Accounting Seed vs QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Likelihood to Recommend

The ability to see detail in the data is second to none. The ability to tie into the same data base as other salesforce products is huge. I do believe you need an on site expert. I have found my staff hesitant to "explore" the world outside of their routine. There are certain functions - like accounts payable - that are very similar no matter what program you buy, but it would be helpful if Accounting Seed put together some "Best Practices Procedures" for the A/P person to review and teach themselves. As the manager, it should not be up to me to have to retrain every person that steps into the position from scratch. How much nicer it would be to have something in the knowledge base or in the Accounting Home page that would direct new hires!

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Gayle Ulrich

General Manager

Trinity RepPerforming Arts, 51-200 employees

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro is ideal for small business owners who want the option of controlling their management costs by maintaining accounting in-house with limited staff/budget. It is easy to purchase, install and use...especially for those who are not necessarily accountants by trade. I would say that above all, its simplicity is its best asset. It can perform the majority of accounting functions quickly and easily, and it counts many users...which is always an advantage in my opinion.

As a disadvantage, I would say that it does have a limit in terms of size of organization for which it be of optimal use. Its low price would be attractive to anyone when factoring accounting software costs, but the fact is that I have seen other software suites that are much more robust, and subsequently more viable for larger enterprises with more complex accounting needs....for example, multiple users, international accounting needs, etc...

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Ryan Husbands, MBA, CPA

Accountant

Kakkar & AssocAccounting, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

Time tracking

Electronic tax filing

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Pros

Ability to create custom reports on the fly.
Sharing/flowing information across Salesforce project pages.
My favorite, saving tons of time by having all information in one location, not having to stop and compare Salesforce reports to a separate accounting program reports.

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Pamela White

Accounting Manager

Telecom Infrastructure CorpElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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Inventory management with low stock indicators has made it easy to ensure I have the necessary parts and supplies I need for my jobs.
Time tracking and being able to invoice on that time makes it simple to bill clients for work I have performed. Prior to QuickBooks I had time that I wasn't getting paid for because I would forget to invoice for it.
The extensive number of reports available as well as customizations allows me to see how my sales are doing on a regular basis in different areas of the market.

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Bill Greganti

Owner

The I.T. DepartmentInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Most accounting systems have a number of canned reports included with the system. Accounting Seed has a few limited canned reports. These have grown over the past three years.
Though using the Salesforce reporting feature makes reporting easy, you are limited by what the Salesforce reporting system can do.
Budgeting is connected to project tasks rather than general ledger accounts.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting

Non-profit Organization Management Company, 11-50 employees

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QuickBooks largest setback is the UI. It is a bit cumbersome and not entirely intuitive if you have never used QuickBooks before.
Occasionally QuickBooks has a hard time communicating with your bank, but it is usually fixed after a couple attempts.
QuickBooks does need to be bought each year to stay up to date.

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Heath Achatz

Street Outreach Coordinator

Family Youth InterventionsMental Health Care, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Desktop Pro 10.0

Based on 18 answers

Overall the features of PRO are just not enough to run a great company with good reporting and smooth accounting. If you're serious about getting your finances organized, step up to PREMIER or ACCOUNTANT. The small additional investment will be well worth while. And for truly world-class security and performance, please consider having your QuickBooks hosted on a virtual network. By doing this you will relieve yourself of the hassle, expense, and danger of making your own backups, protecting your QuickBooks files from viruses, and of course, getting hacked. A hosted platform will protect you from all of these things and make your QuickBooks files available to your team from anywhere in the world.

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David Worrell

CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

Rock Solid FinanceConsumer Services, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro 8.2

Based on 10 answers

It does require some training to get used to, it's not really something you can figure out on your own. Every company is also going to have their own custom features. But, I feel really confident using it now after months of training and scenarios

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Ariel Dunay

Associate, Project Operations

Palladium: Make It PossibleManagement Consulting, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro 9.7

Based on 8 answers

I haven't had any major issues or complaints. I think there is always room for improvement; the software isn't flawless, but it has been super helpful in creating manageable financials for our start-up business. When I have needed support help, which hasn't been real often, usually the problem is resolvable. I have occasionally had to pay extra fees for help, but nothing unreasonable.

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Erika Neilson

President

Compass Limb & Brace, LLCMedical Devices, 1-10 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro 10.0

Based on 1 answer

Best thing I ever did was to attend a two day training seminar on QuickBooks, I learned an immense amount in a short time with hands on training by experts. I strongly recommend such training for anyone using any part of the software. It will pay for itself in the first month.

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Chuck Bunn

Principal/Owner

Zypath LLCInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro 9.0

Based on 6 answers

We implemented the software ourselves. The training we received on the software was done by taking a community course teaching us how to use QuickBooks. It allowed me to get started with some basics of how to use the program and have not needed much assistance since completing the course work.

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Erika Neilson

President

Compass Limb & Brace, LLCMedical Devices, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Much easier to have accounting software be native to Salesforce. That's the main reason we went with Accounting Seed and are happy to have made that decision. We also love the customization abilities - just as easy as adding any field in Salesforce.

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David Jacoby

President

HostfullyHospitality, 11-50 employees

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I would recommend QuickBooks Pro over QuickBooks Online for almost everyone. It is easy to learn the basics, the payroll is so much easier to use, the reports are better and easier to use. The advantages of QBP far outweigh those of QBO. When asked, I recommend QBP almost every time.

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Meredith Turcotte

Political & Tax Staff

Atchley & Associates, LLPAccounting, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

We are too soon into the process to answer this. Our year end is June 30 and our audit will take place in July and August, with completion in October. I am very happy with the program and look forward to the next year being more efficient with my time, but I cannot determine an ROI benefit at this point.

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Gayle Ulrich

General Manager

Trinity RepPerforming Arts, 51-200 employees

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By entering our bills as they arrive we get reminders when payment dates are coming due as well as making it easy to track where the money is going
Invoicing has made tracking money owed to us easy and cut down on having to call people looking for money owee to us.
Quickbooks built-in templates for invoicing & quotes we have been able to have a more professional look to present to customers

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Heather Pellegrini

Administrative Assistant

Temple Beth ElohimConstruction, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Likelihood to Recommend

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Feature Rating Comparison

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Self-service portal

Global Financial Support

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Intercompany Accounting

Localizations

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Centralized Rules Framework

Standardized Processes

Time tracking

Electronic tax filing

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Pros

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Cons

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Likelihood to Renew

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Usability

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Support Rating

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In-Person Training

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Implementation Rating

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Alternatives Considered

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Return on Investment

Accounting Seed

QuickBooks Desktop Pro

Screenshots

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Pricing Details

General