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September 5, 2014

Intuit — QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro

866-379-6636 www.quickbooks.com   2011 Overall Rating 4.5   Best Fit QuickBooks offers smaller retailers a solid, affordable POS product, in two editions, that contains several top-notch features normally found in more sophisticated products. Smaller retailers will appreciate the level of features found in QuickBooks POS. Strengths Quick installation & quick setup Little training time required... Read more »

Mary Girsch-Bock

866-379-6636

www.quickbooks.com

 

2011 Overall Rating 4.5

 

Best Fit

QuickBooks offers smaller retailers a solid, affordable POS product, in two editions, that contains several top-notch features normally found in more sophisticated products. Smaller retailers will appreciate the level of features found in QuickBooks POS.

Strengths

  • Quick installation & quick setup
  • Little training time required
  • Offers excellent customer tracking & rewards program
  • New user interface makes navigation even easier
  • Solid dashboard reporting

Potential Limitations

  • Does not offer integrated shipping with a variety of vendors
  • Limited modules unless integrating with QuickBooks financial products
  • Limited growth potential

Summary & Pricing

QuickBooks POS Basic is $999.99, with the Pro version available for $1,499.95. While fully functional as a standalone product, when integrated with QuickBooks financial products users will have tight front/back office controls as well as a POS product that is one of the easiest to set up and use.

Product Delivery Methods

_X_ On-Premises

___ SaaS

_X_ Hosted by Vendor

 

Basic System Functions – 4.5

Specialized Features/Services – 4.5

Tracking/Reporting – 4.75

Integration/Import/Export – 4.5

Help/Support – 4.75

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Mary Girsch-Bock

Mary Girsch-Bock

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Mary grew up in Chicago, graduating from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She began her career as accountant and later made the switch to writing full time, concentrating on business and technology, with a focus on small business. A former QuickBooks beta tester, Mary’s work has appeared in The Motley Fool, The Blueprint, and Property Manager.com.  She currently writes a monthly accounting and technology-related blog for PLANERGY, and ghostwrites several blogs for various software companies.

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