Peachtree and QuickBooks are no different.
It comes down to which product best meets the specific needs of the individual business, whether it’s their processes, IT infrastructure, existing software portfolio, or even personal preference. The short answer to that last question is “no.” As is usually the case with business software, it’s rare for one product to be unequivocally better than the next. So what is it that sets them apart? Is one “better” than the other? Both time-tested products are hugely successful in the small business accounting segment (a mind-boggling 90% market share for QuickBooks according to some sources), despite the variety of products available outside these two major vendors. Peachtree (now Sage 50) question is about as common as any that we see here at. Today’s question comes from Charlotte D., of Roselle, Ill., who asked, “Is Peachtree a better product than QuickBooks?” QuickBooks is a better value.Join us for a detailed look at questions asked by members of the Community. If it weren't for the fact that some clients have been using this software for years and are reimbursing me for the cost of the software, I would not be using it. I use the payroll-included version of Sage 50. I have spent too many hours on hold or on a call with their tech support. I found Sage 50 to be glitchy in the past. Virtually every report that a small business could need is available in Sage 50. The 'company' link is a catch-all category, including general journal entries, the chart of accounts and tools for managing your data and accounting tasks. Each task within a major area is represented as a labeled icon, making it is to start a new transaction from this screen. The various workflows-receivables, payables, inventory and services, employees and payroll, and a 'company' category-are all shown graphically. Major transactions are grouped together under tabs on the left-hand navigation panel. They have thorough tutorials available to walk you through the basics. If you are looking to do the books yourself, Sage 50 is relatively easy to learn.
That's a plus for small businesses looking to find an employee or outside service provider to take care of their books. It's fairly easy to find people who are familiar with Sage 50. Sage 50 is an easy-to-use piece of accounting software aimed at SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), and it is one of QuickBooks' major competitors. I suspect it's basically the same as the American version, except for sales tax and payroll, but I would check a review of that version for any American users. I use the Canadian version of the software. No link to cloud payroll from sage - needed the much more expensive desktop software or manually enter payroll data into Line 50 every month Some of the more peripheral aspects (Sales orders, purchase orders, stock management) had some limitations and there were several places where it was easy to accidentally mark every quote in the system as won if you did not have anything selected.
We suffered several disconnects and issues that needed the remote stations to be re synced losing work.
Cloud implementation is only partial, Its a dektop product with uploads and synchronisation to other computers via cloud. Some aspects are hard for non-accountants to understand the terminology. We 'outgrew' it not in terms of number of users or quantity of data but the ability to join up more business processes and to work in a more modern cloud-based wayĪccountants are very familiar with this - almost an industry standard. Tried and tested product with 1 foot in the cloud