QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise - The #1 software for the construction world
December 09, 2019

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise - The #1 software for the construction world

Johann Hyde | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

Our company has 2 users at this time for QB Desktop Enterprise. We are a general contractor (construction). We use QB Desktop Enterprise for payroll, certified wage reports, accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable.
  • Accounts Receivable (Customer tab)
  • Accounts Payable (Vendor tab)
  • Payroll
  • General Accounting (Banking tab)
  • A customizable "at a glance" screen view or report.
  • Positive - it helps us track our finances - overall as a company and for individual projects.
Its been a few years since I've use ViewPoint ProContractor, but the thing that stands out the most in my memory is how difficult it was to change ... almost anything... for the original that was entered. In the real world, changes occur - whether a wrong invoice number or date were keyed in or a customer price change - the office has one number and the customer has another (signed by the owner or project manager) number. These types of changes were time consuming at best in ViewPoint ProContractor. In QuickBooks they are quick and simple.
Having said that - inadvertent changes is the main downfall in QuickBooks - there is no way to "hit the redo" button once the Save button has been activated. If a change to an invoice or bill is being made and the outcome of this change in every area of QB is unknown then a screen shot needs to be taken first of the original bill or invoice in QB before the changes are made and the other areas affected are reviewed for accuracy.
QB Desktop Enterprise is very well suited for the construction world. I have used QB in construction for several years now and have used other construction systems - hands down I like QB Desktop Enterprise the best. In my opinion, if QB Desktop Enterprise (or any other QB) is set up properly for the reports you would like to run it is a fantastic program. I have experienced QB Enterprise in which the customer section was not set up correctly and I have to admit - it was useless for reports.

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Feature Ratings

Fixed asset management
Not Rated
Multi-currency support
Not Rated
Multi-division support
Not Rated
Electronic tax filing
Not Rated
Self-service portal
Not Rated
Global Financial Support
Not Rated
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Not Rated
Intercompany Accounting
7
Localizations
Not Rated
Configurable Accounting
Not Rated
Centralized Rules Framework
Not Rated
Standardized Processes
Not Rated
Inventory tracking
Not Rated
Automatic reordering
Not Rated
Location management
Not Rated
Manufacturing module
Not Rated
Pricing
Not Rated
Order entry
Not Rated
Credit card processing
Not Rated
Cost of goods sold
Not Rated
Order Orchestration
Not Rated
End-to-end order visibility
Not Rated
Order exception Resolution
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
5
Dashboards
8
Standard reports
8
Custom reports
2
Not Rated
API for custom integration
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
5