QuickBooks Desktop Pro Reviews & Product Details

QuickBooks helps you organize your business finances all in one place so you can complete your frequent tasks in fewer steps. Easily get set up, learn and use. No accounting knowledge is necessary and you can quickly import your data from a spreadsheet. Easily create invoices and manage expenses. And, QuickBooks ensures you’ll have reliable records for tax time. Have questions? Step-by-step tutorials show you how to create invoices, record expenses and more. Includes a 60 day money-back guarantee.

Seller

Intuit

Discussions

QuickBooks Desktop Pro Community

Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

L Madrid (Digital Engagement at Intuit)

Pricing

Pricing provided by Desktop Pro.

QuickBooks Premier 2017

$499.95

QuickBooks Premier Plus 2017

$499.95

per year

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User Insights

Average based on 1769 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

2 months

Perceived Cost

$$$$$

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QuickBooks Desktop Pro Reviews FAQs

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Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

What is QuickBooks Desktop Pro, and what problem is it built to solve?

QuickBooks Desktop Pro is desktop accounting software used to keep a business’s books and financial records in one place. Users rely on it for bookkeeping, invoicing, payables, account reconciliation, and financial reporting.

What languages does QuickBooks Desktop Pro support?

QuickBooks Desktop Pro supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is QuickBooks Desktop Pro the best fit for?

QuickBooks Desktop Pro’s strongest fit is among small businesses, with mid-market organizations also represented. The industries most visible among positively rated users include:

Company size — Small business: The clearest concentration of positively rated users is in this segment.
Company size — Mid-market: This segment is also represented among users who rated the product positively.
Industries: Accounting, construction, and nonprofit organizations are recurring areas of use.

How long does it take to implement QuickBooks Desktop Pro across a team?

Reported implementation times most often fall under one day, though some teams describe longer rollouts. The reported ranges include:

Time to go live	Relative frequency
Under one day	Most common
Under one month	Less common
1–3 months	Less common
6–12 months	Infrequent

What customer support options does QuickBooks Desktop Pro provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

QuickBooks Desktop Pro’s support experience is mixed: users describe both helpful, knowledgeable assistance and frustrating efforts to get issues resolved. Positive experiences include responsive callbacks and practical help with payroll or technical questions; less positive experiences involve long waits, scripted responses, and problems that take repeated contacts to fix.

What features or capabilities could make QuickBooks Desktop Pro even more useful?

QuickBooks Desktop Pro could be more useful with more flexible reporting and smoother day-to-day workflows. Common improvement areas include:

Expand report customization and add more useful dashboards for viewing financial data.
Improve navigation, search, and in-product guidance so users can find features and complete unfamiliar tasks more easily.
Make mobile access, remote work, and file sharing more convenient for teams.
Extend automation and workflow options, including smoother bulk actions and more detailed inventory or job tracking.

Is QuickBooks Desktop Pro considered safe and secure for handling data?

Users’ views of security are mixed. Working with files locally and offline gives some users a greater sense of control, while concerns include limited permission controls, changes that are difficult to audit, and differing comfort levels with cloud-based access.

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Darrell D.

Deputy CEO

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/18/2026

"Effortless Invoicing and Clear Interface"

5/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I like that QuickBooks Desktop Pro is easy to use, and everything is clear. I value all the tools because each one is for a specific set of jobs, and I use all of them. The initial setup was very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

Nothing I like everything about it it’s does what it has to do Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chirag K.

12/9/2025

"Comprehensive Accounting Made Easy with QuickBooks Desktop Pro"

5/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I find QuickBooks Desktop Pro to be easy to use and appreciate its features like bank feed and custom invoices, which help with various accounting problems. I also find the debtor and creditor balance features useful, along with the ability to verify purchase, sale, and payment receipts. Overall, I'm happy with all the features as they are good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I'd like it if balance sheets were verified invoice-wise for better accounting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jordan Reed H.

Office Manager of Information Technology

Maritime

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/5/2026

"Beginner-Friendly All-in-One Tool for Expenses, Payroll, and Payments"

4/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

It’s pretty easy to use, especially for a beginner. It tracks all of your expenses, lets you do payroll, track payments, etc in one program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

Sometimes the taxes can be confusing and you have to make sure you manually input everything with the correct time periods or it’ll still say you owe taxes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christian H.

Finance & HR Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/19/2025

"We use Quickbooks Desktop to manage the finances of our business"

4.5/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

It is fully featured accounting software that provides options to do everything we want and be able to customize items for our specific needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

It has limited functionality to provide reports to others within the company since they need a desktop license to access it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steve S.

9/26/2025

"Satisfactory But Uninspired Experience"

2/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I find that QuickBooks Desktop Pro is satisfactory because it meets my requirements in terms of reliability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I find the setup process of QuickBooks Desktop Pro to be challenging due to the significant amount of data entry required. The software hasn't been particularly helpful in solving my problems but rather just fulfills a basic requirement. Additionally, I do not find any specific features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro particularly useful, and I mostly use it because I have to, rather than because I want to. My overall sentiment is that the software is only satisfactory, and I am not in love with it at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/24/2026

"Viewing Multiple Windows at Once Made Easy"

4.5/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

That I can view multiple windows at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

That it can't update automatically the foreign currencies every day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aida J.

Staff accountant

Financial Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/9/2025

"Great Features Beyond the Online Version, But Room for Improvement"

3.5/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

This version offers more features than the online version and is also easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

At times, I find it challenging to use the search bar, and there aren't enough options available to navigate the GL accounts effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/7/2026

"Easy to Use and Edit, with Seamless Credit Card Transaction Sync"

4/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

Easy to use and edit. Sync to credit card transactions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

Too easy to change without trace for audit purposes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jen K.

CFO

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

Originally submitted 12/2/2025

"Exceptionally User-Friendly with Clear, Accessible Reports"

5/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I love how user friendly it is and reports are clear for others to read that might not have accounting knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

We've tried numerous times to except credit card payment with no success and QuickBooks over the years have been ZERO help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Legal Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/12/2026

"QB stinks"

0/5

What do you like best about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

I used to like it very much. I could track time, invoice customers and manage banking all in one software. Then they went to cloud-only subscriptions and held my data hostage. I stopped using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about QuickBooks Desktop Pro?

They went to a cloud-only subscription format and the least expensive plan didn't meet all my needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.