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QuickBooks Desktop vs Unit4 ERP: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 11th, 2025
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Summary
Features in General Ledger
10
Best performer
30
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Bank Reconciliation
6
30
  • API
  • Workflow Management
User satisfaction
4.4
User reviews2,458
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.2
Customer support
3.9
3.6
User reviews16
Ease of use
3.4
Functionality
3.4
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
3.6
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QuickBooks Desktop caters to businesses across multiple industries.

Thousands of organizations from sectors including professional services, education, public services, not-for-profit, real estate, wholesale and financial services benefit from Unit4 solutions.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Kaitlin 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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QuickBooks Desktop

Top Features
10/30
  • Activity Dashboard
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Audit Trail
  • Budget Tracking
  • Business Process Automation
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Chart of Accounts
  • Compliance Tracking
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Storage
  • Financial Analysis
  • Financial Data Protection
  • Inventory Control
  • Invoice Management
  • Journal Entry Processing
  • Multi-Location
  • Notes Management
  • Receipt Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Approval Process Control
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Expense Tracking
  • Financial Reporting
  • General Ledger
  • Multi-Currency
  • Tax Management
  • Transaction Management
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Unit4 ERP

6/30
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QuickBooks Desktop

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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
Unit4 ERP
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
  • By Intuit
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1983
Unit4 ERP
  • By Unit4
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1980
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