QuickBooks Desktop for Mac vs. SAP Cloud ERP

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Quickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.N/A
SAP Cloud ERP
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
SAP Cloud ERP (SAP S/4HANA Cloud) is a modular ERP that enables users to run mission-critical operations in real time from anywhere, introduce new business models in any industry, and expand globally. SAP Cloud ERP is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP Cloud ERP is a foundational component of theN/A
Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Cloud ERP
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Cloud ERP
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsPer user, per month
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QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Cloud ERP
Features
QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Cloud ERP
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
9.0
13 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.1
412 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation8.511 Ratings7.8362 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.98 Ratings7.9350 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.010 Ratings7.6349 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
7.5
12 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.7
631 Ratings
4% above category average
API for custom integration7.08 Ratings7.7605 Ratings
Plug-ins8.011 Ratings7.6558 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
10.0
22 Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.3
726 Ratings
1% below category average
Single sign-on capability10.022 Ratings8.4683 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.019 Ratings8.1715 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
6.7
24 Ratings
15% below category average
SAP Cloud ERP
7.7
733 Ratings
5% above category average
Dashboards5.021 Ratings7.7678 Ratings
Standard reports8.024 Ratings7.8720 Ratings
Custom reports7.024 Ratings7.6665 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
7.6
26 Ratings
0% below category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.3
755 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable8.126 Ratings8.2733 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.625 Ratings8.2698 Ratings
Cash management5.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.526 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management8.522 Ratings00 Ratings
Time tracking7.514 Ratings00 Ratings
Fixed asset management7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service portal7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support5.08 Ratings7.9251 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.515 Ratings8.0264 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
Localizations8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.519 Ratings8.0283 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting6.511 Ratings8.0259 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework6.511 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes7.015 Ratings8.3292 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
7.4
17 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.3
632 Ratings
5% above category average
Inventory tracking9.516 Ratings8.3618 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.512 Ratings7.8536 Ratings
Location management7.011 Ratings7.9511 Ratings
Manufacturing module6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
9.1
20 Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Cloud ERP
8.2
644 Ratings
4% above category average
Pricing9.019 Ratings7.9614 Ratings
Order entry9.518 Ratings8.0624 Ratings
Credit card processing9.019 Ratings9.024 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.018 Ratings8.2589 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.07 Ratings7.8213 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
8.5
277 Ratings
13% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.9250 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.5212 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.0271 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
9.3
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
8.1
119 Ratings
9% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.1119 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
7.9
230 Ratings
12% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.7159 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.8163 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.7158 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.1206 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings8.0204 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
9.8
1 Ratings
39% above category average
Risk Repository00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Issue Detection00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Remediation and Certification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
8.0
186 Ratings
15% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1164 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.9159 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.7147 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.2150 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.0151 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
8.2
180 Ratings
10% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.2163 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.3165 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.2155 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.1160 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.1160 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
7.7
217 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.6193 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.9208 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.7197 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
-
Ratings
SAP Cloud ERP
9.0
198 Ratings
21% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.0198 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Cloud ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(34 ratings)
8.3
(706 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(9 ratings)
9.6
(17 ratings)
Usability
6.1
(8 ratings)
8.0
(604 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(4 ratings)
6.6
(78 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
7.6
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
4.6
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Cloud ERP
Likelihood to Recommend
Intuit
If you're a freelancer or running a very small business where you do your own bookkeeping I think this is a great option, especially if you're familiar with accounting and bookkeeping in general. If you're not so familiar with bookkeeping, I would say that the learning curve is too steep and you might want to look elsewhere for a more intuitive solution
