QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

Fairly easy to use, good platform to start with

Cons

If you need remote assistance or work with another company to do accounting for you, it gets difficult due to the local storage of data

Pros

QuickBooks Desktop is easy to use and customize. Much more so than the online version. Also there is no internet connection needed or monthly subscription fees.

Cons

The price goes up substantially every year, and there are threats of product discountenance, even though the online replacement does not offer half of what the desktop version does, and it constantly goes down and has bugs and nowhere near the level of customizability.

Pros

Originally, I liked the cost, and it was functional.

Cons

Exporting important Accounting Reports to Excel. Some of those reports SHOULD be written into the software, just like other accounting software programs. An issue for 10 years on the forums that Quickbooks has continually ignored.

Pros

I liked having a program that has so many useable functions for my accounting.

Cons

I didn't like the fact that I couldn't access the program from anywhere.

Pros

QuickBooks Desktop offers a wide range of features, including invoicing, expense tracking, payroll, and inventory management. It's a versatile tool that can handle the accounting needs of most small businesses.

Cons

For those new to accounting or QuickBooks, the software can have a steep learning curve. It may take some time to become proficient in using all of its features.
While QuickBooks Desktop offers some cloud integration capabilities, it's not as seamlessly integrated with other cloud-based applications as some competitors.

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

Making invoices and tracking accounts on QuickBooks is easy with QuickBooks. The on-line checking makes payments on my end trouble-free and keeps me accurate. I appreciate the updates; I feels better about security and ease of use with new features.

Cons

It ittok me a while to adjust from other products but QuickBooks Desktop is a much better software for my small business.

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Reasons for Choosing QuickBooks Desktop

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

Very easy to use very easy to reconcile bank accounts with online features

Cons

A little bit too easy to add accounts and expense categories

Pros

I like the ease of being able to have multiple accounts at the touch of your fingertips. It is also pretty easy to set up and maintain.

Cons

The cost is high for a small business. And, service has been very difficult at times. I tried to switch to on-line and it was a nightmare and then going back to desk top was also a nightmare. My recommendations is to stick with one and make sure you back up often.

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

QuickBooks Desktop is experienced in financial management

Cons

The part of costing and making estimates is challenging.

Pros

I like the intuitive user interface and the ability to have several companies under the same license.

Cons

It's a bit sluggish to load at times and crashes or freezes occasionally.

Pros

Although the learning curve was quite steep, once I mastered it, it became relatively simple and easy to use. Despite my best efforts at the time, I often ended up doing a lot of last-minute filing for my taxes, so I typically went through the phase of "How do I do this again?" each year. However, once I got back into the swing of things, I was usually able to complete my taxes within about two months.

Cons

There are two issues I would like to address. First, whenever I made a mistake, I had to manually review each transaction. Sometimes, the way I thought to fix the issue turned out to be incorrect, which required me to redo all of my work and then remember what I needed to do instead. It would be extremely helpful to have the ability to back up certain saves, so that if I made a significant mistake, I could simply reload the backup.

Second, the transition from Desktop to Online was not smooth at all. You would think that since it is the same type of software, it would work seamlessly, right? However, I found it to be more akin to trying to load an Android memory onto an iPhone; some things simply did not load properly. Something clearly went wrong, as a loan appeared to be the exact opposite of what it was supposed to be. I still don’t fully understand why this was my experience. Further research has shown me that this is not unusual and that there are actually steps one can take to prevent this issue. However, how was I supposed to know? I mean, you don’t have to take extra steps to download information from an iPhone to your Mac laptop.

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

I liked the budgeting feature, the auto invoicing, and the fact that you could have more than one company on the one desktop license. You didn't have to keep buying the license like on the online version.

Cons

If you are working on the books with someone else, you have to make sure that you back up your work, save and send, and that you're always working on the most up to date version of the software. I don't think its being supported by Intuit anymore, so you can't add payroll and soon I think it'll be obsolete.

Pros

I like that they made entering bills much simpler by adding AI to review each doc before giving it to me.

Cons

One thing I don;t like is that the AI they have reviewing each bill will just say 51.2 then the system will read it as 51.02 and not 51.20.

Pros

I liked the fact that quick books is easy to use which in turn made my work easier by not only reducing the work load but also reducing the amount of hours spent to tasks given to me.

Cons

The fact that it took a bit of time for me to learn how to implement it and use it.

Pros

When using QuickBooks correctly and to its upmost ability, I feel like the reports are one of the best features. You can run reports on just about anything you like based off how you use the software. From P&L to inventory and much more. I also really like how easy it is to add parts to be used for quotes. Quoting was super simple through QB.

