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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.N/A

    SAP Business One

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/ASAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for small and medium-sized businesses, The product encompasses functionality around sales, customer relationships, inventory, operations, financials and human resources.

    $99

    per month

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    QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Business One
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Limited
    $99.00
    per month
    Starter
    $110.00
    per month
    Pro
    $132.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Business One
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Business One
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Business One
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    8.9
    13 Ratings
    14% above category average
    SAP Business One
    10.0
    10 Ratings
    33% above category average
    Pay calculation8.411 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.98 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.010 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management8.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Business One
    9.5
    37 Ratings
    22% above category average
    API for custom integration7.08 Ratings9.635 Ratings
    Plug-ins8.011 Ratings9.535 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP Business One
    9.3
    41 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.022 Ratings9.133 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.019 Ratings9.541 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    6.7
    24 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SAP Business One
    7.3
    42 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Dashboards5.121 Ratings5.737 Ratings
    Standard reports7.924 Ratings8.042 Ratings
    Custom reports7.024 Ratings8.338 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    7.6
    26 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Business One
    5.8
    43 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Accounts payable8.126 Ratings9.743 Ratings
    Accounts receivable7.625 Ratings9.742 Ratings
    Cash management5.520 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.526 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management8.622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management7.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing10.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal7.615 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support5.08 Ratings7.727 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.615 Ratings9.228 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.519 Ratings9.235 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting6.511 Ratings9.533 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework6.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes6.915 Ratings9.238 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    7.4
    17 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP Business One
    8.5
    42 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Inventory tracking9.516 Ratings9.442 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.512 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Location management6.911 Ratings9.539 Ratings
    Manufacturing module6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    9.1
    20 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP Business One
    6.2
    40 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Pricing9.019 Ratings8.039 Ratings
    Order entry9.518 Ratings8.840 Ratings
    Credit card processing9.119 Ratings2.023 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold9.118 Ratings7.739 Ratings
    Order Orchestration9.07 Ratings9.331 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility9.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution9.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    6.9
    36 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Billing Management00 Ratings8.731 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management00 Ratings9.128 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting00 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Period Close00 Ratings9.633 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    7.0
    19 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Budgeting and Forecasting00 Ratings7.017 Ratings
    Project Costing00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Cost Capture00 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Capital Project Management00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance00 Ratings7.014 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition00 Ratings6.116 Ratings
    Project Execution Management
    Comparison of Project Execution Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    7.9
    16 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Project Planning and Scheduling00 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Task Insight for Project Managers00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Project Mobile Functionality00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
    Definable Resource Pools00 Ratings5.09 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    7.7
    15 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Award Lifecycle Management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    8.1
    17 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Bids Analyzed and Compared00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Contract Authoring00 Ratings7.511 Ratings
    Contract Repository00 Ratings8.69 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Supplier Management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Risk Management
    Comparison of Risk Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    7.7
    9 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Risk Repository00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Control Management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Control Efficiency Assessments00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Issue Detection00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Remediation and Certification00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
    Logistics
    Comparison of Logistics features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    6.5
