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QuickBooks Product Comparison


PRODUCT BENEFITS AND FEATURES
Simple Start Desktop Edition
Basic 2007
2008
Pro 2007
2008
Premier 2007
2008 Edition
Enterprise Solutions 2007
2008
Online Edition
 Increased Capacity & Performance
 
 
Number of simultaneous users
1
1
up to 5
up to 5
up to 10
up to 20
Accountant user is free
 
 Enhance Multi-User Productivity
 
 
Improved multi-user performance-fewer conflicts between users
 
More multi-user mode activities
Improved
 Improved Capacity and Performance
 
 
Store customer, product, and vendor information
 
14,500
14,500
14,500
14,500
29,000
14,500
Run critical reports 50% faster
 
search multiple fields in lists including custom and notes fields
New
Add or remove any list column to create a customized view of your list
New
Combine reports from multiple company files
 Advanced Control over User Access and Data Integrity
 
 
advanced user permissions control of 115 activities, lists and reports
 
New
13 predefined user roles
New
Ability to assign specific administrative activities to other users
New
Improved Audit trail performance
 Accountant Specific Features

 

Financial Statement Designer
 
New
Create compilation letters using built-in document editor
 
New
Working Trial Balance Tool
New
Works with all your clients' QuickBooks 2005 desktop files
includes all features & reports from QuickBooks Basic, Pro and Premier or Enterprise Industry-specific editions
Calculate depreciation with integrated Fixed Asset Manager
Enter work paper references during review
New
Make adjusting journal entries
Adjusted Trial Balance report
More concise General Ledger & Transaction History reports
Sample Company Files for all of the Premier industry-specific editions
Account menu, Navigation, Icon Bar
Works with QuickBooks Financial Statement Reporter
Password Protected Closing Date to prevent changes to prior periods
Closing date exception report
 Access

 

Anytime, Anywhere Access: work with data over the Web from any PC
Access and control data on a remote PC with Remote Access (12 month subscription included)
 
Connect multiple locations and remote workers
 
 Easy to Get Started, Learn, and Use
 
 
Easy Step start-up interview
3-step Simple startup interview
3-step Simple startup interview
Industry-specific chart of accounts
 
Learning Center (in-product tutorials, lessons)
New
New
New
New
New
New
In-product Help features
improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Small Business Checklist
 
 Support, Upgrades & Security
 
 
Technical Support
30 Days
Additional Cost
Additional Cost
Additional Cost
12 Months of Unlimited Support
Lifetime Support
Product upgrades at no extra cost
12 Months
Lifetime
Easy upgrades with automatic transfer of data
 
No software to install
Encrypted SSL data transmission
Data protection services for extra layer of security
 Accounts Receivable
 
 
Invoice customers, Track payments & sales taxes
Memorize and send recurring invoices
Bill customers with a fully automatic billing system
Email invoices and statements
See quantities already invoiced with sales order reports
Copy and Paste entire addresses
Handle cash or credit sales
Manage customer payments more quickly including over and underpayments
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Progress invoicing & job costing
Estimates
Accept credit card payments in QuickBooks (additional fee)
Track time and pass along billable time or expenses to customers
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
 Accounts Payable
 
 
Easily Print Checks, pay bills & track expenses
Enter, track, and pay bills
 
Pay Bills
Pay Bills Online
Additional Cost
Additional Cost
Additional Cost
Additional Cost
Generate purchase orders from estimates or sales orders
 Customize Business Forms
 
 
Easily choose and customize professional looking designs for forms
Logo Only
Include customer balances on invoices
Include transaction details on statements
 Manage Employees
 
 
Time tracking
Manage payroll and direct deposit, with federal and state form updates (additional fees required)
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Organize employee information, compliance guidance, and critical reports with QuickBooks Employee Organizer
Additional Cost
Additional Cost
Included
 Items & Inventory
 
 
Customize prices with up to 100 price levels
Set Price Levels Per Item
100
100
Track inventory and create purchase orders
Build and track inventory assemblies (finished goods)
 
Print packing slips and shipping labels from FedEx and UPS
Improved
Improved
Improved
 Tracking, Reporting & Analysis
 
 
Retained Earnings QuickZoom
New
New
New
New
Categorize income & expenses (Class Tracking)
Track vehicle mileage
Create and track items with Fixed Asset Tracker
Multiple location tracking
Instantly find and generate reports - financial statements, sales reports, and more
14 Essential Reports Only
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
E-mail reports
Save forms and reports in PDF format
Design report templates with the help of dedicated support engineer
Project cash flow
Easily create a budget
Assess company performance trends with the Expert Analysis Tool (includes industry-specific data)
Improved
Improved
Create a forecast
Create and customize a business plan
Improved
Improved
 Tracking, Reporting & Analysis
 
 
Downloading of banking and credit card transactions
Improved
Improved
Improved
Improved
Voided/deleted Transactions Reports
New
New
New
New
Reconcile accounts
Easily "undo" a reconciliation
Calculate, allocate, and track loans
 Control
 
 
Make general journal entries
Easily auto-reverse and auto-number general journal entries