Quickbooks or Freshbooks? Advantages and disadvantages?

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Has anyone had any experience with either or both? Which did you like best and for what reasons?

I'm currently looking for a platform to track business expenses for tax purposes.

Thanks for the advice!

- Marshall

Jeff Keller · Answer

@Marshall Martinez ... QuickBooks is trying to move people towards their online version. I've seen quite a few complaints from people who made the change. Look through those carefully to decide if there is an issue that would affect you.

Many tax preparers can read QuickBooks files into their software. I don't know about Freshbooks.

Our teamleader converted from QuickBooks desktop software to a custom online application. If you aren't trying to run a company, the standard double entry accounting method can be overkill.

Marshall Martinez · Answer

@Jeff Keller @Edmund Ricker @Mark Trebor

Awesome, thanks for the feedback! That really helped!

Mark Trebor · Answer

@Marshall Martinez

I use QB's for all three of my businesses.  But I skip all of the bells and whistles and just use the register.  So if you know how to balance your check book you should be able to get the hang of QB's quickly.  It has allot of nice report features, my accountant can easily work with the files and all in all its just a good and easy to use program.  I've used it for 17 years so maybe I forgot the early learning curve portion, but I don't recall it being bad.  It's also affordable, a couple hundred bucks and I buy a new version every 2-3 years.  Have not moved to the online version yet but I can see one day them forcing it upon you.

Edmund Ricker · Answer

@Marshall Martinez

I use Quickbooks online on a daily basis and it works well for me.  I have used the program on a regular basis for 15 years for many different sized companies, in both the desktop version and online.  I tend to prefer the desktop version, but every three years you will have to purchase a new version as Intuit stops supporting it.  The main reason I have gone to QB online is because I had a computer crash and had significant work to rebuild the file, even with a fairly recent back up.  QB online is cloud based with redundant servers, so I have only had one day out of several years where access to the program was interrupted.  While no software is perfect, I find this one to satisfy most needs.

I do not have any experience with Freshbooks so I can't compare the two.

Hope this helps.

Ed

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