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QuickBooks Desktop Pro
What Is QuickBooks Desktop Pro?
Accounting tool that provides multi-monitor support and past due stamps through improved cash flow.
Who Uses QuickBooks Desktop Pro?
Accounting teams and companies
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Reviews of QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Simple and easy to correct issues!
Comments: All good. No issues. Anything I found that it couldn’t do there was a workaround for.
Pros:
Very simple to correct errors. It is clear and little to none training needed.
Cons:
Nothing. I love this program and would get it again.
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Comments: Overall, it's a wonderful product that is the cornerstone of the bookkeeping industry. The features and functions are plentiful and the computing power is enough for most small businesses and any startup.
Pros:
Most existing accounting pros know this software well enough to jump into a client copy or backup copy to send back to the client etc. For years, this has been the value play in accounting software due to being able to host multiple companies under one subscription. Features are plentiful, more than you'll probably need unless you're running a large operation with many accounting staff.
Cons:
Lack of cloud based development environment is the number one con for QuickBooks Desktop Pro. It seems like much more (friendly) integration is available through QuickBooks Online
Low cost solution with frequent upkeep
Comments: After all of our maintenance issues I would never use Quickbooks Desktop again. Cloud version is the way to go.
Pros:
Quickbooks Desktop is a low cost solution for our Finance department that requires a lot of maintenance. It's fairly easy to use and gets the job done when the application is working properly.
Cons:
We use it on a server because having several individual workstations running the software was a nightmare. The server frequently locks up and needs to be restarted weekly due to the high usage. The application also has issues with printing every so often because it relies on the Microsoft XPS Document writer. If the printer gets removed or corrupted, it is a pain to recover. Also updating to the latest release can be a pain because the install has issues sometimes. Because of all these issues, I highly recommend moving to Quickbooks online.
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QuickBooks Desktop the elephant in the room
Comments: It works and a lot of people know it. You can get yourself into more trouble than with some similarly priced products, but the are not as easy to use.
Pros:
Easy to use and learn and a lot of people know it.
Cons:
Technical support is not the best and it should be a lot better.
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QuickBooks
Comments: It was ok i used it for about nine years and only used about fifty percent of the features.
Pros:
It was very convenient being able to use multiple business on the same software.
Cons:
The set up was confusing and hard to customize for beginners.
