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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AccountancyManager

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AAccording to the vendor, AccountancyManager is an award winning CRM & practice management software; built by accountants for accountants and bookkeepers, with every pain point in mind. AccountancyManager provides users with features from on-boarding clients and managing workflow, to automated emails/sms and custom forms. The vendor promises that users will be working smarter in no time with AccountancyManager.N/A

    QuickBooks Desktop Premier

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Desktop Premier is an installed version of QuickBooks for general business, contractors, manufacturing and warehouse accounting, as well as nonprofits, professional services, and retail.N/A
    Pricing
    AccountancyManagerQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AccountancyManagerQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    AccountancyManagerQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Considered Both Products
    AccountancyManager
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    Intuit
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    AccountancyManagerQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings7.046 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings10.030 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    1.3
    20 Ratings
    142% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings1.315 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings1.320 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    10.0
    50 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.044 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.041 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.2
    59 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.058 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.556 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.3
    62 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings10.060 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings10.061 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings10.056 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings10.058 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings5.040 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings1.819 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    2.9
    36 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings1.735 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings1.015 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings1.017 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of AccountancyManager and QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Feature
    AccountancyManager
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Premier
    8.0
    40 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings10.030 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings10.028 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings10.036 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    AccountancyManagerQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.3
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (27 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AccountancyManagerQuickBooks Desktop Premier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    We really think that ANY typical business would be a reasonable fit for QuickBooks Desktop Premier. While not necessary, even a comparatively unexperienced accounting person could look at the "Home" screen and follow their nose thru typical daily accounting processes without much detailed knowledge. Reporting is simple, looking up customer info and prior transactions is simple, looking up vendors and prior payments is simple... all in all, quite straightforward. I really can't think of an instance where it would be 'less appropriate'.
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    Pros
    AccountancyManager
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    Intuit
    • Employment - it makes creating paychecks a snap and tracks taxes.
    • Invoicing - they have a straightforward approach to creating invoices and you can even email them to your customers.
    • Customers - the program makes tracking customer information and balances easy.
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    Cons
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    • Support for older versions of QuickBooks ends after three years, then users must purchase the newest version at full price. Renewals should be deeply discounted for existing users.
    • I would like to see better in-product inventory tracking, so we can choose LIFO or FIFO rather than the ambiguous "average cost" method.
    • I would like to be able to assign payroll taxes to jobs for better job costing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    Because we have been extremely happy with the product and our organization tends to be creatures of habit. We rarely leave a product that works this well for the latest and greatest. Typically we follow the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule". While QB does make changes we typically just roll with it. If we do find something we don't like we work through it until we fully understand its functionality.
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    Usability
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    We switched to a more "robust" software program with the hiring of a new CFO. The migration of historical data and ancillary information has been cumbersome and riddle with errors and issues. In hindsight much of what the new software program was touted to accomplish is not come to fruition. QB Desktop Premier was sufficient for the organization needs
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    Reliability and Availability
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    This is very reliable software, the desktop version is fast. If there is a problem, it is most likely on your own hardware!
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    Performance
    AccountancyManager
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    Intuit
    It takes forever to load.
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    Support Rating
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    This is where QuickBooks falls short. Many times my staff has had questions that have not been able to get resolved easily with a chat or call. I personally have had more general questions that have not been answered easily as well. I think QuickBooks needs to provide the resources of having readily accessible help in order to make it simpler to get solutions.
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    Implementation Rating
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    It is important to do your research. There are tutorial videos online that could help new user of this accounting system. These tutorials are straightforward and easily understandable.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    QuickBooks Premier handles most of my business functions efficiently in one package. It is not my "everything." I use Replicon for time rather than QuickBooks. I don't want my WIP data interfering with my accounting. I use PaySimple for it's web interface and back office processing. I don't have security issues since I don't have any credit card data in my possession. With today's identity theft environment, I have to protect myself as much as I can. Not having credit card data in my accounting software lets me sleep much better at night. Quicken will do basic accounting but does not have all the double entry accounting systems contained in QuickBooks. QuickBooks Online does much of the basic business functions but I don't like the pricing structure. As a professional accountant, that is very important to me. Bill.com provided a good service but the ability of QuickBooks to add bills and receipts to transactions makes it redundant.
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    Scalability
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    They're getting better. Still room for improvement.
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    Return on Investment
    AccountancyManager
    No answers on this topic
    Intuit
    • Most of our business clients use QuickBooks which makes it efficient for us to work on clients that use the program. We can import QuickBooks data into our software which adds efficiencies to our tax practice.
    • Having staff that are familiar with the software enables our firm to provide quality service to the clients that use QuickBooks.
    • We receive referrals from satisfied QuickBooks clients.
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