Compare QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Desktop Pro and Premier
See how Desktop Enterprise features gives you more features and more room to grow.
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Desktop Pro and Premier
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Time-saving automation
Improve productivity to maximize profits
Automated batch entries, approval workflows
Simplified inventory management
Manage inventory across locations
Categorize multi-level, multi-location inventory and manage it down to the bin, with expiration dates and landed cost calculations
Extensive reporting
Gain deeper insights for better decisions
Limited reporting
More than 200 customizable, built-in reports, including industry-specific, job costing—or build your own report
Built-in payroll
Seamlessly pay employees with automated tasks
Built-in payroll with time tracking and job costing*
Multiple business entities
Manage multiple businesses from one dashboard
Manage from one dashboard with consolidated reporting and intercompany transactions
More users, more control
Scale with confidence as you add staff
Limited to 5 users, predefined roles, and one company at a time
Up to 40 users*, open two company files simultaneously, 14 predefined user roles with highly granular permissions
Improved production management
Increase efficiency and profits, avoid stockouts
Limited to basic build assembly without tracking
Build, edit, customize, and track finished goods with nested assembly items without stockouts
Automated price rules
Optimize your product pricing
Basic pricing controls
Apply multiple automated pricing rules for high-value customers, volume discounts, and manufacturer discounts*
Streamline order management
Enhanced sales order fulfillment management
Manage orders from one central dashboard and deliver orders faster with express pick, pack, and ship with a barcode reader*
More efficient invoicing
Get paid faster with more efficient invoicing
Send batch customer invoices with a "pay now" button* and accept prepayments on estimates and sales orders
Faster payments
Seamless integration to receive payments right inside QuickBooks
Enterprise customers get preferred rates*
6x the capacity of Pro/Premier
Grow with confidence knowing you can expand
Limited to small data files and up to 14,999 list limit
Get large data files and up to 1 million vendor, customer, and item lists*
A user interface you know
No need to learn new software
Same interface
Same interface, more functionality
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise
Time-saving automation
Improve productivity to maximize profits
Automated batch entries, approval workflows
Simplified inventory management
Manage inventory across locations
Categorize multi-level, multi-location inventory and manage it down to the bin, with expiration dates and landed cost calculations
Extensive reporting
Gain deeper insights for better decisions
More than 200 customizable, built-in reports, including industry-specific, job costing—or build your own report
Built-in payroll
Seamlessly pay employees with automated tasks
Built-in payroll with time tracking and job costing*
Multiple business entities
Manage multiple businesses from one dashboard
Manage from one dashboard with consolidated reporting and intercompany transactions
More users, more control
Scale with confidence as you add staff
Up to 40 users*, open two company files simultaneously, 14 predefined user roles with highly granular permissions
Improved production management
Increase efficiency and profits, avoid stockouts
Build, edit, customize, and track finished goods with nested assembly items without stockouts
Automated price rules
Optimize your product pricing
Apply multiple automated pricing rules for high-value customers, volume discounts, and manufacturer discounts*
Streamline order management
Enhanced sales order fulfillment management
Manage orders from one central dashboard and deliver orders faster with express pick, pack, and ship with a barcode reader*
More efficient invoicing
Get paid faster with more efficient invoicing
Send batch customer invoices with a "pay now" button* and accept prepayments on estimates and sales orders
Faster payments
Seamless integration to receive payments right inside QuickBooks
Enterprise customers get preferred rates*
6x the capacity of Pro/Premier
Grow with confidence knowing you can expand
Get large data files and up to 1 million vendor, customer, and item lists*
A user interface you know
No need to learn new software
Same interface, more functionality
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Desktop Pro and Premier
Time-saving automation
Improve productivity to maximize profits
Simplified inventory management
Manage inventory across locations
Extensive reporting
Gain deeper insights for better decisions
Limited reporting
Built-in payroll
Seamlessly pay employees with automated tasks
Multiple business entities
Manage multiple businesses from one dashboard
More users, more control
Scale with confidence as you add staff
Limited to 5 users, predefined roles, and one company at a time
Automated price rules
Optimize your product pricing
Basic pricing controls
Streamline order management
Enhanced sales order fulfillment management
More efficient invoicing
Get paid faster with more efficient invoicing
Faster payments
Seamless integration to receive payments right inside QuickBooks
6x the capacity of Pro/Premier
Grow with confidence knowing you can expand
Limited to small data files and up to 14,999 list limit
A user interface you know
No need to learn new software
Same interface
Availability of features and functionality varies by subscription type. For details, please view the QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Pricing Page
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Move up to Desktop Enterprise
QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise gives Pro and Premier users an entire business productivity solution with more powerful features and automation to help you get more done—all with the same interface you already work in.

