Compare QuickBooks and AccountEdge - Jan 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - QuickBooks or AccountEdge?

QuickBooks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than AccountEdge, and QuickBooks is rated higher (87/100) than AccountEdge (81/100). QuickBooks offers users more features (15) than AccountEdge (8).

Looking for the right Core Accounting solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Intuit Vs. Acclivity Group LLC

Intuit: Intuit Inc. is an American company that develops financial and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals. Build Your Business w/ Intuit. Get QuickBooks Accounting Software, a Free Website Builder, Credit Card Processing & Payroll Services. NEW: Pay by Mobile! 

Acclivity Group LLC: In December of 2005, sensing divergent strategic directions, two members of MYOB's US management team reached agreement with MYOB Ltd. to purchase the US company and take it private. The idea was to service the US market locally and be free to pursue opportunities that made local sense.Hence Acclivity was born.

Who is more expensive? QuickBooks or AccountEdge?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Core Accounting software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for QuickBooks and AccountEdge.

QuickBooks price starts at $15 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 QuickBooks is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Core Accounting software. AccountEdge price starts at $499 per license , When comparing AccountEdge to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Core Accounting software cost.

Bottom line: QuickBooks cost is around the same cost of AccountEdge.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared QuickBooks Vs. AccountEdge based on some of the most important and required Core Accounting features.

QuickBooks: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Audit Trail, Balance Sheet, Billing & Invoicing, Check Printing, Credit Card Processing, General-Ledger.

AccountEdge: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Purchase Orders, Project Billing.

Target customer size

QuickBooks Premier 2014 was designed for use by every type of business. Customers of the software mainly include small and medium businesses with backgrounds in a variety of industries.