    22 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Transportation Planning and Optimization00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Transportation Execution Management00 Ratings6.913 Ratings
    Trade and Customs Management00 Ratings6.312 Ratings
    Fulfillment Management00 Ratings4.917 Ratings
    Warehouse Workforce Management00 Ratings2.014 Ratings
    Manufacturing
    Comparison of Manufacturing features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    6.1
    20 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Production Process Design00 Ratings2.018 Ratings
    Production Management00 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Configuration Management00 Ratings2.014 Ratings
    Work Execution00 Ratings4.016 Ratings
    Manufacturing Costs00 Ratings5.016 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    7.6
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Inventory Planning00 Ratings8.325 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Product Lifecycle Management
    Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac and SAP Business One
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Business One
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Proposal Management00 Ratings4.613 Ratings
    Product Master Data Management00 Ratings7.714 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Business One
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (34 ratings)
    8.8
    (48 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (9 ratings)
    4.6
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.8
    (24 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Desktop for MacSAP Business One
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    If you're a freelancer or running a very small business where you do your own bookkeeping I think this is a great option, especially if you're familiar with accounting and bookkeeping in general. If you're not so familiar with bookkeeping, I would say that the learning curve is too steep and you might want to look elsewhere for a more intuitive solution
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    SAP
    SAP Business One would be more useful if it contained tools to acommodate the growing need of online sales. A more complete shipping module which handles tracking numbers with the common couriers would be great. A built in warehouse management system would be great designed to be used with barcode scanners
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • The program is very easy to learn, the interface is incredibly user-friendly and there are tons of free resources and tutorials available
    • It makes managing payroll really easy for the employee and accountant on staff. No more lost time sheets or late paychecks!
    • Managing bills and paying them has become streamlined and it's great having everything in one place so we don't lose track of things.
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    SAP
    • SAP Business One is more suitable for small and medium scale enterprises
    • SAP Business One is : analytics, mobile technologies, cloud technologies
    • SAP Business One has exceptional performance in handling business functions such as purchasing and operations and customer relationship management
    • An important key features of SAP Business One is Reporting and Analytics.
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • The #1 complaint is that setting it up right is a challenge. People waste time trying to figure it out only to realize that they don't know accounting so of course they don't know how an accounting program should be set up. Like any time you are in over your head, reach out to your network and find someone who can log onto your computer and walk you through it.
    • If you need to track the cost of wages to jobs you can't do it with the online payroll, but check for yourself because it's a function that landscaping companies and construction businesses usually need, so maybe they have added it by now. That would really help!
    • It's premise-based software and that means you take on the role of hardware admin, and it's a lot of work for what is increasingly becoming a smaller gap in the functionality between QuickBooks for Mac and QuickBooks Online.
    • QuickBooks for Mac 2015 has been updated consistently over the last 3 years and continues to provide for the bookkeeping needs of small companies using Macs in their offices. However, it has limited job costing functionality. It is similar in functionality to the 2010 version of QuickBooksPro which runs on Windows.
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    SAP
    • Following a bench mark process - this seems contradicting to flexibility however we have wished we could follow more of an industry benchmark. Our challenge as a small company has been knowing how to properly use the system. We have discovered that we have set up the system wrong based and are using it improperly which has cause a lot work to correct.
    • Better live reporting options - current we are on prem SQL. Yes SAP is moving to HANA however smaller companies like ourselves are not ready for that. We need to be able to maintain our existing SQL DB. We also have a demand for live BI Reporting. It has been difficult to do this with our current set up.
    • Error handling - have found it very difficult to troubleshoot. Errors are not always clear and answers are hard to find.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    I haven't spent that much time with the newer versions of QuickBooks for Mac, but I think I'm seeing it make the much-needed improvements. For example, something as simple as undoing the previous reconciliation was a terrible chore, and I'm glad that feature has been included in the newer versions of QuickBooks for Mac
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    SAP
    As I said before, it is a first level tool, well developed, and with very strong development support, although the learning curve, its implementation, the cost-benefit ratio, the price and the user experience is not the most suitable for small and medium-sized companies. It is a company with extensive experience, market positioning, technical support and expanded use
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    Usability
    Intuit
    The Mac version is OK overall. I find the Windows versions to be much more robust but Mac is quite good for Mac users. Though I think die hard Mac users should consider QuickBooks Online instead as there is a new QB for Mac app that makes using QBO much better!
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    SAP
