QuickBooks Desktop Pro vs. SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Quickbooks Desktop Pro is accounting software from Intuit, Inc. It includes core accounting features, plus analytics and exportable reports. It is offered in on-premise and SaaS forms.N/A
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
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 S/4HANA Cloud is a SaaS product and can also be deployed in a hybrid landscape for quicker time to value.​ ​​ SAP S/4HANA Cloud is a foundational component of the SAP…N/A
Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop ProSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Desktop ProSAP S/4HANA Cloud
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 ProSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Features
QuickBooks Desktop ProSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.9
69 Ratings
9% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.1
390 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation6.664 Ratings7.8341 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.638 Ratings7.9332 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.056 Ratings7.7330 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.652 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.554 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.0
43 Ratings
24% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
596 Ratings
3% above category average
API for custom integration6.635 Ratings7.8571 Ratings
Plug-ins5.339 Ratings7.7527 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
8.3
101 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
686 Ratings
0% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.382 Ratings8.5644 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.495 Ratings8.1675 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
8.5
117 Ratings
9% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.7
695 Ratings
5% above category average
Dashboards8.4100 Ratings7.7643 Ratings
Standard reports8.9117 Ratings7.8683 Ratings
Custom reports8.3114 Ratings7.6633 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.7
124 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
710 Ratings
8% above category average
Accounts payable9.2119 Ratings8.2693 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.2121 Ratings8.3664 Ratings
Cash management9.1107 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.6119 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management9.3108 Ratings00 Ratings
Time tracking7.551 Ratings00 Ratings
Fixed asset management6.069 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support7.431 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support8.858 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.355 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service portal6.341 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support4.517 Ratings7.9219 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.740 Ratings8.0226 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting8.343 Ratings00 Ratings
Localizations4.519 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.776 Ratings8.0244 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting7.138 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.647 Ratings8.0225 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework6.427 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes8.455 Ratings8.3253 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.1
59 Ratings
20% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.3
601 Ratings
5% above category average
Inventory tracking6.356 Ratings8.3589 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.335 Ratings7.9509 Ratings
Location management6.332 Ratings7.9485 Ratings
Manufacturing module5.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.1
77 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
608 Ratings
5% above category average
Pricing7.755 Ratings8.0582 Ratings
Order entry8.655 Ratings8.1591 Ratings
Credit card processing7.651 Ratings8.924 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.363 Ratings8.2555 Ratings
Order Orchestration5.520 Ratings7.8186 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility6.423 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution5.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.5
241 Ratings
13% above category average
Billing Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings7.9219 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings7.5188 Ratings
Period Close00 Ratings8.0236 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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 Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
102 Ratings
11% above category average
Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings8.2102 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.9
200 Ratings
12% above category average
Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings7.8139 Ratings
Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.9143 Ratings
Contract Repository00 Ratings7.7138 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.1179 Ratings
Supplier Management00 Ratings7.9177 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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 Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.0
162 Ratings
15% above category average
Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings8.1145 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings7.9141 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings7.8128 Ratings
Fulfillment Management00 Ratings8.2132 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings8.0132 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
8.2
157 Ratings
10% above category average
Production Process Design00 Ratings8.2140 Ratings
Production Management00 Ratings8.3144 Ratings
Configuration Management00 Ratings8.2134 Ratings
Work Execution00 Ratings8.2139 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings8.1137 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
7.8
188 Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.7166 Ratings
Inventory Planning00 Ratings7.9180 Ratings
Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.7172 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
-
Ratings
SAP S/4HANA Cloud
9.0
172 Ratings
22% above category average
Proposal Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Product Master Data Management00 Ratings8.0172 Ratings
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User Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop ProSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(135 ratings)
8.4
(718 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(19 ratings)
9.4
(17 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(42 ratings)
8.1
(612 ratings)
Availability
8.3
(2 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
1.2
(29 ratings)
6.6
(78 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(6 ratings)
7.5
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
4.9
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuickBooks Desktop ProSAP S/4HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Intuit
For a small business, QuickBooks Desktop Pro is great! For a larger, more complex business, another system may be more beneficial. We actually run multiple businesses on QuickBooks Desktop Pro, but all are very small. The help feature is sometimes so beneficial, and sometimes it seems like you just can't get the right answer and need to find a workaround - but this is usually for more complex issues.
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SAP
The software reduces the stress of managing multiple departments in the supply chain sector. It offers great performance for both small and large businesses. With the built-in AI, it improves the overall efficiency of the organization and helps in reducing maintenance. The product customer care and support services are available 24/7.
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Pros
Intuit
  • It is easy to manage and adjust inventory on hand.
  • It is easy to make reports and customize them to your needs.
  • We also use it to pay our employees directly.
  • It is easy to make year-to-year comparisons to see where we can make improvements and the current financial situation.
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SAP
  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud is entirely based on continuously monitored processes enhanced in numerous operational business areas.
  • The solution allows the immediate analysis of company performance indicators due to enhanced functions.
  • Ideally built on future technologies, the organization’s platform aims at providing a system intended to expand based on business complexity.
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Cons
Intuit
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro has been around for a few years and after an update[,] they force you to look at the changes/updates before you can use [them] after updating.
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro does not have 2FA.
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro should offer a way to store backups to a personal cloud without having to map a local network drive.
