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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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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

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

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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Erika Neilson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use QuickBooks Pro as our main accounting software for handling our business. We produce invoices, patient statements, and manage our financial reporting through it. I am able to easily see a snapshot of our financial status when I log in as well as find quick access to reports that I need generated. It is fairly user-friendly and allows me to accomplish all the financial tasks needed to run my business.
  • QuickBooks Pro does invoicing well; I am able to customize my invoices to my company's specifications. The templates allow options for the design to be personalized to the needs of my company, including guides for making it easy to use windowed envelopes.
  • It gives me a quick snapshot of where my financials are. I always have an idea of the financial in's and out's with just a click or two of my mouse.
  • QuickBook Pro reminds me when bills are due, and records easily when payments are made. I never have to worry about missing a payment because of the flag reminders.
  • It is software on my desktop computer at work, therefore, I cannot access it away from my office. This has been somewhat inconvenient, but I am aware that there are online options with QuickBooks that we are strongly considering for the future.
  • Sometimes it is difficult to edit a list item. There is some inconvenience of not being able to right click and permanently edit a list item within an invoice. Instead you have to go to a menu item, look it up and then edit the item instead of being able to edit the original item within an invoice. You can, however, change the information within the invoice, you just aren't able to make permanent changes to the line item without going into the line item menu.
  • When I am paying bills, I am not able to attach a receipt or list a notation about a payment confirmation number. That usually has to be done in the invoice itself, instead of in the 'pay bills' screen, which, at times, can be a hassle.
QuickBooks is perfect for a small business. I have been using it for several years and it is simple enough for a start-up company to be able to figure out how to use it. There are also usually classes offered in local communities to help teach the basics of QuickBooks - which I took, that helped me become familiar. It may work for a larger business, but may not have the ease needed for managing multiple locations as it is somewhat cumbersome to switch between sets of books.
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting (21)
55.71428571428571%
5.6
Accounts payable
80%
8.0
Accounts receivable
80%
8.0
Cash management
90%
9.0
Bank reconciliation
100%
10.0
Expense management
90%
9.0
Time tracking
90%
9.0
Fixed asset management
80%
8.0
Multi-currency support
N/A
N/A
Multi-division support
N/A
N/A
Regulations compliance
N/A
N/A
Electronic tax filing
N/A
N/A
Self-service portal
N/A
N/A
Global Financial Support
80%
8.0
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
N/A
N/A
Intercompany Accounting
70%
7.0
Localizations
N/A
N/A
Journals and Reconciliations
90%
9.0
Enterprise Accounting
70%
7.0
Configurable Accounting
70%
7.0
Centralized Rules Framework
90%
9.0
Standardized Processes
90%
9.0
Inventory Management
N/A
N/A
Order Management
N/A
N/A
Payroll Management (5)
N/A
N/A
Pay calculation
N/A
N/A
Benefit plan administration
N/A
N/A
Direct deposit files
N/A
N/A
Salary revision and increment management
N/A
N/A
Reimbursement management
N/A
N/A
Reporting & Analytics (3)
90%
9.0
Dashboards
90%
9.0
Standard reports
90%
9.0
Custom reports
90%
9.0
Customization (2)
85%
8.5
API for custom integration
80%
8.0
Plug-ins
90%
9.0
Security (2)
95%
9.5
Role-based user permissions
90%
9.0
Single sign-on capability
100%
10.0
  • I am able to keep track of my books with decent accuracy. Most of the issues I have had have been because of not knowing how to use the software, but it has the features needed to keep things going.
  • I am able to quickly see which invoices I have as outstanding, which makes keeping vendors paid on time. This is SUPER helpful for keeping track of the outgoing expenses.
  • I am also able to track Customer balances and statements easily.
I haven't used other accounting software.
1
President, billing, AR/AP
1
As I am a small business owner with little background in accounting, we were able to get started with only basic accounting concepts. The software allows you to edit transactions if you find that you have made any mistakes in your accounting/bookkeeping. Nothing is permanent, which can cause issues if you delete the wrong thing; but it is nice to be able to edit everything.
  • Billing clients
  • Managing vendor invoices
  • Keeping track of monies coming and/or going from the company.
  • Creating packing lists
  • Monthly stats for staff meetings
  • Tracking financials for more than one business
  • Adding and tracking financials for additional providers
  • Merchant transactions
  • Employee payroll
The software is pretty straight forward, it does what I need it to do, and there is no-deal killer issues creating a need for other software. Continuing with QuickBooks makes sense as being familiar with QuickBooks Pro prevents the need to try to learn a different software, and knowing how to use this software already is a big reason to stick with it long into the future.
No
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
We had heard from other users that is a fantastic software for small businesses/start-up businesses. My financial business adviser highly recommended it for it's ease of use and flexibility. These were super important as a new business owner has many responsibilities; simplification of keeping financial records is a huge bonus!
If I were to buy QB again, I would probably not have started with the Payroll version that is included as we were able to outsource our ability to do payroll; however, I was happy to know that there was an option for handling it in-house if we chose to take that route.
  • Implemented in-house
No
  • The learning curve - how to do what I wanted to do and where to go to do it.
  • Setting up items was and can be a bit cumbersome.
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.
No
I haven't needed it since the software is pretty user friendly. All you need is a basic accounting background to get started and the software functions well enough that you can figure most things out with very little training.
I haven't had any major issues or complaints. I think there is always room for improvement; the software isn't flawless, but it has been super helpful in creating manageable financials for our start-up business. When I have needed support help, which hasn't been real often, usually the problem is resolvable. I have occasionally had to pay extra fees for help, but nothing unreasonable.
No
I was locked out of my system, and wasn't sure why. I contacted support and they were able, through logging in to my desktop, search, find the problem, correct it, and get me back working again. I only lost a day or two of accounting, which could have been much, much worse!
  • Posting transactions
  • Attaching invoices
  • Daily snapshot reports
  • None - after the learning curve, it's pretty easy to use.
No
QBP is easy to use, somewhat easy to learn and runs fairly smoothly when using it. It tells you automatically that you need to save, and helps delete old backup files so that your PC doesn't have too many old copies of previous backup storage.
November 11, 2014

