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Compare QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Wagepoint 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (83.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$499.95
Pay As You Go Per Month
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Star Rating
(1,743)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$499.95
Browse all 5 pricing plansWagepoint
Star Rating
(55)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Learn more about WagepointQuickBooks Desktop Pro vs Wagepoint
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Wagepoint easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Wagepoint overall.
- Reviewers felt that QuickBooks Desktop Pro meets the needs of their business better than Wagepoint.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Wagepoint is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Wagepoint over QuickBooks Desktop Pro.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
QuickBooks Premier 2017
$499.95
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- One-time payment
- 60-day money-back guarantee
Wagepoint
Unlimited Package — $40/month + $6 per employee/contractor per payroll (CAD)
Pay As You Go
Per Month
Pay one price, get all the features — without being locked into a contract.
- Fully automated remittances — CPP, EI, federal and provincial taxes along with WCB* and EHT as needed.
- T4s/T4As/RL-1s/ROEs — We create and file these tax documents to the CRA and RQ for you as required.
- Secure online employee portal — Easy access paystubs and year-end documents (T4s/T4As/RL-1s) for your workers.
Free Trial
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Free Trial is available
Wagepoint
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,487
8.8
49
Ease of Use
8.6
1,493
9.1
49
Ease of Setup
8.3
629
8.6
30
Ease of Admin
8.6
623
9.4
27
Quality of Support
7.7
1,316
9.1
50
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
606
9.3
28
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
1,477
8.5
48
Features by Category
General Ledger
8.7
946
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
763
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Receivable
8.6
939
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
729
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
598
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounts Payable
8.6
754
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
850
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
658
|
Verified
Not enough data
Other Functionality
8.2
453
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
474
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
579
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
909
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
649
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
648
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
9.0
999
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
969
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
739
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
873
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
823
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
884
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
530
Not enough data
8.6
953
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
862
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
835
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Cash Flow
8.9
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
Budgeting & Forecasting
8.4
739
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Revenue
8.9
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
Payroll
8.7
96
Not enough data
8.8
108
Not enough data
8.8
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
AI
6.1
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
5.3
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
Mobile Applications - Accounting
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
5.0
11
Not enough data
6.3
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting
4.6
8
Not enough data
Employee Self Service
8.4
230
|
Verified
9.0
42
|
Verified
8.4
193
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
170
|
Verified
8.3
16
|
Verified
Administration
9.0
462
|
Verified
9.2
43
|
Verified
8.5
333
|
Verified
7.9
21
|
Verified
9.0
331
|
Verified
9.4
43
|
Verified
8.7
353
|
Verified
8.2
19
|
Verified
8.7
386
|
Verified
9.0
33
|
Verified
8.7
310
|
Verified
9.8
15
|
Verified
8.8
276
|
Verified
9.4
12
9.1
415
|
Verified
8.9
14
|
Verified
9.0
344
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Taxes
9.1
430
|
Verified
9.4
38
|
Verified
8.9
114
9.5
35
|
Verified
8.8
335
|
Verified
9.5
36
|
Verified
Integration
8.4
255
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
89
9.0
13
|
Verified
8.6
293
|
Verified
8.0
16
8.3
72
Feature Not Available
Platform
8.7
445
|
Verified
9.2
41
|
Verified
8.9
437
|
Verified
9.3
39
|
Verified
8.7
464
|
Verified
9.3
40
|
Verified
8.7
410
|
Verified
9.1
37
|
Verified
Bill Generation
8.9
84
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.1
71
Not enough data
Bill Processing
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
74
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
Integration
9.0
89
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
4.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
QuickBooks Desktop Pro and Wagepoint are categorized as Payroll
Unique Categories
QuickBooks Desktop Pro is categorized as Billing and Accounting
Wagepoint has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
QuickBooks Desktop Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wagepoint
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Accounting
17.0%
Construction
6.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Information Technology and Services
3.2%
Other
64.1%
Computer Software
14.8%
Accounting
7.4%
Information Technology and Services
5.6%
Financial Services
5.6%
Oil & Energy
3.7%
Other
63.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Does Quickbooks allow you to charge customers on a recurring basis?
I know that quickbooks is kind of the gold standard when it comes to accounting software, but does it have an online payment gateway?
2 Comments
EM
It can be set up in a few easy steps. Check out this guide: http://www.qbexpress.com/how-to-setup-recurring-charges-for-customers-in-quickbooks/Read more
What plans are there to migrate the features from quick books online?
2 Comments
BL
My understanding is that QuickBooks Desktop is more in "Maintenance Mode" right now. I would not expect big new features added to desktop.
As an example,...Read more
Best unique feature ?
2 Comments
MA
User interface is simply fantastic. It has got a beautiful interface with excel. Like anything and everything in software can be exported and imported...Read more
Wagepoint has no discussions with answers
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