Alternatives

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Each page is written for people moving away from that product: what they are unhappy about, what changes, what stays the same, and who should not switch.

Leaving QuickBooks Desktop?

QuickBooks Desktop alternative

Pro and Premier are gone; this keeps the desktop file you own, and imports yours.

Sold today for $399.99 once; no subscription

Imports your QuickBooks Desktop file

Same desktop way of working, payroll included

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Leaving QuickBooks Online?

QuickBooks Online alternative

Buy once instead of paying a rising monthly fee; your books in a file you own.

$399.99 once versus $140 a month on Plus

Inventory, jobs and payroll included

Works offline; no Intuit account

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Leaving Sage 50?

Sage 50 alternative

Desktop to desktop: the same way of working, bought once, payroll included.

$399.99 once versus a yearly subscription

Payroll included; Sage bills it separately

Two computers and unlimited logins in the licence

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Leaving Xero?

Xero alternative

No invoice caps, payroll included, and the books on a computer you control.

$399.99 once versus $59 to $97 a month

Payroll included; Xero charges $36 plus $6 per employee

No invoice or bill limits

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Leaving FreshBooks?

FreshBooks alternative

Full double-entry books, inventory and payroll, with no per-user or per-client fees.

$399.99 once versus $43 a month plus $11 per person

Real ledger on every file; Lite has no double-entry reports

Inventory and payroll included

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Leaving Wave?

Wave alternative

Bank import, receipts and payroll in one price, with the books on your PC.

$399.99 once versus $19 a month plus add-ons

Payroll included; Wave charges from $25 a month plus per employee

Inventory, jobs and multi-user

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Leaving Zoho Books?

Zoho Books alternative

Fewer moving parts, no caps on users or invoices, one price.

$399.99 once versus $50 a month on Professional

No user or invoice limits

Payroll and inventory included

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Leaving GnuCash?

GnuCash alternative

Same desktop double-entry model, plus payroll, invoicing, multi-user and support.

Payroll with W-2, 1099, T4 included

Full invoicing, inventory, reconciliation

Multi-user and email support

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Leaving Manager?

Manager alternative

Built for the US and Canada: payroll, sales tax and GST/HST done properly, with support.

US and Canadian payroll with W-2, 1099, T4

Filing-ready sales tax and GST/HST

Two computers in the licence; no server needed

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