Sometimes I roll the dice with software, machinery, equipment, sketchy burritos. But bookkeeping software, especially QB Desktop with all its moving parts, operating with third party tweaks. Sounds like a bold move. Gotta be a few brave forum commenters out there with experience running it.

QB for Mac 2020

I have never had a problem in 4 years with QB for Mac 2020

You can still run QBD 2020 on Sonoma.

I wish that were true, but I have been told that QB in Sonoma might work, and might not work

I have been told that QB in Sonoma might work, and might not work.

QB support will tell you that it doesn't work. If you trust them, you should follow their advice. Unfortunately I don't believe them. There are indeed a small issue when running QBD 2020 on Sonoma. You can ask Fiat Lux for advice but I noticed you don't trust them either. Maybe you should consider switching to QBO as suggested by Support.

No, I am not going to spend $750 a year for QBO

A friend told me I should check out the Facebook and Reddit groups for QB support

Hi, I'm also here exploring alternatives. We are a small bookkeeping firm with about 20 current clients, most of which also have payroll. Several also use direct deposit for some employees.  We currently use Desktop Accountant 2024 and have Enhanced Payroll for Accountants sub. The price doubled for payroll between 2022 & 2023 and will be doubling once again in October. The price is also increasing $200 more for the software. We just can't afford these continuous increases year after year. What alternatives could you (Fiat Lux) recommend for someone in our situation?

I am not Fiat Lux

I am on the same search

At this point, I am looking to find out if all the QB data which I have backed up to Excel can go into some other more affordable non-QB program

@NashAssocSTX 

You will separate your clients in the following groups

1. Those that still need to use QBA files

2. Those who don't need QBA files

3. Those that still need add-ons (e.g. payroll, merchant service)

4. Those who only need bookkeeping services (with/without add-ons)

Contact me in private for discussion.

@Homespun 

Secure your backup files and you can use the trial version to open them later if required on Mac.

You may consider to convert your data to QB Desktop 2020 Pro. Then use a 3rd party tool to export your data to XLS. It's $299 one time license and you can get $100 cashback to purchase it via a partner. 

https://get.transactionpro.com/qbd

Me, too!

Do you know of a good alternative? I'm on the lookout, too

I can't find pricing for ERP online.

How much for an ERP bookeeping program comparable to QB Desktop?

Thanks!

You can still purchase QB Desktop Accountant and QB Desktop Enterprise after Sep 30.

Chrea, thanks but Quickbooks Enterprise Desktop is about 300% more expensive than the Quickbooks Online product we are being forced to adopt. The point is Quickbooks rendered thousands of great Desktop Pro accounts unusable and tried to force us to use a much more expensive and less usable Online version. Businesses that can absorb the $2080 per year cost of Desktop Enterprise are not the subject of this thread. If there are happy Desktop Enterprise users reading this thread, my question to them would be: For the love of gawd, why are you wasting time reading this thread? Either get back to work or go watch cat videos!!! As for Quickbooks Desktop Accountant users, this thread doesn’t apply to you.

Pricing is irrelevant here. Once you decide to stick with Desktop, they force you to pay a premium price until you give up.. Likewise with Mac 2016 and 2019, there may be a turnaround in 2027