Intuit QuickBooks Desktop, no longer sold to new US subscribers except the Enterprise edition. Pages here cover moving to self-hosted Odoo, ERPNext or Dolibarr instead of QuickBooks Online.
QuickBooks Desktop Pro Plus and Premier Plus stopped selling to new US subscribers after September 30, 2024, and Intuit points users to QuickBooks Online. For companies that want to keep books on their own systems: what the change means for renewals and the self-hosted options.
For companies outgrowing QuickBooks Desktop: what Odoo adds beyond accounting, such as inventory, manufacturing and CRM in one system, Community versus Enterprise, multi-company and multi-user access, and the effort of running Odoo yourself compared with a desktop file.
QuickBooks Desktop against ERPNext for small and midsize firms: accounting, inventory, purchasing and projects, accounting dimensions instead of classes, GPL-3.0 licensing with self-hosting or Frappe Cloud, and when a full ERP is more than you need.
For small businesses that want a simple self-hosted replacement: Dolibarr's invoicing, stock, proposals and orders against QuickBooks Desktop accounting, how much accounting depth Dolibarr's modules cover, hosting on your own server or a partner, and the add-ons it may need.
Cost of ownership by component: QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise subscriptions and payroll add-ons, or a move to QuickBooks Online, against free open-source ERP plus hosting, setup, data migration, accountant support and the time someone spends maintaining it.
What you can get out of QuickBooks Desktop: lists exported as IIF files, why transactions cannot be exported through IIF, and how to capture opening balances and history for a new system before your subscription ends.
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