Sage 50 vs Quickbooks Premier - What are the pros and cons?

Posted by ChrisScullard PM | on Tue, 17/07/2012 - 17:30 10506 57 comments | report

As it says above - I've used Sage50 for nearly a year and my accountants club membership is up for renewal soon. I'm thinking of moving to Quickbooks Premier for the simple reasons that it seems (on the face of it) to be able to do everything Sage can at a fraction of the price. Also QB tell me that remote access functionality is built in which is a major plus over Sage. I know Sage and it's capabilities pretty well having run two businesses on it in the past (as FD) but have never used QB.

So, what are the pros and cons?

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VAT Cash Accounting

nigel | Tue, 17/07/2012 - 21:35

When setting up QB for the

uktaxpal | Tue, 17/07/2012 - 22:50

QuickBooks is best

petersaxton | Wed, 18/07/2012 - 03:36

.

ireallyshouldknowthisbut | Wed, 18/07/2012 - 09:17

Both

janitia | Wed, 18/07/2012 - 11:44

Pros/Cons

zxcvb | Wed, 18/07/2012 - 12:05

What do you use it for?

Ken Howard | Wed, 18/07/2012 - 14:28

To clarify what I want Sage

ChrisScullard | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 09:15

Can't justify not too

petersaxton | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 09:40

In my experience QB handles

malc901 | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 10:21

Sage Line 50 and QuickBooks

Naval Heeramaneck | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 12:42

QuickBooks

BryanS1958 | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 12:49

Naval

petersaxton | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 13:03

QuickBooks for bookkeepers

Robjoy | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 13:09

Exporting OK but not importing

Briar | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 16:19

CSV

petersaxton | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 16:42

Bells and whistles

Robjoy | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 17:16

They must have listened to my protests!

Briar | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 17:24

QuickBooks 2012 Premier Accountant

c.szpak | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 21:52

Sage apologists can only came

Cantona1 | Thu, 19/07/2012 - 22:38

QB is the UK no 1 best

uktaxpal | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 02:27

Thanks

petersaxton | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 03:45

@Cantona1

jaybee661 | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 08:21

Quickbooks on a network

AS | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 09:08

Xero, Kashflow or VT

BigBadWolf | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 09:39

Purchase and sales invoices on Sage

Alf | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 09:49

Thanks for all the comments -

ChrisScullard | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 09:56

Monthly licence fees and Sage Accounts 2013

petersaxton | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 10:28

I honestly think the report

ChrisScullard | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 11:17

QuickBooks - Dates

Naval Heeramaneck | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 13:10

@petersaxon

BryanS1958 | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 14:17

Bryan

petersaxton | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 14:45

Monthly P&L

c.szpak | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 15:51

Thanks, Chris

petersaxton | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 16:09

So happy to hear this!

alisonatintuit | Fri, 20/07/2012 - 16:30

QB

LibbyHiggins | Sat, 21/07/2012 - 21:01

about 100 companies?

petersaxton | Sat, 21/07/2012 - 22:04

I have staff and do it

LibbyHiggins | Sat, 21/07/2012 - 22:24

I thought it must be something like that!

petersaxton | Sat, 21/07/2012 - 22:34

I have been reading everyone

pjh_57 | Mon, 23/07/2012 - 09:57

Glad you liked my old Excel interface! :)

whopkinscom | Mon, 30/07/2012 - 13:03

Sage 50 Accounts Product Manager

Robin Moore | Mon, 30/07/2012 - 14:15

Good to know ...

pjh_57 | Tue, 31/07/2012 - 10:37

Report Designer?!

BryanS1958 | Tue, 31/07/2012 - 15:44

For those of you wedded to

ireallyshouldknowthisbut | Wed, 01/08/2012 - 13:36

You are spot on!

Cantona1 | Wed, 01/08/2012 - 14:19

Clients

petersaxton | Wed, 01/08/2012 - 15:26

and those blasted continual upgrades

oldshoremore | Wed, 01/08/2012 - 15:44

I've changed

petersaxton | Wed, 01/08/2012 - 16:06

@ Ireallyshouldknowbetter

Alf | Thu, 02/08/2012 - 10:35