QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise is well suited, based on its cost, for a medium business. Its focus and functionality is for those who are using it for bill processing, invoice payment, payroll (where needed), regular account reconciliations, regular government remittances, job type breakdowns, etc. It might be less appropriate for a small business, where few transactions are done or where regular postings aren't being used.

One specific scenario where QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is well suited for is managing our operations side of the real estate business. It allows us to set our budgets, follow those budgets and see in real time where our money is going. This has allowed us to manage the budgets at various facilities and allocate money appropriately to the areas where we are spending it the most or the areas where we need to spend more money on or allocate more money towards. It has helped us see where we have had some trouble spots so that we can address them.

The limitations of the software in inventory make it undesirable for an inventory sensitive business. The basic package when offered on a perpetual on-site-based installation is the best way to go for most small businesses as the IT requirements for a hosted solution can be larger than the business itself!! The reporting is neanderthal, it just needs new product management to fix it - this has been a problem for us forever. The licensing offered recently is not favorable for many small businesses and has driven some of my counterparts at other companies to go to another software package. The Asset tracking (from listing to depreciation and reporting) is not as capable as other packages so we just use an external source and then directly enter the data into QB. This should be an easy fix but is persistent over several versions/years. In my experience, customer support is just actually abhorrent.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a great tool, however, you really to evaluate your company's needs. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a powerful tool, but not every company needs everything Enterprise provides.

I have used every version of QuickBooks and Enterprise is by far, my favorite. You have the ability to add in modules and it does so much more than what we are using it for right now. I am excited to implement additional features as we grow. I will say that you do need at least one person who understands inventory flow well if you plan on using the manufacturing module. This is especially important at implementation. But once it's set up correctly and people are trained, it's very user-friendly, saves time & money, and is efficient.

Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise is well suited for a business that has multiple daily entries, many bank accounts, and multi-users that require varying levels of access. It is also suited for those who process employee payroll, remit government remittances and utilize its full reporting capabilities. It is less appropriate for those who have basic daily transactions, a few accounts (bank & cc), and who do not use payroll features where a basic version of Desktop would suffice.

The biggest problems we've had so far are regarding updates. The updates don't always go through properly. And if one person's computer has a different version of the update (which happens often because QB forces you to update after a certain point) then it will sometimes lock another user out and give an error message saying someone needs to switch to multi-user mode. However, everyone is already in multi-user mode. So it's a problem within the program updates itself. Each time this happens we usually spend around 2 hours on the phone with customer service going back and forth between each computer system/QB user, running updates, checking the version of the update, restarting computers and QB over and over until the updates finally take. It is infuriating because our entire office cannot use QB during the time things are being fixed. So if your business could not function without QB for an hour or two during a work day to fix issues with updates, this version is going to cause you some serious problems.

Year on year Quickbooks Enterprise edition is improving its performance when it comes to network editions where multi-use mode operations over a cloud server. Previous comparing from 2018 enterprise to 2022 enterprise. The optimization and file loading time has been much better, moreover with new features like advance reporting. This is really helping us to focus on essential indicators for our organization, we can modify any of the 200+ built-in reports by applying filters, adding or deleting data points, or adding custom fields. Save customized reports as templates so we can run or use them whenever we want.

Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise has a pretty rich inventory portal so we use this version over the online version. I believe the online version allows for easier integration with other programs though. I also think the reporting capabilities are richer in the desktop version versus the online version. It has helped us to stay focused on areas where we were overspending.

QuickBooks has specific reports for non-profits. Payroll works well. The tax reporting is updated regularly. Reporting is very good and can be defined and modified as needed. Some of the memorized transactions are hard to edit. Exporting to Excel works well except for the added columns that must be deleted.

It worked well for collecting tuition and managing the chart of accounts. This operation had many different pieces to it and this software allows for accurate and well-organized reports to the key stakeholders. For medium-size businesses and smaller this is a tool that will get you where you need to go.

The basic company structure and bank reconciliation function are easy to understand.

Enterprise is well suited for companies that need to have multiple people logged into the file at once. It is also well-suited for companies that require maintenance of inventory. We also use it for clients with large payrolls (typically over 20 employees). It's not appropriate for small-service-based clients, it's too clunky and tricky to navigate.

Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise is what you would use if you do not know any better. If you have limited use for accounting products and do not rely on using accounting software on a day-to-day basis I could see it better suited for that use case. If you rely heavily on the quick and proper operation this is not the product for you.

There is just so much bad and wrong with the software. Support is a nightmare. They try and point you to their FAQ's and forums for support. Most issues the response you get is a non-answer as they don't truly understand what those needs are. Then when they realize the software isn't working as expected they pass it on to their "Engineering Team". You get different support depending if you're on Quickbooks Desktop support, Enterprise Support or Payments support or Merchant services support or banking support.... each one has their own support numbers and it's a game of wack-a-mole to figure out which one you need to talk to. If there's an issue across disciplines, then you're totally out of luck because none of the departments can collaborate. We use QBDE on RightNetworks. Because our version of QB and the files are remotely hosted, there's even more finger pointing when there is unexpected errors with the process.

Support aside, the software is super clunky... especially for something labeled "Enterprise". We don't have that large of a file and it'll take forever to load. This isn't built for speed. The product vision isn't built for innovation. Intuit as a brand plays it too safe making a product that is just "good enough" to not enrage their customer base.

Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise allows me to track my company expenses and income which suits my needs. Some of the less appropriate features for me are payroll and invoicing. I have other systems that I use for those services that are discounted by our corporate fellowship with Ortho Florida of which we are members. Otherwise, I am sure these 2 programs would be an option for us.

A client has 40+ entities it owns. Easy to set up multiple companies with standard account charts, financial statements, etc. Enterprise has a consolidation feature that is very useful. User counts can be added as needed. User functionality is easily managed at a very granular level. Complex inventory issues such as intricate assemblies can be offloaded to products such as FishBowl.

This one is Very good for small businesses or small family-oriented businesses. You don't need to hire someone to do a finance job for you. You can do it by yourself, and it is very easy to use. Definitely not good for a big size enterprise as it takes little time for creating multiple data.

Quick books are very scalable - they can be used by one-person corps as well as mega conglomerates. It is not suitable for PO based work/tracking PO amounts and usage

QuickBooks has been a very good tool for our company. Making sure that employees are paid on time and also paid correctly is a crucial part of keeping employees working for us. QuickBooks allows us to keep track of each of our employees and also our clients.

It is well-suited to almost all organizations that don't require heavy inventory use or have multi-entities that they would like to see rolled up. For the more basic companies, I would recommend a Quickbooks Pro product, but Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise is great for medium and up companies that don't require the above-mentioned items.

We were trying to implement the use of a scanner for inventory control and we were surprised to learn that Quickbooks only allowed this option if we were to subscribe to their Advanced Inventory program. We still utilize Quickbooks for 99% of our business functions/transactions but this setback forced us to find a third-party company to provide a scanning program that is compatible with our Quickbooks program.

Quickbooks Desktop is well suited for instances where there is just one person who needs to access the accounting data; however, when there are multiple people in Quickbooks, it would be better to have the QuickBooks Online version (as the access is easier and the learning curve for QuickBooks Online is much less steep than that of Quickbooks Desktop).

It works great for domestic businesses that don't have complicated inventory issues. The only areas where I have seen people struggle are where the business gets very large, or there are mostly international transactions and lots of inventory items needed for production. This causes them to switch to other software solutions.

As our hospitality group continues to grow, it becomes a vital part of the operation to have QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise on our side. I can see a single business environment not being the best fit, but anyone suited for potential growth should consider utilizing this in advance of acquisitions or anticipated growth.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise allows for most of the features that small businesses need, so I would recommend this to many small businesses owners who have some experience running a business. If they're just starting out and haven't run a business/department/or done budgeting at the corporate level, then I would not recommend this option. It will be too overwhelming. 9/10 for having what is needed. I only deducted one star for the clunky-ness that can be cumbersome since it seems that this is the best option when compared with others in the market that only cover book-keeping and accounting options. There is software that includes billing/invoicing/account keeping with other features like contracts/scheduling/email marketing but that can be too much for many small businesses OR it can be more systems than are needed. QuickBooks does what it needs to do for businesses without having to set up your entire business within one system.