Thinking Out of The Box

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Pro is currently being used in an altered state by our organization. Instead of using one account, we use multiple accounts to track individual grant funds. Each grant has its own account. We do not use the time tracking/payroll feature within it. We strictly use it for the reports and to track expenses. It functions very well for this, however there was a lot of report customization that needed to be done to get it to match our needs.
  • Expense Tracking
  • Report Customization
  • Multi-level budget
  • Report customization is an awesome feature, however it is very cumbersome to use at times.
  • Entering data into the budget is not the smoothest. It takes some time to learn how to navigate the entering functionality.
I believe QuickBooks Pro offers a good foundation in order to customize it to match the functionality of most businesses or non-profits. Even if using a very small portion of the software's functionality, it is worth the purchase. However, prior knowledge of the software is beneficial if purchasing the software to use other than for the intended purpose.
  • Better reporting.
  • Easier reporting.
  • Seamless tracking of expenses.
We tried Quicken for awhile. However, it did not allow for the reporting customization nor for a file to run on more than a standard fiscal year.
It meets our needs the best.
4
Business Managers- Daily expense tracking and management of funds.
1
A very good working knowledge of the software is needed to support users.
  • Reporting
  • Expense Tracking
  • Exporting Features
  • Adapted the software for use of grant funding.
  • Customized the reporting features to work on a custom reporting cycle.
  • Been able to track payroll without using the payroll feature in the software.
  • New reports
  • Exporting data.
  • Setting up files.
  • Expense recording.
  • Entering data into the budget.
  • Customizing reports.
Yes, but I don't use it
There are some areas of the software that could be updated to be made more user friendly.
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