Quickbooks Pro Online – ‘Basic’ cannot track customer. Really?
ovolo
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Hi everyone,
We’re a Mac-based company, and we’ve reluctantly considered transitioning to the online version of Quickbooks Pro due to the annual subscription fees, expiring support and the inevitability of it all. However, we feel a bit misled after discovering that the Simple Start plan for $349 per year won’t even track costs by customer. The next viable option jumps to $1,069 per year.
I find it hard to accept these seemingly exorbitant changes, especially since I remember when one-time purchases for bookkeeping software were under $500, lasted for years, and included free upgrades until a new version was needed.
After doing some quick research, it seems these are the average costs for available alternatives. I’m curious if anyone has found a more affordable bookkeeping software solution or if I should stick with my current hybrid approach of using QuickBooks Pro (going online) and Excel. Our company only manages a few of invoices a month, 10 employees and a payroll company . We do a few homes and a large renovation each year.
Thanks for your insights!
arthur
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I agree with you. Intuit is a bunch of money sucking leaches. Stay with what you have and use Excel as necessary. That's what I did until I retired last year. Their platform does what you need to show the IRS what they need to know and it will last for years. That of course is why Intuit has moved to the online version, because it's the only way they can have a revenue stream. Thanks for letting me vent.
I agree with the above. When I need to dummy up an estimate for a past customer or do the occasional invoice, my 2013 version does just fine. The ability to print off the antique computer under the desk, works as before, to send online, I take a screenshot.
It served its purpose and didn’t require a monthly fee. For a one man operation, a number of steps above the invoice pad of the 70’s
I stopped using Quickbooks because the prices kept going up and my user experience went way down with every ‘upgrade’. I use spreadsheets, but I have NO employees so my records are simpler in that regard.
In regards to tracking customers, have you tried using tags?
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