Cons

One thing I don't like that isn't really a fault of QB is how it sometimes does not talk to other software's that we are using. It is setup in a way that is can, but we do have issues sometimes and need to run a few processes to push over invoicing between the two. Another thing that we aren't really excited for is being forced to switch to at least QuickBooks online as we have been using the desktop version. It looks like it is being discontinued here before too long and we will have to switch to online or lose our support for desktop.

Pros

Ease of use and able to customize to fit our businesses' desires and needs. We can create custom reports, invoices, Chart of accounts to help us to track our business' financial health.

Cons

Cost. Since it's a paid software, some of us finds its cost a bit high especially for small businesses and or freelancers with limited budgets

Pros

Quickbooks is a very user friendly software that not only tracks inventory but tracks orders, user accounts and point of sale. It syncs well from other compatible software and makes accounting fun and easy!

Cons

Sometimes the inventory on orders needs to be double checked after syncing from another software over to quickbooks to ensure numbers match

Pros

Its very easy to use, i just love its like straight forward and easy to understand

Cons

When i do a new sales, i need to save the first then i will get the number of the sale receipt. It would be nice if its automatic

Pros

The simple and easy to use interface. Everything works so smoothly.

Cons

No complaints, this tool has enabled me to run my financial records with ease.

Pros

QuickBooks Desktop is easy to learn and to teach others, who have never used it. It integrates with other software, like UPS and credit card processing, so that you don't have to manually post.

Cons

We use estimates for our customers. When we are finished, we turn the estimates into invoices, but the estimates don't go away. Have to manually delete the estimates--would like to have these eliminated automatically when invoice is made.

Pros

Ubiquitous. Streamlines efficiency in use with multiple clients.

Cons

Price has become exorbitant, and required annual renewals. Support is extremely difficult to get.

Pros

It’s easy to use. I’m familiar with it and I can zip through my days.

Cons

I’m not familiar with some of the online features

Pros

Class tracking, email capability, stable software.

Cons

No option to make mass changes, instead of one by one.

Pros

It makes keeping track of our money easy and reliable, which is so important.

Cons

I don't like how when you type a client name into the client search bar, that it automatically does not go to the client, you have to click the search button.

Pros

Quickbooks Desktop is easy to use. I like the workflow home page on the program. I was able to quickly work through accounting and invoicing.

Cons

Desktop is discontinuing so many features, which is very frustrating. I was constantly getting logged off all the time. It was also very hard to only be able to access the program from my office computer.

Pros

The UI is easy to learn, manage and use. It is very simple to navigate and easy to access. This platform is suitable for those who are looking for a one stop solution for finance and tax management

Cons

The paid version is costly, most features are tedious to use. Sometimes the performance is slow

Pros

It is straight forwar to use and do invoicing and billing, and pay vendors, and create reports.

Cons

It is a pretty complex software with a lot of features and capabilities and makes doing accounting tedious and sometimes cumbersome. Not everything is DIY and for somethings you need to get some help. Also some features cost extra and Intuit is moving QBD to QB Online.

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Reasons for Choosing QuickBooks Desktop

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

It is possible to use the same version for several years. The desktop version allows for all required functions except for preparing payroll. It is possible to import bills, create recurring entries, file GST and PST taxes, create and save financial statements all through the desktop version.

Cons

Not the most recent version of QuickBooks, thus when new versions are released, you do not have access to the features.

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Reasons for Choosing QuickBooks Desktop

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

I like the fact that wring checks is so easy. If you need to make a change to the check, it is as easy as can be. The account detail reports are great. I like how you can split amounts into different accounting codes, etc.

Cons

The only thing I would change about QuickBooks is we should have a designated customer service person when we have an issue.

Pros

I love the increased features that QuickBooks desktop has versus the online software version specifically the ability to integrate business bank accounts and I love the ability to back up all files onto a computer instead of online where it’s backed up to a cloud and is at risk for it to be corrupted or lost at any time

Cons

Thing I like least about QuickBooks desktop is all the steps you have to go to in order to open and close the program so that your files always stay up-to-date. I feel like they should implement or create a easier start up and close out function.

Pros

Easy to use. Works well for small companies with minimal employees.

Cons

Too easy to make changes to closed periods; anyone with the closing password can change things that would affect financial statements. Changing item receipts to bills requires the closing password even if nothing changes that would affect financial statements. Hard to use for project costing. Support is awful.

Pros

The program is easy to use. There are many reports that can be adapted to your needs. I was not properly trained and have managed to navigate and do everything I need to do. The find feature is excellent and can find transactions easily by check number, amount, name, etc. It's much better on the desktop than the online version. We have been using Quickbooks for many years and have had a great experience with it.

Cons

It's no longer being supported with security and updates, so we have to transition to online. Aside from that, it was hard that we only had two local computers with the program, so if we needed access from another location, we had to use a remote desktop. There's nothing from the cloud with multiple users.

