QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise vs. QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

QuickBooks Online

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise	Score7.9 out of 10	N/A	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is a widely-used accounting package designed for small to mid-sized businesses. It is the top of the QuickBooks line. Pricing starts at $3,000 for five users, and goes up depending on the number of additional users. They also offer an Advanced Inventory module for $999 / year.	$1,261 per year
QuickBooks Online	Score8.3 out of 10	N/A	QuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.	$38 per month

Pricing

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

QuickBooks Online

Gold: 1,261
per year
Platinum: 1,522
per year
Gold with Remote Access: 1,785.60
per year
Platinum with Remote Access: 2,083.20
per year
Diamond: 3,060.34
per year
Diamond with Remote Access: 3,600.36
per year

Simple Start: $38
per month
Essentials: $75
per month
Plus: $115
per month
Advanced: $275
per month

Pricing Offerings
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise	QuickBooks Online
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

Optional

No setup fee

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Key User Insights
	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise	QuickBooks Online
Considered Both Products	Intuit Melissa Cross Senior Administrative Services Manager in Professional Services at Tripcony May (Law Practice, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise I did not find QuickBooks Online to be very user friendly. QuickBooks Desktop is a much simplified version while still having all the functionality. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise WE have actually switched to QuickBooks Online. In my opinion, the cloud server is more secure and less expensive. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise QuickBooks Online - Small to mid size companies - Ease of use and customer support. Great interaction with POS systems. Best out of the box experience. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise not good for new users - Consider hiring professional accounting consultant for training and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise As stated in earlier parts of the review, we moved from Quickbooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online because of the ease of use that QuickBooks Online has, while maintaining 95% of the power of Quickbooks Desktop. The one spot where Quickbooks Desktop comes out on top is the ability … Incentivized Helpful? Mylene Beatty Project Administrator in Corporate at Kermodei Construction Company Ltd. (Construction, 11-50 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise I have told Intuit when I've called in for Support for QuickBooks Online how much it lacks in function compared to QuickBooks Desktop. However the Enterprise version does more thank Desktop and so its functionality and ease is much more pleasing and useful. The reporting, the … Incentivized Helpful? Olga Lazareva Controller in Finance and Accounting at Auragan LLC (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise We have used QuickBooks Online products but find the QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise to be a better fit for our company. And while QB online definitely has its pros, it is a pricier option. Plus for accounting professional, QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is more versatile and … Incentivized Helpful? Qumail Raza CEO (Chief Executive Officer) at QITMEER TRADERS (Wholesale, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise We did not find much features in QuickBooks Online, so finally decided to go for desktop version. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Sage Intacct would be the best, but the cost is prohibative of clients. QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is used more as it is syncs outside systems better. Incentivized Helpful? Sean Siemen CFO in Corporate at CHAMPION TAX & ACCOUNTING INC (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Significantly better in every way except having a cloud access system that does not require a hosting service. Incentivized Helpful? Bela Thakkar Accounts Supervisor in Finance and Accounting at Analytix Solutions (Accounting, 501-1000 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise We have selected this product as it is affordoable in terms of pricing and features too. Our clients is geeting lots of benefits by using this product. By using QuickBooks desktop client also manage the information realted to financials and also get the clear picture for the … Incentivized Helpful? Jaydeep Mandalia Sr. Executive (Accounts) in Finance and Accounting at GJM & Co. (Accounting, 11-50 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Bill.com - Because it is the specialised AP Management portal that comes with approval and payment workflow in itself and syncs with QB. Expensify - Because it is the intelligent Expense reimbursement tool that QuickBooks Desktop doesn't offer. Incentivized Helpful? Mylene Beatty Administrative Assistant in Corporate at Kermodei (Construction, 11-50 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise The payroll features are far from none on QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise. The lack of such features on Desktop Pro leave one posting their own remittance calculations, doing the reporting, and maintaining a database for such. Incentivized Helpful? David Varnum CEO (Chief Executive Officer) in Corporate at CF&O (Accounting, 11-50 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise QuickBooks [Desktop Enterprise] is much easier to use. While Sage has true accounting control processes, the batch entry and other processes can be redundant and out dated. The Enterprise audit trail can track issues if necessary while allowing for easier functionality within … Incentivized Helpful? Krunal