QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier and Mac), discontinued

“First they wanted to sell me a multi-year plan for $3000, $4,000 or $5,000 but if I want it for only one year it would be $1800. … Horrible Support Options If I convert to subscription service, I actually lose some of the functionality Subscription is Very Expensive for Home Based Business.”

“Now I have to pay a license fee per year twice what I paid for a 4 year license. … Cost too much Too expensive Doesn't seem to care about customers.”

“It is disappointing that users can no longer buy a perpetual license for the product and must now pay more for a 12 month subscription than they used to pay for a perpetual license. … I would say the subscription fees are not worth the value received from the newer QuickBooks Desktop Premier subscriptions (as evidenced by the fact that we now refer our clients to QB Online instead...”

“The new mandatory subscription service has lowered my ROI because I now have to pay every year for using QuickBooks Desktop Premier and the cost is significant, compared to what it used to be.”

“Compared to managed services, which can often run $100K+ per year, we are receiving exceptional value for less than $5K a year in managing and administering Quickbooks.”

“QB is the leader in bank integration, and the "DIRECT CONNECT" feature is worth every penny that your bank will charge you (Typically $10/month). … NEGATIVE --- had to replace it with more robust version (QB ACCOUNTANT) POSITIVE -- Getting accounting into a real accounting package will save countless hours and help you sleep better at...”

“Positive - easy AP tracking for on-time bill payment Positive - easy payment receipts Negative - payroll service is TOO expensive. … Most of our billing is a little too specific to be handled efficiently by QuickBooks Desktop Pro, so we bill out of a separate custom application - but we receive all of those payments through...”

“We offer monthly bookkeeping services for clients on QuickBooks Pro, set clients books up on QuickBooks Pro, and troubleshoot when clients have problems with their accounting in QuickBooks Pro.”

“The subscription cost of the Desktop version has increased, which is only sustainable for larger companies.”

“Considering the cost value for such a robust software platform, it is a solid choice for most start-up businesses to serve as their financials accounting system.”

“In my opinion, ROI is terrible as they keep increasing the cost of the software.”