Scale to as many as 40 users* with more customizable control over user permissions than any other version of QuickBooks.

Work with larger data files and confidently grow up to 1 million vendor, customer, and item lists compared to small data files and a list limit of 14,999 in QuickBooks Desktop Pro or QuickBooks Desktop Premier.

Desktop Enterprise lets you manage multiple companies from a single dashboard with combined reporting and intercompany transaction tracking.

When you add cloud access,* you can access QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise anytime on any device. Your data is protected and automatically syncs in real-time, so your team can work and collaborate from anywhere.*

Track inventory your way with 3 levels of location tracking (e.g. row, shelf, and bin; section, area, pallet). Transfer inventory from one location to another to meet demand without delays.

Help boost your profits by using landed cost and our new built-in calculator to establish competitive sales prices.* Factor in freight, duties, insurance, and other miscellaneous expenses to calculate a more accurate cost for your products. Gain flexibility by setting up landed cost accounts as COGS or “other current assets.”

Gain better insight into inventory levels, costs, and sales to make informed decisions with enhanced inventory reports organized by categories. Control inventory costs with a hierarchical view of categories in inventory and sales reports. Maintain inventory levels with reports for component quantities on assemblies and pending builds.

Assign expiration dates* to sell inventory more quickly and reduce business losses. Help reduce liability by conveying expiration dates in customer communications. Take timely actions with reports on expired or about-to-expire inventory by lot or serial number.

Get specialized reports specific to your industry or track your real-time job costs, progress, and profitability by project. Combine financial reporting across companies. Plus, you can track details unique to your business with enhanced custom fields.

Desktop Enterprise gives you 200+ customizable, built-in reports—including 70 industry-specific reports—and the ability to create your own from any data set.

Desktop Enterprise comes with built-in, fully integrated QuickBooks Desktop Payroll. Unlike in Desktop Pro and Premier, you don't have to purchase payroll separately (per employee fee may apply), and there's no need to sync or import data from other programs.*

Payroll, time tracking, and accounting data connect seamlessly on a single platform that gives you efficient payroll, invoicing, and real-time profitability reports.*

Pay with checks, free direct deposit,* or a combination of both. Give employees access to an online portal to view pay stubs, W-2s, time off balances, and more. Plus, offer a 401(k) plan through Guideline that's integrated with QuickBooks.*

Manage sales orders on one central dashboard from start to finish with Desktop Enterprise’s pick, pack, and ship tools.*

Automate price changes based on volume discounts, promo pricing, holidays, and high-value customers. Set granular pricing rules by category. Apply multiple rules at once or override rules at the transaction level.*

Improve your team's productivity by easily tracking customer prepayments on estimates and sales orders, and then automatically apply those payments when sales orders are converted to invoices.*

With preferred rates on QuickBooks Desktop Payments, Desktop Enterprise customers save an average of 18% on Payments fees.* Accept credit cards, ACH, and eChecks. Eligible payments can be deposited the next day or instantly.*
Upgrading has its advantages
Customers who upgrade to QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise from Pro or Premier see big benefits. Call us for a consultation: 800-450-8469
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92% of QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise customers surveyed estimate savings of at least 12 worker hours per month since switching to Desktop Enterprise.1
8out of10
8 out of 10 QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise customers who switched from Pro or Premier surveyed agree that Desktop Enterprise helps make their business more profitable.1
79%
79% of Enterprise customers surveyed who switched from another solution to QuickBooks Enterprise agree that QuickBooks Enterprise helps their company get paid faster.
1Based on Intuit survey conducted Nov 2023 - Feb 2024, amongst remunerated QuickBooks Enterprise users who expressed an opinion.
Built with your business in mind
Specialized industry editions offer customized capabilities not offered in any other QuickBooks Desktop product.

Manufacturing
Keep costs down and profits up with the tools you need to keep your inventory management and sales order fulfillment on track.

Wholesale/Distribution
Run your wholesale or distribution business more accurately and efficiently from the warehouse to your customer’s doorstep.

Construction
Get an end-to-end solution for construction projects, from initial estimates to professional quotes to tracking the bottom line.
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