QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise vs. QuickBooks Online Advanced

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Online Advanced is a SaaS-based accounting software designed to scale with growing businesses. It includes the functionalities of QuickBooks Online, as well as more robust business analytics, customization, and resource management.N/A
Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseQuickBooks Online Advanced
Editions & Modules
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseQuickBooks Online Advanced
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseQuickBooks Online Advanced
Considered Both Products
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Significantly better in every way except having a cloud access system that does not require a hosting service.
Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
WE have actually switched to QuickBooks Online. In my opinion, the cloud server is more secure and less expensive.
Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
As stated in earlier parts of the review, we moved from Quickbooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online because of the ease of use that QuickBooks Online has, while maintaining 95% of the power of Quickbooks Desktop. The one spot where Quickbooks Desktop comes out on top is the ability …
Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
QuickBooks [Desktop Enterprise] is much easier to use. While Sage has true accounting control processes, the batch entry and other processes can be redundant and out dated. The Enterprise audit trail can track issues if necessary while allowing for easier functionality within …
QuickBooks Online Advanced
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
I enjoy QBO Advanced more than Desktop mainly because of the flexibility QBO Advanced offers over QB Desktop. Its also more up to date, and as newer and newer programs and features are created QBO Advanced, always stays ontop of those improvements. It is also extremely helpful …
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Desktop provides slightly more features and functionality, at the cost of disk space and the lack of cloud access. We chose the Online version of this software as the accounting and finance staff travel frequently and may access information remotely. QuickBooks …
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
Enterprise does not provide the geographic flexibility to access you data from anywhere without VPN or other things that are way more expensive to institute.
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QBO Advanced does not have the multi-unit capabilities that QB Enterprise offers. Xero is not capable of handling the contractor apps.
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
It's at the top of the list with all of the other products. I wouldn't go back to any of the other products after using Advance. The others are very well maintained and user-friendly however QuickBooks Online advance is the top-notch software for any business to sign up for.
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
I only use QuickBooks with my clients - both online and desktop. Some clients are moving in from Excel - it is incredible how much better they are to manage their businesses when entering data consistently!
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QBO has the benefit of saving to the cloud and being able to open in any browser without having to back up on a USB first. If my computer crashes I do not need to panic, I know my backup will be on the web.
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QBO is just easier to use and can be used anytime, anywhere. I like traveling and usually work some of those days that I'm traveling. QBO allows me to work remotely at ease.
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online Advanced is a highly powerful tool and provides the backbone for any accounting/finance department; however QB Enterprise is a much more robust product with more features. However, QB Enterprise requires a much higher investment in software and hardware to …
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Online is a no brainer; everything is going cloud so your accounting should too. That trumps the desktop versions of this software hands down. Price is a factor as desktop versions are bought outright and supported for about 5 years, so they are a little bit cheaper. …
Chose QuickBooks Online Advanced
QuickBooks Desktop has limitations, we love QuickBooks Online Advanced because it is fluid. As rates change or customers get updated, the data is available for all remote reps. My accountant and bookkeeping firms both log in remotely and do their work independently so I can …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseQuickBooks Online Advanced
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.0
111 Ratings
12% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.9107 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.662 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.393 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.885 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.585 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.7
76 Ratings
8% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.8
93 Ratings
21% above category average
API for custom integration8.259 Ratings8.576 Ratings
Plug-ins7.369 Ratings9.081 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
160 Ratings
6% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.2
164 Ratings
5% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.4122 Ratings8.2146 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.3158 Ratings8.3160 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.5
177 Ratings
12% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.6
177 Ratings
13% above category average
Dashboards8.5152 Ratings9.0167 Ratings
Standard reports8.8175 Ratings8.9176 Ratings
Custom reports8.1170 Ratings8.0168 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.3
181 Ratings
13% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.4
179 Ratings
14% above category average
Accounts payable8.8174 Ratings8.6173 Ratings
Accounts receivable8.9173 Ratings9.1168 Ratings
Cash management8.5159 Ratings8.3149 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.2172 Ratings8.5171 Ratings
Expense management8.4159 Ratings8.9158 Ratings
Time tracking6.981 Ratings8.490 Ratings
Fixed asset management8.1118 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support8.560 Ratings7.746 Ratings
Multi-division support8.096 Ratings8.077 Ratings
Regulations compliance8.468 Ratings8.480 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.290 Ratings9.2100 Ratings
Self-service portal6.870 Ratings9.196 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.335 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.463 Ratings9.376 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting8.079 Ratings7.076 Ratings
Localizations8.248 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.1130 Ratings8.7155 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting8.790 Ratings7.166 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.787 Ratings8.984 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework8.454 Ratings7.865 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.998 Ratings8.1119 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
7.8
108 Ratings
14% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
8.4
72 Ratings
21% above category average
Inventory tracking8.2104 Ratings8.472 Ratings
Automatic reordering7.656 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.469 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing module7.154 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
8.4
133 Ratings
14% above category average
QuickBooks Online Advanced
9.1
121 Ratings
22% above category average
Pricing8.599 Ratings9.188 Ratings
Order entry8.8105 Ratings9.281 Ratings
Credit card processing7.993 Ratings9.0106 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.6118 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration8.358 Ratings00 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility8.255 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution8.542 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(192 ratings)
9.1
(179 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(17 ratings)
9.7
(6 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(11 ratings)
9.7
(4 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(3 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(8 ratings)
6.4
(3 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuickBooks Desktop EnterpriseQuickBooks Online Advanced
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is best suited for small businesses who don’t have any consolidation considerations. Additionally, the software tends to struggle when there are a large number of projects. The report screens will struggle to load at times and it will be difficult to view reports. However, it does really well at creating an all-in-one solution for companies who need payroll, accounting, and tax compliance in a relatively inexpensive bundle.
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Pros
Intuit
  • 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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Intuit
  • It allows us to link to bank accounts in order to get up-to-date, real-time information, which is so important in today's lightning speed work world.
  • The "canned" reports are excellent and allow for extreme customization also. This makes them very helpful to both me and my clients.
  • The user interface for QuickBooks Online Advanced is easy to navigate and is intuitive for novices. The screens are well laid out and have cohesiveness on each screen to match tasks with others that match up well.
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Cons
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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Intuit
  • Proper advice in QuickBooks Online Pro for the usage if QuickBooks Online Advanced will be more efficient.
  • More features and space in the app for organization of the self-created workflows.
  • The stability of QuickBooks Online Advanced can still be better.
  • There are still file-size issues and limitations on transactions and attributes of transactions.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is not like any other accounting software. With how great the software is now, I would definitely renew QuickBooks Online Advanced
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Usability
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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Intuit
QuickBooks Online Advanced is great and effective. I use it for almost three months and it definitely does their job
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Reliability and Availability
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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Intuit
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Performance
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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
Online Training
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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Intuit
The online training was easy to follow and understand. The online training gave us the specific instructions to follow
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Implementation Rating
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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Intuit
Need to make an option for non-profit organizations
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Alternatives Considered
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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Intuit
Our company currently uses both of these platforms. In my opinion, QuickBooks Online Advanced has more capabilities than Xero, but Xero is more aesthetically pleasing. The biggest difference is the QuickBooks Online Advanced payroll processing and payroll tax filings. With QuickBooks Online Advanced these are built in directly to the software rather than having to "add on" a 3rd party application.
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Scalability
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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Intuit
  • QBOA has shown my clients the increase and decrease of my monthly income activity
  • I am able to project my income and spending more easily
  • The P&L reports has shown me a lot and by customizing to focus on my income and expenses has allowed me to better budget
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