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QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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What is QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

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.

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Popular Features

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  • Accounts payable (107)
    9.7
    97%
  • Bank reconciliation (108)
    9.7
    97%
  • Accounts receivable (109)
    7.5
    75%
  • Standard reports (108)
    7.5
    75%

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What is QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

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.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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QuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

9.3
Avg 7.5

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

7.9
Avg 7.1

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.5
Avg 8.0

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

8.4
Avg 7.6

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

8
Avg 7.4

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

6.7
Avg 7.0

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

7.3
Avg 7.4
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Product Details

What is QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

Quickbooks Desktop Pro is accounting software from Intuit, Inc. It allows a user to create invoices and track sales, enter and pay bills from vendors, and download bank and credit card transactions directly into QuickBooks. It contains analytic features, and its reports can be exported into Excel. Its home page conveys an overview of business activity at a glance, providing insight into business processes. Quickbooks Desktop Pro for Windows Desktop can be obtained presently for a one-time purchase fee of $230, while Quickbooks Desktop Pro Plus is available for $200 annually as a cloud-based service with the support, data backup, and free updating typical of cloud-based services.

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro Technical Details

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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Reviewers rate Pay calculation and Salary revision and increment management highest, with a score of 9.9.

The most common users of QuickBooks Desktop Pro are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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David Friedman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I love QuickBooks. I can't speak for organizations of other sizes, but for small-medium sized companies like us, it's the perfect bookkeeping solution. It has all the features we need, and several we're not even using (payroll, job profitability, inventory tracking, etc.) that make it the all-in-one suite that any company can use.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Perfect for any type of accounting needs with small businesses. Easy to use. Quickbooks allows us to track purchases, monitor bank accounts & credit cards, lookup customer or vendor information, track all deposits, and manage all aspects of the financial side of the business (for the most part).
January 28, 2020

Off the Grid

JaCoby Marston, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a great tool to use if you only have one user and you have limited internet access. I use to love using QuickBooks Desktop Pro, but found that QuickBooks Online is far better because your data is always backed up and you can access on any computer as long as you have internet.
QuickBooks Desktop Pro is great because you only have to pay a one-time fixed fee instead of having to pay for a monthly fee. The downside of this is that your software can quickly get outdated and you will have to pay for new software every few years. I recommend using QuickBooks Online because the software is always getting improvements and they are included in the reasonable monthly fee.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Pro is great for businesses that invoice often, have multiple clients, have repetitive business and will need to use accounting software each week. It would not be as ideal for startups, and/or companies that would not need to bill often. For that, I would suggest an easier to use/free software until Quickbooks is necessary.
January 23, 2020

Quickbooks at a glance

Ryan Husbands, MBA, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Desktop Pro is ideal for small business owners who want the option of controlling their management costs by maintaining accounting in-house with limited staff/budget. It is easy to purchase, install and use...especially for those who are not necessarily accountants by trade. I would say that above all, its simplicity is its best asset. It can perform the majority of accounting functions quickly and easily, and it counts many users...which is always an advantage in my opinion.
As a disadvantage, I would say that it does have a limit in terms of size of organization for which it be of optimal use. Its low price would be attractive to anyone when factoring accounting software costs, but the fact is that I have seen other software suites that are much more robust, and subsequently more viable for larger enterprises with more complex accounting needs....for example, multiple users, international accounting needs, etc...
Gary Gray | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I already recommend QBDP to friends and clients. It's easy to learn, and powerful enough to run most businesses without causing a financial strain. Its integration with countless banks enable ease of downloading transactions and reconciling accounts. If you need payroll services it's built right into QBDP, and it'll generate the checks, track fees and withholding payments with ease.
Adam Montgomery | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Desktop Pro really does have it all when it comes to managing your books. If you are looking for that all encompassing product to handle all of your accounting needs, is easy to use, and affordable, then QuickBooks Desktop Pro is your best option. The fact that it's so universally known has also really helped with hiring. It is very easy to find candidates that are familiar with the product and can jump right into it from day one.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think this is a great application for people responsible for "keeping the books" for most organizations. It worked well and provided us and our accountant with all the necessary data. Reporting is very important when working with accountants and the QB reports "matched" what my accountants were asking for so that helped me tremendously.
Alexander Cooper | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
For small business users, with 2 to 100 employees, this tool is perfect for those who don't have the time for doing all their accounting by hand, and for those who don't trust the cloud. However, most who have faith that QuickBooks won't be hacked, will be better suited to the cloud-based solution as it is available on almost any device.
December 04, 2019

Makes book work a breeze!

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Honestly, I would recommend QuickBooks to anyone that doesn't want to keep manual records. You can use it for invoices, statements, payroll, and so much more. The only way that I have ever kept records was manually and later, with QuickBooks. I could not imagine what it would be like having to keep manual records after QuickBooks made it so convenient to keep everything in one place.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Quickbooks Pro helped me tremendously when I was preparing 1099s. I was prepared for a long tedious process, and it was sweet and simple. I also love the ease of connecting with the bank and downloading transactions and then matching with bank information. It helps keep things in order.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Quickbooks is great for managing different cost centers, or in our case, franchises. The class assign is something that helps us a lot in keeping a good track of what is related to each location. The big issue I do see with QB is the lack of security, of course, you are able to check the audit log and see who did the changes, but that normally happens after the fact and sometimes the fraud already happened. If you are the only one managing it, this the right tool for you.
Les Klassen Hamm | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I support clients who use QuickBooks and some who use Simply Accounting, and the QuickBooks users seem uniformly happier with their choice, except for one or two large and more complex organizations.

It does everything I need but doesn't slow me down. It also saves me a lot of time at tax time.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks Desktop Pro is better suited for at minimum small companies with multiple expense and revenue accounts needing to be tracked. It is much less suited for smaller companies that do not need such tracking. For example, I am also a partner in a behavioral health company. We only need to track our client income and business expenses. We do not have multiple revenue and expense account categories to track, so QB Desktop Pro would be way more complex then we need.
Heath Achatz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
QuickBooks is well suited for any business where invoices, bills, and payments are used. Especially where customers have time to pay, it helps keep track of who is paying and how timely they are paying. I would guess it might be cumbersome to use if the customer base was over 500, but maybe with several users that would work.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Quickbooks is well suited for any business. The ease of use and the fact that most accounting professionals are very familiar with it, make it a very good fit for all businesses. There is also a very large network of support professionals and consultants that can help with setup and any issues that may arise. If the business is very small the owner wouldn't need to start with the pro version of Quickbooks.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As long as my colleague does not have outside modules that need to be connected to QuickBooks Pro, this is an easy choice. If they have something like a robust warehouse or e-commerce module, they have to understand that data is going to be limited in QuickBooks Pro to the GL level.
Debra Johnson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks is a great software for someone that is new to an accounting software because it gives you the flexibility to fix any mistakes that you make without a lot of fuss. In my full time, I work for an organization with over 10,000 people and I don't feel that QuickBooks would be well received because of the ability for people to make changes without approval. The accounting software that I use on my full time job has more restriction than QuickBooks but that is fine for my full time job. My side work doesn't require that much restriction so QuickBooks is perfect for me.
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