Thakkar Finance Executive in Finance and Accounting at Analytix Business Solutions (Outsourcing/Offshoring, 501-1000 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is widely used by our client and they prefer to use it instead of Online. And it also gives lots of flexibility compared with Online. Incentivized Helpful? Angela Meharg Founder & CEO in Information Technology at Datisfy Inc. (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise If you need lots of custom fields (e.g. more than three), you want to manage inventory within QuickBooks, or you want to track Landed Costs, QB Online is not a tool for you. Enterprise functionality has been around for years and it's solid. It will be many years before the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise We looked at BuildTools' product and it is pretty slick. But in the end, we found that the construction version of QuickBooks did everything that we needed, while also providing the g/l support we needed. QB allowed our field staff to keep doing things the way they were … Incentivized Helpful? Shaina Saadaie Office Manager at Weisz & Weisz (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise The QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is great for simplistic reporting for my nonprofit client. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise QBE offered the class & location structure detail that was not available on other systems. That's primarily the reason we went with it. It is a little frustrating that the level of detail is not available a cloud software because our team is virtual. Incentivized Helpful? Dorcas Garcia Administrative Assistant at USA Office Furniture (Furniture, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise I have used CDK which is a dealer accounting software and I believe Quickbooks is easier to use and more manageable. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Quickbooks Enterprise is the best overall software for the average business which has outgrown small business accounting software. It only fails in small areas for companies in unique areas of business like fabrication shops, job shops, or custom creators making one of a kind … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise QuickBooks Enterprise is a great alternative for Oracle. It provides the same level of security and functionality for a fraction of the price. Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Henkel Owner at HighRoad Accounting (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise I actually use or offer support to all of the QuickBooks versions. It depends on my client's need as to which product I will recommend. As for QB Enterprise, I choose this product for my clients who need robust inventory, may have more than one company and want to combine … Incentivized Helpful?	Intuit Verified User Chose QuickBooks Online We did not look at any other products as QB online is typically considered best in class. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Online Desktop is way cheaper, but QuickBooks Online stays more upto date and is way better at integrating with other software. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Online Reporting is more diverse and ability to add multiple dimensions Incentivized Helpful? John Michael Henne CFO in Finance and Accounting at Midwest Landscape Industries, Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose QuickBooks Online QuickBooks Online is an accounting software package that allows companies to use a cost-effective and efficient software package. QuickBooks Online allows companies to prepare their balance sheets and income statements. It connects with a variety of other applications, which … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Henkel Consultant in Finance and Accounting at Jeff Henkel (Accounting, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Online I chose QuickBooks Online primarily because I had the most experience with it. Although the desktop versions will generally have more robust reporting and some areas of versatility, QuickBooks Online has the best immediate access when it comes to support and it's online … Incentivized Helpful? Jason Miller Owner in Social Media at Access Technology (Computer Networking, 1-10 employees) Chose QuickBooks Online Enterprise is just a more robust form of Quickbooks. I've used both the online version and the desktop (installed) version. Overall, there's not too much of a noticeable difference here. I would highly recommend both but it's based on your needs. Incentivized Helpful? Jason Daniel Office Manager in Finance and Accounting at Daniel Enterprises (Construction, 11-50 employees) Chose QuickBooks Online Much more support is available and it is much easier to use. It is easy to access completely up to date information from any device. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Online Quickbooks Online made more sense for our clients who had smaller businesses and required more hands-on accounting help. The ability to access this cloud-based accounting software from our office and respond to needs quickly was a huge benefit and advantage over Quickbooks … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Online They are tough competitors. I believe each has their own strengths and weaknesses. Overall, QBO is slightly less expensive than Xero (at the moment, at least), so that is a plus. The real reason that we went with QBO in the beginning is that it was a more mature product, and it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose QuickBooks Online QuickBooks Online and Xero offer many similar features. I believe QuickBooks Online is easier to use. Xero offers tax features for companies that operate in other companies that you have to turn off in several locations if you are using it for a US company. Incentivized Helpful?
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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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Features

QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise

QuickBooks Online

Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.3 112 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.5 81 Ratings
Pay calculation	9.8108 Ratings	7.872 Ratings
Benefit plan administration	8.963 Ratings	7.033 Ratings
Direct deposit files	9.493 Ratings	9.067 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management	9.386 Ratings	9.046 Ratings
Reimbursement management	9.186 Ratings	9.548 Ratings

Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 7.3 76 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.3 71 Ratings
API for custom integration	7.959 Ratings	8.757 Ratings
Plug-ins	6.669 Ratings	8.058 Ratings

Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.1 161 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 9.7 112 Ratings
Single sign-on capability	9.3123 Ratings	9.684 Ratings
Role-based user permissions	8.9159 Ratings	9.7106 Ratings

Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 8.5 178 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.1 136 Ratings
Dashboards	8.5152 Ratings	8.6128 Ratings
Standard reports	9.4176 Ratings	8.1132 Ratings
Custom reports	7.6171 Ratings	7.5120 Ratings

Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 9.0 182 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.5 147 Ratings
Accounts payable	9.3175 Ratings	9.1125 Ratings
Accounts receivable	9.3174 Ratings	9.4135 Ratings
Cash management	9.0160 Ratings	8.7123 Ratings
Bank reconciliation	9.5173 Ratings	9.1141 Ratings
Expense management	9.0160 Ratings	8.7125 Ratings
Time tracking	8.982 Ratings	6.957 Ratings
Fixed asset management	8.8119 Ratings	8.155 Ratings
Multi-currency support	9.160 Ratings	7.024 Ratings
Multi-division support	8.597 Ratings	9.145 Ratings
Regulations compliance	9.269 Ratings	9.241 Ratings
Electronic tax filing	9.191 Ratings	9.368 Ratings
Self-service portal	8.771 Ratings	8.869 Ratings
Global Financial Support	8.235 Ratings	8.118 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers	8.963 Ratings	8.737 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting	8.480 Ratings	8.731 Ratings
Localizations	8.148 Ratings	8.123 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations	9.3131 Ratings	9.376 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting	9.291 Ratings	8.127 Ratings
Configurable Accounting	9.488 Ratings	7.740 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework	9.255 Ratings	8.426 Ratings
Standardized Processes	9.299 Ratings	8.552 Ratings

Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 7.7 108 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 7.5 49 Ratings
Inventory tracking	7.9104 Ratings	8.046 Ratings
Automatic reordering	7.556 Ratings	7.023 Ratings
Location management	7.869 Ratings	8.123 Ratings
Manufacturing module	7.654 Ratings	7.018 Ratings

Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise and QuickBooks Online
Feature	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise 8.7 134 Ratings	QuickBooks Online 8.4 90 Ratings
Pricing	8.8100 Ratings	8.056 Ratings
Order entry	9.2106 Ratings	8.054 Ratings
Credit card processing	8.093 Ratings	8.566 Ratings
Cost of goods sold	9.4119 Ratings	9.370 Ratings
Order Orchestration	7.758 Ratings	8.022 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility	9.056 Ratings	9.021 Ratings
Order exception Resolution	9.043 Ratings	8.019 Ratings

User Ratings
	QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise	QuickBooks Online
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (193 ratings)	8.8 (165 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (17 ratings)	1.9 (24 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (12 ratings)	8.8 (80 ratings)
Availability	10.0 (4 ratings)	2.0 (5 ratings)
Performance	10.0 (3 ratings)	1.0 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	6.0 (5 ratings)	1.1 (68 ratings)
In-Person Training	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Online Training	9.1 (3 ratings)	- (0 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (9 ratings)	3.0 (6 ratings)
Configurability	10.0 (3 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)
CPA Rating	7.2 (9 ratings)	7.4 (18 ratings)
Ease of integration	9.1 (2 ratings)	1.3 (2 ratings)
Product Scalability	10.0 (3 ratings)	1.0 (2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	9.0 (3 ratings)	1.0 (2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	10.0 (3 ratings)	1.0 (2 ratings)

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