Fourth Procurement and Inventory vs. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Fourth Procurement and Inventory is software that ties together procurement, 3-way matching, inventory and recipe control. It’s fully integrated, mobile-friendly and can be accessed with a single login. Using predicted sales functionality and analytics, it lets the user forecast demand more accurately.N/A
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a widely-used accounting package designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It is the top of the QuickBooks line. Pricing starts at $3,000 for five users, and goes up depending on the number of additional users. They also offer an Advanced Inventory module for $999 / year.
$1,261
per year
Pricing
Fourth Procurement and InventoryQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Editions & Modules
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Gold
1,261
per year
Platinum
1,522
per year
Gold with Remote Access
1,785.60
per year
Platinum with Remote Access
2,083.20
per year
Diamond
3,060.34
per year
Diamond with Remote Access
3,600.36
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Fourth Procurement and InventoryQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Fourth Procurement and InventoryQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Top Pros
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Features
Fourth Procurement and InventoryQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.0
111 Ratings
11% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.8107 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.762 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.393 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.885 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.685 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.7
76 Ratings
8% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.159 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.369 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
160 Ratings
5% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.4122 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.3158 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.5
177 Ratings
12% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.5152 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.8175 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.1170 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
181 Ratings
13% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.8174 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.0173 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.5159 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.2172 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.4159 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.981 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings8.2118 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings8.360 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.368 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.290 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings6.870 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.235 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.363 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.079 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings8.148 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings9.1130 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings8.790 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings8.687 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings8.354 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.998 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.8
108 Ratings
15% above category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings8.2104 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.556 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings8.369 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings7.154 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Fourth Procurement and Inventory
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Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.4
133 Ratings
15% above category average
Pricing00 Ratings8.599 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings8.8105 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings7.993 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.6118 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings8.358 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings8.255 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings8.542 Ratings
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User Ratings
Fourth Procurement and InventoryQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
(4 ratings)
8.5
(192 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(11 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(4 ratings)
6.0
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Fourth Procurement and InventoryQuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
HotSchedules and Fourth
The product is user-friendly in automating the tasks, managing the master data through central purchasing, and creating custom reports. It lacks certain basic functionalities like a record of wastages, sending automated emails confirming if the automatic tasks (scheduled tasks) have been completed or not, and the ability to automate the nutrition information, etc.
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Intuit
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is very flexible. When you have made a mistake, most mistakes are fixed easily. This is wonderful if you know what you are doing. If you don't know what you are doing QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise gives the user, the ability to do many things incorrectly. If you are not an accountant, you don't know you are doing it incorrectly. That can be a problem.
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Pros
HotSchedules and Fourth
  • The 'stock management' tab on the home screen is of particular use when keeping tabs on incoming deliveries into the restaurant.
  • The option to open and close your stock period is great as you have the chance to edit your stock at a moment's notice.
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  • Detailed organization of financial information
  • Several security measures and double check systems to ensure incorrect entries aren't made. This prevents accidental errors and protects the company from fraud.
  • Ease of overall use
  • Reporting can be as detailed or as general as you prefer. Each report allows you to look at the overall picture or access specific details of each aspect of the company financials.
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Cons
HotSchedules and Fourth
  • It would help massively to see via Enterprise and menu items what ones are no longer active, to keep the data tidy.
  • When you take purchase reports from Enterprise and select to organise them by category, show the name of the category on the actual report download.
  • Quick and easy upload/download of supplier products for correcting prices, descriptions, prices in bulk.
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Intuit
  • I would like to see more ways to customize reports and have that process be more user friendly.
  • I would like to see the process of creating year end giving statements be made more user friendly. Since I only do it once a year, I have to figure the process out every year.
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Likelihood to Renew
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
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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Usability
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
QuickBooks provides all staff immediate access to the data in whatever form each person wants it. The balancing on entries prevents incorrect data entry on payables/receivables. Reports are easy to customize and save for future use. The records are easy to audit.
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Reliability and Availability
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
They have always been available to meet our needs when we need it. We have had zero complaints with getting the assistance we need.
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Performance
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
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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Support Rating
HotSchedules and Fourth
Too long to get an answer.
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Intuit
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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In-Person Training
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
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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Online Training
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
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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Implementation Rating
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
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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Alternatives Considered
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
We have selected this product as it is affordoable in terms of pricing and features too. Our clients is geeting lots of benefits by using this product. By using QuickBooks desktop client also manage the information realted to financials and also get the clear picture for the future by using the accounting information from this product.
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Scalability
HotSchedules and Fourth
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Intuit
It has worked for our small company in every way. We have very little issues with the software and when we have had problems, Intuit has stepped up and resolved in promptly.
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Return on Investment
HotSchedules and Fourth
  • Procurement: Integrating some of the key suppliers with Trade Simple has saved labour hours.
  • Integration: GL Integrations have increased the efficiency and quality of data.
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Intuit
  • Good value for the price. The initial setup was quick and easy.
  • When properly set up and processes are followed it's decent at managing inventory which is something we had problems with. Have to have a dedicated employee to builds.
  • Rolling up costs in multi-level BOM's is a project each time we have to review costs, it's very time consuming to manually update all assemblies.
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