The QB Desktop was not an option when speaking with an Intuit representative but when I was talking with an industry colleague, they purchased QB Desktop 2024. I did look at the costs of it as well and it is well over $1800 for three years. The Accounting system within organizations TYPICALLY only have ONE company file in use however large organizations and accountants will have many so that must be where QB is focusing as we SMBs dont fit that model. So to compare QB Desktop and Freshbooks is a one to one comparison and Freshbooks is better. The price increase of QB Online is simply unacceptable and is less secure then when we run our own local accounting system. I have total control of securing my data and as an IT Consultant, I know what I am talking about. This forced upgrade to QB online could be acceptable if the cost did not take such a massive increase. Again, $500 to over $1,800 for the same software is appealing to no one.
