BusinessWorks: Converting to BusinessWorks



Sage BusinessWorks Features: Compare with QuickBooks Pro

If you are considering both Sage BusinessWorks and QuickBooks, or if you are currently using QuickBooks and are looking for a more powerful business solution, you may find this comparison list helpful. This list highligts some of the key differences between the two solutions. However, it is not intended to be all includsive - there are hundreds of differences between these products.
Sage BusinessWorks Features Overviews:

QuickBooks is usually adequate for small company with less than 5 employees and does not need a networked, multi-users system. Larger companies, or even a small one fitting this profile that has plans to expand, will quickly outgrow QuickBooks' capabilities.

Like the rest of the Sage Software products, Sage BusinessWorks uses a modular design, offering flexible inplementation and comprehensive features for small to mid-sized businesses. If your company is anticipating rapid growth in revenues or size, Sage BusinessWorks can help you manage the expansion with ease. It can elevates both productivity and profitibility of your business by making your business management easier and more perceptive.

Networking/System Wide Features: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
Concurrent users 1 to 5 20
Remote access no yes
Executive Summary Reports (Flash reports) no yes
Global data change no yes
Report queue no yes
Built-in data back up no yes
Crysal Reports integration no yes
General Ledger: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
Departmentalized financial statements no yes
Generates budget automatically basic advanced
Departmentalized budgeting no yes
Multiple company consolidation no yes
Audit trail basic advanced
Accounts Payable /Receivable: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
MTD/YTD purchase history by vendor no yes
Cash flow analysis basic advanced
Open invoice analysis basic advanced
Discount tracking no yes
Refund reports no yes
Voiding credit card payments in Account Payable no yes (New in v6)
Inventory Control /Order Entry: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
Assemblies tracking no yes
Back order no yes
Multiple warehouses no yes
Serial number tracking no yes
Global price change no yes
Average costing method yes yes
LIFO/FIFO costing method no yes
Creates purchase order automatically no yes
Stocking level optimization no yes
Sales order tracking no yes
Fully integrated Inventory Control and Order Entry functions no yes
Multiple ship-to addresses per customer no yes
Generates purchase order from sales order no yes (New in v6)
Converts sales order to invoice no yes (New in v6)
Return tracking/ reporting no yes
Payroll: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
Integrated direct deposit function no yes
Global changes to multiple employee records no yes
Muliple payroll expense accounts per employee no yes
Ability to use Cash Management accounts to generate payroll checks no yes
Job Cost: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
Retainage no yes
Imports job codes from Payroll , Inventory Control and Accounts Receivable no yes
Converts a bid to a job in progress no yes
Creates bids from estimated cost no yes
Tracking overhead methods/amounts no yes
Automatically calculates estimated cost of phases based on job code detail no yes
Allows discounts and write-offs of billings during payment posting no yes
CRM/Contact Management: QuickBooks Pro 2005 Sage BusinessWorks
Integration with ACT! by Sage no
(Only synchronization with Symantec Act! is available)		 yes (New in v6)
(Full integration with Act! 2005)
Launching AR, OE, AP, IC or PO tasks from ACT! no yes (New in v6)
Integration with GoldMine no yes
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