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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop Premier

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Desktop Premier is an installed version of QuickBooks for general business, contractors, manufacturing and warehouse accounting, as well as nonprofits, professional services, and retail.N/A

    Sage 100cloud

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Sage 100 (or Sage 100cloud is a business management software offering a broad range of modules designed to meet the many needs of virtually any business. It encompasses financial operations and accounting, payroll, business intelligence, CRM, eBusiness, manufacturing and distribution.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks Desktop PremierSage 100cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sage 100 ERP Standard
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Advanced
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Premium
    Custom Pricing
    Per Seat per Month
    Sage 100 ERP Online
    $0
    Per User per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Desktop PremierSage 100cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Desktop PremierSage 100cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    measures up well, but due to recent cuts to desktop support, Sage is getting demo'ed at several client sites
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    It is so much better with reports and journal entries.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    MAS 90 - QuickBooks is much more user friendly, easier to use, and the reports are much better.
    Incentivized
    Sage
    Chose Sage 100cloud
    Sage 100cloud has taken some time to get used to. It is not a user-friendly as some of the other software, but you can get the hang of it by using it enough. It provides a lot of accounting, inventory and customer data management for our company.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    82%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    QuickBooks Desktop PremierSage 100cloud
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.5
    54 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pay calculation9.252 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.425 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.242 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management8.336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    7.5
    24 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage 100
    3.8
    11 Ratings
    66% below category average
    API for custom integration8.017 Ratings3.78 Ratings
    Plug-ins7.024 Ratings3.911 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    58 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Sage 100
    9.1
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.450 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.349 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    69 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Sage 100
    6.8
    20 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Dashboards8.758 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Standard reports8.468 Ratings6.419 Ratings
    Custom reports7.766 Ratings5.818 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.2
    20 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Accounts payable8.370 Ratings8.120 Ratings
    Accounts receivable8.571 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Cash management8.765 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.769 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.768 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management6.249 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.923 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support6.09 Ratings4.86 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.014 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations7.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.725 Ratings8.110 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.915 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.315 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.0
    43 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Sage 100
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Inventory tracking8.342 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Automatic reordering7.321 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Location management8.825 Ratings8.18 Ratings
    Manufacturing module7.722 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Sage 100
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Pricing8.037 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    Order entry7.838 Ratings7.713 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.134 Ratings8.812 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.943 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Order Orchestration7.58 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.0
    10 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings8.47 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.16 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    5.3
    2 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    5.4
    3 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    4.4
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    7.1
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Premier and Sage 100
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    -
    Ratings
    Sage 100
    2.6
    2 Ratings
    96% below category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop PremierSage 100cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (75 ratings)
    7.4
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.5
    (14 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (26 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    8.1
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Desktop PremierSage 100cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    We really think that ANY typical business would be a reasonable fit for QuickBooks Desktop Premier. While not necessary, even a comparatively unexperienced accounting person could look at the "Home" screen and follow their nose thru typical daily accounting processes without much detailed knowledge. Reporting is simple, looking up customer info and prior transactions is simple, looking up vendors and prior payments is simple... all in all, quite straightforward. I really can't think of an instance where it would be 'less appropriate'.
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    Sage
    Sage 100 has been well suited for running the monthly accounts receivable and accounts payable aging reports. This helps us track our accounts that need to be collected and payments that need to be made. Our field operations team has been slow and unwanting to adopt the Sage Field Ops just because they're resistant to change and technology. It's less appropriate for really detailed accounting reports spanning for long periods of time with all accounts because it takes a very long time to run and process.
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • Employment - it makes creating paychecks a snap and tracks taxes.
    • Invoicing - they have a straightforward approach to creating invoices and you can even email them to your customers.
