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365 Ratings
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Based on 365 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 1 feature set: Payroll Management
Payroll Management
4.4
Ceridian Powerpay
44%

8.7
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
87%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 5/7 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 5/7 features
Pay calculation
5.6
56%
3 Ratings

7.6
76%
45 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors
2.0
20%
1 Rating

N/A
0 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
5.5
55%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
1.2
12%
2 Ratings

10.0
100%
20 Ratings
Direct deposit files
5.6
56%
3 Ratings

8.0
80%
36 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
5.6
56%
3 Ratings

9.9
99%
27 Ratings
Reimbursement management
5.6
56%
3 Ratings

8.1
81%
29 Ratings
Customization
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

1.3
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
13%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 2/2 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 2/2 features
API for custom integration
N/A
0 Ratings

1.3
13%
15 Ratings
Plug-ins
N/A
0 Ratings

1.3
13%
20 Ratings
Security
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.6
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
76%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 2/2 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 2/2 features
Single sign-on capability
N/A
0 Ratings

5.2
52%
42 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
40 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

6.4
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
64%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 3/3 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 3/3 features
Dashboards
N/A
0 Ratings

5.5
55%
47 Ratings
Standard reports
N/A
0 Ratings

7.4
74%
55 Ratings
Custom reports
N/A
0 Ratings

6.3
63%
53 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

8.2
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
82%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 21/21 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 21/21 features
Accounts payable
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
57 Ratings
Accounts receivable
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
58 Ratings
Cash management
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
53 Ratings
Bank reconciliation
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
100%
56 Ratings
Expense management
N/A
0 Ratings

8.7
87%
55 Ratings
Time tracking
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
75%
27 Ratings
Fixed asset management
N/A
0 Ratings

7.8
78%
38 Ratings
Multi-currency support
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
18 Ratings
Multi-division support
N/A
0 Ratings

8.9
89%
32 Ratings
Regulations compliance
N/A
0 Ratings

5.2
52%
19 Ratings
Electronic tax filing
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
28 Ratings
Self-service portal
N/A
0 Ratings

8.1
81%
17 Ratings
Global Financial Support
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
3 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
5 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
8 Ratings
Localizations
N/A
0 Ratings

5.0
50%
1 Rating
Journals and Reconciliations
N/A
0 Ratings

9.5
95%
13 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
5 Ratings
Configurable Accounting
N/A
0 Ratings

7.1
71%
6 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
3 Ratings
Standardized Processes
N/A
0 Ratings

5.8
58%
7 Ratings
Inventory Management
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

3.7
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
37%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 4/4 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 4/4 features
Inventory tracking
N/A
0 Ratings

4.6
46%
35 Ratings
Automatic reordering
N/A
0 Ratings

1.1
11%
15 Ratings
Location management
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
80%
19 Ratings
Manufacturing module
N/A
0 Ratings

1.1
11%
17 Ratings
Order Management
Ceridian Powerpay
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.5
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
75%
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 7/7 features
QuickBooks Desktop Premier ranks higher in 7/7 features
Pricing
N/A
0 Ratings

9.9
99%
30 Ratings
Order entry
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
100%
31 Ratings
Credit card processing
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
90%
26 Ratings
Cost of goods sold
N/A
0 Ratings

7.4
74%
34 Ratings
Order Orchestration
N/A
0 Ratings

10.0
100%
3 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility
N/A
0 Ratings

1.1
11%
4 Ratings
Order exception Resolution
N/A
0 Ratings

5.0
50%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Ceridian Powerpay is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- QuickBooks Desktop Premier is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
5.5
Ceridian Powerpay
55%
3 Ratings

6.8
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
68%
62 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

1.3
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
13%
12 Ratings
Usability
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

8.1
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
81%
13 Ratings
Availability
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

9.1
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
91%
10 Ratings
Performance
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

5.7
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
57%
8 Ratings
Support Rating
8.0
Ceridian Powerpay
80%
2 Ratings

6.0
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
60%
18 Ratings
Online Training
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

1.0
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
10%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

7.2
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
72%
14 Ratings
Product Scalability
Ceridian Powerpay
N/A
0 Ratings

6.2
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
62%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Ceridian Powerpay
In all honestly I don’t know a situation where Ceridian Powerpay would not be appropriate to use. I have used it at a company with 12 employees, and at a company with 100 employees. The system works great regardless of company size and the benefits significantly outweigh any (if any) negatives.
I only have experience with the system in the hospitality industry but it covered all our needs and more that I can only imagine that would apply to other industries as well.

