Item: QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Rating: 10
Author: Denise Hodge

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise for all my accounting needs...the full spectrum. As a non-profit I need to track donations and send year end giving receipts which QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise allows me to do. It also has specialized reports for non-profits which is super helpful. It produces great reports and integrates with 3rd party 1099 software and my third party database software.

Pros and Cons

provides great reports
meets specific non-profit company needs
integrates with other third part software

I would like to see more ways to customize reports and have that process be more user friendly.
I would like to see the process of creating year end giving statements be made more user friendly. Since I only do it once a year, I have to figure the process out every year.

Return on Investment

ease of tracking donations
greater transparency
improved reporting capabilities

Scaling with Desktop Enterprise

I don't know that I noticed support with growth. I guess the efficiency with which I am able to manage my non-profit even as it has grown exponentially has been very helpful.

Implementation

I have been a user of Quickbooks Pro for years so I found the set up and training to be quite easy and user friendly. I am the sole user so I have not had to train anyone else.

Accounting Performance Impact

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise has great tracking and reporting capabilities which has made communicating financial info with our board of directors easy and efficient. Because of this, the board is well equipped to make financial decisions and feel confident that the info they are provided is accurate. It has also increased efficiency by having everything in one place and being easy to use.

Key Insights

Do you think QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise's feature set?

Yes

Did QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Servant Keeper, Intuit TurboTax

Likelihood to Recommend

When I first started using QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise for my non-profit 7 years ago, there were some struggles, but updates they have made to the product have been great and improved a lot of the functions that were a struggle. It is super helpful for handling specific non-profit needs where the normal QuickBooks, while great, is set up for for-profit businesses. The ability to enter donations and allocate them by classes that I set up is an invaluable tool.

QuickBooks Enterprise for the WIN!

Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise