Appalling Fee for Basic Support.
December 20, 2022

Appalling Fee for Basic Support.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with QuickBooks Desktop Premier

I use QB Desktop Pro 2019. I have been using QB for 20+ years. I suddenly got a warning that my file was corrupted. This happened once before, and I simply chose to rebuild the file and it fixed the issue without a problem. This time I got support on the line who told me this is a severe issue and I would need to pay for support to rebuild - about 1.5 hours of work. 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. All I needed was a single repair - I was appalled. Then they told I could pay for the repair at $100 per megabyte for a onetime cost of about $1400.00 ....for 1.5 hours of work! This is outrageous - I felt like they are holding my data hostage. Instead, I have decided it would be cheaper to pay a bookkeeper to re-enter all my data for the year. What a horrible way to treat their existing and longtime customers.
  • Easy to Use
  • Comprehensive
  • Easy to send to Accountant
  • Horrible Support Options
  • If I convert to subscription service, I actually lose some of the functionality
  • Subscription is Very Expensive for Home Based Business

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

No

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of QuickBooks Desktop Premier go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy QuickBooks Desktop Premier again?

No

Support is nonexistent unless you pay what amounts to ransom.
Not well suited to a homebased business because the online subscription service is nothing like the old standalone desktop. It does [not] look or feel like the desktop version, it needs to be learned from scratch, it is unnecessarily expensive, and it loses the functionality I needed of creating separate "classes" of expenses.

QuickBooks Desktop Premier Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
7
Accounts receivable
7
Cash management
8
Bank reconciliation
8
Expense management
6
Time tracking
5
Fixed asset management
5
Multi-division support
7
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
7
Journals and Reconciliations
7
Credit card processing
7
Pay calculation
7
Dashboards
5
Standard reports
8
Custom reports
8
Single sign-on capability
5