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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop Pro

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks 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

    ShipperHQ

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AShipperHQ is designed to streamline the shipping process for eCommerce businesses. This platform gives eCommerce businesses the power to set their own shipping rates and delivery options.N/A
    Pricing
    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
    Editions & Modules
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    Essentials Plan
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    Standard Plan
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    Pro Plan
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$250 hour
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
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    Features
    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.6
    69 Ratings
    14% below category average
    ShipperHQ
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files6.656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.352 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.754 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.7
    43 Ratings
    28% below category average
    ShipperHQ
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration6.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins5.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    101 Ratings
    4% above category average
    ShipperHQ
    -
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    Single sign-on capability8.482 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    8% above category average
    ShipperHQ
    -
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    Dashboards8.4100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.9117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.1114 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    7.5
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ShipperHQ
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.3119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.2121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management9.2107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.7119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.4108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.451 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management5.669 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support6.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.958 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.355 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support4.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.240 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations4.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.876 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting6.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.647 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework5.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.8
    59 Ratings
    23% below category average
    ShipperHQ
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    Ratings
    Inventory tracking6.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management6.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module5.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.8
    77 Ratings
    8% below category average
    ShipperHQ
    -
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    Pricing7.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration5.220 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution5.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    ShipperHQ
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Website integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and ShipperHQ
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    ShipperHQ
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Shipping00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
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    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
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    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (135 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (42 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.2
    (29 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Desktop ProShipperHQ
    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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    ShipperHQ is almost too heavy-handed for our use case. We are only a single-origin shipper so we don't need the advanced functionality of multi-origin or drop-shipping. It is suited much better for organizations that have multiple origins or that use drop-ship facilities, or even a company managing multiple different eCommerce websites. We opted to go with it because of its great reviews, combined with less than stellar reviews of the competition.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    • It is easy to batch process orders.
    • It quickly calculates rates to compare.
    • It is easy to keep track of orders for future review.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    • The user interface is a little tricky. It is not as easy to navigate as other shipping apps.
    • I wish that ShipperHQ had the functionality to print shipping labels and manage shipments. We currently have to use a different third-party app for shipment management.
    • I would also like to see the option for adding shipping rules if shipping management was integrated.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    I give ShipperHQ a 10/10 because the software does exactly what it says, and has a rock-solid support team to help get everything set up. The features are pretty easy to use and implement.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    I'm not giving a 10/10 because I did need a little hand-holding to get through the initial setup. Overall, it's not that difficult to use once you understand how to apply custom dimensional rules.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    Their support is the primary reason I elected to purchase a premium. They helped a lot with the initial set up.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    No answers on this topic
    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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    USPS only allows you to use their services (obviously). It was sluggish and often offline. The shipsaver insurance saves us money. We had to guess shipping costs for items instead of entering their weights and sizes ahead of time. It integrates with our e-commerce site. Glad we have it now.
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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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    ShipperHQ (WebShopApps)
    • ShipperHQ is reliable and requires little to no maintenance, which for a small crew like ours is invaluable.
    • ShipperHQ also offers the option to display either retail shipping rates or our discounted rates to our customers. This is handy because we can display those discounted rates, which results in higher conversion and fewer abandoned carts due to high shipping costs.
    • One negative, however, is that since ShipperHQ lacks the ability to manage shipments, we have had to use another third party app which increases overhead.
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