NexusPayables vs QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

What users are saying about

Score 7.2 out of 10

Based on 4 reviews and ratings

Score 7.8 out of 10

Based on 109 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

Payroll Management

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

9.9

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

99%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 5/5 features

Pay calculation

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

99%

9 Ratings

Benefit plan administration

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

99%

6 Ratings

Direct deposit files

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

99%

8 Ratings

Salary revision and increment management

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

99%

5 Ratings

Reimbursement management

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

7 Ratings

Customization

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

6.1

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

61%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 2/2 features

API for custom integration

N/A

0 Ratings

6.0

60%

7 Ratings

Plug-ins

N/A

0 Ratings

6.2

62%

10 Ratings

Security

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

9.8

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

98%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 2/2 features

Single sign-on capability

N/A

0 Ratings

9.8

98%

20 Ratings

Role-based user permissions

N/A

0 Ratings

9.8

98%

17 Ratings

Reporting & Analytics

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

9.8

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

98%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 3/3 features

Dashboards

N/A

0 Ratings

9.6

96%

19 Ratings

Standard reports

N/A

0 Ratings

9.8

98%

22 Ratings

Custom reports

N/A

0 Ratings

9.8

98%

22 Ratings

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

5.2

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

52%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 21/21 features

Accounts payable

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

24 Ratings

Accounts receivable

N/A

0 Ratings

6.8

68%

23 Ratings

Cash management

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

18 Ratings

Bank reconciliation

N/A

0 Ratings

7.1

71%

24 Ratings

Expense management

N/A

0 Ratings

5.7

57%

20 Ratings

Time tracking

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

12 Ratings

Fixed asset management

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

14 Ratings

Multi-currency support

N/A

0 Ratings

1.5

15%

10 Ratings

Multi-division support

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

11 Ratings

Regulations compliance

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

10 Ratings

Electronic tax filing

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

15 Ratings

Self-service portal

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

13 Ratings

Global Financial Support

N/A

0 Ratings

1.5

15%

7 Ratings

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

13 Ratings

Intercompany Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

5.4

54%

14 Ratings

Localizations

N/A

0 Ratings

1.1

11%

6 Ratings

Journals and Reconciliations

N/A

0 Ratings

5.8

58%

17 Ratings

Enterprise Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

5 Ratings

Configurable Accounting

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

9 Ratings

Centralized Rules Framework

N/A

0 Ratings

5.5

55%

9 Ratings

Standardized Processes

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

13 Ratings

Inventory Management

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

7.6

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

76%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 4/4 features

Inventory tracking

N/A

0 Ratings

5.7

57%

14 Ratings

Automatic reordering

N/A

0 Ratings

7.8

78%

10 Ratings

Location management

N/A

0 Ratings

7.0

70%

9 Ratings

Manufacturing module

N/A

0 Ratings

10.0

100%

8 Ratings

Order Management

NexusPayables

Feature Set Not Supported

N/A

8.2

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

82%

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac ranks higher in 7/7 features

Pricing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.8

98%

17 Ratings

Order entry

N/A

0 Ratings

9.9

99%

16 Ratings

Credit card processing

N/A

0 Ratings

9.7

97%

17 Ratings

Cost of goods sold

N/A

0 Ratings

9.7

97%

16 Ratings

Order Orchestration

N/A

0 Ratings

5.7

57%

6 Ratings

End-to-end order visibility

N/A

0 Ratings

6.7

67%

7 Ratings

Order exception Resolution

N/A

0 Ratings

5.6

56%

6 Ratings

Attribute Ratings

NexusPayables is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend

NexusPayables

50%

1 Rating

7.1

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

71%

32 Ratings

NexusPayables

N/A

0 Ratings

8.0

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

80%

9 Ratings

NexusPayables

N/A

0 Ratings

5.3

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

53%

6 Ratings

NexusPayables

N/A

0 Ratings

9.0

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

90%

2 Ratings

NexusPayables

60%

2 Ratings

5.3

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

53%

5 Ratings

NexusPayables

N/A

0 Ratings

5.0

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

50%

2 Ratings

Pros

Invoice Tracking
Invoice review

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Stephanie MacMillan

Executive Assistant of Commercial Sales

Tavistock Development CompanyReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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The program is very easy to learn, the interface is incredibly user-friendly and there are tons of free resources and tutorials available
It makes managing payroll really easy for the employee and accountant on staff. No more lost time sheets or late paychecks!
Managing bills and paying them has become streamlined and it's great having everything in one place so we don't lose track of things.

