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Join nowI'm hoping someone in this thread may have some info to guide me - for a manufacturing company with multiple locations, how QBO Advanced + Katana vs. QB Enterprise would compare, and what other pieces of information would be critical to know about the company to be able to decide which plan to go with? What are the pros and cons?
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All of the basic accounting functions of QuickBooks are there in QuickBooks Online Advanced, but it also comes with a variety of useful features including customizable business analytics, revenue, and cash flow dashboards, custom user roles for up to 25 users, and online backup and restoration.
You can enable the QuickBooks Locations feature in the Company Settings of your QuickBooks account if you combine the accounting for all of your branches into a single account. This enables you to allocate Invoices and Expenses to particular locations and to build connections to vary for each of your branches. For more details, please read this link: Set up and use location tracking.
QBO Advanced has limited options for manufacturing functionality. You'll want to integrate it into any 3rd party application such as Katana to bring your manufacturing operations into a single platform. More apps that suit your needs can also be found by going to the Apps menu.
Here are the Pros and Cons of QuickBooks Online Advanced:
On the other hand, The QuickBooks Enterprise product includes optional third-party EDI, bills of material, assembly management, and bar code scanning. This version of QuickBooks also allows you to set up multiple locations for tracking inventory. Some advantages of this are:
I've added this resource for more insights: Multiple Inventory Sites.
Despite the advanced capabilities, QuickBooks Enterprise still has a lot of restrictions when used in a manufacturing setting. A few of these are:
I hope the information provided help you decide on which platforms and plans you can have for your manufacturing company. If you have further questions, please let us know. We're always available to help you.
QBO Plus/Advanced + Katana >>> QBD Enterprise
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