[Hidden-tech] alternatives to Quick Books?

[Jennifer Turner]

This is an interesting conversation that comes up at least once a year. I think the solution for each business/individual will be based on a number of things - namely

1) how many transactions they are dealing with monthly
2) the person handling the books accounting knowledge - this is the main reason that bookkeepers don’t like QB online - the functionality is limited compared to desktop version
3) how the software is being used -is payroll/invoicing/accruals a factor…
4) how many individuals need access to the software

The ideal solution will be one that the person managing the books finds easy to use and will enable them to enter the information in a timely and accurate fashion! That way, reporting can be run out of the system that will help make better business decisions. 

-- 
Jennifer Turner, MBA
jenturn at gmail.com
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> On Mar 7, 2016, at 10:24 PM, Town Websites <townwebsites at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Curious is you say the online version of QB is not universally loved because
> of the subscription fee, or because it does not work as well as standalone
> version.  I'm assisting a nonprofit that is considering online QB because it
> gives multiple people visibility of current information, for fees not much
> different than standalone purchase every few years.
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> Thanks - 
> 
> Charlie Heath
> Town Websites
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> [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Don
> Lesser
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> If you use Payroll, access your bank/credit card accounts, etc., you will
> have to upgrade QuickBooks every three years or so. Just another service
> from a once user-centric company. The argument, I suppose, is that external
> connections change, so QB has to change. But the reality is that if you can
> keep using your old copy, you won't buy a new copy, but will expect regular
> updates. And the new web version of QB is a subscription based product which
> is not universally loved.
> 
> People seem to like FreshBooks a lot. The down side of non-QuickBooks
> products is lack of features. 
> 
> Don Lesser
> Pioneer Training, Inc.
> 139B Damon Road, Ste 8
> Northampton, MA 01060
> (413) 387-1040
> (413) 586-0545 (fax)
> dlesser at ptraining.com
> www.ptraining.com
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