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Active Takeoff vs QuickBooks Enterprise: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 13th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Takeoff
5
50
  • Assembly Takeoff
  • Electronic Plans
24
Best performer
50
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews95
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.8
4.5
User reviews20,701
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.1
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Created for construction companies, general contractors, estimators, and flooring companies.

QuickBooks Enterprise caters to businesses across multiple sectors such as contractor, manufacturing and wholesale, nonprofit, retail, and more.

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pros & cons
1 / 4
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5.0

Speaker 1: Hi, this is Prateek. I am head of the marketing for customjewelry.com. We are a startup and a small team of 15 people distributed remotely. I give QuickBooks Online Enterprise five out of five. Before QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise version, we were using very DIY products, from spreadsheets to a payroll like ADP to pay our contractors. To keep expenses, we would use our credit card tool from Brex. But everything was very scattered since all of the team members are remote, and also global. The reason we chose QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise is because of the ease of use. And just with a quick integration, we were able to all get on board on a single, so where I can log in in real-time and see which contractor has filed their expenses, run payroll, keep track of expenses and everything, all in one place. Oh, getting started with QuickBooks Enterprise was very easy. Actually, more easy than I thought it would be. With all the integrations with the banks, the existing softwares, the tools that we were already using for business, they were very seamless, and we did not have to get any outside help. We were able to do it ourselves in less than a day. I would recommend QuickBooks Enterprise if you are looking for a accounting software or bookkeeping software for your company. Number one, for the ease of use. Number two, for the seamless integrations. Number three is for having a very clear overview of your business all in the same page that is very easy to use.

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Active Takeoff

5/50
  • 2D Drawing
  • 3D Imaging
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Annotations
  • API
  • Bid Management
  • Bill of Materials
  • Built-In Database
  • Calendar Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Cost Estimating
  • Cost Tracking
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Estimating
  • For AEC Industry
  • Issue Management
  • Job Management
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Project Estimating
  • Projections
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Project Templates
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Workflow
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • SSL Security
  • Status Tracking
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Workflow Management
  • Assembly Takeoff
  • Customizable Templates
  • Electronic Plans
  • Job Costing
  • Proposal Generation
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QuickBooks Enterprise

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24/50
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QuickBooks Enterprise

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Active Takeoff
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
QuickBooks Enterprise
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Active Takeoff
  • By Quoter Software
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2002
QuickBooks Enterprise
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
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