Intuit announced on February 1, 2024, that it would no longer sell new subscriptions to several QuickBooks Desktop products after July 31, 2024*. Since then, there have been other announcements, adjustments to the various product offerings and availabilities, and much speculation from within the accounting profession about "what to do next" for Desktop clients.
Well, July 31* is only 21 days away. Are you ready?
Never fear… Murph to the rescue!
Murph has been on top of the situation and has worked incredibly hard to help clarify your options. He has spent countless hours evaluating various accounting platforms on the market that he feels are most likely able to meet the needs of QB Desktop Pro/Premier users.
During his research, which he has compiled and turned into a thirty-page "Blue Paper" exclusively for Insightful Accountant's Premium Content members, he examined QuickBooks Desktop Pro, QuickBooks Simple Start, Sage 50 Pro, FreshBooks Lite, Zoho Books Standard, Wave Pro, Patriot Basic, Kashoo Accounting, and Xero Growing. He then provides a comparison chart based on each's 48 key points/functions.
But Murph has taken his evaluation further to give you the Pros and Cons of each platform, along with a list of comparison factors resulting in a direct comparison "score" for each platform relative to QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
As if that weren't enough, Murph provides valuable tips and resources for migrating, including specific product-by-product migration pathways.
Murph's exclusive 30-page Accounting Platform Comparison Blue Paper is available only to Premium Content Members.
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By the way, Murph compiled a similar "Blue Paper" covering QuickBooks Desktop Premier and various accounting platforms potentially suitable for migration. His second Blue Paper is also only available to Premium Content Members.
Disclosure: * - sources indicate that Intuit extended the July 31, 2024, date to September 30, 2024, for at least some of the products they would stop selling per the original published notification. Regardless of a date change Intuit intends to stop selling new subscriptions to QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Premier. The question for both individuals seeking accounting products like QuickBooks Desktop Pro or Premier to support their businesses, or individuals currently using QuickBooks Desktop Pro or Premier, is "what are my alternatives?" That is the question that this article and the related references discussed herein seeks to answer, regardless of the actual date Intuit stops selling QuickBooks Pro or Premier.