Pros

Quickbooks is a tried and true workhorse that's been around since basically the dawn of time -- and it shows. We had to switch over to something else due to support ending on POS, but man...I miss it. Extremely user friendly, highly functional and flexible.

Cons

Quickbooks allows for the ability to make on the fly changes to information which can be very handy, but it can also be really damaging if the wrong person goes in and changes something.

Pros

It does everything you need to run your business. It's very stable (although nothing is perfect) It has good support. We've been using it for decades and many of our clients have switched from other platforms to QuickBooks and never looked back

Cons

They are discontinuing QuickBooks desktop and going with QuickBooks online as their only product unless you want to move to QuickBooks Enterprise. I think this new business plan is great for Intuit, but doesn't take in to consideration the small business user that does NOT want to use online software.

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

How easy it is to use. It's one of the best accounting programs out there and I highly recommend using it to everyone.

Cons

That they are trying to do away with the Desktop version. I love everything about QuickBooks desktop.

Pros

I have everything I need for my finances in one footprint. I can authorize my bookkeeper and accountant with login credentials whenever needed.

Cons

It is a little expensive, and the bank syncing feature can sometimes be challenging.

Pros

It is user-friendly, but you have know the basic principles of accounting.
Reporting tools and customization options . Job costing reports are most sophisticated.

Cons

no direct line for live customer support

Pros

QB Pro is versatile enough to handle all of the different things our business needs to track. We have 3 different jobs within this company that need to be closely tracked.

Cons

I do not like that it requires different subscriptions for multiple users. We have 2 subscriptions and when the 3rd person is occasionally in the office, I am not able to use it. Also we had a major glitch in the payroll one week that could not be explained other than I chose not to update, the moment I was asked.

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Reasons for Choosing QuickBooks Desktop

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

QuickBooks Desktop Pro offers a wide range of features for managing finances, including invoicing, expense tracking, payroll management.

Cons

Limited Accessibility this lack of cloud-based access may limit flexibility for users who need to work remotely or access their financial data from multiple locations.

Pros

It is super easy to use for a small business and easy to set up, although I would suggest involving your accountant to set up the various expense accounts, etc., to be able to best track your deductible expenses, etc.

Cons

Takes a long time to load, but that is most likely because we have used it for years and years.

Pros

QuickBook Desktop for Mac is the application I used. I like it better than QuickBooks Online, as it has more features and functionality.

Cons

The cost has become astronomical, and customer support has become poor in recent years. I've used QB since 1999. The company has changed and has outsourced support. Many times to people with very heavy accents. As a small business owner, my time is valuable, and spending more time asking support personnel to repeat themselves is frustrating and time-consuming. Once, I had to do the math for the customer service rep, who couldn't figure out that I was due some money from a credit card transaction.

Pros

What I like most about QuickBooks Desktop is the ease of use and the fact I can easily go back and forth between purchase orders and invoices.

Cons

Once upon a time I had an older version of QuickBooks and when I got a new computer I had to put a new version of QuickBooks Desktop on it and none of my previously saved stuff for my business would convert over to the new version.

Pros

That is available on my mobile device.And I always have my information accessible

Cons

There really isn't anything about this product that I'm not satisfied with.It does make running my small business easier

Pros

It’s easy to use and not difficult to set up and merge your files.

Cons

If you have a file that you want to duplicate to separate the type of account you want it to be placed under, it won’t allow it.

Pros

I really like the fact that it is easy to use. Ease of use and ability to get help when needed via the chat.

Cons

I really do not have any cons at the present time. I have been using it for over a year.

Pros

After you make your invoice template it's simple. that first part can be challenging
i like that you can customize your reports to fit your needs

Cons

the customer service is almost nonexistent and when you run a report for a certain day, when you come in the next morning and do a deposit, it's stuck on the date you ran the report for the previous day.

Pros

QB desktop offers plenty of customization tools to allow you to maximize its features for your business. You can create and save many different custom reports and its ease of use allows you to find discrepancies in your data more efficiently.

Cons

The system could use a design update and be more effective in its multi-user mode functionality.

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

This product is so easy to use. It has so many features and makes my job so much easier.

Cons

I wish I could take it on the go or use it when I am working from home, but I guess that is what QuickBooks Online is for.

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Reasons for Switching to QuickBooks Desktop

Pros

Most parts of the program were easy to use!

Cons

When Quickbooks forced their small business owners to Quickbooks Online, it was not an easy process. Forcing that kind of switch in the middle of a year, was less than convenient, especially when our company file was too big to transfer anything but out customers and vendor lists.

Pros

There invoice billing and there awesome customer service.

Cons

I like QuickBooks they do all ye job for you,make sure your billing and everything pay on time.