    • Customers - the program makes tracking customer information and balances easy.
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    Sage
    • Simple to implement and use. Operation very intuitive so new employees are quickly trained.
    • It is very flexible with many modules and many features allows for easy customization to suit particular needs of any department or company.
    • Context sensitive help, training and support make it easy for a company to operate with out a lot of additional outside tech support.
    • Scalable plenty of room to grow as the business grows without being bloated.
    • Pricing is very reasonable.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • Support for older versions of QuickBooks ends after three years, then users must purchase the newest version at full price. Renewals should be deeply discounted for existing users.
    • I would like to see better in-product inventory tracking, so we can choose LIFO or FIFO rather than the ambiguous "average cost" method.
    • I would like to be able to assign payroll taxes to jobs for better job costing.
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • Sage 100 at times will simply not connect to our server, we get remote support & all is well but, that issue tends to happen 2-3X a year.
    • Other than the above, I really can't complain. Coming from a more custom U.V. type database that used a whole bunch of codes to navigate, I think Sage 100 is 10x easier to use.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    Because we have been extremely happy with the product and our organization tends to be creatures of habit. We rarely leave a product that works this well for the latest and greatest. Typically we follow the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule". While QB does make changes we typically just roll with it. If we do find something we don't like we work through it until we fully understand its functionality.
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    Sage
    I would put this out to bid, if I were at the same organization. There have been a lot of improvements and changes in enterprise software and my preference would be to find a good web-based or cloud-based tool. Lower overall cost of ownership and improved efficiency would be my target criteria for a rebid of this.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    We switched to a more "robust" software program with the hiring of a new CFO. The migration of historical data and ancillary information has been cumbersome and riddle with errors and issues. In hindsight much of what the new software program was touted to accomplish is not come to fruition. QB Desktop Premier was sufficient for the organization needs
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    Sage
    Overall Sage 100 has been pretty user friendly. If we have a question on anything, we are able to contact our implementation rep who helps us right away. Some of the Sage Field Operations may not be as intuitive for our field personnel to use. I wish the reports ran faster so that we could run and put together many reports quickly at once.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    This is very reliable software, the desktop version is fast. If there is a problem, it is most likely on your own hardware!
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Intuit
    It takes forever to load.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Intuit
    This is where QuickBooks falls short. Many times my staff has had questions that have not been able to get resolved easily with a chat or call. I personally have had more general questions that have not been answered easily as well. I think QuickBooks needs to provide the resources of having readily accessible help in order to make it simpler to get solutions.
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    Sage
    Sage Support is very good. I usually get a person on the phone in a short time frame and usually get my issues fixed in one called.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    It is important to do your research. There are tutorial videos online that could help new user of this accounting system. These tutorials are straightforward and easily understandable.
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    Sage
    We had an advantage in implementing the tool in that our director of Ops had been part of the team implementing the ERP for other users so we knew what to expect and were able to avoid a lot of the challenges people sometimes face with implementations. However, the process still took far longer than desired.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    QuickBooks Premier handles most of my business functions efficiently in one package. It is not my "everything." I use Replicon for time rather than QuickBooks. I don't want my WIP data interfering with my accounting. I use PaySimple for it's web interface and back office processing. I don't have security issues since I don't have any credit card data in my possession. With today's identity theft environment, I have to protect myself as much as I can. Not having credit card data in my accounting software lets me sleep much better at night. Quicken will do basic accounting but does not have all the double entry accounting systems contained in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Online does much of the basic business functions but I don't like the pricing structure. As a professional accountant, that is very important to me. Bill.com provided a good service but the ability of QuickBooks to add bills and receipts to transactions makes it redundant.
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    Sage
    I didn't choose Sage 100 ERP -- it was already in use when I started at the organization over five years ago. It has the same types of pros and cons as other big hulking software suites meant to power the infrastructure of corporations. It's slow, tough to customize, and doesn't connect well with other software. It does bring all the information into one place, which is great
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    They're getting better. Still room for improvement.
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    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Most of our business clients use QuickBooks which makes it efficient for us to work on clients that use the program. We can import QuickBooks data into our software which adds efficiencies to our tax practice.
    • Having staff that are familiar with the software enables our firm to provide quality service to the clients that use QuickBooks.
    • We receive referrals from satisfied QuickBooks clients.
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    Sage
    • Sage 100 overall had a very positive overall ROI for the business. All users were making decisions based on the same information and valuable time was no longer spent trying to analyze data from a number of sources.
    • Moving the warehouses to using Sage 100 reduced the operating expense of the distribution side of the business by 5% on an annual basis (~$100K).
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    ScreenShots

    Sage 100cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of General Ledger uses our exclusive dual grid entry for quick, efficient, and accurate data entry. The grid entry format allows you to easily customize the data entry screens.