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Restaurants Company, 11-50 employeesQuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Premier is not well suited to manufacturing industries, as it cannot handle the complicated inventory requirements of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods. Retailers and Wholesalers can use QuickBooks Premier as long as they have an add-on inventory tracking program or Point of Sale system that integrates with QuickBooks. Likewise, restaurants would need specialized restaurant software that integrates with QuickBooks Premier. Non-profits can use QuickBooks Premier non-profit edition, but if they use fund accounting, it will require some complicated work-arounds. QuickBooks Premier is well-suited to most construction trades, personal and professional services providers, small retailers, and rental property owners.

Verified User
Executive in Corporate
Accounting Company, 1-10 employeesPros
Ceridian Powerpay
- Ceridian Powerpay simplifies the payroll process, very little manual work involved during each payroll run.
- Ceridian Powerpay is mostly an intuitive interface with easy to understand workflows to allow for multiple users to be able to use the system if required.
VP, People & Operations
Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
- 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.

Verified User
Consultant in Other
Accounting Company, 1-10 employeesCons
Ceridian Powerpay
- Customer Support is Horrible
- They over bill you for everything and ignore cancellation requests
- They don't listen to what you need or want, they slip in cancellation clauses and charge you for inactive employees throughout the year.
- They leave one person in charge of your account and should that person go on leave you are stuck waiting until that person gets back (including personal leaves that lasted 2 months)
Accounting Manager
Henry of Pelham Inc.Food & Beverages, 51-200 employees
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
- 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.

Verified User
Partner in Professional Services
Accounting Company, 1-10 employeesPricing Details
Ceridian Powerpay
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—QuickBooks Desktop Premier
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Likelihood to Renew
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 1.3
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.
Accounting Manager
Above All OffersInternet, 11-50 employees
Usability
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 8.1
Based on 13 answers
QuickBooks is an amazing tool that provides all of the necessary features needed to run the finances of a company. I would like for QuickBooks to provide better resources for training. There are many features that go unused because of lack of knowledge. Procore offers chatting and calls on their platform and they make it easy and accessible to get answers and solutions.
Chief Operating Officer
Bergolla IncConstruction, 11-50 employees
Reliability and Availability
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 9.1
Based on 10 answers
This is very reliable software, the desktop version is fast. If there is a problem, it is most likely on your own hardware!
President
Palm Beach Accounting and Financial Services LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees
Performance
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 5.7
Based on 8 answers
It takes forever to load.

Verified User
Professional in Finance and Accounting
Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 11-50 employeesSupport Rating
Ceridian Powerpay
Ceridian Powerpay 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Generally, Ceridian Powerpay support is strong, with the edge given to the telephone staff, which is prompt and always helpful. When I have had to reach out via telephone, I am greeted quickly and provided with a quick resolution to my issue. The email support leaves a bit to be desired, though, as my experience with change requests result in long waits for confirmation and completion, with some instances not even being given a resolution to an issue without requiring additional follow-up. I shouldn’t have to stay on top of the support in addition to providing the details needed, and it should just get done.
VP, People & Operations
Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 6.0
Based on 18 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.
President
Palm Beach Accounting and Financial Services LLCAccounting, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 7.2
Based on 14 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.
Accounting Associate
Vertaccount Inc.Accounting, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Ceridian Powerpay
Have not used any other payroll software in my experience.

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Restaurants Company, 11-50 employeesQuickBooks Desktop Premier
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.
President
Andrea L Campbell PCAccounting, 1-10 employees
Scalability
Ceridian Powerpay
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
QuickBooks Desktop Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Premier 6.2
Based on 4 answers
They're getting better. Still room for improvement.

Verified User
Partner in Professional Services
Accounting Company, 1-10 employeesReturn on Investment
Ceridian Powerpay
- The return on investment has been substantial for our company. Having a payroll system that calculates everything for you, processes important documents, and only takes minimal time and effort allows us to focus more time on running the business and generating revenue.
- Instead of having a user spend half a day (or potentially a full day) processing payroll, it only takes a couple hours (obviously depending on how many employees need to be processed).

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Restaurants Company, 11-50 employeesQuickBooks Desktop Premier
- 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.
Owner
Commonwealth Business ServicesAccounting, 1-10 employees