    I would like to give 8 out of 10 rating for SAP Business One because SAP Business One is a good choice for the mostly used business management solutions for the small and medium-sized companies. SAP Business One can help in optimizing the existing business process and enables streamline business processes for the daily activities for all users across the entire organization. The importance realization of SAP Business One implementation is based on the selection of the good reputation partner and its approach for the entire implementation. SAP Business One is a user-friendly and easy to use Enterprise system that the organization can benefit its features and functionalities by utilizing it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    I've been using the QuickBooks online version for a little over 6 months now (upgraded from Mac desktop) and I haven't had any access issues. There have been times when it was down for service/upgrade however there is always plenty of notification time given by the Quick Books Online Support team. These upgrade maintenance time frames are always over night hours and on the weekends so everything can be worked around very easily.
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    SAP
    The SAP Business One software is up and running every time
    you need it as it was planned. In more than 6 years that we have been
    using the product, it has never been unavailable and if it ever was, it was because of a planned maintenance window scheduled in the company.
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    Performance
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP Business One performance depends mostly on the speed of your internal servers, should you have the solution on premise as we do. Sometimes the system tends to be a little slower for some users when others are executing really big reports of performing some batch loads, but generally, the performance is acceptable to all the users.
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    Support Rating
    Intuit
    Fortunately, I haven't had to reach out much for support.
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    SAP
    I rate my experience with SAP Business One's support team as excellent (10). They are easy to contact and effortless to work with on any issue or concern. I like the support SAP provides for any of their products. SAP has a great backing and I would recommend them to any of my colleagues.
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    In-Person Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    The training I get was a consultant level training, so it's basically a 6 weeks training covering every aspect and every module of the system. It covered most common use cases and exercise training so you can get along with the software, as well as examples so there culd be a better understanding.
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    Online Training
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Over the past two years SAP has added a great deal of new SAP Business One on-line training for version 9.0 and 9.1. Most of the training is very strong, but some is difficult to understand and follow. Additionally, SAP still has a few holes in their on-line training around Production, Bill-of-Materials, MRP and Service.
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    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    These implementations are not easy. Even a standard implementation can be difficult. With a never-been-done-before implementation, the implementation team and the user team need to be thorough with planning, make a decision on key points, and stick to them before any design happens. Our biggest challenge was not from StellarOne, rather it was from the mid-implementation decisions from our internal team. StellarOne did a great job warning us, implementing our decision, and then helping us adjust our SAP to handle the new direction we took.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    I love using Quickbooks compared to other software we've tried. QuickBooks Online and TSheets interface. Customer service and problem resolution are generally excellent, with well-trained and proficient agents taking calls or on chat. Ease of use and accessibility via the mobile app. Great courses were available to help with learning the basics and some advanced accounting background. I love learning! Online accessibility - it can work anywhere with an internet connection. Linking to bank and credit card accounts is handy.
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    SAP
    SAP provides the most robust solution, with modules available for all department managers and even options for customization according to the company's special needs. We especially used the Crystal reports options to provide reports for each module. Overall, even if it's not the least expensive option, it has the best value for money.
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    Scalability
    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    For most small businesses, the only way you outgrow SAP Business One is if the nature of your business changes radically. Going from 1 to 50 users is quite easy with SAP B1. Going beyond 50 may require moving to the Hana SAP B1 platform to maintain or improve performance, but the path is there.
    Add-ons to SAP B1 can also be added as specific needs are encountered that are not closely met by the standard product. These may be required early in the product life because of the nature of your business, or as you expand the use of SAP B1.
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • It has allowed us to offer multiple bookkeeping softwares for clients that do not want to change from what they have been using.
    • Payroll filing has given us ease of mind because we can physically make the filings rather than waiting on payroll software to make them for us.
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    SAP
    • Employee efficiency has definitely increased with SAP Business One. This is attributed in a lot of ways to information visibility. Our employees are able to gather the data they need, quickly, and effectively.
    • Identifying inconsistencies in pricing has also been accomplished through use of reporting off individual tables. Previously, we weren't able to access our data in such a way as to enable us to write custom reports in-house.
    • We have also benefited greatly from having a single source of all business information. We utilize SAP Business One exclusively in-house. All documentation is attached to specific orders and Business Partners, as well as serialized equipment that has been sold.
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