QuickBooks
QuickBooks products are geared towards small and medium-sized businesses. With QuickBooks you can accept business payments, manage and pay bills, and do payroll. QuickBooks offers on-premises accounting applications, as well as, cloud-based versions.
There are four QuickBooks products typically used by businesses:
- QuickBooks Enterprise – for 1 to 10 users or 30 users
- QuickBooks Premier – for up to 5 users
- QuickBooks Professional – for up to 3 users
- QuickBooks Online Plus – for up to 5 users
The are three versions of QuickBooks Enterprise:
- Silver – Provides the functionality, support, and business insights you’ll need to get started.
- Gold – Includes everything in Silver plus powerful functionality to pay and file taxes, pay employees, and streamline your payroll.
- Platinum – Comes with everything in Gold, plus valuable tools for manufactures, wholesalers, contractors, and retailers.
Get More Information with QuickBooks Case Studies and White Papers
Case Studies
- BEST (Business Environment Systems Testing), General Services
- Boiler Pros, General Services
- GSO Printing, Professional Services
- R&R Solar Supply, Manufacturing
- Saleen Automotive, Automotive
- Xenex Health Care Services, Manufacturing / Wholesale
Add-On Products Which Integrate with QuickBooks
- Avalara Avatax – Sales Tax Automation
- Biznet – Business Reporting and Analytics
- Clover POS – Point of Sale
- Magento – eCommerce
- Microsoft Office 365 – Productivity
- Sage Payment Solutions – Credit Card Processing
- Shopify – eCommerce
Comparison of Financials Functionality
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
- Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments.
- Accept credit card payments right in QuickBooks (preferred rates available).
- Access to product experts, unlimited technical support, and upgrades (U.S.-Based Experts).
- Online backup and protection of your QuickBooks data.
- Anywhere, anytime, on any device access (available with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with hosting subscriptions).
- Invoice multiple customers at once with Batch Invoicing.
- Set individual user permissions to control access to sensitive information (up to 115 different activities).
- Create customized financial reports with Intuit Statement Writer.
- Track fixed assets such as computers and other office equipment with Fixed Asset Manager.
- Work in two company files at the same time.
- Expanded list limits allows you to track 100,000+ customers, vendors and inventory items and employees.
- Leverage 14 predefined user roles to help you set up new users quickly.
- Complete more activities in multi-user mode.
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
- Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments.
- Accept credit card payments right in QuickBooks.
- Access to product experts, unlimited technical support, and upgrades (additional cost).
- Online backup and protection of your QuickBooks data.
- Anywhere, anytime, on any device access.
- Invoice multiple customers at once with Batch Invoicing.
- Set individual user permissions to control access to sensitive information.
- Create customized financial reports with Intuit Statement Writer (Accountant Edition only).
- Track fixed assets such as computers and other office equipment with Fixed Asset Manager (Accountant Edition only).
- Work in two company files at the same time.
- Expanded list limits allows you to track 100,000+ customers, vendors and inventory items and employees.
- Leverage 14 predefined user roles to help you set up new users quickly.
- Complete more activities in multi-user mode.
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
- Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments.
- Accept credit card payments right in QuickBooks.
- Access to product experts, unlimited technical support, and upgrades (additional cost).
- Online backup and protection of your QuickBooks data.
- Anywhere, anytime, on any device access.
- Invoice multiple customers at once with Batch Invoicing.
- Set individual user permissions to control access to sensitive information.
- Create customized financial reports with Intuit Statement Writer.
- Track fixed assets such as computers and other office equipment with Fixed Asset Manager.
- Work in two company files at the same time.
- Expanded list limits allows you to track 100,000+ customers, vendors and inventory items and employees.
- Leverage 14 predefined user roles to help you set up new users quickly.
- Complete more activities in multi-user mode.
QuickBooks Online Plus
- Track sales, sales taxes, and customer payments.
- Accept credit card payments right in QuickBooks.
- Access to product experts, unlimited technical support, and upgrades.
- Online backup and protection of your QuickBooks data.
- Anywhere, anytime, on any device access.
- Invoice multiple customers at once with Batch Invoicing.
- Set individual user permissions to control access to sensitive information (up to 115 different activities).
- Create customized financial reports with Intuit Statement Writer.
- Track fixed assets such as computers and other office equipment with Fixed Asset Manager.
- Work in two company files at the same time.
- Expanded list limits allows you to track 100,000+ customers, vendors and inventory items and employees.
- Leverage 14 predefined user roles to help you set up new users quickly.
- Complete more activities in multi-user mode.
Comparison of Data-Related Functionality
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
- One-click financial, sales & tax reports (150+ industry specific).
- Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions.
- Download or import your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks.
- Get a consolidated view into your business with Company Snapshot.
- Industry-specific reports, sample files, menus & chart of accounts.
- See all your key customer information at a glance with the Customer Snapshot.
- Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies.
- Forecast sales & expenses. Easily create a business plan.
- Access all of your QuickBooks data to create any report you need with Advanced Reporting.
- Consolidate reports from multiple company files.
- Create custom reports with ODBC-compliant applications using a direct connection to the QuickBooks database.
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
- One-click financial, sales & tax reports (150+ industry specific).
- Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions.
- Download or import your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks.
- Get a consolidated view into your business with Company Snapshot.
- Industry-specific reports, sample files, menus & chart of accounts.
- See all your key customer information at a glance with the Customer Snapshot.
- Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies.
- Forecast sales & expenses. Easily create a business plan.
- Access all of your QuickBooks data to create any report you need with Advanced Reporting.
- Consolidate reports from multiple company files.
- Create custom reports with ODBC-compliant applications using a direct connection to the QuickBooks database.
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
- One-click financial, sales & tax reports (100+).
- Import data from Excel, Quicken, Microsoft Office Accounting & prior QuickBooks versions.
- Download or import your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks.
- Get a consolidated view into your business with Company Snapshot.
- Industry-specific reports, sample files, menus & chart of accounts.
- See all your key customer information at a glance with the Customer Snapshot.
- Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies.
- Forecast sales & expenses. Easily create a business plan.
- Access all of your QuickBooks data to create any report you need with Advanced Reporting.
- Consolidate reports from multiple company files.
- Create custom reports with ODBC-compliant applications using a direct connection to the QuickBooks database.
QuickBooks Online Plus
- One-click financial, sales & tax reports (65+).
- Import data from Excel & prior QuickBooks versions.
- Download or import your bank & credit transactions into QuickBooks.
- Get a consolidated view into your business with Company Snapshot.
- Industry-specific reports, sample files, menus & chart of accounts (limited).
- See all your key customer information at a glance with the Customer Snapshot.
- Track international sales & expenses in multiple currencies.
- Forecast sales & expenses. Easily create a business plan.
- Access all of your QuickBooks data to create any report you need with Advanced Reporting.
- Consolidate reports from multiple company files.
- Create custom reports with ODBC-compliant applications using a direct connection to the QuickBooks database.
Comparison of Inventory and Pricing Functionality
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
- Track & manage inventory & create purchase orders.
- Set and manage inventory reorder points.
- Easily find and locate inventory tasks all in one place with the Inventory Center (attach inventory images).
- Manage inventory using bin location tracking, bar code scanning, serial number or lot tracking, FIFO costing and multiple location inventory.
- Control, customize and automate your pricing right inside QuickBooks.
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
- Track & manage inventory & create purchase orders.
- Set and manage inventory reorder points.
- Easily find and locate inventory tasks all in one place with the Inventory Center.
- Manage inventory using bin location tracking, bar code scanning, serial number or lot tracking, FIFO costing and multiple location inventory.
- Control, customize and automate your pricing right inside QuickBooks.
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
- Track & manage inventory & create purchase orders.
- Set and manage inventory reorder points.
- Easily find and locate inventory tasks all in one place with the Inventory Center.
- Manage inventory using bin location tracking, bar code scanning, serial number or lot tracking, FIFO costing and multiple location inventory.
- Control, customize and automate your pricing right inside QuickBooks.
QuickBooks Online Plus
- Track & manage inventory & create purchase orders.
- Set and manage inventory reorder points.
- Easily find and locate inventory tasks all in one place with the Inventory Center.
- Manage inventory using bin location tracking, bar code scanning, serial number or lot tracking, FIFO costing and multiple location inventory.
- Control, customize and automate your pricing right inside QuickBooks.
Comparison of Enterprise Versions
Silver
- QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise software
- U.S.-based customer support
- Online backup data storage
- Automatic QuickBooks product upgrades
- Advanced Reporting
- QuickBooks Payroll Desktop Enhanced
- Advanced Inventory
- Advanced Pricing
Gold
- QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise software
- U.S.-based customer support
- Online backup data storage
- Automatic QuickBooks product upgrades
- Advanced Reporting
- QuickBooks Payroll Desktop Enhanced
- Advanced Inventory
- Advanced Pricing
Platinum
- QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise software
- U.S.-based customer support
- Online backup data storage
- Automatic QuickBooks product upgrades
- Advanced Reporting
- QuickBooks Payroll Desktop Enhanced
- Advanced Inventory
- Advanced Pricing