Business Operations · Finance & AccountingstructuralBookkeepingBillingB2B

Accounting software support feels sales-driven when features are paywalled

A QuickBooks Online user finds customer support behaves more like a sales team when features are gated behind paid upgrades, though reports that actual bugs are typically resolved within 48 hours.

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