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 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 |
 Wave Accounting | Score8.3 out of 10 | N/A | Wave Accounting is a free, cloud-based accounting platform exclusively for small businesses. It supports double-entry bookkeeping and permits unlimited user access, invoicing, and expense management. Wave Accounting integrates with Wave's invoicing, receipt scanning, payment processing and payroll apps. | $16 per month |
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| Considered Both Products | Chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise We did not find much features in QuickBooks Online, so finally decided to go for desktop version. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose Wave Accounting Circling back to the "free" thing again. For a small business, I am getting for free what QuickBooks Online charges no less than $40/month. Moving away from "free," these other solutions I listed above do more, and these would be the right solutions for the right needs. All of … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Wave Accounting Unfortunately we did not do our due diligence before selecting Wave. We came across them through our payroll provider (ADP) and assumed that it was good since we have had a great experience with ADP. In the future I would strongly recommend others to not just read online … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Wave Accounting Day and night. I found QuickBooks Legacy for Enterprise clunky and outdated and the user experiences are without compare. |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.1 | 6.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 | 7.8 |
| Usability | 10.0 | 7.0 |
| Availability | 10.0 | 6.7 |
| Performance | 10.0 | 2.9 |
| Support Rating | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| In-Person Training | 7.0 | - |
| Online Training | 9.1 | 4.7 |
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| Configurability | 10.0 | - |
| CPA Rating | 7.2 | 8.0 |
| Ease of integration | 9.1 | - |
| Product Scalability | 10.0 | 3.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | 9.0 | - |
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