AccuLynx vs QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Likelihood to Recommend

If you have a home exterior company this is the best software!! Especially roof, gutters & siding. If you run a different company like you only handle decks, landscaping or maybe drywall, etc. This would not be the software for you

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Katie Higgins

Office Manager

Royalty Roofing & RenovationsConstruction, 1-10 employees

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QuickBooks [Desktop Enterprise] is well-suited for a small business with fairly straightforward invoicing and revenue recognition. It's integrated well with our bookkeeper and she's been able to create the categories we need to accurately track our expenses. On the revenue side, as our business grew and became more complicated, we needed to use an additional vendor to accurately predict cashflow, recognize recurring revenue, and track ARR/MRR.

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Aviva Rosman

Co-Founder and COO

BallotReadyCivic & Social Organization, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Photo documentation

Document sharing

Collaboration & approvals

Mobile app

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Takeoff tools

Job costing

Cost calculator

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Cash management

Bank reconciliation

Expense management

Time tracking

Fixed asset management

Multi-currency support

Multi-division support

Regulations compliance

Electronic tax filing

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

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

AccuLynx

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Pros

AccuLynx has an unending back end database that can be customized for every item that you put into an estimate. We can make proposals extremely detailed and perform tasks was in the estimate to limit information or expand all information.
AccuLynx transfers all the estimated material to the order then within the order process you can alter, add, or delete any item with a few clicks.

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Stan Robinson

Owner member

Pacific West RoofingConstruction, 11-50 employees

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Number of Vendors and Customers.
Ability to have several company files.
Batch Entry of bills.
being able to drill down from summary reports.
Being able to see the history of a transaction.
Warning you of double entry of invoice number, check numbers etc.

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Mariann Gerwig

Primary Qualifier and CFO

Promar Building Services, LLCConstruction, 51-200 employees

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Cons

Entering new leads - it would be nice if you could tab through the entire form, so you don't have to waste time using the mouse. Makes data entry so much faster.
More production reports.
Place to track material brands and colors of the different trades you complete, so you can run a report later and find all the jobs you installed Black shingles, etc.
More options to adjust user permissions.

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Katie Higgins

Office Manager

Royalty Roofing & RenovationsConstruction, 1-10 employees

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With so many options, it will take a bit of research to cater to your company.
Does not do automation and has limited bulk capabilities "out of the box," but there's apps for that.
Needs to carry a few more fields across documents. Such as creating a PO to an SO: the SO should not automatically have the PO# on it. Same with Invoice and Item receipts.

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Verified User

Executive in Corporate

Wholesale Company, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

AccuLynx 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Until someone shows me something more efficient or has features that are more streamlined and time is saved by all then I am all ears and ready to listen to that presentation. I wouldn't care at this point if I had to abandon QB if the system had it's own integrated accounting system otherwise it has to be able to do all and more of the features of QB and the CRM side also has to have/do more than AccuLynx features.

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Stan Robinson

Owner member

Pacific West RoofingConstruction, 11-50 employees

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 10.0

Based on 13 answers

We've been using QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions from when the business started, 11 years ago. I don't see us changing programs any time soon as it is working pretty well for us now. It would be extremely time consuming to start from scratch with a new accounting or inventory management program.

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Joretta Fletcher

Accounting Manager

LEDingEDGE Lighting, Inc.Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.1

Based on 7 answers

I like the QuickBooks Enterprise edition so much I moved my company to it this year. I like the overall functionality of the program and I am very familiar with the user interface which makes my job easier. One of the things I dislike about the online version it is not modeled after the desktop edition and I have a hard time getting around in the program.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Accounting Company, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.1

Based on 5 answers

I really did experience any event that required that much attention. for the most part the system is reliable and does not break down

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Scott Romero

Controller

World Business LendersFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Performance

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.1

Based on 3 answers

QB is a good and reliable system. We probably should have explore the other modules rather that jump in to the conclusion that we needed a new ERP.

