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What Is QuickBooks Desktop?

Accounting tool that provides multi-monitor support and past due stamps through improved cash flow.

Who Uses QuickBooks Desktop?

Accounting teams and companies

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Reviews of QuickBooks Desktop

Average score

Overall
4.4
Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
3.9
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.2

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Ayesha
Ayesha
COO in Bangladesh
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Highest Effective Accounting Software!

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I've been utilizing this software for a while now. The best accounting software comes from facts. It offers all the features required for routine accounting work. But it does need some guidance and practice. If an accountant starts with the right skills for using the software, he won't need any other alternatives.

Pros:

It is widely utilized on a large scale. Customers are at ease utilizing it. It gives flawless data reporting and synchronizes with other platforms and software. This makes all accounting tasks simple. The wonderful thing is that it advances daily.

Cons:

The cost is the only negative aspect. Undoubtedly, it is a worthwhile investment, but less privileged users would benefit much from flexible planning.

Samantha
Bookkeeper in US
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A great business organizer!

5.0 2 weeks ago New

Comments: I've always loved QuickBooks Desktop and have used it for many years for inputting purchase orders, invoices, taxes and payroll. The only complaint I have is when I had to update my version on a new computer and none of my older QuickBooks stuff would transfer over so it all had to be input again. Other than that, it's pretty straightforward.

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.

Paul
CPA EA in US
Accounting Software, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source
Source: SoftwareAdvice

Using Accountant's Desktop for 10 years. Worse now then ever.

2.0 3 months ago

Comments: It has gotten much worse over the past 10 years. It is more expensive, and the product is worse. I could handle the increased cost if they just would have left it alone. All of the "enhancements" over the past 10 years have not enhanced my experience one little bit. The complaints on the QB forums with Accountant's Statement Writer have been ignored. When one of their team posts a reply, "It can be done":, it actually can't. Then we have to reply that the posted information is incorrect and won't work. Now... recently... they just provided an "enhancement" "update" which has interfered with the functionality of statement writer and client-ready payroll reports, both which export to Excel, and both of which will only work with different older versions of Excel. Yes... that's what Accountants want to do... try to find two different older versions of Excel so that you can get Quickbooks to function properly. A call to ProAdvisor Support actually made matters worse. So, I figured out the workaround and called back so that they could screenshot my computer and report the issues to the next Level 2 engineers. It took another hour to explain the problems, for which there is no fix. Why am I unpaid for debugging their software. With no apparent enhancement over the past ten years, they should have just left the program alone and charged a modest fee instead of doubling the cost and making the product worse. I am paying more for a lower-quality program, using the "Accountant's" version. By the way... I've been a CPA for decades... began my practice before hard drives were invented. This is now currently the worst software I have ever used.

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.

Johanna
DOF in Canada
Nonprofit Organization Management, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Quickbooks Desktop for Everything But Payroll

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: QuickBooks desktop works for most of my needs except for uploading up to date foreign exchange rates. This feature is only available in the online version. Same thing with payroll which will only be available online as of Q2 2024.

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.

Linda
Bookkeeper in US
Wholesale, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

QuickBooks Desktop makes daily work easier!

5.0 last month New

Comments: I like the ease of working with QuickBooks Desktop. It integrates well with other software. Very easy to locate a customer, using partial address or name.

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.