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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AccountEdge

    Score6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    AccountEdge is a small business accounting software for Mac and Windows users. AccountEdge allows business owners to organize, process, and report on their financial information. Its features include accounting, integrated payroll, sales and purchases, contact management, inventory, and time billing. It was acquired by Priority Software in January 2018 to expand that company's small business portfolio.

    $20

    per month

    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
    AccountEdgeQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Editions & Modules
    AccountEdge Pro
    $20
    per month
    AccountEdge Network Edition
    $30
    per month
    AccountEdge Hosted
    $50
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AccountEdgeQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    AccountEdgeQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Considered Both Products
    Priority Software
    Chose AccountEdge
    AccountEdge is more adaptable as a large and diverse inventory control system.
    Incentivized
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Ultimately, QuickBooks Pro was better suited for how we internally run our operations. AccountEdge Pro seemed to have more bells and whistles we wouldn't need to use.
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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
    AccountEdgeQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    9.3
    65 Ratings
    Pay calculation10.06 Ratings9.961 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration8.04 Ratings9.835 Ratings
    Direct deposit files5.04 Ratings9.953 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.05 Ratings9.949 Ratings
    Reimbursement management4.03 Ratings7.350 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    10.0
    94 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.07 Ratings10.089 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.076 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    9.0
    7 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    10.0
    109 Ratings
    Dashboards9.04 Ratings10.094 Ratings
    Standard reports9.07 Ratings10.0109 Ratings
    Custom reports9.06 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    9.5
    113 Ratings
    Accounts payable9.08 Ratings10.0108 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.08 Ratings10.0110 Ratings
    Cash management8.12 Ratings10.098 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation6.08 Ratings10.0109 Ratings
    Expense management6.06 Ratings10.0100 Ratings
    Time tracking6.04 Ratings8.747 Ratings
    Multi-currency support9.03 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.02 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.02 Ratings7.239 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing7.04 Ratings10.051 Ratings
    Self-service portal2.71 Ratings9.738 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings10.065 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 AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    6 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.7
    56 Ratings
    Inventory tracking8.06 Ratings6.453 Ratings
    Automatic reordering8.01 Ratings6.132 Ratings
    Location management8.03 Ratings6.229 Ratings
    Manufacturing module8.02 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.3
    71 Ratings
    Pricing8.05 Ratings10.051 Ratings
    Order entry9.05 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    Credit card processing6.05 Ratings7.148 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.06 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings9.021 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.216 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of AccountEdge and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    AccountEdge
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    7.9
    39 Ratings
    Plug-ins5.03 Ratings7.836 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.032 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AccountEdgeQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (18 ratings)
    9.9
    (125 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (32 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    1.2
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)