accurate view of your supply. After harvest, enter records or pull them automatically, and your inventory updates instantly. You’ll always know how many bushels are left to sell.

Traction goes beyond basic inventory. You can search by product and see a full history of related operations and purchases, detail QuickBooks simply can’t match.

Generate a complete set of cash and accrual reports such as Schedule F, Field Profitability, and Market Value Balance Sheet for any number of entities. See what segments of your operation are truly generating a profit or loss.

Traction makes it easy to share key reports detailing items such as expenses and revenue with your Trusted Advisors. We know that time is money on the farm, and Trusted Advisors should be easily kept in the loop as you see fit.

Unlike QuickBooks, Traction generates a Schedule F report quickly, saving time by automatically populating the necessary information.

This allows you to monitor your financial situation throughout the year, aiding in year-end purchasing decisions for tax purposes. The software keeps everything organized for you, your accountant, or tax preparer.

Protect your business with automated and precise activity records, ensuring you have solid data ready in case of an audit. Chemical spray drift poses significant risks, including fines and possible legal actions against growers accused of improper use. Addressing this risk goes beyond following application guidelines; it requires diligent and thorough recordkeeping to safeguard your crops, business, and your reputation.

Traction Ag tracks the wind speed and direction at the time of field applications, so you can count on full traceability whenever you need it. You might be tracking this in a spreadsheet today, but there’s an easier, more accurate, automated way.

QuickBooks only allows you to handle general invoices. With Traction, imagine having an invoicing tool that automatically calculates the landlordʼs share of inputs, based on your specific land agreement.

Simply start a new invoice and click directly on the particular land agreement. Traction will automatically pull in all of the products (with their associated costs) and the quantities the landowner is responsible for based on that agreement. So if the landlord is responsible for paying 40% of all fertilizer costs for a specific field, Traction will only pull in 40% of the total quantity used on the landownerʼs invoice. All this occurs with little manual input.

Easily connect yield and as-applied data from John Deere Operations Center or Climate FieldView™ for a unified farm view. Skip manual entry and get the insights you need with flexible integrations that work together or separately.

You know the price of a tractor, but what’s its true cost over time? QuickBooks makes that hard. With Traction Ag, assign machines to field records and see real costs on your Field Profit Center Report.

You can’t improve farm profitability without the right data. Traction lets you allocate expenses, revenue, products, equipment costs, and harvest details to specific fields for a clear breakeven per bushel.

With QuickBooks, seed costs get lumped together. In Traction, you track variety, units, and cost, and assign them to fields for accurate profit reports. Integrations with John Deere and Climate FieldView™ pull in records automatically, giving you a full picture of your operation (detail QuickBooks can’t provide).

Your farm’s transactions aren’t like other businesses, your accounting software should reflect that. QuickBooks struggles with prepays, but Traction handles them with ease.Set up prepay accounts for seed, fertilizer, or chemicals.

Traction expenses them for the year, tracks balances, and offsets deliveries automatically. No more guessing what you paid months ago. It’s all there, ready to reconcile.

The Chart of Accounts in QuickBooks lets you create custom accounts like most accounting software.Traction gives you a set of common farm accounts ready to use, saving time on manual setup. These accounts are pre-configured for the Schedule F report, streamlining your process even more.

You can still create additional accounts beyond the pre-set options. The biggest advantage is that these accounts can be shared across entities, saving even more time.

We know that Trusted Advisors surround every strong farming operation and we wouldn’t want it any other way. We believe that your accountant should have easy access to your financials free of charge if you want them to.

Experience first-class customer service right when you need it. We are a team of ag enthusiasts and farmers, so we know how important it is to get answers fast. You can connect with our knowledgeable support team any time of the year through channels such as live chat, email, phone, and virtual meetings.