AccountMate vs QuickBooks Desktop Premier | TrustRadius

What users are saying about

Score 10 out of 10

Based on 3 reviews and ratings

Score 8 out of 10

Based on 278 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Pay calculation

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Benefit plan administration

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

Global Financial Support

Intercompany Accounting

Journals and Reconciliations

Enterprise Accounting

Configurable Accounting

Standardized Processes

Fixed asset management

Self-service portal

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Localizations

Centralized Rules Framework

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Manufacturing module

Location management

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

End-to-end order visibility

Order Orchestration

Order exception Resolution

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

Plug-ins

API for custom integration

Pros

Ease of use
Ability to easily adapt the solution to fit the needs of the end user
Integration of data across different platforms

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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The program is easy to learn and use. We can train our clients' personnel how to use the program with out difficulty.
It is easy for clients to generate bills and manage accounts receivable.
It is easy to manage accounts payable and allows clients to pay their bills electronically.
Transactions can be imported electronically for credit card and banking transactions.
It is easy to reconcile bank and credit card accounts.
We can import data generated by QuickBooks into our tax and accounting software.

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Verified User

Consultant in Other

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Custom reports: The current system uses Crystal Reports, which is a bit cumbersome.
True cloud-based solution is missing

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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I would like to be able to choose how i want to view accounts receivable aging. I would like some flexibility to sort and choose how to present the data.
For a seasoned accountant, I would like to see some of the restrictive controls that are in place for novices to be able to be relaxed so that I can easily make some entries and adjust some balances that ordinarily a regular user would not be able to do.
I would like to see an easy way to clear old outstanding checks that need to be reversed without affecting prior balances/history.

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Verified User

Partner in Professional Services

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier 1.4

Based on 12 answers

Because we have been extremely happy with the product and our organization tends to be creatures of habit. We rarely leave a product that works this well for the latest and greatest. Typically we follow the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule". While QB does make changes we typically just roll with it. If we do find something we don't like we work through it until we fully understand its functionality.

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Accounting Manager

Above All OffersInternet, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier 7.9

Based on 9 answers

Quickbooks is really easy to understand. You don't have to undergo a comprehensive training to be able to navigate through the accounting system modules.

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Cristine Delos Santos

Accounting Associate

Vertaccount Inc.Accounting, 51-200 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier 8.9

Based on 5 answers

This is very reliable software, the desktop version is fast. If there is a problem, it is most likely on your own hardware!

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President

Palm Beach Accounting and Financial Services LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier 5.7

Based on 4 answers

It takes forever to load.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier 7.4

Based on 7 answers

This is an awesome product and the support team is very knowledgeable. The product is mature, so there are not a lot of bugs and the support team really solves problems quickly. Usually it is a user error issue, but the support desk helps me out. I love the fact that it is US based support.

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President

Palm Beach Accounting and Financial Services LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier 7.2

Based on 7 answers

It is important to do your research. There are tutorial videos online that could help new user of this accounting system. These tutorials are straightforward and easily understandable.

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Cristine Delos Santos

Accounting Associate

Vertaccount Inc.Accounting, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

We use AccountMate for a number of reasons, particularly its ease of use and the ability to customize any part of the system (with source code residing on the end-user system--a HUGE advantage).

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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QuickBooks Premier handles most of my business functions efficiently in one package. It is not my "everything." I use Replicon for time rather than QuickBooks. I don't want my WIP data interfering with my accounting. I use PaySimple for it's web interface and back office processing. I don't have security issues since I don't have any credit card data in my possession. With today's identity theft environment, I have to protect myself as much as I can. Not having credit card data in my accounting software lets me sleep much better at night. Quicken will do basic accounting but does not have all the double entry accounting systems contained in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Online does much of the basic business functions but I don't like the pricing structure. As a professional accountant, that is very important to me. Bill.com provided a good service but the ability of QuickBooks to add bills and receipts to transactions makes it redundant.

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Andrea Campbell, CPA,CITP

President

Andrea L Campbell PCAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Desktop Premier 6.2

Based on 4 answers

They're getting better. Still room for improvement.

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Verified User

Partner in Professional Services

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Allows us to quickly gain insight into the current and past performance of the company

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Owner

Friendly Software, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees

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Since our financials are kept very up to date, it helps us compare our financial results to prior years and it is used for our internal goal setting.
Due to the accountant copy function, we are able to provide better service since our clients are not waiting on us to fix historical data. They can continue their operations uninterrupted.
The import feature certainly speeds up the process of accounting for our payroll. As previously mentioned, it takes about a minute to do our entries for payroll and check them.

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Owner

Commonwealth Business ServicesAccounting, 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

AccountMate

QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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QuickBooks Desktop Premier

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