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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'd love to keep using it, and do intend to - though we've not been pleased with price increases over the past several years. In fact, we used to subscribe to the payroll service, but QuickBooks priced themselves out of reach for us, so we discontinued that. Currently, pricing would be the primary reason for NOT renewing, if we didn't.
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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 set up was quite easy. I took some online training causes, and figured our the rest pretty quickly. The only issue I had during the implementation process was it was very hard to change some of the GL Account name to reflect the needs of a non-profit organization, such as Net Assets. At the end I had to scratch what I did, and used the existing formats that the third-party bookkeeping firm shared. Everything else is simple and easy to manage and implement.
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SAP
Day to day data insight is more accurate for manufacturing industry to procure as per forecasted from supplier. Supply and fulfillment cycle becomes more easier. I would say more about performance as we are using this new server so we can see clear difference between SAP S/4HANA Cloud and ECC. Also it has customized business extensions for rapid development.
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Reliability and Availability
Intuit
I haven't experienced a time when QuickBooks Pro was unavailable when I needed it in the entire 20 years of using the software
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SAP
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s availability as 10 out of 10. The system is generally reliable and accessible whenever needed, with minimal unplanned outages. Occasional minor application errors or brief maintenance windows can occur, but overall the platform provides a high level of uptime and stability, which supports continuous business operations effectively.
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Performance
Intuit
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SAP
I would rate SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s performance as 10 out of 10. Most pages load quickly, and reports generally complete in a reasonable time frame, even for complex queries. The system handles integrations with other software smoothly, though in a few high-volume scenarios, certain reports or dashboards may take slightly longer to process. Overall, performance is strong and meets the needs of most business operations effectively.
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Support Rating
Intuit
They are awful. Intuit doesn't spend real money on support. They appear to have typically said, first-level script readers who are sending messages to the senior people for anything even a little bit difficult. Many of them don't speak particularly good English. Considering that they recently doubled (or, if you are paying annually, tripled) their pricing, and touted as one of the benefits that it includes [..] support, it's a real ripoff. However, we have to use the product because it is ubiquitous. I look forward to the day a competitor comes up with something good enough, which has excellent support, that matches all the features QuickBooks Desktop Pro currently has [...] or at least gives us a way to have all the functionality we currently have without excessive sacrifice [...] so that we can switch. I was very satisfied with QuickBooks for many years. This latest [rise] in price, and their sheer gall at touting the benefit of the 100 to 200% increase as being [the] inclusion of support, is what turned me so far against them.
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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
Best thing I ever did was to attend a two day training seminar on QuickBooks, I learned an immense amount in a short time with hands on training by experts. I strongly recommend such training for anyone using any part of the software. It will pay for itself in the first month.
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SAP
More effective
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Online Training
Intuit
No answers on this topic
SAP
I gave this rating because the SAP S/4HANA Cloud trainings were well-structured, comprehensive, and practical. They provided clear guidance on system functionality, hands-on exercises, and real-world scenarios that made it easier for our team to understand and adopt the platform. At the same time, there’s room for improvement in providing more role-specific or advanced scenario trainings, which would further enhance learning for specialized users.
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Implementation Rating
Intuit
We implemented the software ourselves. The training we received on the software was done by taking a community course teaching us how to use QuickBooks. It allowed me to get started with some basics of how to use the program and have not needed much assistance since completing the course work.
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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
We tried switching from QuickBooks Desktop Pro to QuickBooks Online, but there were a lot of issues and bugs so we ultimately decided to stay with Desktop Pro. Unfortunately, we are losing a lot of Online Banking capabilities on 5/31 as we have an older version of QB, but we plan to stick with Desktop Pro. In terms of invoicing, SaaSOptics beats QuickBooks in almost all aspects as it's all automated and takes seconds to create and send invoices. However, SaaSOptics is not really a full ERP program so it wouldn't serve us as a main bookkeeping software like QB.
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SAP
In our quest for an ERP solution, we evaluated alternatives such as Oracle ERP Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics 365. However, SAP S/4HANA Cloud's reputation for advanced analytics, scalability, and seamless integration with other SAP solutions made it the natural choice for our organization's digital journey.
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Scalability
Intuit
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SAP
The platform is highly flexible and cloud-based, allowing deployment across multiple departments, locations, and business units with minimal infrastructure constraints. It supports growth, additional users, and new business processes efficiently. The only reason for a 10 that it’s a perfect that certain highly specialized integrations or legacy system migrations can require extra planning to scale seamlessly, but overall the platform handles expansion very well.
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Professional Services
Intuit
No answers on this topic
SAP
I would rate the professional services for SAP S/4HANA Cloud as 10 out of 10. The team was highly knowledgeable, responsive, and provided valuable guidance throughout the implementation process. They helped with system configuration, best practices, and troubleshooting, ensuring a smoother deployment and faster user adoption. The only minor area for improvement would be slightly faster turnaround on certain non-critical queries, but overall, the services greatly contributed to the project’s success.
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Return on Investment
Intuit
  • Training time is low compared to other accounting packages
  • It was difficult to adapt to DCAA requirements, [which] required [the] hiring of [a] special consultant for that
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a standard for small companies and makes it easy to hire bookkeepers
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SAP
  • The financial management part ensures every process is well planned and allocated resources are used efficiently.
  • The development of payroll management ensures that all employees are happily remunerated and, hence, very productive.
  • The creation of solid financial reporting acts as the primary driver in decision-making, which brings more insights into development.
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ScreenShots

SAP S/4HANA Cloud 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.