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Verified User

Employee in Professional Services

Environmental Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Not very user-friendly
Not intuitive

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Stephanie MacMillan

Executive Assistant of Commercial Sales

Tavistock Development CompanyReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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The #1 complaint is that setting it up right is a challenge. People waste time trying to figure it out only to realize that they don't know accounting so of course they don't know how an accounting program should be set up. Like any time you are in over your head, reach out to your network and find someone who can log onto your computer and walk you through it.
If you need to track the cost of wages to jobs you can't do it with the online payroll, but check for yourself because it's a function that landscaping companies and construction businesses usually need, so maybe they have added it by now. That would really help!
It's premise-based software and that means you take on the role of hardware admin, and it's a lot of work for what is increasingly becoming a smaller gap in the functionality between QuickBooks for Mac and QuickBooks Online.
QuickBooks for Mac 2015 has been updated consistently over the last 3 years and continues to provide for the bookkeeping needs of small companies using Macs in their offices. However, it has limited job costing functionality. It is similar in functionality to the 2010 version of QuickBooksPro which runs on Windows.

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Shelly Robbins

Intuit Accounting Professionals Trainer/Writer specializing in QuickBooks for Mac, Meetup Groups Organizer/Founder, Adjunct Instructor at Bellevue College

The QuickSourceAccounting, 1-10 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?

Starting Price

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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?

Starting Price

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 8.0

Based on 9 answers

I haven't spent that much time with the newer versions of QuickBooks for Mac, but I think I'm seeing it make the much-needed improvements. For example, something as simple as undoing the previous reconciliation was a terrible chore, and I'm glad that feature has been included in the newer versions of QuickBooks for Mac

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Spencer Judd

Senior Accountant

CAI Capital Accountant Inc.Accounting, 11-50 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 5.3

Based on 6 answers

The Mac version is OK overall. I find the Windows versions to be much more robust but Mac is quite good for Mac users. Though I think die hard Mac users should consider QuickBooks Online instead as there is a new QB for Mac app that makes using QBO much better!

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Robyn Smithson, CB

Owner

Smithson Bookkeeping & Business ServicesAccounting, 1-10 employees

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Reliability and Availability

No score

No answers yet

No answers on this topic

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 9.0

Based on 2 answers

I've been using the QuickBooks online version for a little over 6 months now (upgraded from Mac desktop) and I haven't had any access issues. There have been times when it was down for service/upgrade however there is always plenty of notification time given by the Quick Books Online Support team. These upgrade maintenance time frames are always over night hours and on the weekends so everything can be worked around very easily.

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Ann Shallcross

President

Forrest & Blake Marketing AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

NexusPayables 6.0

Based on 2 answers

NexusPayables FAQ and Help sections are not extraordinarily helpful. They will answer some questions, but most often, I have to bother my accounting co-workers because of the way the system is set up NexusPayables themselves can't help me most of the time. They tell me to refer to the program administrator.

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Stephanie MacMillan

Executive Assistant of Commercial Sales

Tavistock Development CompanyReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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QuickBooks Desktop for Mac 5.3

Based on 5 answers

Fortunately, I haven't had to reach out much for support.

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Jennifer Horvath

Executive Director

Dayton Dist. Academy Osteopathic MedicineNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Our company uses both at the moment, and I find that Concur Invoice is a much more user-friendly interface that is easy to use, easy to navigate, and extremely efficient. Unfortunately, we only use Concur Invoice for personal expenses and company credit card reconciliations at the moment, which is why we use NexusPayables for vendors.

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Stephanie MacMillan

Executive Assistant of Commercial Sales

Tavistock Development CompanyReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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I love using Quickbooks compared to other software we've tried. QuickBooks Online and TSheets interface. Customer service and problem resolution are generally excellent, with well-trained and proficient agents taking calls or on chat. Ease of use and accessibility via the mobile app. Great courses were available to help with learning the basics and some advanced accounting background. I love learning! Online accessibility - it can work anywhere with an internet connection. Linking to bank and credit card accounts is handy.

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Verified User

Employee in Finance and Accounting

Wholesale Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Tracking of income
Tracking of profit

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Stephanie MacMillan

Executive Assistant of Commercial Sales

Tavistock Development CompanyReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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The ROI was good for when we were a smaller company because it is a lot cheaper than other more sophisticated programs.
The negative impact is that it caused a lot of extra manual entering and data entry that too often resulted in mistakes.

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Luke O'Neill

Finance Assistant

Team RehabilitationMedical Practice, 1001-5000 employees

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NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Pay calculation

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

API for custom integration

Plug-ins

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Single sign-on capability

Role-based user permissions

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

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

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Inventory tracking

Automatic reordering

Location management

Manufacturing module

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Pricing

Order entry

Credit card processing

Cost of goods sold

Order Orchestration

End-to-end order visibility

Order exception Resolution

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Likelihood to Recommend

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Pros

NexusPayables

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

Cons

NexusPayables