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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Exact Globe+

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AExact Global is an ERP for global manufacturing companies, from global company Exact Software headquartered in the Netherlands.N/A

    QuickBooks Desktop Pro

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks Desktop Pro is accounting software from Intuit, Inc. It includes core accounting features, plus analytics and exportable reports. It is offered in on-premise and SaaS forms.N/A
    Pricing
    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Considered Both Products
    Exact Software
    No answer on this topic
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.6
    69 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pay calculation9.02 Ratings6.364 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.02 Ratings6.338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.02 Ratings6.656 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.352 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.754 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.7
    43 Ratings
    28% below category average
    API for custom integration9.02 Ratings6.535 Ratings
    Plug-ins9.02 Ratings5.039 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    101 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.02 Ratings8.482 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.03 Ratings8.695 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    18% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards9.03 Ratings8.4100 Ratings
    Standard reports9.03 Ratings8.9117 Ratings
    Custom reports9.03 Ratings8.1114 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    7.5
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Accounts payable10.02 Ratings9.3119 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.02 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    Global Financial Support9.02 Ratings4.217 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers9.02 Ratings7.240 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.02 Ratings8.876 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting8.02 Ratings7.647 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.02 Ratings8.555 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings9.2107 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.7119 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings9.4108 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.451 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings5.669 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings6.931 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.958 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.342 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.355 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings5.941 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.943 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.219 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings6.838 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings5.427 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.8
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.8
    59 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Inventory tracking10.03 Ratings6.056 Ratings
    Automatic reordering9.03 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    Location management10.03 Ratings6.032 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.218 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.8
    77 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pricing10.03 Ratings7.555 Ratings
    Order entry9.03 Ratings8.555 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.02 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold10.03 Ratings8.063 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.03 Ratings5.220 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.123 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings5.218 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Project Planning and Scheduling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    27% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    19% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Risk Repository6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue Detection5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Transportation Planning and Optimization6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Production Process Design10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Production Management8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configuration Management8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Work Execution9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning8.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Exact Globe+ and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Exact Globe+
    6.9
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Proposal Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
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    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho One
    Score9.2 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (135 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (42 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.2
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Exact Globe+QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Exact Software
    Exact Global is extensively used at EWS as a strategic tool of importance for managing our core Financial processes like Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger accounts, Financial entries, Transactions etc. It is a critical tool for EWS and integrated with our ERP for a seamless operations of financial processes in the enterprise
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    For a small business, QuickBooks Desktop Pro is great! For a larger, more complex business, another system may be more beneficial. We actually run multiple businesses on QuickBooks Desktop Pro, but all are very small. The help feature is sometimes so beneficial, and sometimes it seems like you just can't get the right answer and need to find a workaround - but this is usually for more complex issues.
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    Pros
    Exact Software
    • Exact offers a large range of user defined fields, which is especially useful once you've built a base on the system and need to customize certain aspects. Just last week we added the ability to track customer training by model using custom UDFs.
    • Engineering bills of material are tracked in Exact and the engineering BOM module is pretty intuitive and easy to use. Modification and drill down/up is not difficult once you figure out he basics.
    • Inventory control is fairly simple and offers a lot of information and options to track different kinds of products. We use bulk and each UOMs primarily, but others are used regularly depending on application.
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    Intuit
    • It is easy to manage and adjust inventory on hand.
    • It is easy to make reports and customize them to your needs.
    • We also use it to pay our employees directly.
    • It is easy to make year-to-year comparisons to see where we can make improvements and the current financial situation.
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    Cons
    Exact Software
    • Expand the commercial aliador network.
    • Improve online support
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    Intuit
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro has been around for a few years and after an update[,] they force you to look at the changes/updates before you can use [them] after updating.
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro does not have 2FA.
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro should offer a way to store backups to a personal cloud without having to map a local network drive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Exact Software
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    I'd love to keep using it, and do intend to - though we've not been pleased with price increases over the past several years. In fact, we used to subscribe to the payroll service, but QuickBooks priced themselves out of reach for us, so we discontinued that. Currently, pricing would be the primary reason for NOT renewing, if we didn't.
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    Usability
    Exact Software
    Exact Global is a strategic tool for financial core processes operations at EWS. It is integrated with ERP to seamlessly deliver key processes like O2C, P2P etc. and very well liked by users for its ease of use and flexibility of data moving across different systems. Exact Global is a part of EWS’s enterprise architecture and roadmap aligned to PACE strategy for achieving business objectives
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    Intuit
    The set up was quite easy. I took some online training causes, and figured our the rest pretty quickly. The only issue I had during the implementation process was it was very hard to change some of the GL Account name to reflect the needs of a non-profit organization, such as Net Assets. At the end I had to scratch what I did, and used the existing formats that the third-party bookkeeping firm shared. Everything else is simple and easy to manage and implement.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Exact Software
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    I haven't experienced a time when QuickBooks Pro was unavailable when I needed it in the entire 20 years of using the software
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    Support Rating
    Exact Software
    Receive Great support from Exact Global team. Timely response and resolution by the vendor and never breach on SLAs - it’s a support team’s dream to support Exact Global.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    They are awful. Intuit doesn't spend real money on support. They appear to have typically said, first-level script readers who are sending messages to the senior people for anything even a little bit difficult. Many of them don't speak particularly good English. Considering that they recently doubled (or, if you are paying annually, tripled) their pricing, and touted as one of the benefits that it includes [..] support, it's a real ripoff. However, we have to use the product because it is ubiquitous. I look forward to the day a competitor comes up with something good enough, which has excellent support, that matches all the features QuickBooks Desktop Pro currently has [...] or at least gives us a way to have all the functionality we currently have without excessive sacrifice [...] so that we can switch. I was very satisfied with QuickBooks for many years. This latest [rise] in price, and their sheer gall at touting the benefit of the 100 to 200% increase as being [the] inclusion of support, is what turned me so far against them.
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    In-Person Training
    Exact Software
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    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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    Implementation Rating
    Exact Software
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Exact Software
    I've used other ERP systems in large organizations, one custom and one SAP. SAP is a very powerful suite of software, but comes at a price point that is unobtainable for many smaller companies. Exact is more realistic and accessible for smaller companies that are not necessarily global commodities, but instead smaller manufacturers in niche markets. I haven't had the opportunity to review many other options in this size range.
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    Intuit
    We tried switching from QuickBooks Desktop Pro to QuickBooks Online, but there were a lot of issues and bugs so we ultimately decided to stay with Desktop Pro. Unfortunately, we are losing a lot of Online Banking capabilities on 5/31 as we have an older version of QB, but we plan to stick with Desktop Pro. In terms of invoicing, SaaSOptics beats QuickBooks in almost all aspects as it's all automated and takes seconds to create and send invoices. However, SaaSOptics is not really a full ERP program so it wouldn't serve us as a main bookkeeping software like QB.
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    Return on Investment
    Exact Software
    • Monitoring of production cost.
    • Registration and documentation of engineering changes.
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    Intuit
    • Training time is low compared to other accounting packages
    • It was difficult to adapt to DCAA requirements, [which] required [the] hiring of [a] special consultant for that
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a standard for small companies and makes it easy to hire bookkeepers
    Incentivized
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