Mastodawn

I'm on my yearly hunt for a QuickBooks SimpleStart 2009 replacement. Once again I'm finding nothing practical for my 2-4 yearly uses of QuickBooks. I think the cheapest option is $40 a month, which is insane for how little I use (and how even less I want to use) this stuff.

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Paul Haddad

1d ago

I ended up signing up for QuickBooks online, which was a nightmare of declining add-ons, and still had to post sign up cancel extra stuff they snuck in. Their process of of importing my data involved connecting to a Windows VM on AWS and running a stripped down version of their desktop software. Took forever and felt like the biggest hack I've seen in a while.

End up finally in there, only to find out importing CSV data with their web app is worse than just manually typing it in. 🤬

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Paul Haddad

1d ago

Gave up on QBO right after that. And went back to my 2009 version of QuickBooks, but had an LLM write a script for AutoHotkey on windows, so that I can copy a row (or rows) in Numbers and then paste them in via Remote Desktop -> QB Windows and it converts it into the right combo of paste/tabs/return to get data in.

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Sheldon 1d ago

@paul your primary device is a Mac, isn't it? Did they stop making Quickbooks Desktop for Mac?

If they did, I'll need to start looking for a replacement. Like you, I use it in very superficial ways, but I'm familiar with it so inertia wins for now.

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Paul Haddad

1d ago

@sysop408 I think its generally a > $1k/year sub for that. I see some comments that makes it seem like they still might sell it outright, but seems like they hide it as much as possible.

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Sheldon

@paul it appears that they still sell it, but you have to talk to a sales agent to get it.
https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/other-questions/how-can-i-purchase-quickbooks-desktop-pro-2024/00/1345992

I've been on Quickbooks for Mac for about 20 years now. I'm currently running the 2020 version on Tahoe.

I've had to upgrade for compatibility reasons every 5 or 6 years. I don't remember how much I get fleeced each time. I think it's somewhere in the $300 range. Pricey to be sure, but better than having a sub.

How can I purchase QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2024?

Where can QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2024 be purchased? I am not interested in QuickBooks online or other subscription services.

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Paul Haddad

1d ago

@sysop408 if the sub is $1k+ how much do you think the full on purchase ends up being…

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Sheldon 1d ago

@paul I don't know how much they ask for on a new license. My upgrade price each time has been a few hundred dollars.

It was a long time ago, but my first license was nowhere near $1000. If it were that pricey or my upgrade price was anywhere near that, there's no way I'd be using it.