FotoNotes vs QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Likelihood to Recommend

Any scenario where you are managing off-site work tasks, especially if those work tasks involve virtual verification and media.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise is well suited, based on it's cost, for a medium business. It's focus and functionality is for those who are using it for bill processing, invoice payment, payroll (where needed), regular account reconciliations, regular government remittances, job type breakdowns, etc. It might be less appropriate for a small business, where few transactions are done or where regular postings aren't being used

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Mylene Beatty

Project Administrator

Kermodei Construction Company Ltd.Construction, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

FotoNotes

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

FotoNotes

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

FotoNotes

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

Pros

Creating products that are highly configurable for the user.
Creating API integrations.
Understanding and adapting to mobile user needs.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 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

Industry/market specification.
Expansion and scale.
Look and design.

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 employees

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Online payments! Most of my clients who want to do online payments do not want to use their online payment system, and QuickBooks Desktop does not have an intuitive option to allow for the processing fees that go along with using other vendors for this. It is a BIG downside for my business that's mostly online where most clients do not want to use QuickBooks for payment.
A simpler way to sync account information from my small banking institution. The files come over but they're cumbersome to translate to QuickBooks Desktop. I tried QuickBooks Online and that's worse.
There are too many accounting-centered options for my businesses. Both are small but need more options than what is offered in QuickBooks Online, yet the additional features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is just too much for our needs. We need a middle of the road option that is efficient for small businesses.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Marketing & Advertising Company, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.9

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

No score

No answers yet

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QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 6.0

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

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We initially considered Xero, but ended up going with QuickBooks [Desktop Enterprise] because it seemed more intuitive. Since then, I have had a CFO recommend we switch to NetSuite, but that seems much more complex and beyond our current level as a company.

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Aviva Rosman

Co-Founder and COO

BallotReadyCivic & Social Organization, 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

Reduced our labor spend due to integration and automation.
Reduced subcontracting burdens due to advanced mobile features (i.e., eliminated the need for homework, uploading, and transcription after job completion).

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Mitch Davidson

Chief Operating Officer

Purdy Enterprise, LLCFacilities Services, 11-50 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

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

FotoNotes Editions & Modules

Edition

FotoNotes	$200.00¹

per month

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

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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