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SAP
SAP Cloud ERP is best suited for medium- to large-sized organizations seeking scalability, real-time insights, and standardized processes. It will help them streamline financial operations & core HR functions, optimize inventory management & procurement process. Its intelligent automation will help them automate repetitive, routine tasks and use machine learning for predictive analysis.
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Pros
Intuit
  • 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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SAP
  • The software helps in forecasting and identifying potential challenges that would affect our organisation in the near future. This enables us to prepare in advance and also adopt practical and viable measures.
  • It enables faster and accurate data processing, which enhances decision-making.
  • It's easily customizable according to specific organizational needs. This promotes overall efficiency and productivity of the organization.
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Cons
Intuit
  • 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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SAP
  • The beginner's user-friendly UI can help learners learn easily, and it feels a bit complex.
  • Implementation of AI bot on common tasks.
  • There are no offline functionality that users can use remotely.
  • As the scalability of the products grows, they become more expensive.
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Likelihood to Renew
Intuit
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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SAP
The cost of SAP as an ERP is quite high and the switching costs associated with ERP systems are even higher. That being said moving from one ERP to another only happens once in a great while for large organizations. Those switching costs include retraining, IT hardware requirements, outside consultants and more
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Usability
Intuit
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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SAP
SAP Cloud ERP is a useful solution for automating and streamlining business processes. It offers modern technologies such as built-in AI, machine learning, and real-time data analytics. It offers multi-currency, multi-language support to manage international operations smoothly. It comes with a modern, role-based user interface that enhances your user experience and lets you perform tasks smoothly.
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Reliability and Availability
Intuit
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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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Intuit
Fortunately, I haven't had to reach out much for support.
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SAP
The support system I find great as whenever I run into problems they rectify them quickly as possible they never reacted late the support is just up to the mark for me. They provide many solutions to the problems I faced the [technical] team support is always amazing they [listen] to mean work accordingly.
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In-Person Training
Intuit
No answers on this topic
SAP
More effective
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Implementation Rating
Intuit
No answers on this topic
SAP
SAP requires
a lot of internal and external resources to complete its successful
implementation. The cloud version requires a deeper understanding of the
different capabilities of the local systems (hardware) and the connection
towards your local IT team. We found several problems on our systems that we
couldn't foresee before the implementation and roll out.
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Alternatives Considered
Intuit
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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SAP
The platform utilizes advanced predictive analytics to anticipate operational bottlenecks and put them out of commission before the problems become larger. We can proactively develop effective strategies that help keep service quality in the face of unexpected changes in the market, or external disruptions, by continuously analyzing historical performance data as well as elements of the current market
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Return on Investment
Intuit
  • It has allowed us to offer multiple bookkeeping softwares for clients that do not want to change from what they have been using.
  • Payroll filing has given us ease of mind because we can physically make the filings rather than waiting on payroll software to make them for us.
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SAP
  • Surpasses many well reputed applications in terms of performance and data insight when you are into SAP products
  • More reliable and secure as we are not going to create multiple copy of master data, one single shared master data and all will work like charm
  • For authentication we can also use Microsoft MFA or Google single sign-on , so less complexity
  • For customized business process, we can implement extension packages which are like templates
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ScreenShots

SAP Cloud ERP Screenshots

Screenshot of the Order to Cash Dashboard - For the management of the order-to-cash process more efficiently across revenue streams and business models - including sales of physical and digital goods, services, subscriptions, projects, and bundles.Screenshot of a Sales Management Overview - Helps ensure sales reps meet their goals with an overview of orders and key sales performance metrics, with status tracking for each order in real time for the early detection of potential issues.Screenshot of the Purchasing Spend Dashboard - For weighing various aspects of purchasing spend through quick access to clear, complete, and real-time data, with less risk, and without opening different reports and transactions.Screenshot of Operational Supplier Evaluation - Provides a transparent overview of suppliers. Users can approve the most reliable vendors and get the right mix to serve business needs while reducing risk.Screenshot of Inventory Management - Provides visibility to manage supply chains, to mitigate risk, avoid unnecessary costs, maximize efficiency, and fulfill customer orders on time.Screenshot of Inventory Processing - Enables real-time supply chain visibility and provides meaningful metrics, with customizable dashboards and reports that display real-time inventory that track the status of inbound and outbound deliveries.