Quickbooks vs. Sage

[matt3001]

Just wondered what the general opinions were on which was better? Also is anyone running it on a Mac using boot camp?

Cheers

[maser_spyder]

MYOB will run from a mac without playing silly buggers first, and it's easier to use.

The name changed to Mamut or something recently, but still miles and miles easier than Sage or QB.

Hope that helps!

[Plotloss]

Speak to your accountant, see what they use.

If file interchange etc is important.

[Ali_D]

matt3001 said:

Just wondered what the general opinions were on which was better? Also is anyone running it on a Mac using boot camp?

Cheers

Without wanting to get all consultanty on you - you really should think about what other activities can be driven from the accounting software so as to get the maximum benefit for your business. Would database of customer details that can be exploited for marketing be beneficial? Would it be useful to be able to record details of contact with customers so everyone in the business knows the latest details of that customer business? Is stock control an issue for you? Think about what 'extra's' would be useful to your business and look for that in the accounting package - they all do basic accounting quite well so you need to find some other reason to commit to a product.

[Rockatansky]

Plotloss said:

Speak to your accountant, see what they use.

If file interchange etc is important.

Exactly.

I use quickbooks purely because my accountant does. Fairly straightforward, but I can email him a backup file to look at if I have any issues.