QuickBooks Desktop Pro vs. Workday Financial Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Score 8.0 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
Workday Financial Management
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Workday Financial Management is built on a global foundation that provides organizations with the core financial management capabilities expected from a modern cloud solution. It goes well beyond just managing financial processes to achieve greater insight, improve financial consolidation and reduce time to close, instill internal control and auditability, and achieve consistency across global operations. By using an in-memory architecture and object data model,…N/A
Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Considered Both Products
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Chose QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Pro compares fairly well with the products mentioned above, but ultimately we mainly use QuickBooks Pro because it is easily adapted to most industries, and also because the majority of our clients use QuickBooks Pro, so it is easier for us to mainly use the same …
Workday Financial Management

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
9.3
65 Ratings
26% above category average
Workday Financial Management
8.3
19 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation9.961 Ratings8.519 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.835 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.853 Ratings8.316 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.949 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.350 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.9
39 Ratings
14% above category average
Workday Financial Management
8.2
17 Ratings
12% above category average
API for custom integration8.032 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Plug-ins7.836 Ratings8.216 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
8.5
93 Ratings
8% above category average
Workday Financial Management
8.8
21 Ratings
8% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.975 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.188 Ratings8.919 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
8.4
108 Ratings
13% above category average
Workday Financial Management
8.5
24 Ratings
20% above category average
Dashboards9.693 Ratings8.424 Ratings
Standard reports7.4108 Ratings8.820 Ratings
Custom reports8.1106 Ratings8.418 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
8.0
112 Ratings
11% above category average
Workday Financial Management
8.5
20 Ratings
11% above category average
Accounts payable9.7107 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Accounts receivable7.4109 Ratings9.115 Ratings
Cash management2.297 Ratings00 Ratings
Bank reconciliation9.7108 Ratings00 Ratings
Expense management8.899 Ratings00 Ratings
Time tracking8.747 Ratings00 Ratings
Fixed asset management5.964 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-currency support7.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-division support5.652 Ratings00 Ratings
Regulations compliance7.239 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic tax filing8.050 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-service portal9.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.015 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.837 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting7.438 Ratings00 Ratings
Localizations8.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations9.665 Ratings8.913 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting9.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.141 Ratings8.316 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework7.824 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.748 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
6.7
56 Ratings
0% below category average
Workday Financial Management
8.7
9 Ratings
10% above category average
Inventory tracking6.553 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.132 Ratings8.69 Ratings
Location management6.229 Ratings8.68 Ratings
Manufacturing module8.216 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
7.3
70 Ratings
3% above category average
Workday Financial Management
9.1
10 Ratings
16% above category average
Pricing6.550 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry7.449 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing7.148 Ratings9.110 Ratings
Cost of goods sold9.058 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility9.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Order exception Resolution3.216 Ratings00 Ratings
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QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Small Businesses
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 7.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
Score 8.0 out of 10
SAP Business ByDesign
SAP Business ByDesign
Score 7.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Likelihood to Recommend
5.6
(124 ratings)
8.7
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(18 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(31 ratings)
9.5
(5 ratings)
Availability
8.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
2.2
(29 ratings)
9.7
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
QuickBooks Desktop ProWorkday Financial Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Intuit
I am only going to recommend it because it is currently ubiquitous, and most accountants prefer it at the moment. I do not stand by the company, and will not use the product any longer than I have to. [I believe] the support is lousy, the product is overpriced, but it does the basics of what we need. I'm very happy for all those outside Intuit who make their living supporting QuickBooks Desktop Pro; third-party support is desperately needed. They also doubled their prices for software upgrades this year, and require those who don't pay double what the last upgrade cost, to subscribe every year for $200. If one does not subscribe beyond the first year, one will not be able to use the software beyond the first year. They are moving to a rental model even for those who refuse to use the LOUSY QuickBooks online. They were good company once. Now they just turn out bloatware that everyone uses, so the rest of us have to. I look forward to the day that an honest, better-priced competitor wipes the floor with Intuit.
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Workday
Workday is well suited for managing employees throughout their full life cycle. It excels at housing employee data from the start of their time with the company through their departure. Workday is less suited to payroll functions, which could be more robust.
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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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Workday
  • The flexibility of going beyond handling the accounts, where we can handle cash, assets, and accounting simultaneously for the customer.
  • The single platform offers grants management where you can organize the lifecycle of the grants and synchronize it with any criteria of grant closing out scheme.
  • I personally liked Project billing with the essence of evaluating project revenue and nice reporting templates that can be shared with the customer at any stage of the project while having the flexibility of auditing the reported cost.
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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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Workday
  • Some of the Workday updates last till like 10 in the morning which prevents employees to clock in and check their times and some cases their schedules
  • Workday can work on opening documents quicker instead of taking couple of minutes or notifying the user when they are ready to download
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Likelihood to Renew
Intuit
We've used the program for more than 20 years in our firm both with clients and as our software. For the cost and value of the program it works well for our firms needs and desires for an accounting software program. At this point to switch would not make sense.
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Workday
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Usability
Intuit
It is a great software that does everything a small business needs it to do, but there are just a few bugs and quirks that make additional software necessary. The slowness of the software occasionally might eventually be overshadowed by the quickness of cloud-based software though.
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Workday
Workday is easy enough navigate, as long as it is properly set up. With that said, it can be put together in a modular fashion as well, allowing for a very high degree of flexibility in terms of design and process delegation. Finally, it makes consolidation achievable in times previously unthinkable.
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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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Workday
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Support Rating
Intuit
The support team is not always easy to use or able to understand the problems. There are some difficulties understanding [...] the issues the purchaser has and the solutions are sometimes hard to implement. A lot can be avoided if the users have adequate training and security is set up correctly at implementation.
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Workday
Our support team has been awesome. They are extremely knowledgeable and have been able to guide us through all of the challenges we have faced. Workday's community online is also extremely helpful with many trainings and help topics that can be reviewed at your convenience.
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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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Workday
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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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Workday
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Alternatives Considered
Intuit
Zoho had great end-user support and it was almost as simple to learn and was as easy to use. But its reports were not as [customizable] as QuickBooks Desktop Pro, and its job cost and department accounting [were] more cumbersome than QuickBooks Desktop Pro was. In addition, while I like an underdog (Zoho) the fact is that it is easier to find staff that [is] comfortable with QuickBooks Desktop Pro than anything else on the market.
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Workday
Despite Airtable also being easier to use one thing that differentiates and put forth Workday Financial Management tool above is it's key features and better suited functionality for handling confidential data. The other positive note where Workday Financial Management performs high is it key analytics tool that's easier to use and representation of information into insightful dashboards.
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Return on Investment
Intuit
  • QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a no hassle accounting solution that ticks a lot of boxes. It almost never disappoints and organizations will usually keep using it for many years. If anything, the only time I've seen an organization migrate away from it is if they have specific accounting needs, or if the organization has grown to the point that they need a more robust accounting solution. Even then, QuickBooks can usually be maintained within another accounting software system for specific functions, like A/R & A/P for example.
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Workday
  • We were able to combine 4 different HR modules into one system.
  • We reduced data breach incidents by 95% after shifting to Workday. One of our legacy softwares had vulnerabilities.
  • The initial learning curve was higher than projected. We spent about a week to 10 days extra time deploying it, which affected the profit center that year.
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