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Scott Romero

Controller

World Business LendersFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

AccuLynx 9.0

Based on 1 answer

They can always improve and we are very successful when calling support. I would suggest they keep their support technicians available later for the west coast contractors who need help at the end of the day. We've come to know many of the techs because we call to offer suggestions but there's a process for us to follow for that.

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Stan Robinson

Owner member

Pacific West RoofingConstruction, 11-50 employees

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 6.1

Based on 10 answers

Very rare do I call the Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions support staff and I get a customer service associate quickly. On average, my wait time is near an hour, and at times even longer. After spending the first three minutes discussing my problem, they then begin to poke and prod around, sometimes the questions continue. But 80% of the time, the problem is over their head and they have to escalate the issue. The only problem is this escalation arrives usually after spending forty-five minutes poking and proding around but learning nothing. In short, my experience is rarely all that well, let alone great

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Verified User

Project Manager in Other

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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In-Person Training

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 7.0

Based on 1 answer

It is a very easy system to learn, so with the help it was even easier. QB is a good solid system, but it lacks some of the complexity other systems have. with QB you need to get additional modules to get the same functionality that other systems offer standard

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Scott Romero

Controller

World Business LendersFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Online Training

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.1

Based on 3 answers

easy to learn system, specially with some kind of support. Just like with any other system, things get lot easier if you have guidance to lead you in your search for answers. having said that, QB is very easy to use and very easy to teach. you wont spend much time memorizing where to click.

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Scott Romero

Controller

World Business LendersFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.0

Based on 16 answers

If you're loading QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions onto a computer that you're going to directly log into, you should be able to do it yourself. If you are going to connect to a server through a network or remote connection, you should probably have a professional IT person set it up for you.

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Joretta Fletcher

Accounting Manager

LEDingEDGE Lighting, Inc.Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

JobNimbus you have to customize it yourself and it's very time consuming to get it up and running efficiently and smoothly. AccuLynx is very intuitive and easy to use. This helps so much especially in the construction side. Also, AccuLynx can estimate easily which JobNimbus does not do at all. Buildertrend is good but really more for General Contractors who are builders. Not exterior remodelers.

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Katie Higgins

Office Manager

Royalty Roofing & RenovationsConstruction, 1-10 employees

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QuickBooks [Desktop Enterprise] is much easier to use. While Sage has true accounting control processes, the batch entry and other processes can be redundant and out dated. The Enterprise audit trail can track issues if necessary while allowing for easier functionality within the system. Many users are able to relate more to Enterprise than with other software due to its prevalence in the marketplace recruiters can likely hire someone with QuickBooks experience more often than Sage.

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David Varnum

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

CF&OAccounting, 11-50 employees

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Scalability

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.1

Based on 2 answers

It is not a fair rating because we did not invest in different modules to accommodate for business grow and complexity expansion.

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Scott Romero

Controller

World Business LendersFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

The software is expensive, but if everyone utilizes it to its capacity it's well worth it.
Less time is spent searching for information because it is all at your fingertips.
Increased productivity in the overall company, which means we can handle a higher work load = higher revenue.

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Katie Higgins

Office Manager

Royalty Roofing & RenovationsConstruction, 1-10 employees

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We were able to pass our financial audit. However, some parts of our balance sheet schedules needed manipulation outside of excel to tie the numbers in our balance sheet schedule to the Financial Statements.
There is a lot less excel work than our previous system. As such, we didn't need to hire part-time accountants.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Computer Software Company, 51-200 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

AccuLynx Editions & Modules

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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?

Optional

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Editions & Modules

Edition

Gold with Remote Access	1,785.60¹
Platinum with Remote Access	2,083.20¹
Diamond with Remote Access	3,600.36¹
Gold	$1,261¹
Platinum	$1,522¹
Diamond	3,060.34¹

per year

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Rating Summary

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