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QuickBooks Enterprise vs QuickBooks Desktop: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 17th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 9,343 reviews from Accounting users.
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Income & Balance Sheet
4.6
Document Management
4.3
Financial Reporting
4.5
Financial Management
4.5
Billing & Invoicing
4.6
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Missing features
Feature ratings
Income & Balance Sheet
4.6
Document Management
NA
Financial Reporting
4.7
Financial Management
NA
Billing & Invoicing
4.6
User satisfaction
4.5
User reviews20,688
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.1
4.4
User reviews2,442
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
3.9
Price starts from
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Yearly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Editions dedicated to contractor, manufacturing and wholesale, nonprofit, retail, and more.

Accounting teams and companies

User reviews
pros & cons
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Prateek G
Head of Developer Relations
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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Kaity H
General Manager
5.0

Kaity H.: Hi, I'm Kaity. I'm the general manager at a small company, we have less than 15 employees, and I give QuickBooks Desktop a five. We use QuickBooks Desktop for invoicing, billing, keeping track of the bills we owe everybody else. Anything that has to do with money at our company, that's what we use QuickBooks for. Keeping track of our bank accounts, that's really important. So we use it for a lot of things. I like that QuickBooks Desktop is easy to use. It's very clear. It has all the buttons. "I want to do billing." Oh, you click on the billing button. "I need to check on a customer." There's the customer button. It's very straightforward. "We need a report." There's a reports list. So it's very straightforward to use. It would be nice if QuickBooks Desktop could be linked to more specific softwares. I know we are a landscape company, so we use certain landscapes. I'm sure electricians and plumbers, they have all different softwares, and if you could link those softwares to QuickBooks, I think that would be awesome. So maybe expand who they partner with to use everybody's different softwares that they need to run their specific companies.

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Top Features
33/43
  • API
  • Audit Management
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Currency Conversion
  • Encryption
  • Financial Consolidation & Close Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Approval Process Control
  • Audit Trail
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Compliance Management
  • Data Security
  • Document Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • Fund Accounting
  • General Ledger
  • Income & Balance Sheet
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Project Accounting
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Receipt Management
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Status Tracking
  • Tax Management
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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
QuickBooks Desktop
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
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
QuickBooks Desktop
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
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