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Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT vs. QuickBooks Desktop Pro

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AFinancial Edge NXT is a cloud accounting solution tailored for nonprofits that provides a general ledger, projects, grants, endowments, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, banking, and more. It offers real-time reporting, with one-click drill-down functionality and export capability.N/A

    QuickBooks Desktop Pro

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks 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.N/A
    Pricing
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBlackbaud is currently offering the first six months of Financial Edge NXT free for new customers. Limited conditions apply.—
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    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Considered Both Products
    Blackbaud
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    I have used others in this space but the overall reporting and options within the product separate this apart from others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    Financial Edge NXT is better-suited for a midsized organization like ours. We had outgrown Sage 50 - it was becoming quite slow and unstable, so we had to find another solution. Financial Edge NXT has proven to be quicker, and much more stable and reliable from the perspective …
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    FE NXT is far superior. Quickbooks is very basic and there are minimal inherent accounting controls.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    We didn't, the only issue with Raisers Edge is they do handle donor management.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    Reporting is more detailed and customized to a certain point.
    Incentivized
    Chose Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    We previously used QuickBooks and while we were comfortable with the functionality and ease of use, we chose to move forward with Financial Edge and then the NXT version because of the integration with the other modules and being able to link all of the data together to reduce …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    9.3
    65 Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.961 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.835 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.953 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.949 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.350 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    7.9
    39 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.032 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.836 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    10.0
    94 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.076 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.089 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    10.0
    109 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.094 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.0109 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    9.5
    113 Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.0108 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings10.0110 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings10.098 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings10.0109 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings10.0100 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.747 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings10.065 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.239 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.051 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings9.738 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.015 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings8.837 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.066 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.034 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.042 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.7
    56 Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.453 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.132 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.229 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    Pricing00 Ratings10.051 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.148 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.216 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Blackbaud Financial Edge NXTQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (150 ratings)
    9.9
    (125 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (32 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (14 ratings)
    1.2
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)